Do you find yourself twisting in backswing?

@Tom Saguto after going out for a round today (had every drive carry over 250 and my best drive of 290!) I gave a lot of thought to this swing fault I feel I have.

When looking at my video again I think the twisting is due to keeping my arms on a low path in backswing and trying to get more hip turn. It happens naturally when doing this for me.

Question, could this be giving me a longer swing arc? Potentially beneficial?

If I bend my knee out on setup angle I notice I move a little forward. Is this ok? I’m really trying to get more against the wall and trying to figure why I’m not doing it.

Thanks for your advice!

@jaysenger - That seems like a pretty darn good driving performance, and as I regularly say, let your ball striking - and your consistency - be your guide.

Typically in this swing the hips should turn an effortless 45 degrees, with another 45 degrees of shoulder turn for a full 90. The lead arm crosses the chest 45 degrees as we bring the hands in deep. That combination allows for angular momentum to kick in and give you all the speed you need in the downswing. Once the tilting, turning, and extending motions are done, any effort to go beyond that in the backswing will likely cause a breakdown somewhere - and less than desirable results.

If your head is moving forward in the backswing it usually an indication that there's not enough extending going on. If your butt is moving targetward in the backswing while your upper torso and head remain stacked, then that's fine.

@Tom Saguto Thanks for a reassurance Tom. I really appreciate it!

@Tom Saguto in my video my lead knee does tend to move inside towards my back knee instead of bend outwards in its setup position. Sounds like I need to focus on that bending out. I guess it feels like if I do that my body moves forward (closer to the ball) a bit and back in downswing. Giving a feeling I may not hit the ball as pure.

something I may have to work on overcoming.

@jaysenger - Does it happen immediately in the takeaway or later in the backswing?

@Tom Saguto Immediately in the takeaway for sure

@danny I would say my ball flight is straight mainly. Draws and fades do happen from time to time. Not as many draws as I would like so maybe that is a reason.

I’m still trying to hit my clubs consistently everytime to get my distances down but a 7 iron goes 150-160

Appreciate your response

@jaysenger that's a pretty good distance, I'd say!