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Thanks @mvmac, I see your point, ill give it a go. Can't go too far wrong if I aim to copy the great Jordan Spieth :)

@mvmac Interesting that you should mention this, the weight is further back in my feet based on an instructor telling me that my forward head movement is caused by weight being too far forward in my feet. Maybe I am overdoing it but I try and get the weight in about the centre of my feet. I dont think my head moves so I can see the ball, instead, I get the feeling that if I don't move my head forwards then I feel too upright at the top of the backswing. I am working to reduce this though by simply acknowledging it and realising that I don't need to bend forwards. The clip below shows some progress (I think) Thanks again @iacas for your guidance :)

Thanks but can u explain what is meant by less headcover in lead armpit

Thanks for the input. Can suggest a drill or a feeling to make this happen

In my opinon, you are too bent over at address. Also, the club gets steep quite early in the backswing. One or both of these facts may be the cause of the push as you dont have room at impact to turn the club left (instead you pull out of the shot causing the push right) I would try and feel more like you are sitting on a bar stall at address (as advocated by Hogan) and feel the club goes back in a straighter line. Then I would film the swing again and post it to see if there is an improvement. Disclaimer, I am no pro, I play off about 5 and I enjoy studying the golf swing, but this is just my opinion and may not actually help your game :0

I agree with the statement above. I would say that looking at the ball for so long after impact is not good for your game, but I would be surprised if you do that when you are actually hitting a ball.

lol me to, I want a good looking swing almost as much as I want an effective one ! I have watched my swing so much that I have lost a sense of how it looks to others, does a slow mo swing look unpleasant, I must admit I dont like the look of Ryan Moore or Hideki's golf swing (two players who I think have relatively slow swings) but I think this is for other reasons (very steep swing of ryan moore and pause at top for Hideki) . I dont find a slow swing feels strange as it is what I use when I practice at home (normally because I have to be careful of avoiding the lamp shades ;). I do find it very difficult to pause at the top and I dont think this is something I do in my swing, although I can do this in practice swings, on the course it feels weird - like I lose momentum. I am going up the range tonight to work on two things, firstly I want to remove the forward head movement I get on my backswing ( i only noticed this when I uploaded the video) Im thinking this cant be good for consistency, and increasing the lag, I'll post a video of the results tonight :)

Hi Downbylaw11, Thanks for your comments, I'll work on the lag and see if I get an improvement in the balls striking. I have been using a slow swing for a while, all I can say is that whenever I speed it up I start losing balls left and right, I cant think of any disadvantage of playing a slow backswing, I just think it helps me maintain control.

I've been Playing Golf for: 3 years total with lots of breaks in between My current handicap index or average score is: Average score is 80 My typical ball flight is: Straight - slight draw The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: thinned shots and hooks My golf has been getting better recently but I seem to always suffer from a few poor contacts in each round, typically this is where I hit the ball thin. I have changed my swing so much over the years but this has always been my bad shot and I dont know what causes it. With the driver and hybrid my bad shots are hooks, this results in me normally going out of bounds at least once per round. I have spent a lot of time on trying to shallow my swing plane, and getting into a good position at the top. Videos:

Hi all, Has anyone tried the Bebrassie golf app? Apparently it tracks your round and knows when and where you take each shot from. I wondered if anyone has tried this and if it is any good. What are the best golf apps that everyone has used, there seem to be a lot these days which are multi functional ie not just giving you a distance reading but are actually tracking your round stats. I have been using the game golf app recently, its good but a bit annoying to have to input the club you are using at each shot.

I am aware of these but you have to pay for them and I dont see the point when you can do it yourself. I know there is a free version of game golf but as far as I am aware you cannot save your rounds unless you pay for it

That's cool, would it be possible to upload a copy of the blank spreadsheet with formulas , would be really helpful to share :)

Just read through you post and it looks really great ! More comprehensive than my system. Do you have a spread sheet where you type in the details you made during the round and it calculates the stats for you? I imagine it takes quite some time to do it manually each time

Hi all, Just wondering how people go about tracking the stats from golf rounds and practice sessions. I count how many shots over par I am on each hole, and then make a note of the main reason why I went over par, ie bad drive, bad short putt, bad mid iron. When I get home I put it all on a spreadsheet and which ever category cost me the most shots is what I work on until my next games. Does anyone else a system they like to work with ?