not sure where to post it, but i want people to see it

[mactecgolf]

so i put it here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8uq1_s5-NU

a video of my golf swing with my driver

just wondering if anyone sees anything that i dont, i play to a 3 handicap, and all i can see is that im steep, and i bring it alittle outside on my backswing, but i put it back in the slot on the downswing


so any opinions?

[KMeloney]

This belongs in Swing/Fitness, FYI.

[Chilidog]

Yes, you do take the club outside straight from the start, but you tend to set it fine at the top. My concern is that you have a flying right elbow at the top. If your hips get out in front of you, I can see that swing getting pretty wild. If your right elbow was tucked more, it would be much easier for you to deliver the club back through the slot.

 

Contact seems to be good and a solid follow through. That one minor thing is all I would be concerned with.

 

Also, I really hope you have an X flex in that shaft. If not, the NV can't handle that type of load that your swing puts on it. It is WAY too whippy.

[mactecgolf]

hahah the NV is gone i was having alot of trouble with it went to a speeder and never looked back

 

never noticed the elbow though. i guess thats a result of the steepness? and yeah when my hips get out alittle, its def a FORE right.

[shooter mcgavin1]

nice swing man!

[Chilidog]

mactec,

 

Do what VJ does and put a towel under your right armpit and hit balls. That towel should never hit the ground. It will feel awkward at first, but you are just wanting the sensation of staying nice and compact.

[Samsquanch]

Very nice swing. I used to have a flying right elbow, but I fixed it doing what chilidog said ^^^ great advice. Everything feels more compact.

 

Good luck :black eye:

[starbold28]

Your head moves up and back on the backswing so it is in different position at impact than at address - just leave the cursor at the point of your nose at address and you'll thn see the head movement quite clearly - hope that helps

[HarboursideTC]

Starbold is right about the head movement, but I would be more concerned with the elbow thing. You actually do come a little outside even on the downswing, but not as much as the takeaway. This throws your hips out of sync a bit and could lead to some lower back problems later in life.

[rolling green]

I'm no expert but I don't see a major flying elbow. My main concern would be your "early extension" or standing up at impact. Seems you thrust the hips towards the ball. Look at your tush line and you'll see how much your tush moves closer to the ball and how much spine angle is lost at impact. I wish I could offer up advice but I suffer from the same issue and still searching for an answer.

[SDGolfing]

hahah the NV is gone i was having alot of trouble with it went to a speeder and never looked back

 

never noticed the elbow though. i guess thats a result of the steepness? and yeah when my hips get out alittle, its def a FORE right.

 

With as much play as the NV gets on tour i would not call it whippy by any means. Also what is funny is the NV and the Speeder are more or less the EXACT same shaft.

[mizuno67]

First id say im not a fan of this type of action

 

1) set up hands prefer a little higher and stand a little taller

2) right elbow should stay low as the arms rotate more around your body this will then cause the upper body to lower slightly and you will then be more loaded in to your right side

3) rotational pivot in the transition will take care of the rest

[Chilidog]

The NV on the tour are mostly played in X flex. If you put an NV on a frequency monitor, it actually plays a little less than a typical stiff.

[rosskoss]

You posted the same topic twice.

 

Here's my quick observation from the other thread

 

"You're practically standing up at impact.

 

That may be ok for a driver swing but such a large change in spine angle is usually no good for crisp iron ball striking with good compression unless you're drastically shifting your weight. "

[SDGolfing]

The NV on the tour are mostly played in X flex. If you put an NV on a frequency monitor, it actually plays a little less than a typical stiff.

 

Not following. Your saying A stiff CPM's to less than a typical stiff?

[Chilidog]

It CPMS to a low stiff/high firm.

[Swingtheclub]

I agree with Mizuno67 on the issue of posture

 

I would love to see you not be so bent at the spine and your hands a higher at address forming a straighter line and not so much of and L (the reason you take it outside and have to correct it)

 

I am not however concerned about your elbow but would like to see you get your weight off your heels at address.

 

 

Last but not least I would slow down the back swing at least to one speed. You start back at one speed and shift gears and go faster.

 

I keep preaching it all over this forum posture and address position dictate so much of how we swing the club.

 

By the way I just switched to a speeder shaft as well lowered my ball flight some. Good luck

[HMSmai]

I agree with Ken on this one. Our set-up is absolutely CRUCIAL in the golf swing. I've seen many golfers that you could correct their address position and see immediate changes for the better in the swing simply by improving their set-up.

 

To the OP, I would listen to Ken on this one. I just made a similar change in my posture (although I was more towards my toes), but the main thing I notice is the weight towards your heels and a 'concave' lower back. If you watch footage of the pros, you will see most have a flat lower back and are centered over the feet. A good thought to correct your lower back would be putting your tail bone between your legs. You feel a bit crunched at first (as I did), but I believe you feel better in balance. Your swing will feel much more in front of you and controllable as opposed to the feeling of it being out away from you.

 

Good luck

[shooter mcgavin1]

I agree with Mizuno67 on the issue of posture

 

I would love to see you not be so bent at the spine and your hands a higher at address forming a straighter line and not so much of and L (the reason you take it outside and have to correct it)

 

I am not however concerned about your elbow but would like to see you get your weight off your heels at address.

 

 

Last but not least I would slow down the back swing at least to one speed. You start back at one speed and shift gears and go faster.

 

I keep preaching it all over this forum posture and address position dictate so much of how we swing the club.

 

By the way I just switched to a speeder shaft as well lowered my ball flight some. Good luck

 

 

I agree with Ken on this one. Our set-up is absolutely CRUCIAL in the golf swing. I've seen many golfers that you could correct their address position and see immediate changes for the better in the swing simply by improving their set-up.

 

To the OP, I would listen to Ken on this one. I just made a similar change in my posture (although I was more towards my toes), but the main thing I notice is the weight towards your heels and a 'concave' lower back. If you watch footage of the pros, you will see most have a flat lower back and are centered over the feet. A good thought to correct your lower back would be putting your tail bone between your legs. You feel a bit crunched at first (as I did), but I believe you feel better in balance. Your swing will feel much more in front of you and controllable as opposed to the feeling of it being out away from you.

 

Good luck

 

can one of you get a picture or video of this correct posture? to my eye it doesnt look that bad, but im new to golf.

 

thanks guys, id like to make sure i have the best posture possible + im sure it would help the OP out as well.

[Swingtheclub]

get a picture of Tiger at address and put it on a mirror and then compare his address position in my opinion is close to perfect too

[cdesana]

Pretty darn good swing, but your bad shot is probably a pull or pull hook?

 

Also tough to see from that angle but your hands at address look a little weak. That could be because you want to make sure to keep the club head square at inpact, due to previous problems with the pulls.

[Chilidog]

I wouldn't think it is a hook with those high hands. I would think the bad shot is one of two: pull cut. Or push cut. His hips are firing through so fast that if they get out of timing, that thing could go wildly right.

[HMSmai]

can one of you get a picture or video of this correct posture? to my eye it doesnt look that bad, but im new to golf.

thanks guys, id like to make sure i have the best posture possible + im sure it would help the OP out as well.

 

I'm sure you could look at many pro's address positions and find a great lower back. Here are two examples - it's difficult to find a pro with a concave back, but I think I ran into one the other day.

 

I couldn't find a picture of Heath Slocum at address - but if you watch this

and look at 5:27 it's a great view of his address position. It's not overly excessive, just an example of a concave back. (You can see how his tail end sticks out a bit)

 

As opposed to what a flat back looks like:

 

Tiger

 

 

As I mentioned earlier, it may seem small but it makes a big difference as to how you feel and swing the club. You feel more compact and in control rather than being set way back on your heels and feel like your swinging outside of your body. Hope this helps.

[juansky]

One thing I did notice was your pelvic pivot moved towards the ball on the down swing. Imagine you're swinging up against a wall and your tush is touching it......well on the down swing your tush moves forward and away from the wall.......that will defenitely not help with consistency. Your spine angle at setup is nice....but at impact it's very vertical and that happens because of your pivot thrust....your body has to compensate for the move which makes you loose your spine angle through the hitting area.

 

If you look at the pros you'll notice they keep the same spine angle and same pivot through the whole swing until they fully release the club.....

 

Checkout this link to see what I mean......ignore the fact that he calls it "Hogan's power move".

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8uq1_s5-NU

 

a video of my golf swing with my driver

 

just wondering if anyone sees anything that i dont, i play to a 3 handicap, and all i can see is that im steep, and i bring it alittle outside on my backswing, but i put it back in the slot on the downswing

 

 

so any opinions?