My golf swing, some advice needed

[zharvey85]

Loss of power, hitting blocks

Hi all,

I have posted a couple swing videos to the link below, and let me know what you think.

My swing videos link

Towards the last half of this past season, I noticed I started to hit big blocks and really lost some power in my swing (285 driver avg. down to about 255ish), and have been wondering what the culprit is. I naturally draw the ball, and this offseason I have been trying to work on my posture and maintaining that throughout the swing, as well as working on turning vs. sliding through the ball. I feel like my backswing is quite good (a touch long, due to my right leg straightening), but I think there is an issue in my downswing that I do not know or understand that causes the block. In my backswing, I'm able to get the club in a very good position at the top, so I'm thinking the fault is in the downswing.


Any thoughts would be appreciated!


Thanks,

Zach

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Hi all,

I have posted a couple swing videos to the link below, and let me know what you think.

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Towards the last half of this past season, I noticed I started to hit big blocks and really lost some power in my swing (285 driver avg. down to about 255ish), and have been wondering what the culprit is. I naturally draw the ball, and this offseason I have been trying to work on my posture and maintaining that throughout the swing, as well as working on turning vs. sliding through the ball. I feel like my backswing is quite good (a touch long, due to my right leg straightening), but I think there is an issue in my downswing that I do not know or understand that causes the block. In my backswing, I'm able to get the club in a very good position at the top, so I'm thinking the fault is in the downswing.


Any thoughts would be appreciated!


Thanks,

Zach
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Summary
Too much lordosis (sway back).Could be a fitness issue)
sway load of upper body going back
loading over your right leg instead of into your right leg-straigtening your right knee is an influential factor in this
Not turning deep enough with your hips going back
a major disconnect of your arms and body on the lower downswing

suggestions
toe out your left foot.this will help you to pivot through
Turn deeper with your right hip going back
Maintain the brace of your right knee all the way to the top

drills
1. place hands on opposite shoulders.turn your shoulders until they are line with your right foot.Your left hip should stay in place,your head should be steady laterally even though it can rotate up to 25 degrees and space should open up on your right hip at the top vs your setup position
2.Ben Hogan 5 lessons drill on the Ed Sullivan show.Notice that mr hogan's upper arms are closely connected to his body.Practice the 8-2 version of this drill.Put a ball down and hit it every third pass
3 Hit balls with a nerf football between your elbows.this will help to synch your arms and body