Help me improve please

[davidw88]

Hey If you could give me some pointers on how to improve it would be great. I hit my irons alright but my driver is very in consistent, will do big hooks and pushes. Thanks in advance. Here are some videos I uploaded to youtube. https://www.youtube.com/user/golffella88?feature=watch

[AllenResGolf]

Your camera does not have a high enough frame rate to see a good impact position, but from what you say and what I could see from the video you are rotating your hands too much and flipping through impact. Here is a videos to help fix that.

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[davidw88]

Thanks I will work on that, i only have my phone to take videos with

[bab]

[quote name='AllenResGolf' timestamp='1358247251' post='6231215']
Your camera does not have a high enough frame rate to see a good impact position, but from what you say and what I could see from the video you are rotating your hands too much and flipping through impact. Here is a videos to help fix that.

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Isn't that just the result of his backswing, which I believe is too flat and disconnected(arms behind chest)? Think he would need hinge up the club more vertical after the takeaway to keep the arms in front, now he is pulling the arms behind the chest instead..

[AllenResGolf]

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[quote name='AllenResGolf' timestamp='1358247251' post='6231215']
Your camera does not have a high enough frame rate to see a good impact position, but from what you say and what I could see from the video you are rotating your hands too much and flipping through impact. Here is a videos to help fix that.

[u][color=#810081][media=]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9c57NhZFl8[/media][/color][/u]
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Isn't that just the result of his backswing, which I believe is too flat and disconnected(arms behind chest)? Think he would need hinge up the club more vertical after the takeaway to keep the arms in front, now he is pulling the arms behind the chest instead..
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It's hard to tell from the camera being on the ground in the DTL shot. He is casting the club, yes, not maintaing his wrist angle and that can cause it as well, but I did'nt want to tell him 100 things to work on. Everyone has slightly different backswings and some are flatter and some are steeper at the top.

[davidw88]

Do you mean how my elbow seems to stick out away from my body, Is that disconnection?

[bab]

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Do you mean how my elbow seems to stick out away from my body, Is that disconnection?
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I recommend watching these:

(Compare your position at the top when doing this vs your swing video)
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[media=]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rge4wGMcGdM[/media]

[AllenResGolf]

Though's are good drills, but I don't think he has to much of a problem with the takaway, yes he may be a little too flat at the top. Its hard to tell in the video's sice the camera is on the ground. You have a one plane swing, so the left arm should be across your shoulder line,or slightly above it at the top.


Setup looks good.

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The takaway is good, you are maintaining the triangle.

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The club is parallel to the ground. (P2)

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Lead arm parallel to the ground. (P3)

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Just before impact you loose all of your wrist hing, the flying wedge drill will help you with that. You also dip your head too much, it's not a bad thing to do it a little but not too much. Some players do it more than others.

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Here is the biggest problem, through impact the left wrist brakes down, you flip at it, you want the left wrist flat and pointing towards the target. In that view you see too much of the back of the right hand, you are using too much hands. The flying wedge drill will help this as well.

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You have a one plane swing, so the left arm should be across your shoulder line,or slightly above it at the top.
Red line show about were the arm should be. Your right elbow gets out a little to much look at Anthony Kims positon and
where his arms are.

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Over all its not too bad.
Good luck

[davidw88]

Thanks for the help, I hit some balls today doing the flying wedge drill. I have been trying for a while to minimize the head movement, I think it gets worse the harder I swing.