Flatten swing

[bcoak]

I was hoping someone could give me some advice on how to flatten my swing out. Should I concentrate on turning my shoulders flatter or concentrate on swinging my armns flatter or both? If you want the reason why I want to be flatter I can go into it but trust me it has to be done.

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[Mathew]

I assume you mean the path of the clubshaft...

"Should I concentrate on turning my shoulders flatter or concentrate on swinging my armns flatter or both?"

Just do it the proper way. Look up right forearm takeaway on here, TGM forum and chucks even.

If you setup with a club touching the wall with a light attached, the light should always point a long the line which is called the plane line. This is being on plane ....

 

[Ringer]

Put your hands AROUND your shoulders on the backswing and finish... as if you were trying to touch your biceps.

But that's a non-TGM answer... so you may choose to ignore it.

 

[6bee1dee]

May I ask why you need to flatten your swing? Is it extremly upright? What is your ball flight with your swing now?
A "flat" shoulder turn isn't a flat swing, the arms can still be high.

 

[bcoak]

Acording to my instructor my swing is too upright (among other things) and it is causing all sorts of problems. On the move down I get over/past my left leg very early and the club is now outside/over and steep causing very poor contact and no compression. I also have no consistent ball flight - left, right, left, etc. He wants me to get flatter and work on getting into the sit-down position in the downswing. When I concentrate on getting the club (or arms) flatter I can sit down better and can move into the ball on a shallower plane which helps me with contact/compression and ball flight. I also feel like I can be more aggressive and it takes less effort to hit it (and it goes further)
I am athletic and in shape and hit it no where with a lot of effort. I know I need to figure out a way to re-train my swing to get it flatter so I can improve.

 

[EdZ]

Sounds like the headcover under the lead arm might be a good drill for you. It will help you synch up your turn and stop the lift. The lift can make your timing very difficult, your tempo must be dead on with that approach.

 

[bts]

More pivot turn instead of raised arms. Also aim more toward the right starting down and finish lower.

 

[njmp2]

quote:Originally posted by bcoak

Acording to my instructor my swing is too upright (among other things) and it is causing all sorts of problems. On the move down I get over/past my left leg very early and the club is now outside/over and steep causing very poor contact and no compression. I also have no consistent ball flight - left, right, left, etc. He wants me to get flatter and work on getting into the sit-down position in the downswing. When I concentrate on getting the club (or arms) flatter I can sit down better and can move into the ball on a shallower plane which helps me with contact/compression and ball flight. I also feel like I can be more aggressive and it takes less effort to hit it (and it goes further)
I am athletic and in shape and hit it no where with a lot of effort. I know I need to figure out a way to re-train my swing to get it flatter so I can improve.

1- I'd work on the OTHER things first. You might have a reverse pivot (I hate that term) because you get on your left too soon.
2- Flatter doesn't mean FLAT it means less up right
3- a Hogan-like flatter swing needs a bigger hip turn. A high-handed swing like Els requires a smaller "bump" to the left. Which feels better for you, if you fixed your problem of being on your left side too soon in the swing?
I don't think you are working on the right things. I'd work on a proper pivot turn, forget where the hands go at the top. Down stroke is king. "But momma, thats where the fun is."