OTT help

[Downtown_Brown_41]

Any suggestions? Hitting it well but feeling lost. Thanks in advance 

 

 

[tthomasgolfer605]

18 hours ago, Downtown_Brown_41 said:

Any suggestions? Hitting it well but feeling lost. Thanks in advance 

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I'm curious if you have a aiming right issue and the ott is a reaction to that. Appears so from your alignment. 

[j.b.newton]

@tthomasgolfer605 thats an interesting take...  mind explaining a little more?  You've made me double think my alignment now....

Edited May 2, 2023 by j.b.newton

[tthomasgolfer605]

2 hours ago, j.b.newton said:

@tthomasgolfer605 thats an interesting take...  mind explaining a little more?  You've made me double think my alignment now....

Aim line in red. Ball flight line in blue. 

[Valtiel]

I'm seeing a combination of three core elements that are leading to your overall OTT delivery:



First you have this rocking back on to your heels in your takeaway which sets up a lot of potential problems, the most common of which is the simple reaction to this which is to move towards your toes at some point in the swing. Intentionally unbalancing yourself in any capacity is bad as you need to be balanced and stable to create the necessary forces in a "correct" golf swing.



Up into your backswing we see another more "extreme" kind of thing similar to the rocking back towards your heels in that you appear to be resisting any kind of wrist set/hinge. This is a problem because it gets the club working flatter/deeper behind you which in turn creates a reverse loop at the top of your swing that pushes you into an OTT direction (more on that below). Here is a good primer on how you want to feel your wrists setting correctly.



Now your hands start to change direction, moving straight up still without wrist set. We also see the beginning of you losing depth and coming towards the ball, likely a reaction to your heel shift in the beginning.



Up to the top we finally see wrist setting occur (very late) and more movement towards your toes now, re-balancing but in such a way that your momentum is now shifting concerningly towards the ball.  



Down into impact we see a big move towards the ball with the right side as both your right knee and hip come straight out. The lower body is generally driving in the wrong direction here, out towards 1-2 o'clock if the target is 12 o'clock. Pros drive in the opposite direction, towards 10-11 o'clock.

Overall its a layered issue. The heel shift in the beginning unbalances you, the lack of wrist hinge gets your path a little wonky going back and the corrections that come after (hands coming straight up, late wrist set) seems to negatively reinforce the rebalancing that happens in transition that sets your momentum working towards the ball too much. The alignment stuff @tthomasgolfer605 mentioned above is relevant too based on your intended target vs. where you're actually aiming.

Proper wrist set via the video I linked earlier should be looked at first coupled with a general neutralizing of your alignment. Lower body stuff can be looked at next with an understanding that the interconnected nature of all this means you're going to hit some really bad shots for awhile. Start smaller/slower and take lots of video.

[Downtown_Brown_41]

49 minutes ago, Valtiel said:

@Valtiel Thanks for the breakdown! I have a lot to work on

@tthomasgolfer605 I have always struggled with lining up right. This makes a lot of sense along with all of my other issues

[j.b.newton]

@tthomasgolfer605 - I see the feet line up at the target (which is right of perfect aim) and the knees and shoulders point more and more left (respectively).   is that what you are implying or that the body is lined up way right of where the should, thus the swing compensates to "correct" it?

[tthomasgolfer605]

6 minutes ago, j.b.newton said:

@tthomasgolfer605 - I see the feet line up at the target (which is right of perfect aim) and the knees and shoulders point more and more left (respectively).   is that what you are implying or that the body is lined up way right of where the should, thus the swing compensates to "correct" it?

Everything is aimed right. Your Subconscious knows this and built in compensations. Now you have to train your aim and let your brain rewire itself. Takes a while, but it's worth it. I'd start there before getting into mechanics.