TakeItOnTheChin

I never tee up with an iron on par threes. I create a very small elevated mound with the blade of my iron and feel no difference between that and a good fairway lie. I'm more used to hitting irons from the turf than from a tee anyway.

Hi cts, sorry, I couldn't see the ball. I noticed you spin round the left heel through the hit by about 30°. I'm not one to over-analyse but its one thing that I find simplifies the swing as it reduces sway and over rotation of the hips and shoulders.

Anyone - barring ZIP - can shoot under par with 14 fitted clubs!

Apart from the fact that he has pirouetted on his left foot! Which means he hasn't maintained his spine angle through impact.

Hi CTS, are you actually hitting a ball in this video? It's hard to tell. If not I would prefer to see your swing with a ball. In other words, the two swings are normally different. Just a thought.

No, he only has to adopt a grip where the two most important fundamentals will be put in place, a bit like Bernhard Langer did to win two Masters titles. I would however have my right arm down the shaft and hold the putter grip against my inner forearm with my left hand. Langer of course had most problems from a twiching/yipping motion that came from his right hand.

I personally think a trip to the tailor would do him no harm!

Good set-up, solid looking swing with good balance, a bit S&T-ish.; I wouldn't change much.

Lochgreen and Darley, Troon.

Sorry, can't see the video. Did you use YouTube? Sounds like you have good hands Davie. BTW where do you play in Scotland?

I carry only three clubs for all shots under 150 yds, a 7&9 iron and a standard SW. I use the SW only when the ball must go high otherwise I use 7&9 iron for everything. I'm not that long but I'm deadly from 150yds and under.

Does the ball tend to start straight or to the right?

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I love to hear a more descriptive explanation of that draw you were attempting.

You need to get the two main fundamentals down but most pro's don't even know what these are.

Metal heads are here to stay. I don't think restricting them to wooden woods would make that much of a difference anyway. I think we should send them out with a set of 3 clubs, that would make interesting viewing.

So the tour pros do use S&T; just different to the directions of the book. I personally think they would be with me on this one... "Weight over the target foot on the backswing is just unnatural and less efficient."

I wish you all the best. I find the golfers who have a definite but realistic target are the ones who make the quickest and most lasting improvements. You do however have quite a way to go. The best advice that I can give you has already been discussed on this thread.

Sorry David in FL I had to add you to my block list. I don't tolerate bullies and mud throwers.

It is possible that your gripping the club too tightly. Shorter irons are more forgiving but longer irons and woods need a soft grip. On a scale from 0 - 10 I think grip tightness should be around 0.5 in the lower hand and 0.1 in the upper hand. The forearms are just too stiff to roll with a tight grip.

I am very proud to say it is 7.3 and its European based.

S&T; is a safe way of making sure the student swings on a steady axis where the spine angle remains stable. Using the conventional swing, golfers are so obsessed with weight transfer and backswing positions that they don't maintain a stable spine axis. With proper instruction we could all achieve similar conditions to S&T; but stick to the conventional swing. BTW, why do very few tour pros use S&T;?

BTW the name's TIOTC-57. I read the thread that was apparently my post and that particular question didn't get answered.

Normally, if they don't fit the mould on this site they get banned. I say ban him for being bad anyway.

Thanks for the explanation. I gave it a go on the range this morning and I was getting some feedback from my forearm, and you are right it did start to burn. I was however getting better or more feedback from the top three fingers (not thumb and index) and found that I could control the clubface direction when I felt the position of the relevant fingernails. In fact, the three fingernails line up closely to the imaginary 'line on the bottom side of my wrist.' As my fingers are holding the club, this seems to give me more control. What do you think?