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That looks good Pete. Can't wait to see where it takes you this season.
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I just wish I could get my hips to turn like you do. Looking back at some of your chipping film your hip turn is amazing. Good Luck in the upcoming Season.
Thanks guys. :act-up: I'll be working a lot on this over Xmas and in January. It is looking good, but I'm not feeling it (yet). I was pretty surprised when I saw it, better than it felt and better than I expected.
Opening your feet (clown-stance, toes pointing more to theside) helps with rotating the hips. Basically same thing Freddie Couples does to ease his turn.
Thanks for the tip. Would I do this toe out stance just with the left foot or both?
I'll tinker with this after my lesson today to check the hip angle #'s back swing and through the downswing while I'm hooked up to the monitor.
Both preferrably, but left foot is most important so you can rotate throug and not flip the wrists. Approx. 30* is the angle you want, balance 50/50 throughout and remain centered.
Pete, love the swing my man! Question on your hand position at set up; you seem to keep your hands in line with the ball, maybe even a little behind the ball. I actually try and do the very same thing but I think you are doing it even more than I am. What does this help promote in the swing?
Does it keep the club or hands from coming down too quickly or is it just putting them in a correct position?
You see many players with the hands more in front of the ball at address, or they start the backswing with a forward press....why?
What happens in your swing or with the ball flight when you find your hands are a bit too much in front of the ball compared to where you are at now?
Thanks!
Only reason I asked was a long time ago I was trying to fade the ball and a staff professional at the range I was at saw me and I asked him what I should be doing. He said pull your hands back at address (as they were pressed forward) and then swing. I did and the fade appeared. So ever since then I've always tried to make sure my hands were in line with the ball, or even a bit behind it.Good questions and I'm not sure of the answers. Perception is weird. I made a conscious effort to try to have my hands a bit further forward and it's barely showing. I try to be neutral but I sometimes have that negative shaft lean. When I've tried to have more forward shaft lean it always opens up the clubface and then it feels like I have to close it a ton. When I've tried it I get a steeper attack and hit it lower, so I didn't like it.
I don't really know what happens, I just try to be neutral in my positions.
Only reason I asked was a long time ago I was trying to fade the ball and a staff professional at the range I was at saw me and I asked him what I should be doing. He said pull your hands back at address (as they were pressed forward) and then swing. I did and the fade appeared. So ever since then I've always tried to make sure my hands were in line with the ball, or even a bit behind it.
That is a stupidly powerful looking move you have going on there, Pete. Good job man!
Pete....where do you position the ball on your driver? I have been playing around with my ball position with the driver and trying to move it more front/middle of my stance. I've noticed that I get a lot more accurate but my distance goes down. I usually like to play it pretty far up in my stance which allows my legs and hips to get more involved. I create the power but my accuracy goes down.
Can you do a clip sometime down the road with your driver like you've done with the irons?
Been doing work since my last post but it's not just happening. I work out 5 times a week now and obviously that can throw some quirks into the swing since I'm sore most days of the week. I hit 200-300 balls twice per week and do swingwork in front of a mirror at home most other days. Been working on keeping my left arm straight and high but it's hard, because I've started to get some shoulder pain. Hopefully stretching it out better will solve that.
Great work pete, keep it up, I love your swing!