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Canadan said:
Two hour countdown.

I'm so excited to see what comes of this. I am SO desperate for someone to find the crux of this issue and bring me back to what I believe I am capable of.
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Ooooh. I am excited to hear how it goes.
 
Well then.
 
Canadan said:
Well then.
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I decided to mix it up a bit and meet with Mitch at the Cincinnati location to get another set of eyes on the driver swing.

When he came into the room, I said pretty bluntly that I am quite pleased with my iron swing (I had a 177 yard carry 8 iron on the screen at the time, tight little center draw lmao) and the real reason I am emotionally compromised is because of my wood swing, that goes down to my hybrid.

After watching my swing a handful of times and using the OptiMotion tool to showcases some of the angles, he decided we should focus purely on one element of my setup/move, which was the amount of knee bend I had at address, and allowing that flex to reduce by the top of the backswing, and then compress again on the way back through. Fortunately the "back through" part is a natural move for me, so it was really just getting the starting flex from 3 degrees to about 14 or so.

Genuinely speaking, it felt like some power came back immediately. Obviously lots of work needed, but I almost never felt 'lost' in my swing which has plagued me for months. Super weird, super satisfying.

We moved to the hybrid because I brought it in as well and while implementing the move, I was regularly and frankly, casually ripping 240+ yard carries with the OG super hybrid and the stock steelfiber shaft. It felt controlled and powerful as hell.

We're going to do 30 minute lessons and 30 minute practice sessions weekly or bi-weekly and his goal is to isolate certain things, refine them, and then move on when we're happy. The next big piece of the puzzle will be length of backswing, and I am SO ready to dial it back a bit.
 
Canadan said:
I decided to mix it up a bit and meet with Mitch at the Cincinnati location to get another set of eyes on the driver swing.

When he came into the room, I said pretty bluntly that I am quite pleased with my iron swing (I had a 177 yard carry 8 iron on the screen at the time, tight little center draw lmao) and the real reason I am emotionally compromised is because of my wood swing, that goes down to my hybrid.

After watching my swing a handful of times and using the OptiMotion tool to showcases some of the angles, he decided we should focus purely on one element of my setup/move, which was the amount of knee bend I had at address, and allowing that flex to reduce by the top of the backswing, and then compress again on the way back through. Fortunately the "back through" part is a natural move for me, so it was really just getting the starting flex from 3 degrees to about 14 or so.

Genuinely speaking, it felt like some power came back immediately. Obviously lots of work needed, but I almost never felt 'lost' in my swing which has plagued me for months. Super weird, super satisfying.

We moved to the hybrid because I brought it in as well and while implementing the move, I was regularly and frankly, casually ripping 240+ yard carries with the OG super hybrid and the stock steelfiber shaft. It felt controlled and powerful as hell.

We're going to do 30 minute lessons and 30 minute practice sessions weekly or bi-weekly and his goal is to isolate certain things, refine them, and then move on when we're happy. The next big piece of the puzzle will be length of backswing, and I am SO ready to dial it back a bit.
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That sounds awesome. It's amazing when you find someone who has 'the eye' to really capture the issue. It's so freeing to know you're on the right track and now all you have do is get to work. The combo of the human talent and technology really makes the whole process second to none
 
Canadan said:
I decided to mix it up a bit and meet with Mitch at the Cincinnati location to get another set of eyes on the driver swing.

When he came into the room, I said pretty bluntly that I am quite pleased with my iron swing (I had a 177 yard carry 8 iron on the screen at the time, tight little center draw lmao) and the real reason I am emotionally compromised is because of my wood swing, that goes down to my hybrid.

After watching my swing a handful of times and using the OptiMotion tool to showcases some of the angles, he decided we should focus purely on one element of my setup/move, which was the amount of knee bend I had at address, and allowing that flex to reduce by the top of the backswing, and then compress again on the way back through. Fortunately the "back through" part is a natural move for me, so it was really just getting the starting flex from 3 degrees to about 14 or so.

Genuinely speaking, it felt like some power came back immediately. Obviously lots of work needed, but I almost never felt 'lost' in my swing which has plagued me for months. Super weird, super satisfying.

We moved to the hybrid because I brought it in as well and while implementing the move, I was regularly and frankly, casually ripping 240+ yard carries with the OG super hybrid and the stock steelfiber shaft. It felt controlled and powerful as hell.

We're going to do 30 minute lessons and 30 minute practice sessions weekly or bi-weekly and his goal is to isolate certain things, refine them, and then move on when we're happy. The next big piece of the puzzle will be length of backswing, and I am SO ready to dial it back a bit.
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Thats awesome.
Sometimes it is just a second set of eyes.
And your post here really outlines that a lot of the fear of lessons, being a rebuild of some sort, is something small
 
E.Appleton said:
That sounds awesome. It's amazing when you find someone who has 'the eye' to really capture the issue. It's so freeing to know you're on the right track and now all you have do is get to work. The combo of the human talent and technology really makes the whole process second to none
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What I loved about it was that I had something I could actually set to and try to engage with. I've not had that kind of advice in ages. I'm SO curious to see what kind of advice he can provide to shorten the backswing, because I would imagine this kind of feeling is way easier in that it's at the starting point rather than the middle of the swing.
 
JB said:
Thats awesome.
Sometimes it is just a second set of eyes.
And your post here really outlines that a lot of the fear of lessons, being a rebuild of some sort, is something small
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He said laughingly "and all I've done so far is set your knee angle" like it's such a small thing, but that small thing I think is quietly settling down some other things that make it wrong.

While some parts of my swing will probably look more like an engine rebuild if we really tackle them, the fact that I could produce the power I did today with really only a minor adjustment to a critical element of the swing tells me everything I need to know.

And lessons are freaking scary. Tinkering with a swing is scary. I totally understand where people are coming from.

But finding the right person to get you there may end up being the most rewarding thing ever. I hope that's what has started for me today.
 
Canadan said:
I decided to mix it up a bit and meet with Mitch at the Cincinnati location to get another set of eyes on the driver swing.

When he came into the room, I said pretty bluntly that I am quite pleased with my iron swing (I had a 177 yard carry 8 iron on the screen at the time, tight little center draw lmao) and the real reason I am emotionally compromised is because of my wood swing, that goes down to my hybrid.

After watching my swing a handful of times and using the OptiMotion tool to showcases some of the angles, he decided we should focus purely on one element of my setup/move, which was the amount of knee bend I had at address, and allowing that flex to reduce by the top of the backswing, and then compress again on the way back through. Fortunately the "back through" part is a natural move for me, so it was really just getting the starting flex from 3 degrees to about 14 or so.

Genuinely speaking, it felt like some power came back immediately. Obviously lots of work needed, but I almost never felt 'lost' in my swing which has plagued me for months. Super weird, super satisfying.

We moved to the hybrid because I brought it in as well and while implementing the move, I was regularly and frankly, casually ripping 240+ yard carries with the OG super hybrid and the stock steelfiber shaft. It felt controlled and powerful as hell.

We're going to do 30 minute lessons and 30 minute practice sessions weekly or bi-weekly and his goal is to isolate certain things, refine them, and then move on when we're happy. The next big piece of the puzzle will be length of backswing, and I am SO ready to dial it back a bit.
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This is great to hear. Very curious to see how you guys tackle the length of backswing for you.
 
Canadan said:
I decided to mix it up a bit and meet with Mitch at the Cincinnati location to get another set of eyes on the driver swing.

When he came into the room, I said pretty bluntly that I am quite pleased with my iron swing (I had a 177 yard carry 8 iron on the screen at the time, tight little center draw lmao) and the real reason I am emotionally compromised is because of my wood swing, that goes down to my hybrid.

After watching my swing a handful of times and using the OptiMotion tool to showcases some of the angles, he decided we should focus purely on one element of my setup/move, which was the amount of knee bend I had at address, and allowing that flex to reduce by the top of the backswing, and then compress again on the way back through. Fortunately the "back through" part is a natural move for me, so it was really just getting the starting flex from 3 degrees to about 14 or so.

Genuinely speaking, it felt like some power came back immediately. Obviously lots of work needed, but I almost never felt 'lost' in my swing which has plagued me for months. Super weird, super satisfying.

We moved to the hybrid because I brought it in as well and while implementing the move, I was regularly and frankly, casually ripping 240+ yard carries with the OG super hybrid and the stock steelfiber shaft. It felt controlled and powerful as hell.

We're going to do 30 minute lessons and 30 minute practice sessions weekly or bi-weekly and his goal is to isolate certain things, refine them, and then move on when we're happy. The next big piece of the puzzle will be length of backswing, and I am SO ready to dial it back a bit.
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Awesome sauce. Minimal tweaks is nice to hear. You'll be back to smashing top of the bag again real soon.
Setting a schedule is also huge to get yourself into a routine.
 
Speaking of lessons and schedule. I had a lesson this afternoon (will post update later) and talked with my coach about a set schedule.

They are adding another person to the location so everyone hours are shifting a bit. I'll get a schedule locked down soon though.
 
Last lesson was all about getting recentered. Recenter early with the irons. Get right and recenter HARD with the driver.

Went to practice this afternoon. These numbers are batty. I love them.
 
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Lesson and practice scheduled for Thursday. Excited to see what’s in store, especially seeing everyone else making big gains!
 
Canadan said:
He said laughingly "and all I've done so far is set your knee angle" like it's such a small thing, but that small thing I think is quietly settling down some other things that make it wrong.

While some parts of my swing will probably look more like an engine rebuild if we really tackle them, the fact that I could produce the power I did today with really only a minor adjustment to a critical element of the swing tells me everything I need to know.

And lessons are freaking scary. Tinkering with a swing is scary. I totally understand where people are coming from.

But finding the right person to get you there may end up being the most rewarding thing ever. I hope that's what has started for me today.
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Nice - do you have before/after shots of the knee bend?
 
blazinden said:
Awesome sauce. Minimal tweaks is nice to hear. You'll be back to smashing top of the bag again real soon.
Setting a schedule is also huge to get yourself into a routine.
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I am already absolutely itching to get back. It's been five hours lmao
 
Before and after at address.

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Might not seem like a lot, but left side is around 3 degrees. Right side was somewhere between 13-15 depending on swing.
 
Canadan said:
Before and after at address.

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Might not seem like a lot, but left side is around 3 degrees. Right side was somewhere between 13-15 depending on swing.
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It’s noticeable, but not obvious. Very cool that it had such a favorable impact.
 
BriMac said:
It’s noticeable, but not obvious. Very cool that it had such a favorable impact.
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Yeah, pretty surprising honestly.

But, it's a starting point. A real live starting point, that showed favorable results almost instantly.
 
Canadan said:
the bend at the knee.
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So they want you to have more flex? I would not say the left is bad. But I honestly dont know. What is the goal with that?
 
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