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Went for a game with a Pro friend with all the technology. Hers the slow-mo of my swing
Here the driver. A little John Daly-esque
Then the three wood
Can a mod edit these to embed? Won't work for me:(
Oh and BTW..I used to post a bit but lurked for ages. New name0 -
The Aul Switcharoo wrote: »Went for a game with a Pro friend with all the technology. Hers the slow-mo of my swing
Here the driver. A little John Daly-esque
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Q6PFTogAs
Then the three wood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGb4vSEEsGY
Can a mod edit these to embed? Won't work for me:(
Oh and BTW..I used to post a bit but lurked for ages. New name
I'll take a go,:D as I spend a heap of time videoing and analyzing my own swing.
Officially 16 but I know I will be cut once scoring comps come back in as playing alot better at the moment..
Anyway,
Front view:
Actually pretty nice from what I can see. Good balance, great weight transfer (probably too much, hence the right foot slide:)). Like the way you are transitioning into the downswing before you complete your back swing. Spine angle kept back throughout which is good (i.e. no reverse pivot)
Down the line:
A little bit closed on the stance and your downswing is inside the line of your backswing. I'd say you hit a lovely draw but block/hook the ball from time to time.
There is a nice bit of overswing going on there too and your crossing the line at the top.
All in all, its pretty good, quite powerful too, but who am I to say..:D:D0 -
Old video but still good fun.
Happy gilmore strike on a par 3 with friends, stitched for about 2 feet for birdie
Practising a few years ago, a good few years ago !
Practice round of Barton cup, forget the course, was a nice 5 wood that set me up for an eagle putt.
Gonna get the old fella to grab a few videos this weekend, keep things fresh. I'd love to compare my swing now to the two above when I was playing off 6, I'm a bit bigger now ( height and width
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Also a great way to nit pick at your swing
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The Aul Switcharoo wrote: »Went for a game with a Pro friend with all the technology. Hers the slow-mo of my swing
Here the driver. A little John Daly-esque
Then the three wood
Can a mod edit these to embed? Won't work for me:(
Oh and BTW..I used to post a bit but lurked for ages. New name
I'll have a go if you don't mind?
Your set up position in the top video is not bad at all, it the lower pic the ball is a little too far forward in your stance and should be more at the inside of your left foot.
Your takeaway shows the flaw in you swing and it's basically caused by your takeaway being driven by your hands and not by your arms and shoulders. This results in you picking the club up somewhat and is making you lose width in your swing, that is why you can see the club out of your left eye on your backswing at the top and also your hands being very close to your right shoulder. This lack of width cause power loss in the swing and it also makes it difficult for you to return the club on plane and squarely to the ball. Ideally you need your hands far away from your right shoulder at the top of the swing, you should also not be able to see the club out of the corner of your eye. I think you hip work is fairly good, another slight flaw I see is that you lean back a bit at impact, rather than staying over the ball a bit more. You probably have a tendency to hit the ball high on some shots?
Overall, I think your set up is good, with a good powerful driving move starting your down swing by your hips/legs, but you need to take the club away in a more connected way with your arms and shoulders (not the hands) and keep your hands well away from your right shoulder at the top of the swing. If your could stay over the ball a bit more at impact it would help keep your ball flight down a bit too.
With a lesson to get you on the right track I think you could do very well and improve your swing a lot with not too much effort, I think you have the potential to hit the ball a long way!
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matt-dublin wrote: »i know im standing too far away form the ball at the moment, i don't know if there's anything i can do about that until i lose some weight but im working on it!
Say that one is still flying ... 0 -
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matt-dublin wrote: »ive always had a very high launch but those crappy range balls dont help
Nice swing Matt. Greystones Driving Range right?..Don't be blaming the range balls:) Pinnacle range balls....no better ball in any range in Ireland I'd say!!! 0 -
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Been meaning to throw a couple of vids up. Few here from Arklow at the end of Feb. Excuse the pants, any other abuse welcome
First up, an 8 iron to 3 feet. Video cut off a little abruptly so you miss all the cheering and fist-pumping.
Second was a wild push out to the right. Sliding hips, most hated flaw in my swing. Suggestions welcome.
Finally, driver off 18. Right out of the heel, started left, finished perfect. A safe shot but sadly, not one I can repeat.
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Benicetomonty wrote: »Been meaning to throw a couple of vids up. Few here from Arklow at the end of Feb. Excuse the pants, any other abuse welcome
First up, an 8 iron to 3 feet. Video cut off a little abruptly so you miss all the cheering and fist-pumping.
Second was a wild push out to the right. Sliding hips, most hated flaw in my swing. Suggestions welcome.
Finally, driver off 18. Right out of the heel, started left, finished perfect. A safe shot but sadly, not one I can repeat.
Ur friend is comical, "some pose tha" , "little slider but she'l woork" 0 -
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Here sure what the hell, I enjoyed looking at others so here's me hitting a six iron
Any feedback welcome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoxjbuDmwJ8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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My bad shots with the driver are big push slices which go wayyyyyyyy right. I know what's causing it though, there's a bit of an overswing there and it's also very flat at the top causing me to come down from the inside. So when my hands don't rotate through the ball, it just goes miles right.
Cant really see the overswing from that video but it does look like the club crosses the line at abt 2 sec in the vid if you look closely enough.
The rest you seem to already know whats going on so it just sounds like timing.
I wouldnt consider it flat either at the top for a driver. Not much difference between you and McIlroy in this position.
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Went to the range to fix the oul swing today. After about a month solid of hitting 1 or 2 fairways a round with the driver I thought it was time to see what the problem was.
Last ball of the evening
Ahh...a young man's swing! (And a nice one at that).
I notice that your head drops a bit towards the top of your back swing (if you notice, your head is above the level of the ditch at the end of the range at the start but falls (briefly) to the same level towards the top of your backswing).
Probably nothing and I wouldn't be in a position to say what this would cause or anything, perhaps some of the better golfers here would comment.
If you're throwing out this swing though, please PM:D 0 -
Ahh...a young man's swing! (And a nice one at that).
I notice that your head drops a bit towards the top of your back swing (if you notice, your head is above the level of the ditch at the end of the range at the start but falls (briefly) to the same level towards the top of your backswing).
Probably nothing and I wouldn't be in a position to say what this would cause or anything, perhaps some of the better golfers here would comment.
If you're throwing out this swing though, please PM:D
Actually - here is an observation, take it as such please as there is nothing worse for a swing as badly informed advice. You have a very early wrist break, caused by picking the club up with your wrists. It leads to a flat takeaway, and consequently a flat return to square and difficulty squaring the club, and wild slices as an occasional consequence unless your timing is spot on. To fix, your wrists should hinge naturally at the top of your backswing, not too early - there is a tee drill you can do to promote a slightly longer, straighter takeaway, but I find people react best to simply focusing on keeping your wrists still through at least the first two feet of your takeaway - they should naturally break at the top. Hope this helps.
*edit - aimed at Niall09 obviously, not Loire.0 -
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Lessons commenced last week.
I've booked 4 between now and next Feb.
Going to try to put as much "good practice" in as possible between now and then.
Playing of 19 (society) at present, have only started to really play to 19 over the last 3-months with rounds averaging somewhere in the 30-34 region.
Big hopes for next year...don't we all.
He's a video of my current swing.
The first things I'm working on for the next month are (not working on any of the following below, it's my swing pre lesson)
1. Too much weight on left leg throughout
2. Left leg too far forward in alignment
3. Trying to straighten up and get the left shoulder coming under my chin.
Appreciate any feedback, I'm going to try to stick to working solely on what the pro says but appreciate any other feedback that will mess with my head
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ajcurry123 wrote: »Lessons commenced last week.
I've booked 4 between now and next Feb.
Going to try to put as much "good practice" in as possible between now and then.
Playing of 19 (society) at present, have only started to really play to 19 over the last 3-months with rounds averaging somewhere in the 30-34 region.
Big hopes for next year...don't we all.
He's a video of my current swing.
The first things I'm working on for the next month are (not working on any of the following below, it's my swing pre lesson)
1. Too much weight on left leg throughout
2. Left leg too far forward in alignment
3. Trying to straighten up and get the left shoulder coming under my chin.
Appreciate any feedback, I'm going to try to stick to working solely on what the pro says but appreciate any other feedback that will mess with my head
Looks good to me.
I would agree that you have a closed stance...are your bad shots hooks or big pushes right?
Personally I wouldnt worry about weight on the left leg, I dont shift my weight back from my front foot in my swing (based on feedback from my prod) and it doesnt cause any problems and actually helps striking down on the irons (for me).
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Actually in slo-mo your left foot comes off the ground, so I doubt you are keeping much weight on it to be honest!
Do you keep your stats when you play? Your full swing is easily good enough for 12, might have to start wearing a sombrero! :P0 -
ajcurry123 wrote: »Lessons commenced last week.
I've booked 4 between now and next Feb.
Going to try to put as much "good practice" in as possible between now and then.
Playing of 19 (society) at present, have only started to really play to 19 over the last 3-months with rounds averaging somewhere in the 30-34 region.
Big hopes for next year...don't we all.
He's a video of my current swing.
The first things I'm working on for the next month are (not working on any of the following below, it's my swing pre lesson)
1. Too much weight on left leg throughout
2. Left leg too far forward in alignment
3. Trying to straighten up and get the left shoulder coming under my chin.
Appreciate any feedback, I'm going to try to stick to working solely on what the pro says but appreciate any other feedback that will mess with my head
Nice swing aj
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Looks good to me.
I would agree that you have a closed stance...are your bad shots hooks or big pushes right?
Personally I wouldnt worry about weight on the left leg, I dont shift my weight back from my front foot in my swing (based on feedback from my prod) and it doesnt cause any problems and actually helps striking down on the irons (for me).
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Actually in slo-mo your left foot comes off the ground, so I doubt you are keeping much weight on it to be honest!
Do you keep your stats when you play? Your full swing is easily good enough for 12, might have to start wearing a sombrero! :P
Most bad shots are slices Greebo and they generally come with my Driver (3 wood to lesser extent).
I'm also prone to the odd S***k with my irons, Pro said it was due to too much weight on left, left foot causing closed stance which forces my body trying to to try to get out of the way...if that makes sense.
I started out with an out to in swing but I seem to have gotten it more on plane over the summer with irons but haven't brought the change to the longer clubs swing.
I think I see what you do with my left leg, it does appear to come up a bit, but even though it does that just means that I am applying more pressure on the smaller area of my left foot.
I've been conscience of it since the lesson, and I'd say the weight balance on my left floats between 60-70% throughout the swing.
My left knee and leg are very loaded/(coiled?) throughout swing.
Not too concerned with getting the chin up as I do it more often than not, that video was ball no.97 of 100 (too much I know) so it was a fairly tired one.
Realistically I was playing to 24 at start of year (was fooling myself thinking I was 18), I'm steady at 19 now, think I could push on from. I haven't paid any attention to sort game really, it's all been about getting comfortable with a good swing.
Short game work and a little improvement with swing could get me to 12, but I haven't seen a trough in a while so I could be due one!
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ajcurry123 wrote: »Lessons commenced last week.
I've booked 4 between now and next Feb.
Going to try to put as much "good practice" in as possible between now and then.
Playing of 19 (society) at present, have only started to really play to 19 over the last 3-months with rounds averaging somewhere in the 30-34 region.
Big hopes for next year...don't we all.
He's a video of my current swing.
The first things I'm working on for the next month are (not working on any of the following below, it's my swing pre lesson)
1. Too much weight on left leg throughout
2. Left leg too far forward in alignment
3. Trying to straighten up and get the left shoulder coming under my chin.
Appreciate any feedback, I'm going to try to stick to working solely on what the pro says but appreciate any other feedback that will mess with my head
At address your shoulders are parallel or slightly open to target, your hips are slightly closed and your feet are more closed, the feet don't matter overall as much as the hips and shoulders, make sure the hips and shoulders are in sync at address, I'd recomend parallel or slightly open.
Also I disagree with a previous poster who says your swing at present is good enough for a 12 handicapper, I'd say more like a 7 or 8, finally one more thing to remember is to let the swing happen naturally, you seem to have a tendency to force the swing through impact, just trust it and let it happen.0 -
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