Are my hands behind my body? I cant figure it out!

MK7Golf21 · August 11, 2023

15 minutes ago, MonteScheinblum said:

That’s fine but he still has too much flexion. Plus Hogans body is extended more than you think. He’s 5-8”. The OP is still well out of position compared to Hogan

yeah, I agree. OP is excessive, I was just pointing out the middle ground with hogan vs what he is now doing

MonteScheinblum · August 11, 2023

13 minutes ago, MK7Golf21 said:

yeah, I agree. OP is excessive, I was just pointing out the middle ground with hogan vs what he is now doing

We agree

skim4 · August 11, 2023

Is how my back is curved flexion? I tried looking it up but got confused.

MPStrat · August 11, 2023

1 hour ago, glk said:

Also it is important that the spine is aligned so the initial shift of the body to the right is important in this aspect.

The opposite situation can happen where the thoracic spine is extended but with out the shift the lumbar area and thoracic are not aligned - future back issues.

Op, this is very important. If you neglect the shift to the right and do a clubhead first takeaway and then try to extend the spine, you are in trouble. This is why I don’t like stack and tilt.

Also, IMO, hip extension and spine extension are very easy to overdo. I think most or nearly all of the spine extension will happen as a result of a big turn of the thoracic spine. I don’t see many guys on tour with crazy amounts of thoracic extension. I see big turns of the upper spine.

Sergio tends to lose more hip flexion than most and tilt toward the target but that’s a big reason he hits down on driver so much.

Definitely don’t want to stay in full forward bend hip flexion in the backswing but don’t want to lose all of it either. The swings you posted today have more than enough of both.

skim4 · August 14, 2023

I uploaded two more videos of my practice over the weekend.

I focused on really trying to get to my right side. Is the bigger hip check move in the video titled "bigger hip check" too much?

This change will take some time I think. I'm noticing a much tighter dispersion in my golf shots but I not hitting them very solidly. But this is too be expected when changing the swing I think.

Thanks to everyone for all of the help!! I spent a month videoing my swing and worked on everything under the sun until y'all pointed out the obvious.