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spktho

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It appears that your swing plane is left causing the pull. The hook then will come with a closed club face.

I think it is starting with the takeaway being to much back or poping out. I would work on keeping your takeaway inside--the butt of the club the same distance from your belt buckle as you turn back. Then from the top allow the club to fall from the top and use your pivot to hit the ball. You have a good simple swing and this looks to me like a pretty easy fix.
 
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I like this swing. As Spktho said, the plane and face might need a little tweaking, but I really like the motion and rhythm. Also like seeing swings from fellow golfers who are too tall and too linear challenged for this game :).

What kind of scores do you shoot with this action?
 
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savydan

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I agree about the nice overall rhythm.

There's something about your release that seems like you are not maximizing your power.

It's kind of like a hold-off move that you would use to play a low cut shot.

The toe of the clubhead doesn't really pass the heel to give you that extension towards the target that I think you could have more of.

It would be good to see a face-on view to see your grip, and to see a little more how you release or hold it off.

Overall, though, a nice move.
 
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GPM1985

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Like others have said, you're pretty up the wall going back. It's not the end of the world. Swing looks good.

Maybe more like this at the top, and more like this at the finish.
 
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Plumloco99

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dannyc said:
looks like a really nice swing to me.
i'd be aiming a lil right and playing that!
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Thanks for the response, I have thought about this but my quest for more punishment won't allow me to make it that easy.

mgranato said:
I like this swing. As Spktho said, the plane and face might need a little tweaking, but I really like the motion and rhythm. Also like seeing swings from fellow golfers who are too tall and too linear challenged for this game :).

What kind of scores do you shoot with this action?
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Can't help it I love the beer! Anyway I am playing between a 6 -7 right now, really want to get down to a 2 - 3. Thanks for the feedback.

savydan said:
I agree about the nice overall rhythm.

There's something about your release that seems like you are not maximizing your power.

It's kind of like a hold-off move that you would use to play a low cut shot.

The toe of the clubhead doesn't really pass the heel to give you that extension towards the target that I think you could have more of.

It would be good to see a face-on view to see your grip, and to see a little more how you release or hold it off.

Overall, though, a nice move.
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I agree I feel like I should be hitting with more power, just not sure how. I am hoping to get more video today, thanks for the input.

spktho said:
It appears that your swing plane is left causing the pull. The hook then will come with a closed club face.

I think it is starting with the takeaway being to much back or poping out. I would work on keeping your takeaway inside--the butt of the club the same distance from your belt buckle as you turn back. Then from the top allow the club to fall from the top and use your pivot to hit the ball. You have a good simple swing and this looks to me like a pretty easy fix.
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Thanks for the review, tried this at lunch today with some success, I also focused really hard on hitting the inside back of ball.

Is "popping out" just me pushing my arms straight back as if I were stabing someone?

GPM1985 said:
Like others have said, you're pretty up the wall going back. It's not the end of the world. Swing looks good.

Maybe more like this at the top, and more like this at the finish.
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Thanks for the photos I really like the top of the backswing and I am sure I can acheive this position.

I am a little unsure of the finish as I have had several lower back surgeries and this position looks painful to me. But what the heck I will try anything once.

vjsinger said:
Looks good. You got NSA?
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I do, I worked with Jim K. back in June for a couple of hours he recommended it for me, i watched focusing mostly on the twist away, is there something else I should be trying to gather from NSA?
 
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I'd practice hitting shots with full-roll wedding ring up alot more. Practice half swing back and through pitch shots with like a 9 or 8 iron working on that, trying to get the ball to draw a little.
 
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savydan

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I agree, VJ.

It's kind of like a chicken wing left elbow in the follow-through. Like Tiger's exaggerated cut shot practice swing.

When you see his forearms in the follow through (when you see the ball in the sky) the form a triangle square to the viewer.

The right arm should have rolled more counter-clockwise at this point.

It's like a blocking motion with the arms, with a slight out to in path.

Could be: fear of going left, grip, stalled pivot, favoring his back, or just simply not enough forearm roll or release of the toe of the club.
 
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vjsinger

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Other things that might help... Address the ball with the toe, meaning stand a little further away from it. At address, pull the right foot back away from the target line a little. At address feel the right forearm "on plane" more. Re-watch NSA and study it pretty hard.
 
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GPM1985

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Plumloco99 said:
Thanks for the photos I really like the top of the backswing and I am sure I can acheive this position.

I am a little unsure of the finish as I have had several lower back surgeries and this position looks painful to me. But what the heck I will try anything once.
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I was referring more to the arms than the reverse-C. I think that if you can get your arms to look more like Jack's you'll have shifted to more of a release than a cut-off through the ball.

When I saw Brian, he had me point the butt of the club far to the right of the target line as the club moved through the "3 o'clock" position (assuming a face-on view). This had my arms more in the position I referred to above.

Going back to the reverse-C, I don't want to tell you not to do that because you may need more axis tilt as you make these changes (if you even need to make them).

Above all, you need to consult with someone who knows exactly what will get you to where you want to be. My advice is strictly amateur hour material, so don't read too much into it. You make a nice pass at the ball, so I'm sure you'll be able to effectively implement the necessary changes once you know what exactly they are.

As a side note, I sympathize with you about the beer. I don't think you need to worry until you get to this point.
 
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footwedge

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It looks like your setup left of where you want. Could be a too foward ball position, hard to tell from the dtl view. The reaction is to hold the release off so you don't pull hook it off the planet. I think it's a setup issue, ball postion and alignment.

Talk to Jim K., I wouldn't rip it apart. That's a pretty good swing, just minor tweaking. I agree with Spktho.
 
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footwedge

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I should clarify what i meant by release. I meant not only releasing the club, but your body also .
 
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Plumloco99

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GPM great classic clip! Again thanks to all for all your feed back, I will be posting face on video tomorrow. The finish that you see has been the same for a long, long time.

I had a great opportunity to correct it a couple of weeks ago as Brian was two miles from my home, DAMN you economy!
 
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Kevin Shields

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Plum, start your swing back by using your lower body to "stand up some grass". This will help make your change of direction so its not so upper body dominant.
 
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Maybe you should work on a little tumble. Looks like when the club is parallel on the downswing your clubface is way on the inside. Just a suggestion from someone who you prolly shouldn't listen too.
 
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