I have a tendency to shut the clubface early in the forward swing. I believe it's a subconcious fear of pushing the shot right, and I have learned to swing around this slightly shut clubface through impact. Recently I tried working on a right arm sweep motion with some success, but ended up hitting very erratic shots with it except for one occassion. I'm not even sure if the sweep fixed the problem, but it sure looked good on tape. Any suggestions? Please stick to TGM with your advice too, I'm trying to make all of my learning here stem from the book only for right now. Thank you.
A re-occuring problem
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If you are now swinging like the photos previously posted, your hands "bottom out" too soon in the middle of your stance rather than under the left shoulder. This indicates your right arm sweep could have a horizontal component, since "sweep" doesn't sound like "down and out to low point beneath the ground". A good swing can appear to be a sweep, but not feel like one. If your hands feel like they're sweeping, your almost certainly not hitting "down" enough.
Do a left hand low, split-grip drill. Start your backswing in your usual mannner and look, look,look down at the orientation of your arms. Notice how your right arm is inside your left. Notice how more pronounced your bent right wrist is, and notice it inside your left arm. Your right has the inside track. Take that lag, slow, slow, slow down to impact position. Notice that right arm inside your left still. Now, without moving one single thing, exept switch to your normal grip, making sure your arm orientation stays the same. Do a slow left hand low swing paying very close attention to the wrist and arm positions it produces. Now switch back to a normal grip but produce those same arm and wrist orientations that left hand low gives you, but learn produce it with your normal grip. KEEP THAT RIGHT ARM INSIDE THE LEFT ARM WAY WAY WAY INTO THE FOLLOWTHROUGH OR I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN AND THRASH YOU!!!!
Like Hogan, I lay awake at night for a year figuring out a way not to hook my shut-faced swing. It may be a complex move, but it feels right for me. This solution gave me Tevino-like impact alignments. A word of warning though, and perhaps a blessing in disguise, it sent me back to the gym after a 15 year absence to buit up my back muscles and increase some flexibility. Expect some soreness...and some lag-daddy bullets. Shut that bad boy down all you want within reason(see Brian's article on twist-away) and never hook. You are a leakage hooker my friend. I suffered with it for 20 years until this drill, discovered quite by accident got me my accuracy back. Take your 8 iron out and don't hit any chips over 100 yards...or less. It may take a while. What's that, don't have the time or patience? Then show God the time on your wrist watch going back, and make sure he can tell time way past what feels like impact. A beautiful image by Gerry Hogan.
Like Hogan, I lay awake at night for a year figuring out a way not to hook my shut-faced swing. It may be a complex move, but it feels right for me. This solution gave me Tevino-like impact alignments. A word of warning though, and perhaps a blessing in disguise, it sent me back to the gym after a 15 year absence to buit up my back muscles and increase some flexibility. Expect some soreness...and some lag-daddy bullets. Shut that bad boy down all you want within reason(see Brian's article on twist-away) and never hook. You are a leakage hooker my friend. I suffered with it for 20 years until this drill, discovered quite by accident got me my accuracy back. Take your 8 iron out and don't hit any chips over 100 yards...or less. It may take a while. What's that, don't have the time or patience? Then show God the time on your wrist watch going back, and make sure he can tell time way past what feels like impact. A beautiful image by Gerry Hogan.
Brian Manzella
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Try this....
Turn and cock going back and uncock ONLY coming down....the ball will (should) go WAY right....
and SHORT...if you can do it---you may have already FIXED your problem.
Turn and cock going back and uncock ONLY coming down....the ball will (should) go WAY right....
and SHORT...if you can do it---you may have already FIXED your problem.
Ringer: If you are using the karate chop feel and hitting it right I would suggest you may be overplane. If you are on plane and use this feel, CF should pull the clubhead into alignment as you are a swinger..
Brian: Just saw your animated gif there.... looks like you are hitting, how are the shots coming out?
Brian: Just saw your animated gif there.... looks like you are hitting, how are the shots coming out?
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