First of all, Tom I'd like to say thank you for all the videos and tutorials you make for all of us, they have been more than helpful, especially for me!
I sent in a video a couple weeks back for your review/analysis, and there were numerous things you pointed out. A few things I had noticed myself when I watched my swing myself (slightly steeper downswing, head moving during backswing), and some others that I had not noticed (takeaway too far inside, shoulder coming off the wall). I took your suggestions/drills and practiced them at home using a Live View Pro camera setup, and I believe I've been able to correct a number of items (Can keep shoulder on the wall, Lead arm is at or slightly below shoulder line at the top of backswing, head is quite a bit more stable during backswing).
However, I haven't been able to correct the slightly steeper downswing (over the top), out-to-in swing path, and chicken wing. To make matters worse, I still can't seem to stop chunking/hitting behind the ball. There are some swings where I make crispy contact and it feels amazing, but the majority of swings I'm still chunking. Plus, I don't have any grass driving ranges in my area, so even those shots where I do feel like I made good contact, I could still potentially be hitting slightly behind the ball (since it's hard to tell without an actual divot to look at). I have been practicing the 90% drill as well as drill 2.8 at home as much as I can (can't hit any balls at home since I don't have any space, so just use the Live View Pro camera setup to look at my swing/movements). I can usually only make it to a driving range once a week, and when I do, I practice the 90% drill, and I start to make better contact, but as soon as I go back to a full/normal swing, I still chunk/hit behind the ball and swing over the top (out to in).
I know making swing changes takes time, and it's a matter of figuring out what "feels" work for you as an individual, but I'm honestly not sure how to proceed further. I would have liked to see some (even slight) improvement in my over the top move, and out-to-in swing path. I do plan on continuing to practice the 90% drill as well as drill 2.8. Do you (or anyone else in the forum) have any other drill suggestions to improve these aspects (over the top/out-to-in/chicken wing)? I do plan on submitting another video analysis to you in a few weeks, but I'd like to try and work on some more drills before doing so.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
Played with a guy yesterday who generally had a decent swing. But his primary fault was his lead knee moved towards his right knee on the backswing. I mean it moved 6-8 inches. Then as he started his downswing his lead knee had to move about 8-10 inches towards the target to avoid hitting off his right side. He asked me why he was hitting weird shots. I pointed out his knee movement is not helping. He said "what knee movement?". I told him and he was in disbelief..."no way!". Then I shot a video and he was shocked. He thought his knee was moving out over his lead foot.
But I think I know where some of this excessive lead knee movement comes from, at least in my opinion. It comes from folks watching, or trying to emulate the long drive contest guys. If you watch a long drive hitters, their lead knee moves FAR inward, or to their trail side on the backswing. However, they also move their lead knee at what seems like 100mph leftward to start the downswing. Most non-long drive guys cannot make that move, thus they push off their lead leg and create a reverse pivot. Check out the pic below. This is darn near exactly how he looked at the top, minus the excessively long backswing.