This is killing me in long irons. Hitting thin shots. I am trying to quiet my lower body and seems to work fine with the shorter clubs. As they get longer the more I slide on the downswing. I am trying to concentrate on keeping my head more still through the downswing hoping it will quiet my hips some.
Stopping the sliding hips
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Brian Manzella
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The reason the hips should slide on the downswing is to get the right shoulder to stay on plane.
If you slide them too much you may be trying to use your body to bend your plane line (clubhead path) out to right field.
Let me ask you this: If you hit a long iron solid but crooked, where does the ball go?
If you slide them too much you may be trying to use your body to bend your plane line (clubhead path) out to right field.
Let me ask you this: If you hit a long iron solid but crooked, where does the ball go?
solids are pulls. Weak are low skull slices. I hit solids far more than weak, but they are annoying and do notice over active hipslide when I skull.
I know a lot about the conventional swing, so I can relate things to you that way, but in TGN I am still learning the lingo.
I know through video I approach fine to hip high (from the inside), but the right hip gets in the way, thus I flip my hands subconciously to get back at the ball. Since TGM I don't feel getting stuck nearly as much, but getting out of the habit of flipping is hard.
My divots are straight at impact but vere left. I hit balls today and this is the pattern of my divots. When I try to swing more "out" I sometimes shank. I have been fighting the in after impact all my life.
I have the down fine, but not the out.
I feel the club almost stick in the ground at impact when I hit it real solid. I assume this is good TGM as I feel my hands ahead of the ball at impact and the ball goes on a line.
Hope this isn't too much info, but might give you a better understanding of what I am fighting here.
I know a lot about the conventional swing, so I can relate things to you that way, but in TGN I am still learning the lingo.
I know through video I approach fine to hip high (from the inside), but the right hip gets in the way, thus I flip my hands subconciously to get back at the ball. Since TGM I don't feel getting stuck nearly as much, but getting out of the habit of flipping is hard.
My divots are straight at impact but vere left. I hit balls today and this is the pattern of my divots. When I try to swing more "out" I sometimes shank. I have been fighting the in after impact all my life.
I have the down fine, but not the out.
I feel the club almost stick in the ground at impact when I hit it real solid. I assume this is good TGM as I feel my hands ahead of the ball at impact and the ball goes on a line.
Hope this isn't too much info, but might give you a better understanding of what I am fighting here.
Brian Manzella
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You need to learn to hit mini-slices with the driver off of the ground.
Here's how:
Good lie.
Ball forward.
Try to get your belt buckle to look at the target at impact.
Keep the face open.
Swing left......WAY left.
Report here after trying.
*IMPORTANT: Your weight should be moving from the MIDDLE of your LEFT foot early in the downswing toward the HEEL by impact time*
Here's how:
Good lie.
Ball forward.
Try to get your belt buckle to look at the target at impact.
Keep the face open.
Swing left......WAY left.
Report here after trying.
*IMPORTANT: Your weight should be moving from the MIDDLE of your LEFT foot early in the downswing toward the HEEL by impact time*
Brian Manzella
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Pick a flag or other small intermediate target out (maybe 75 to 100 yerds) when you work on the above.
No matter what!!!!!!! Start the ball LEFT of the target on EVERY shot. Aim left at first if need be.
Follow the above.
oh...and to answer your question....The hands DICTATE to the pivot...so.........
...if you swing left enough you WILL NOT slide.
No matter what!!!!!!! Start the ball LEFT of the target on EVERY shot. Aim left at first if need be.
Follow the above.
oh...and to answer your question....The hands DICTATE to the pivot...so.........
...if you swing left enough you WILL NOT slide.
Brian Manzella
Administrator
Do your homework and report back...
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!Brian Manzella
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You mean Waist Bend?
Brian Manzella
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Always keep that.
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