rockrobinoff

thanks for the sobering tip. any thoughts on the swing/ head dip in question?

yes, but tiger does have a very big dip now - bigger than mine anyway. which is not to say that both arent flaws.

Yes, but it does not go forward, and nor does it move the swing arc forward. That said, should i be concerned with the amount of dip I do have? Obviously, no good swing has a totally rigid head - easily proven to yourself by watching vids of the greats. Do I have too much head movement? Its a full swing for me.

I can't see that either. I put my mouse cursor over my head, and to my eye my head is fairly still. One of the few good things that can be said about my swing.

thanks for the tips. i suppose the narrow stance isnt causing me much trouble cause i am not swinging as hard as i should be...

Hi, Below is a video of my swing. As you can see, it is a rather short swing - pretty much every swing I make is 3/4 swing. That said, the eight iron i am hitting flies about 145. Not the longest, but a playable yardage. It looks to me that in the down to line shot i am coming over the top ever so slightly. How big a problem is that? My missess with my mid and short irons tend to an overly flat ball flight. With my woods, I often produce a shot that is much too low, and occasionally a dead push. Thoughts anyone?

that would indicate to me a reason someone is a high handicapper, not a reason to not follow good advice :)

Really? We all have some shape to the flight of our shots, and if someone can exaggerate that shape with nothing more than a small setup change, shouldn't they do so - for the sheer predictability? A pro rarely hits a straight shot.

thanks for the advice everyone. i have been working pretty hard on tempo and keeping a steady head, and judging by the video, my head seems very steady and my tempo decent enough. glad to know i can find serious improvement through some setup adjustments.

do you mean i am too upright or that my head isnt far enough behind the ball?

Hi All, I have new video of me at the range. Full speed video followed by half speed video of me swinging three clubs. My misses tend to be a very low shot or a bad push with clubs longer than my 7 iron. Any advice appreciated.

alrighty...if you insist i be more specific: a tool, solely powered by the human body, consisting of no moving parts, designed to propel a ball forward from a position at rest.

i also said you couldnt touch the ball....

If I parked my car at a range, and in advance took note there was some chance an errant shot could hit my car, I certainly wouldn't insist the person responsible was anyone but *me* if my car got damaged. I either wouldn't park there, or accept the risk.

i don't have much sympathy for expensive clubs, private or otherwise. golf suffers from a reputation for being exclusionary, and $100 green fees and $5000 memberships don't help with that reputation. if you sneak onto reasonably priced munis, i think that makes you a bit of a jerk. if you are playing a few holes at shinnecock (or whatevs) all the power to you. they can afford it.