Question about backswing dropdown and creating a fluid swing motion - beginner

BogeyTed · January 19

Recently I've started taking lessons, and while I pick up a lot of useful stuff, it's a bit of an informational overload at the moment.

I honestly feel I'm learning a new way to play golf with all the challenges that's involved with that.

Anyway, right now it seems my biggest challenge is to create a smooth swing with all the different segments we've been working on. My biggest issue by far is learning the transation after dropping the club down in the backswing. I suppose this is what people call getting the club in the slot? I don't know.

Basically after making my backswing and dropping my club, I feel the entire movement of the swing becomes very disjointed and akward.

I almost feel I have to make the backswing and drop the club as movement, and pushing through towards the ball is another movement again. And I simply can't get my head around how I'm supposed to do it all in one motion and on top of that I feel the drop basically takes away all the force I can apply to the ball. The entire thing makes me feel like a f****** transformers toy.

To be perfectly honest I feel the drop down from raised and cocked club to dropping it down with a straight lead arm, it feels more like I lose all power than anything else. I just can't get my head around it.

Any other beginners who struggled with this? Did you do anything specific to figure it out or is it just about a gazillion hours on the range?

Cheers. TGIF

getitdaily · January 19

There is no drop. There are varying degrees of patience while waiting for the backswing to complete but there is no drop. There is force applied (and a lot of it) as the arms and body swing the club down.

BogeyTed · January 19

Maybe I'm working myself poorly. My pro basically wants me to go from a cocked backswing, and get the club lateral, almost 90 degree with lead arm, before I venture forward in the rotation. Guess that's what I call drop.

ShortGolfer · January 19

It is more about repeated repetition rather than total time on the range.

I'm retired, so I can do a few reps in my back yard and do other things. Then do a few more reps. I find this is a very efficient way to learn as there are a ton of things I need to do in my yard.

Put another way, a long session once a week isn't anywhere as useful as daily practice. And practicing a few times a day is more effective than once a day.

This is very important for older golfers who have to worry about injury from too much practice.

Edited January 19 by ShortGolfer

getitdaily · January 19

32 minutes ago, BogeyTed said:

Maybe I'm working myself poorly. My pro basically wants me to go from a cocked backswing, and get the club lateral, almost 90 degree with lead arm, before I venture forward in the rotation. Guess that's what I call drop.

How long have you been playing?

BogeyTed · January 19

1 minute ago, getitdaily said:

How long have you been playing?

About 2 years. About 20 rounds a year.

getitdaily · January 19

Just now, BogeyTed said:

About 2 years. About 20 rounds a year.

Assuming your teacher knows what he's doing then he's likely got you doing a drill to sync the arms with the body. I'd venture a guess that your body is outrunning your arms. Have you asked him why he's having you do that?

Remember that a drill is meant to be done to groove a new move. You still have to swing the club. The drill should result in a swing that moves slightly differently. You shouldn't be doing the drill as though it's a full swing motion.