Hi been S&T for a few months and been a member or a while learning mainly from Tom’s material. No doubt that S&T has improved my golf very positively. Got into a bad place a while ago with connection issues, this was fixed by keeping my trail elbow closer to my chest and bringing my hands in deeper on the backswing. Now I’ve noticed that I’m topping my woods more on the back 9 especially those long ones. I reckon it could be swaying or not rotating thr hips enough. My latest theory is maybe I’m not hitting down and through enough. Either way not easy to see but I’m wondering we’re the most common problems lie and what to check first. just seen Tom hitting a driver off the deck and he seemed to have a very shallow approach.
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Cheers Tom love the fix as I realize my weight is shifting not at set up but in the transition like a little dance movement. Love the lead kneecap locked you mention in an earlier vid great feel will try out tomorrow.
The Army sent me to helicopter flight school back in the 60’s, my buddies and I were nervous and on day one we tried to over control the aircraft. We quickly adapted to what our instructors called “thought movements.” They meant that small corrections would produce better results.
After watching the Saguto Method for weeks, I played 9 holes trying to emulate Tom. The first three holes were good for me. Then I started to. over control, over over swing and generally blew up. In short I failed to apply basic techniques I joined up right away. Good luck
Hi @Paul Lucas - I'm very happy to learn of the improvements you are experiencing so far. Well done!!
Topping the ball, thin shots, fat shots - these all typically have the same cause: a low point that has shifted backwards prior to impact. The fact that this happens more on the back 9 offers a clue that you are either getting tired or perhaps even complacent as the round progresses, and the lateral hip movement in the downswing is quitting too soon. You should be 90% weight forward at impact, and this is accomplished by the hips sliding targetward while the head and upper body maintain the swing center. If the hips prematurely stop this action, we can't get enough weight forward to achieve a pure strike.
You can have a look at the You Need More Lateral Hip Motion Drill, and you'll find a couple of lesson videos specific to lateral hip motion in Chapter 6 of Golf Swing Simplified as well.
Also, the 90% Weight Forward/Arms Straight Drill should help you to ingrain the proper feels specific to this. It's not an easy drill, but it is very effective, so be sure to spend sufficient time to properly learn, execute, and master it. You'll know you're doing it properly when impact is consistently crispy, divots are occurring past the ball, and ball flight is a repeatable little push-draw.
Beyond this, you may wish to give some thought to the V1 Swing Video Analysis - an effective and inexpensive service that I highly recommend to everyone in the school. This enables me to put my eyes on your swing and offer some very specific observations and corrective action plans if applicable. I liken it to bringing your swing into the shop for a tune-up or minor repair. Scheduling one on a quarterly basis for preventive maintenance will do wonders for keeping things humming along nicely, and it's also a great tool for pinpointing and resolving any issues that arise. The process involves downloading the free V1 app and then submitting two videos to me through the app - one down-the-line (captured from your stance line, not the target line) and the other face-on. You'll find more information about the V1 Analysis halfway down this page on the Saguto.Golf site.
I hope this helps!
Tom