My Swing (JBWright84)

[jbwright84]

I've been Playing Golf for: 12 years when I was a youngster but never took the game seriously.  Back for a month after a 6 year hiatus with the intention of becoming the best player my abilities allow me to be.
My current handicap index or average score is: 24 trending downward (only way it can go)
My typical ball flight is: mid to high fade
The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: the chunk

This is a smooth 7 iron (typical carry in the 160 range).  I am looking for any pointers on things to correct before they become hopelessly wired into my swing and thus harder to correct.

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Videos: 

 

[iacas]

Lotta arms, not much body…

I recommend getting some good slow-motion video from the proper angles (including a face-on video).

Welcome to TST.

[jbwright84]

28 minutes ago, iacas said:

Lotta arms, not much body…

Absolutely.  I am currently in the process of increasing my flexibility resulting from years of office work and needing to get back into something that resembles a shape other than a circle.

[iacas]

It's often not as much about flexibility as doing the things the right way. The way your hips turn, etc.

[jbwright84]

2 minutes ago, iacas said:

It's often not as much about flexibility as doing the things the right way. The way your hips turn, etc.

Understood. I'll get some video as you suggested ASAP.  Are down the line and face on enough or are there other angles that are important?

[iacas]

Just those, mostly: https://thesandtrap.com/b/playing_tips/filming_your_swing.

[Hardspoon]

2 hours ago, jbwright84 said:

needing to get back into something that resembles a shape other than a circle.

Haha.

Welcome to TST!  Good to see more Western PA folks represented here.

[jbwright84]

11 hours ago, Hardspoon said:

Good to see more Western PA folks represented here.

Absolutely.  Always great to see other people local to me on message boards.  I'm about an hour or so Northeast of the city.  Near Kittanning.

[jbwright84]

https://youtu.be/el_MJaYmzf4

Here are a few swings from my latest range trip.  I still haven't gotten slow motion video per the above recommendations but it is on my to do list. 

As I hope you will see in the video, I am learning to get a little bit more involved in my lower body during my swing.  My distance is definitely up some but my accuracy and ball striking has suffered a bit.  I no longer chunk the ball as noted in my OP, but I am the owner of a lovely and frustrating two way miss.  I am hoping that this is part of the process and will begin to improve the further that I go. 

[jbwright84]

Embedded since I forgot that you could do that here.