Pictures of your back swing
Shakey
#TheGolfWhisperer
I need a good drill to keep me from taking the club back to far.
My over swing is so bad that I can catch my driver head out of the corner of my eye every now & then.
flog2424
Philippians 4:13
One simple thing that helps me is getting a mirror and simply make a swing back and stop when my shoulder is under my chin. At least for me, I was amazed at how much more I continued past this point. Many times it can be as simple as swinging to this point and then starting the downswing from there
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It shocks me, but I don't know that I have an "at the top" picture from the last six months or so.
Loving all the photos in here though. It's really fun to isolate and review.
Loving all the photos in here though. It's really fun to isolate and review.
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Wow - I only knew one other guy in Arizona that was here in his backswing. He used to play college baseball and could really knock the Bejeezus out of the ball! What really amazed me was the soft wedges he could hit as well.
Tadashi might have some things to say about it, but that's a damn nice set up at the top niteowl.
i don't see much wrong with this at all. in fact, of everyone i've seen, i'd put your position in the top 3. maybe a little more shoulder turn, but that looks like a controlled, on-plane position to me.
leftyrighty
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My way too long backswing
Working towards shortening it
Where I'd like to get consistently at the top
Working towards shortening it
Where I'd like to get consistently at the top
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amsmith61
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This was me towards the end of last year, more work to be done this spring:
Picture is courtesy of six4three5
Picture is courtesy of six4three5
TLeishman34
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This was me at Bridgestone U
A little long and crowded at the top and too active of a left leg. Thanks to Freddie, I'm working on that.
Six4three5
Tour Star...Layin' Up!
Currently working on the left wrist. Working on the opposite of what it is in this photo. I want it flat for fades and bowed for draws.
You and I share that "baseball elbow."This was me towards the end of last year, more work to be done this spring:
Picture is courtesy of six4three5
amsmith61
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Oh yeah..something I am working on getting rid of, but 35 years of swinging a baseball/softball bat doesn't leave quickly.You and I share that "baseball elbow."
Currently working on the left wrist. Working on the opposite of what it is in this photo. I want it flat for fades and bowed for draws.
must. suppress. middle school jokes. about what's in. your right pocket...
Six4three5
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Don't flatter yourselves I'm not exicted to see you! Hahaha nah actually it's just my vape! But it does look damn funny lol
Tadashi70
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This is fundamentally sound, it's not even funny. These lines and the position of the club at the top are picture perfect. The amount of stored power you have in this pic is crazy. I know you are working hard on your swing and it will show this summer when we have a little rematch. This pic makes me want to dial in my game a bit. Keep up the good work Jimmy
Currently working on the left wrist. Working on the opposite of what it is in this photo. I want it flat for fades and bowed for draws.
Tadashi70
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Nothing wrong with the position you are in a the top of your swing. It is good position to swing into the bottom of your swing. The issue is that I know this position comes with a few moving parts that need to work well together or we will have issues.
The issue with standing tall in the back is that you didn't start in this position. Mean, you were hunched over at the waist and the club head was resting on the ground. If you were to place the club back in front of you, it would be off the ground by a few inches. You will have to try to find that address position on the down swing and that almost never happens. I said almost, because some can get back to the proper position after standing tall. But for arguments sake, lets say you don't fall into the short list. In order to make contact with the ball and realize the true loft of the club. You will have to lower you shoulders (bad), piston your legs (more flex on the down swing (changes swing plane), throw the club head at the ball (fat city) or bend at the waist, pull the arms in close and flip the hands. The bottom line, there will be a good bit of movement in directions that will fight against the natural path of the club.
Try to maintain you bodies address position and allow the arms and shoulders to make the club do what it do.
The issue with standing tall in the back is that you didn't start in this position. Mean, you were hunched over at the waist and the club head was resting on the ground. If you were to place the club back in front of you, it would be off the ground by a few inches. You will have to try to find that address position on the down swing and that almost never happens. I said almost, because some can get back to the proper position after standing tall. But for arguments sake, lets say you don't fall into the short list. In order to make contact with the ball and realize the true loft of the club. You will have to lower you shoulders (bad), piston your legs (more flex on the down swing (changes swing plane), throw the club head at the ball (fat city) or bend at the waist, pull the arms in close and flip the hands. The bottom line, there will be a good bit of movement in directions that will fight against the natural path of the club.
Try to maintain you bodies address position and allow the arms and shoulders to make the club do what it do.
You're not kidding, I'm gonna use it as a model for my practice!
Tadashi70
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You already know your issue. That left arm needs to tuck itself in and point down toward the ground. Place a glove under you armpit and keep that glove in place throughout the entire swing. It will suck in the elbow and make you rotate your upper body through the shot.
This was me towards the end of last year, more work to be done this spring:
Picture is courtesy of six4three5
Tadashi70
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Do me a favor and youtube Jim Thorpe golf swing. I think it might help you out a little bit.
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