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Can you help

Hi Tom, I have just signed up to the awesome Saguto Golf. I have been watching your youtube videos for sometime now. All I can say is fantastic content and explanation of the golf swing made easy.

I have a WHS handicap currently at 4.2, with a course handicap of 5 at my home golf club of Bromborough- UK. I would like you to take a look at my swing, as I am trying to use the stack and tilt method, which I find really works. Unfortunately after playing some decent golf and trusting my swing I seem to be getting all muddled up and find myself not trusting my swing.

About a month ago a played a round and just to give you some insight into the round

Front 9- 46

Back 9- 32, with1 bogey, 3 pars, 5 birdies, 4 on the bounce. I wasn't even thinking about position, or swing.

Can you advise please, your thoughts and feedback would be most welcome.

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Nocona Colt Abernathy

Jun 16, 2021

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@robert.lowles - Were you a 4.2 before switching to S&T? Just curious why you made the switch. I will say as someone who changed from a conventional swing to S&T myself, you will need to go back to the basics and essentially start over. Start working your way through the school, don't just skip the setup videos because it is all important.

As @danny stated, Tom doesn't analyze swings on the forum, but there are plenty of members who can give their opinions. I don't know what your issues/misses are, so I'm only speaking from what I can see. Your left knee works down which is good but it also moves toward your trail foot, which is an indication that your weight is moving back. You will want to keep your weight toward the front throughout the swing.

The biggest issue I can see in the video is your arms are very active. The lead arm needs to work across the chest but not lift during the backswing. Ideally, you would see your left arm running through your right bicep at the top of the swing. I believe the main reason for your arms lifting is you are standing too close to the ball and too upright. Again, Tom's setup videos are very easy to follow and will almost instantly improve your swing.

Welcome to the forum!

danny

Jun 16, 2021

Hi Robert,

Welcome to the school! Tom is away for about a week. Here is his post.

I wish I could help but, you are seriously more advanced in your golf game than I am!

I am going to look at your swing anyway!

Oh and Tom doesn't analyze videos through the forum as it would conflict with his V1 analysis system. You'd have to submit a video through the V1 app and pay for the analysis.

Danny

robert.lowles

Jun 16, 2021

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@danny Hi Danny, thanks for your feedback. My reasoning Behind my interest in Tom and his teaching methods are quite simple, his ideology and methods are true and simple. I may be a 4.2 handicap golfer, but I lack that consistency and I know I can achieve so much more, given the correct explanation and tuition.

believe it or not, I’m struggling with keeping my left hand on the grip. It becomes detached/ sliding around. Even watching the grip tutorial, I cannot seem to have that connection.

Rob

danny

Jun 16, 2021

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@robert.lowles I have a golf swing control DVD from quite few years ago. I think the best thing I got from it was the grip lesson. He'd have you place the club head on the ground, just in front of the lead foot and your lead hand and the grip by your side. Then, with just your trigger finger and the but end of the club past the heel pad on your hand you lift the club. Amazingly, it is a super stable, very tension free way to grip the club with your lead hand and it puts in the correct position.

I hope that makes sense

robert.lowles

Jun 17, 2021

Replying to

@danny Hi Danny thanks for the tip. Unfortunately I didn’t pick up the email till after I played- early morning. After recently playing some half decent golf, shooting regularly around 76- 78, with my best at 75. I seem now not to be able to trust my swing. By the way those scores have been using Tom’s stack and tilt method. All be it a few strange ones, for example 46 front 9 then 32 back nine. But more recently I have been a lot more consistent and straighter, using Tom’s information and instructions, it really works and is so simple. I know my grip should be a lot more connected, so I will try your suggestion. You know what golf is like, it’s played in the mind!!! Those good rounds come from trust in what I have learned, because it works. I’ve probably played my best golf over the last 3 months , and I’ve been playing for 39 years and I’m 52. As Tom says, you’ve been wandering around in the golf wilderness 😂😂😂 When really, it’s so simple.

kind regards

Rob