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a new video with some adjustments made: attempted better posture and more relaxed.

the thing about this is, you have people calling in and reporting the most minor, insignificant rule breaches that they see on TV. You have huge galleries with a bunch of hawkeyes watching exactly what these guys are doing. And they are playing for literally millions of dollars. If I were on the PGA tour, I would call over rules officials for almost anything. The only way to ensure you don't get DQed out of a million dollars is to call over an official and take a few extra minutes. I honestly think the solution to this problem is to relax the rules a bit. If guys aren't intending to cheat and are doing their best, if they dropped the ball 1 quarter inch closer or did something else completely unintentional, just let it go. But I don't know of one golfing organization in existence that isn't going to DQ anyone really fast for a rules breach.

well I see a few things... On the first driver swing, you are across the line bigtime. On the 6 iron, you are in better position but still a little steep. It seems like to me you are standing way too close to the ball, which is why you are too steep/across the line. It is the only way you can hit the ball the way you are standing. Also it appears your weight is over your left foot at impact and that you are struggling big time to get through the ball. Your ball position on your 6 iron looks too far back in your stance. I think it should be in the center or just a little bit ahead of center. Again, this is probably a function of you standing too close to it. I really like your tempo and rythm. So I suggest: 1. Stand further away from the ball 2. Try and keep your weight on your right side longer. 3. You get up on your toes as you come through it. Keep your weight on the midpart of your shoe or towards the heel...this might be fixed if you just stand farther away from it.. 4. At the top of the backswing, your driver should be pointing down the fairway or towards your target, not straight right.

I have had a hard time getting my weight behind the ball. I have only had like 2 lessons ever and the guy said that the only thing keeping me from being a 25 handicap is my good position at impact. I saw myself on video and all of my weight is stuck over my left foot. Obviously I know this is a problem and have tried to get behind the ball, but still with very limited improvement. The tip/swing thought of "left knee behind the ball" completely fixed this flaw, at least as far as I can tell. As I said earlier, my distances are greatly improved. I think there are still a few minor things that could get me extra yards, but I have no problem with length playing 7k yard courses anymore, which really makes the game much easier.

2 things come to mind when i think about putting: 1. grip pressure. It should be so light that the putter is almost falling out of your hands. All of your hard work may have led to some expectations, which leads to tension. 2. ball position. If I know my grip pressure is good and I still can't putt, invariably the ball is too far forward or too far back in my stance. After fixing that, everything seems easy again.

it depends which video you are referring to. The driver swing on the first video I am intentionally set up for a hook b/c there is tons of room on the left and OB all down the right. On the iron shot to par 3, I unintentionally set up for a hook and did in fact hook it into the bunker. As for the toe of the club, I actually don't do that very often at all with 5 iron-wedges. It is a fairly common miss with my 4 iron/hybrid/5 wood/3 wood. As for a slice, that used to be all I hit was a big fade. The only time I slice it now is if I don't get my weight behind the ball, which actually happened for a round and a half. I obviously figured it out too late to salvage a good round. I think my arm isn't extended enough at impact because of some fo the other things talked about in this thread...specifically...I don't get through the ball very easily because of bad posture. thanks! Tempo is especially bad on the range. It always is with me, which is why I don't practice nearly enough. The shot behind the ball worked out really well. It is a downhill hole and I thought that I was getting the whole hole. But it worked out really cool.

wow ^^ that is amazing. Yeah, the bend towards the ball is what I am trying to get rid of. That is how I naturally stand up to the ball and I have to make a conscious effort to fix that. On my pictures, the white line crosses the red line, and on trevor's, it never does. I think this is what I am going for. As for the lower body movement, I have had some serious issues with getting my weight on my right side and hitting the ball far. For reference my distances about 6 months ago: 7 iron 150 4 iron 180. today, it is more like 7 iron 165, and 4 iron 195. I got a tip from a v. good player who told me to "get my knee behind thet ball" (by the way he is a friend of Mr. Immelman's). I pretty much instantly got a bunch of yardage and a lot of that movement might be me trying to exagerrate that move.

lol, the music is just for fun... I used to be a lot fatter and less flexible and I had a very short and compact swing. I used to hit a slice/fade and couldn't even imagine hooking the ball. My fiancee's brother is like a +4 handicap or whatever and he gave me a tip that has completely changed my game: get my left knee behind the ball. I have added a ton of distance but, yeah, like you said, I do hit a big draw/hook now. I actually don't have much trouble straightening it out, but it certainly is my miss. I don't block it much, but it does happen every once in a while. I definitely am swinging pretty hard here. Probably just trying to intimidate the other golfers.

no they are running shoes. I rarely slip and I do not play competitively so I opt for comfort. I actually am thinking of playing in a few things in the next few months and will be getting some cool golf shoes to replace my old ones.

I am working on my posture here....you don't have to watch the whole video but I would appreciate it if you would look at some of the swings in the later part of the video. There are also some driver swings about 4 minutes in. And here is a compilation of me playing a bit. A little warning: it is set to a slightly unsavory rap song, so just beware. Anyway, any good? bad? Obvious flaws? All input appreciated.

i used to work here and it is awesome: http://www.shadyoaksclub.com/index.c...TOKEN=81147861 my real home course doesn't have a website because they are bad at stuff like that.

post #2 ... I am in lawschool.

this is post #1 so i can post my swing for feedback yay... Jack because the media has tainted Tiger in my opinion. I have an unexplained angerness at Tiger that has little to do with the man himself.