Nick-UK

Thanks a lot for this. It's so strange to watch my swing back on the video and see just how far I continue to rotate with the club (especially when you compare it to my previously posted swing video, that stopped at a far more sensible spot!). If you look at my face-on swing video, you can see that my shoulder makes contact with my chin at about the 4 second mark, but at this point the swing isn't actually excessively long! The chin contact continues for another second (at which point you can see the rubbing that causes skin discomfort!). So my question is: If this shoulder-chin contact is occurring during what is essentially a half-swing, is some other factor not at play here, and not just a consequence of lifting the club too far back?

Whilst I take your point, it feels like a bit of a silly thing to say. Of course most of my posts are in this thread - I make a point of thanking and following up with everyone that has taken the time to reply and try to help me. At the same time, I clearly struggle enough with my own golf swing, so how am I remotely qualified to offer criticism of other peoples' swings? I think you (and @Janine05) are right - I clearly just have to take it back to basics and start playing with a half swing until I get it more under control. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "body pivot" (nor what else you're suggesting is missing from my overall body movement). Please don't take the above as if I don't appreciate your time, by the way.

Any thoughts please guys? I'm really struggling. Should I return to the drill in the video? How should I deal with my ridiculous shoulder movement?

Sorry guys. Took a while for me to have another filming opportunity, but here we go: I only included the hinge drill DTL for completeness, as that's what my pro has had me doing to try to address the ridiculous over the top swing and lifting of my arms (although watching that back, it doesn't appear to be changing much!). The face-on vid is the one that really concerns me. I'm horrified by how much my head is moving! You can also see in that vid why I frequently leave the driving range with a raw chin...! 😫

Hi again guys. I've hit another wall with my swing and hoped for some more insight. I've thankfully overcome the shanking issues I'd had previously, but I'm currently battling pull hooks AND high slices. I've had a number of lessons and focused on several things over the past couple of years, including a grip change, more stable feet and TRYING to stop my arms from lifting too much (although I'm aware that's still very much a problem!). When I strike it well, I can carry a 7i about 185 (in cold, UK climate), so speed isn't a concern. Last year I was regularly shooting in the low 80s, but last weekend I shot 107... 😞 Thoughts? Thanks! Nick

Interesting, but I'm struggling to picture how... If I shift more towards the target, then surely my arms will follow, effectively shifting that upper pivot point slightly towards the target too... At that point, surely I'd be coming into the ball even steeper?

Thanks for this Boogie, just watched it but I don't feel like my swing suffers from either of the 2 issues that Erik demos at the start of the video. I'll attempt the drills anyway though. Do you have any additional criticisms of my swing?

This appears to have now been done, so thanks to whoever changed it on my behalf. I'm not really sure what you mean by "flow". I know that my swing is already very steep, so wouldn't shifting my weight forward more only exaggerate that? I also don't know what you mean by "back a little early in the backswing"... My own criticisms from those videos are the bingo wing left arm during the follow through, an apparently lack of a full hip turn (despite being unable to physically turn more, at least not without a change to my legs - maybe), and perhaps the worst issue - my spine angle seems slightly bent towards the target at address (hence the link to the leg length discrepancy article above). ...I'm happy to be told otherwise though!

Hi again. Sorry for the delay, but here are the slow-mo versions:

Fair enough, I'll attempt to get some more, but my golf buddy is away (on a golf holiday) so it might be a couple of weeks.

Forgot to mention, assuming I don't shank(!) then my usual shot shape is a pull. I've also recently discovered this excellent blog post about leg length discrepancy on the golf swing, and wondered if it could be the reason I'm seemingly unable to turn my hips...? One leg longer than the other! – neal granville golf Neal Granville PGA golf coach I am always curious about how we can make this game easier for ourselves...

I mean in the viewer's settings - just set the playback speed to 0.25 (I tried to do this in the recording settings but couldn't see it).

Hi Boogie. I think you should be able to set the playback speed in YouTube.

Hi guys, I'm back and needing some more swing advice. A couple of months ago I received my new irons (Jpx 921 pro) and I'm wanting to take my golf more seriously this season. I've played about 10 rounds and typically scoring 90-98, which I'm thoroughly disappointed with. I've just started seeing a new pro and he is trying to get me to have a much stronger left hand grip, but looking at my swing, that feels like the least of my problems. My swing has always been really steep, so I'm currently working on getting my hands more round my back on the backswing. As you can see in my previous videos, my shoulders also tend to be fairly far forward, causing my upper back to arch, so I'm trying to really focus on correcting this in these new swing videos. Yesterday I hit 5 shanks in a single round, but also crushed some 200+ long irons, so basically really inconsistent. Any input would be highly appreciated!

This is a good point - I've just checked my current 7i (jpx 800) and it's 32 degrees, which will obviously account for some loss of apex height in my new irons/shafts.