Critical tips much appreciated - really trying to eliminate subtle but impactful inaccuracies! Thanks everyone.
Posted Apr 24, 2018, 2:15 PM UTC
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My biggest advice if you manage to practice a lot with the net is to mix in an actual range session so you can actually watch the flight and shape of the ball.
I practiced religiously with a net for about a month. Got my swing speed up. Got my contact solid and strong. Then went on the course and proceeded to spray the ball like crazy.
Apparently I was having subtle but impactful inaccuracies that I could not notice on the net.
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Makes a lot of sense... I try to split the time about 50/50 since I live in Florida and range is open all year. The driveway is for mechanics, driving range for ball striking.
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Your hips rotate a lot P1-P2 and your hands suck inside a lot. This excessive inside movement at the takeaway forces you to get very steep P2-P4 which stops your hands from getting the depth they need, they find depth with a big reroute in your transition, which causes you to get a little stuck in the downswing.
So contrary to 95% of the uploads here, you need your hands to move farther away from you in the takeaway. Using an alignment aid like Oosthuzen does here is great for fixing this problem. GL!
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Thank you for the feedback... just so I am understanding this correctly I need to 1.) Rotate the hips less on the takeaway, 2.) coming in less steep to P4 which will be a result of earlier correction. 3.) Don't re-route the club on the downswing as it should be in the correct position at this point keeping me from getting stuck?
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I would be careful getting and tips from people on this sub. If you really want help go see someone that does it for a living, not random people on the internet. You can even find reputable coaches online that will do swing analysises that are relatively cheap. Without a face on and without a better quality video it's going to be hard to for anyone to give meaningful tips. Your inaccuracies are coming from you having to flip at impact. Your hands are really deep at P5, and without a lot of body rotation you're always going to have to flip at impact to get the face square.
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This is my favorite post ever, “do not listen to anyone, but also this is what is wrong”. Haha. I figured I would just see if there were several suggestions that were similar and obvious but not to me.
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You missed the point. I didn't tell you what to fix, or how to fix it. All I said was you flip at impact, which causes your subtle inaccuracies.
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Try and keep your tight elbow a little closer to your body. When you go full chicken wing, your swing comes off plane.
Also, it feels weird AF, but keep your right foot perpendicular to your hips. Bring that left toe in so it’s pointed straight out from your body. This allows your hips to rotate grouch impact much easier and will allow for straighter flight/ more consistent draws.
Edit: RIGHT FOOT. Not your left foot. Flair your left foot all you want, but bring your back toe in.
Ok, I was very confused until you included your edit as I've always been told to keep that left foot flaired to open up the hips. Thanks for the advice!
Technically, you don’t want your hips “open” during contact unless you’re trying to hit a cut. If you’re trying to hit a straight ball or a draw you want your belt buckle to be pointed at your target at the end of your swing. This way you know that you’ve rotated your hips through your swing.
I always try to finish with my entire upper body pointed towards my target with my chest/sternum “high and proud” and my shoulders rolled backwards a little. Think of a little guy trying to puff his chest out to a taller guy. That will allow full rotation through contact and high hands at the finish.
I'm not sure if I understand you correctly but I'm going to disagree with your first point. To get a powerful swing you want your hips to be open during contact. If you look at most tour players their hips are about 30-40 degrees open at impact.
I meant you don’t want to leave them open. I believe it would be very painful to hit a shot with your hips fully rotated at contact. I don’t think I’d be playing for a while after doing something like that. Sorry for the confusion.