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What is the major swing flaw in most high handicappers?

MBurnham

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I was thinking about the golf swing today and started to think about swing flaws. I, myself, struggle with an over the top move and think most amateurs do as well.

What other swing flaws do most high handicappers have? What are some good drills to help fix general swing flaws?


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Over the top and flipping are the two biggest based on everything we have read and seen.
 
If I had to pick one, OTT for sure.
 
JB said:
Over the top and flipping are the two biggest based on everything we have read and seen.
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Flipping was one of the other ones I was thinking about.


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According to my teacher,letting the face of the club turn over.This has been my main intentions in my game Rehaul with him.High handicappers square the club with the hands.Need to square the club with a pivot and never letting the face turn over
 
Over the top would be my guess.

What causes flipping? Is that usually due to grip?
 
I suffer from both flipping and the OTT in some form or fashion. Its always something I fall into when I don't practice enough.

JM
 
I would think flipping first.

I wonder why ott is so common? what is it about the golf swing that so many people's natural athletic intuition is to swing outside in?


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For me it is/was over the top ... can't tell you how many roof tops I have nailed over the years ...
 
I would think that OTT and not enough body rotation would be the biggest flaws....both will cause slices and pulls depending on club face
 
OTT and flipping are the two most common I see.

Others might be no lower body and improper footwork
 
Tempo...getting quick can lead to many problems including OTT. That and overswinging.

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Ott and flipping are both related.Once the face turns over we are screwed.Have to keep it wide open
 
I heard/read that Chicken Wing affects close to 50% of new golfers/high handicappers.
 
JB said:
Over the top and flipping are the two biggest based on everything we have read and seen.
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Without a doubt, those are the TWO biggest ones that I saw in my time as an instructor.
 
Snatching the club back inside.
 
c.a.eleric said:
I would think flipping first.

I wonder why ott is so common? what is it about the golf swing that so many people's natural athletic intuition is to swing outside in?


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In my opinion, OTT happens because beginners (and non-beginners) make the ball their target. When the ball is your target, the most efficient way to get to it is over-the-top. Once you get the OTT move ingrained, it's really hard to get rid of.
 
JB said:
Over the top and flipping are the two biggest based on everything we have read and seen.
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I agree. Numbers 1 & 2.
 
OTT, too quick of a tempo and failing to rotate your lower body
 
wadesworld said:
In my opinion, OTT happens because beginners (and non-beginners) make the ball their target. When the ball is your target, the most efficient way to get to it is over-the-top. Once you get the OTT move ingrained, it's really hard to get rid of.
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Hanging back, over swinging or getting out in front of the ball. The over the top and flip is a by product of the bigger swing issue.
 
I'm not sure, but I've gone through all the ones listed so I must be an expert on how not to swing.
 
OTT all the way. We see so many draw biased drivers out there marketed to the masses to help counteract that (note that I didn't say fix it), but you rarely see fade biased really pushed. Granted, many TP lines are a degree or two open, but those usually aren't the big marketed lines.
 
Tadashi70 said:
Hanging back, over swinging or getting out in front of the ball. The over the top and flip is a by product of the bigger swing issue.
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I would say hanging back, and flipping.

Jack
 
Over the top.
 
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