My Swing (RJ1185)

[RJ1185]

 

I've been Playing Golf for: I played im a very casual way (4 or 5 rounds a year with friends) since i was in my teens but played regularly for 1 year
My current handicap index or average score is: 16 (UK handicap)
My typical ball flight is: small draw on good days and big hook on bad days
The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: big hook

https://youtu.be/Attu9hDISQ4

 

 

 

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Hi guys. These are clips of me in the practice nets earlier this week. My main problem is over drawing the ball and every now and again hitting a big push. Strike and distance is probably a bit better than my handicap but control is worse.  If I shoot 88 it's more likely to be 10 pars and 8 doubles than steady bogey golf with a couple of pars.  Would be very appreciative to hear people's thoughts. 

Thanks 

[iacas]

The Law of Reversals: you're above the line on the backswing and early downswing, so you pull the club back onto the line in the downswing, which builds up momentum, and the club goes back under the plane.

Swinging that far out, of course you're going to get pushes and hooks.

[RJ1185]

Thank you very much for replying.

Am I right in thinking a sensible first step would be getting the backswing onto the line?

[iacas]

Yes, Your "hula hoop" is pointed too far to the right, so you come back under the line, swing it over the line, and then go back under the whole downswing.

I'd feel the club steepening a bit sooner and then laying off a little at the top (feeling).

[RJ1185]

When you put it that way my mechanics sound rather inefficient...

Thanks a lot. I'll work on that at my next practice session.

[RJ1185]

Had a go at getting the backswing and downswing more on the line.

I think theras definitely improvement there. Didn't strike the ball quite as well as I usually would but I assume that is a product of a change feeling a bit alien at first. I'll just keep practising this way till it feels more normal to me. 

 

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[iacas]

That's better. I'd advise you to watch the first foot of the hand travel… don't let them go "out" to help them go "up". Let the turn carry your hands inward slightly for the first foot or two.

The shaft steepening is more a result of the forearm rotation and the hinging rates.

[RJ1185]

Thank you again. I'll try and focus on that 

[RJ1185]

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Tried to work on not pushing the hands out today but on looking at the video it looks like I'm still doing it. 

Will try it again next time.

[iacas]

A few things. Some nit-picky, some not. All (except the first) intended to help you:

• You don't have to put the [ ] in your posts. https://thesandtrap.com/how-to/embed-videos
• You won't make changes quickly by trying to make them at full speed.
• Filming from consistent angles is important. You can't reasonably compare videos when they're filmed from vastly different angles. https://thesandtrap.com/b/playing_tips/filming_your_swing

[RJ1185]

Thanks for the heads up re embedding.

On the full speed thing.  I tend to practise new things at slow speed, with holds, or a reduced hip height to hip height swing. I just don't film those bits.  Im not sure if these are necessarily the best way to practise though. Just whay ive foind good for me.

Any tips on how to practise would be greatly appreciated though- I was always fond of drills and technique work in other sports and now have my full attention on golf.

I'll try and tidy up my filming. I think I'll mark where I place the camera so it's always the same.

 

Thanks

[iacas]

  On 11/15/2018 at 1:56 PM, RJ1185 said:

On the full speed thing.  I tend to practise new things at slow speed, with holds, or a reduced hip height to hip height swing. I just don't film those bits.  Im not sure if these are necessarily the best way to practise though. Just whay ive foind good for me.

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[RJ1185]

Thanks for the article. Good information there for any sport or skill practice. I forget how many drills or technique exercises I did when playing organised sport. I expect I repeated my volleyball blocking footwork a good few thousand times at half speed when in university. If only I had that kind of time available now!

[RJ1185]

Been away a little while practising and working on imorovements. Game is definitely better outcomes wise and hope this is also a better swing. I'll try and get a face on video to go with this at some point .

 

 

 

[Cantankerish]

I do not have anything to help you with RJ. Sorry.  I just want to say that I really like your swing.  It looks so smooth.

[RJ1185]

Thank you. I think the slow motion might be doing me a few favours

[RJ1185]

 

A current face on view.

Feedback very welcome.

The hook seems to have now gone from my game but on bad days still  have push and even push fade from time to time.

[RJ1185]

 

A current face on view.

Feedback very welcome.

The hook seems to have now gone from my game but on bad days still  have push and even push fade from time to time.

So I've hit one of those total collapse phases. I've hit 150 range balls over the last 3 days an I feel about 3 have hit target. I'm hitting shanks, huge fades, and snap hooks! All this is unfortunte timing as I'm off for a golf weekend away to play some links golf this weekend.

The joys of the game!