The Brian Manzella Show pilot paid off. . .

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Lately I had been driving the ball great for me, 290-295 average with about 6 or 7 fairways, yet couldn't capitalize on these drives. Every iron I hit except from 100 and in was off the toe. When I mean off the toe, I mean not even on the scoring lines. As you know, that meant shots to the right, shots coming up short and a plethora of garbage all around. Well, in the pilot, I asked this question and both Brian and Damon said I was standing up to fit the swing in. That was the problem exactly! I started to bury the right shoulder, and swing a little more inside on the backswing like Brian suggested. Combine that with more axis tilt and my iron play really came on. Solid center clubface contact was everything I dreamed it could be. I was getting more accuracy and distance with all the irons. Oh yeah, I can't remember the last time I felt so balanced during the swing. Thanks for the help Brian and Damon. I defintiely be tuning in next time.
 
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Wow, I have the _exact_ same problem right now. Except my fix seems different. I don't know what 'standing up to fit the swing in' means, but someone told me I had a smidge too much weight on my back foot.

Sure enough it makes perfect sense when you think about it.... if your weight is a little too far back, your rear foot becomes an anchor and your arch shortens.... you never get through the ball properly.

So your fix was to swing more inside basically? Inside on the way back and right shoulder down on the downswing? Interesting.
 
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ColinMB said:
Wow, I have the _exact_ same problem right now. Except my fix seems different. I don't know what 'standing up to fit the swing in' means, but someone told me I had a smidge too much weight on my back foot.

Sure enough it makes perfect sense when you think about it.... if your weight is a little too far back, your rear foot becomes an anchor and your arch shortens.... you never get through the ball properly.

So your fix was to swing more inside basically? Inside on the way back and right shoulder down on the downswing? Interesting.
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Well, I will put it this way. When at the range, I think about burying the right shoulder (for a right hander) more than taking my backswing to the inside.
 
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Brian is currently working with me on burying the right shoulder as I was standing too bent over, causing my shoulders to be too upright on the backswing. I am now focusing on standing closer and taller to the ball at address and burying the right shoulder, taking club on a more inside path while getting a good arm/hand extension at the top of the backswing. Real powerful position. I immediately added height and distance to my shots, but at the end of yesterday's round, I started to push my shots - the ball started out to the right, but instead of drawing back, would keep going with a little cut while losing distance. I immediately went to the range and worked on getting more axis tilt - worked like a charm!

One issue down, 25 more to go!
 
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It reminds me of the bit on shoulder rotation in NSA.

It helped me slot the club on the inside on the way down. I recall Brian also talks about driving the left shoulder up (to enhance the same effect).

What I think this action is also doing is allowing you/me to get through the ball better. It does promote axis tilt, which also lets us get through the ball better. Conversely I end my swing earlier (because my right shoulder isn't driving down through the target line) and causes a toe hit.
 
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swingobsessed said:
Can you explain this?

Thx
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Basically, imagine someone is pulling down on the right, or you FEEL you are not allowing the right shoulder to go any higher than it is at address on the backswing. Somewhere in another thread, Brian mnetions a bunch of feels for stopping a steep swing. Another was feeling as though the left shoulder did not go any lower. I will try and find that thread later and post it.
 
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I think I misunderstood. So when you say keep right shoulder down, you mean in the back swing?

So this results in a more level back swing, rather than a steep one?
 
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wpfisher said:
Basically, imagine someone is pulling down on the right, or you FEEL you are not allowing the right shoulder to go any higher than it is at address on the backswing. Somewhere in another thread, Brian mnetions a bunch of feels for stopping a steep swing. Another was feeling as though the left shoulder did not go any lower. I will try and find that thread later and post it.
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Anyone know where Brian's feels for stopping a steep swing are located?
 
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