ChiralClubs

Yes, that is the general idea.

Side tilt means leaning left (for the backswing), yeah. You just have to make sure to also rotate and also extend your spine at the same time in order to remain centered. Your inclination at address looks a bit too upright, though it might be influenced by other things as well.

I practice more often. When I go out on the course, I'm worried about scoring rather than trying to implement any new swing changes. As a result, I end up reverting back to an older swing when I'm on a course and it doesn't help me get better.

Two things jumped out to me. First, your head is dipping and moving backwards on your backswing. The second is that you need a much steeper shoulder turn. You can create this by side tilting left and getting your hips tilted, too, by straightening your right leg on your backswing.

Just to clarify, you want your right knee to straighten on the backswing, but gradually return it to its flexed position by impact.

I might have only noticed this because it's something I've been working on recently. I think you should have a bit of a steeper shoulder turn. To achieve this you can experiment with side tilting to the left a bit more (but watch out--you don't want to dip your head). It's hard for me to tell in this photo but you might also want to get your hips tilted more as well, by feeling that the right hip is higher than the left. Getting the right leg a bit straighter by the top of the backswing will help with this.

Yeah, I do have a My Swing thread with an older video. Sorry if the questions were too personal. Evolr looks cool, but I won't be able to play much more golf after this month (maybe next year).

Thanks for the visual. I'll look out for those checkpoints. Is the hip tilt generated by bending the left knee and straightening the right knee, or do you have to try to consciously tilt the hips? I think I do lack a bit of knee bend in my address position. I'll definitely keep that in mind.

Is anyone else struggling with getting to the proper shoulder turn angle? I can't seem to get much more than 30 degrees (while maintaining a constant head position by extending my spine), whereas pros seem to be at 35-40. I can get there, too, but when I try I end up dipping my head significantly to do it. Anyone have any tips, or is it just a matter of not being flexible enough? Here is an example at P3 (I am on the left):

In my personal experience, as long as you can be sure that you're not hitting behind the ball, then sliding the club and hitting it, you should be fine on grass. If you're hitting the ball first and compressing it, it should translate well to grass. Obviously, you won't develop a feel for how to hit out of different lies though.

Hey, this is definitely a priority for me as an avid S&T;'er. However, I think I'm doing a decent job of this right now. I'm just not fully balanced because of this weight transfer/hip slide, causing my head to move back and my right foot to skim the ground.

I think I may have identified why I'm hitting a bit behind the ball and getting some high shots. It looks like my head is moving backwards before impact. I think part of what is causing this (other than the classic flipping instinct -- although I can hit my tourstriker well enough) is that my left leg has to do all of the work. Notice how much my right foot slides forward into impact (and it goes even a bit farther in the follow thru). I might be moving my head back to remain balanced or maybe just because it feels like I need to do so to stay centered.

Jason Dufner -5 John Senden -5 Bo Van Pelt -5

Fingers crossed.

I saw those at golfsmith the other day. Do they come out well when they're actually put on the ball?

I'm curious to see how McIlroy does. He looked like he was struggling with accuracy off of the tee at TPC Southwind. I think he hit it into the water at least twice in the last round. He also missed a couple of 3-4' putts. I wonder if going this past weekend will help or hurt him at the open (even though he placed well at St. Jude's).

I've been Playing Golf for: ~10 years, though I've only recently started playing more than a few times a year My current handicap index or average score is: Mid 90s My typical ball flight is: slight draw, high The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: fat/thin shots; too high shots with long irons Greetings forum-go'ers, I am trying to base my swing around S&T; principles. One of my major problems right now is getting a the feel for the proper take away. This is one aspect of the swing I think is neglected in the S&T; book. Right now, my takeaway is different on every swing and it feels very awkward. I am definitely looking for tips in this area. I am attempting to go for something similar to what Jason Dufner does, tucking the right elbow beneath him. Another area I am trying to fix, which seems to be universally true for amateurs, is moving the low point of my swing forward as much as possible, as well as driving the ball down. Finally, my swing feels a bit fast (and looking at the video, it looks a bit ridiculous haha). Any help would be appreciated on my swing and please let me know if you have any feedback regarding the videos themselves. Videos: Front view: Down-the-line: