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I've been Playing Golf for: 6 years
My current handicap index or average score is: 1.3
My typical ball flight is: push-fade
The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: draw

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Hi all, 

First off, I apologize for video quality. Youtube compressed my videos to hell and back and I'm not entirely sure how to keep that from happening. 

ANYWAYS

I've got a couple of swings for y'all to check out DTL and FO. These are mainly just for people to check for any glaring issues with the swing other than the obvious overswing. Believe me, I've been working on my swing length for a LONG time. 

One thing in specific that I'd like to work out is how in the face on view, the shaft is in a completely vertical position. I'd like to get into a little more of a shaft leaning forward, hands in front of ball position. My lower body and core have always been much stronger than my upper body/arms. I feel like this may contribute to my inability to get my hands forward at impact. 

Comments and feedback greatly appreciated!


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I was just thinking this morning that my excessively long swing may be a contributing factor to my inability to get my hands forward considering the distance they have to cover compared to my hips. I'm playing today and will make a concerted effort to make what feels to be 3/4 swings and see how that works. 


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8 hours ago, benharris said:

I was just thinking this morning that my excessively long swing may be a contributing factor to my inability to get my hands forward considering the distance they have to cover compared to my hips. I'm playing today and will make a concerted effort to make what feels to be 3/4 swings and see how that works. 

Uh, yup.

Your body is so far ahead of your arms that you've gotta flip a little to get the clubhead down to the ball.

Your arms either have to get a lot faster… or you've gotta reduce how far they have to travel to get back to the ball.

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Definitely a different feeling here. Almost feels like a half swing but gets me in a good position at the top and I was able to get just a bit more forward at impact than before. 

One other question for you @iacas. Does it seem like my hips get a bit too open at impact? My hips look to be somewhere around 60-65* open. Shouldn't it be closer to 40-45* at impact?


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2 hours ago, benharris said:

One other question for you @iacas. Does it seem like my hips get a bit too open at impact? My hips look to be somewhere around 60-65* open. Shouldn't it be closer to 40-45* at impact?

Because your arms are slow.

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19 minutes ago, iacas said:

Because your arms are slow.

welp, that seems to be a common theme huh? Are there any drills I can work to help me with that or is it just a physical strength issue?


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welp, that seems to be a common theme huh? Are there any drills I can work to help me with that or is it just a physical strength issue?

You're misunderstanding.

Imagine never bringing your arms down. Yeah, the rotation would do some, but you'd be almost 60° open or so with your CHEST by the time you hit the ball.

Or, if you ONLY brought your arms down, you'd be really, really closed to the target at impact.

It's not about physical strength or anything, it's just about sequencing. Your arms are just "hanging out" right now. The arm swing being shorter will help, but also just "making your arms swing down faster" will help.

Do some drills and swings where you make your arms come down faster.

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