My Swing (aarogb)

[aarogb]

 

I've been Playing Golf for: Seriously for 6 years now
My current handicap index or average score is: Average score is 85 to 90
My typical ball flight is: I very rarely hit it left.  Usually a fade or slice...
The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: I would really like to hit it farther... I'm only hitting my driver about 220 consistently.  

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[OGLP]

Hey aarogb,

Good shoulder turn. It is difficult to determine what else is going on in the swing with just the one camera angle.

From  this one video  you might want to work on getting your wrists hinged more at the top of the swing. More lag equals more speed. Check out this indoor drill to help you learn how to create lag.

 

 

[aarogb]

Thanks for the reply!  I have talked with some friends who are better than me and they've also said that I don't have much wrist hinge at the top...  I'll try this drill you've posted. 

Thanks. 

[aarogb]

Here is a slo-mo swing of a 52* wedge I got yesterday...  I feel like I do a better job having more wrist cock at the top and also it looks as if my body and arms are in sync better and that I have good forward shaft lean at impact.  However this was a poor shot for me... It was a thin shot that faded off to the right.   

 

Any ideas as to why I hit such a bad shot but it sure seems as if my positions were better?

 

Thank you

[OGLP]

Your wrist hinge looks so much better at the top! Great work! Good athletic move down into the golf ball.  

With the one camera angle I would just say maybe it was your ball position. It seems a little far back in your stance. The club might have caught the ball before the wrists could fully release. Again, I am just going off of the one camera angle. 

Is it just this one shot that was thin? Or, do you hit thin shots on a regular basis with short irons?

When trying to create lag in the club do not intentionally try to keep that lag through impact. The golf club does have to release into the golf ball eventually. Lag is created naturally by the rotation of the shoulders and hips unwinding with your weight shifting towards the target. A key part of this is to maintain light grip pressure through out the golf swing. Choke the club to death and the club can't release properly.

Think of it as chopping wood. An ax is going to have the greatest amount of force once the wrists just let the ax naturally swing into the wood. 

Overall, swing looks like it is coming along. Just remember you will have some bad shots and don't be too critical of each one. Focus on fundamentals and you will start to see you bad shots show up less. 

[b101]

Could we get a down the line view as well? 

https://thesandtrap.com/b/playing_tips/filming_your_swing