munch4037

I've noticed now that I've started taking video of myself that I am waaaay bent over at address. I'm 6'2" so I guess it wouldn't be too shocking, except I've had my clubs lengthened and fitted to my wrist to ground height. They're up 3/4" right now. The problem I think is that I'm unusual in that I have a really absurdly long torso and normal sized legs so I have to make a big bend from the waist to get down to my address position. Of course I've heard you want to be as straight up and down as possible as being too bent over is bad for your back and tall pros from the old days had back problems because of it. So I guess I'm asking, is my address bad? Or should I be lengthening my clubs again. How far would be good to straighten my back but not lose a significant amount of control? Here's a picture of me at address with a 5-iron: EDIT: Oh and yeah I'm a little back on my heels in this picture. I've since corrected that, but the problem remains the same. It's just the only good picture I had of my down the line with a mid iron. Thanks in advance

Now unless this guy is holding some information in check and not telling us what he really thinks, I think he's crazy. It's true that excessive running can cause stress fractures but the idea that tiger's added muscle on his "wrong body type" exacerbated the problem is quite an odd assertion. His comparison of throwing a twenty pound backpack on your back and running is horribly inaccurate. Strength training leads to corresponding increases in bone density as most people knowledgeable in the subject will tell you. Any normal human body is fully capable of adjusting to a reasonable amount of naturally added muscle mass. Of course there's a caveat in the use of steroids, but let's not go there. Now if Tiger were trying to get like world's Strongest man big then there might be problems like the author suggested, but this isn't the case at all. This isn't to say that running couldn't have caused the stress fractures, but this guy is coming right out of left field.

Oh jeez, just the other week I was playing at a city course and it was incredibly packed. The group behind us was insane however and hit into us on almost every hole. Now I know it's a city course and people won't really understand golf etiquette and whatnot, but not whacking hard balls going at high velocities at strangers just seems like good human etiquette. The worst was that they put one within ten feet of me off the first tee when I was in the first fairway! I mean c'mon, I understand getting fed up because of slow play, but off the first tee box?

I had a friend of mine, who really sucks at golf by the way, shank a shot then discus throw his wedge (you know, spinning around a few times before releasing it) right into his golf cart. It nailed the crappy cup holder on the inside of the cart and exploded it. I was just happy I wasn't riding with him. I have a bad habit of dropping my club though at the end of my swing if I hit a really bad shot. Normally I try to catch it on the way down as I have quickly overcome my being upset and don't want to look like a total idiot. I catch it about half the time.

Oh man, I was playing with a friend and he had just snapped his bargain basement driver at the shaft. I mean he hit down on the ball like he was hitting a wedge and tore up a real beaver pelt. He finished the follow through with just the shaft and the head launched into some tall grass in front of the teeing area. He then asks for someone to loan him a driver. Everyone's busy laughing at him, and he looks at me, the only serious golfer in the group and asks to use my R7 460. Now it isn't brand spanking new, but it is still a pretty nice driver. After making some exasperated pointing gestures at my buddy's RAM driver, I give in. This guy is a real hack, but he's my friend so what could I say? I just gritted my teeth and closed my eyes while he teed off.

I'm not sure if it's the camera angle or not, but your upper body looks to be aligned with too much weight on your front foot. Try to get the weight back a little. It will help you tilt your spine angle back at address as yours seems to be pointing down the target line. This is important with all clubs, but especially the driver. Again this may just be the camera angle but it looks somewhat pronounced. Also, you're reverse pivoting. Your hips are sliding away from the target as you reach the top of your back swing. You have to compensate with a large lateral move forward and this is probably causing the excessive hip turn the other poster mentioned. This can probably be fixed by adjusting your address position so as to get more weight on the back foot and get the spine angled slightly away from the target. Also, Attempting to stabilize the right leg by keeping it flexed and perhaps pointing the knee in may further help to reduce the rocking backwards.

I dress pretty nicely in general. A nice polo and bermuda or cargo shorts with one notable exception: I almost always wear my beat up old University of Illinois hat which looks like a total sweat stained catastrophe from up close with the orange dye leaking through the brim. I've had that hat for so long and I like golfing in it, so I've just kept it. I really should buy a new one and look a little more stylish, but hey, anyone who gives you shit for wearing an old ball cap clearly never had a hat they liked.

It's hard to tell from just two pictures but the biggest thing I notice is that your upper body and lower body are not in sync. Your legs have finished the swing by the time your upper body is making contact with the ball. I had the exact same problem. It could definitely be affecting your distance. There's a good drill to fix this. It is swinging with your feet together. It will quiet down your lower legs and get you a feel for a much more consistent swing without all the hip movement. You may also have a problem with hip slide as it does seem like you have a touch of a reverse pivot. Not huge, as your spine angle seems pretty much straight up and down at the top instead of pointing towards the target. A good way to stop hip slide is to hit balls off a side hill lie with your feet on flat ground. If your hips slide out too much you'll chunk the crap out of it. Both of these drills will quiet down your hips and with everything in sync you'll hit the ball farther.

If someone's lined up to take a swing all set to go then they back off: "balk, all runners advance." When a putt is hit way too hard: "Oh no, full flaps!"