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I’m Freaking Out Down Here Y’ALL

OMG I’M ABSOLUTELY BESIDE MYSELF RIGHT NOW!!! I was struggling a bit this past weekend. I knew I was getting close to something but it wasn’t 100% clicking. I rewatched Tom’s last YouTube video meditated on it a bit and went out in the back yard. 9 iron “WHAMO!”, 8 iron “WHAMO!”, okay let’s try a 5 iron “WHAMO!” Like four in a row, right on the same spot. CAN THIS BE REAL? I no joke quit right in the middle of practice to post this. I’m still in complete disbelief. 🏌️‍♂️🤩

If you’re stuck in an out to in swing path, this could be your ticket out. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-b04O2Qw97M

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7 Comments

Tim Buhler

Jun 09, 2021

@Buford T Ogletree do you find if the club is moving on the correct path that you don’t have to think about much else ? Eg getting rid of over the top makes the release happen etc etc ?

Buford T Ogletree

Jun 10, 2021

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For me it kinda feels like I’m swinging with the butt of my club leading and like my hands are going to brush across my knees

Tom Saguto

Jun 10, 2021

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@Buford T Ogletree - Or like a teaching pro friend of mine tells his young students, the black car (handle) beats the silver car (clubface) every time!

Tom Saguto

Jun 02, 2021

WHAMO indeed, @Buford T Ogletree!!! For all the "heat" I've taken from folks in response to this video saying, "I thought you told us you don't have to think about dropping the club in the slot with this swing...", this is what it's all about! The necessary shallowing motion does not come naturally to the vast majority of players, including the best in the world who are oftentimes seen rehearsing such a move on the range or prior to hitting a shot - even in the heat of competition!

In the Fixing Common Swing Problems section of the online school there are several lessons/drills related to Steep or Over-the-Top downswings. I refer to this as "Downswing Problem #1" with good reason. Yes - IF this swing is properly executed your downswing path will mimic the backswing and be appropriately shallowed, but minus the necessary downswing moves to keep the path intact the overwhelming amateur tendency is towards steepness. The conscious act of shallowing the shaft builds in the correct motions and feels so that ultimately the downswing will perform as designed on autopilot. A bit of reverse engineering in order to force a required action and feel never hurt anyone, and in this case it's going to help plenty.

Nicely done, BTO. Thanks for interrupting your session to share this!!!

Buford T Ogletree

Jun 02, 2021

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I’m not sure why but something about that one just clicked with me. That’s why I’m really thankful you’ve done so many videos addressing the same issues but with different approaches. Everyone is different and different things just click with them. I feel like that was the one I’ve been waiting on. BTW After posting that I thought “Well let me see how this works with my driver.” Two shots in that weren’t great I remembered the driver video you did and so I pushed that lead hip out more. WHAMO! I smashed my driver crispy. 🤘🏻😎

Tom Saguto

Jun 02, 2021

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@Buford T Ogletree This is definitely not club-specific; it applies to every tool in your bag. Nice job remembering the setup differences with the driver!

I appreciate your kind words regarding the various videos related to the same topic. I do my best to convey different "feels" or thoughts throughout the swing wherever possible because we're all unique physiologically and psychologically, and something that resonates effectively with me may not necessarily work for you. Furthermore, a feel or thought that performs well for you this week may run its course or get overdone and not play out so nicely next week, so it's good to have alternates to call upon if needed. The key takeaway here is that no matter the variety of suggested feels/thoughts offered for a particular element of the swing, they are all directed at getting different golfers to achieve the same desired motion or position. (It's like a multiple choice test with no wrong answer!) 😎

Buford T Ogletree

Jun 02, 2021

Looking at it on V1, I can see my shoulder needs to go down a bit more and my club head is getting ahead of my hands just a wee bit too soon before impact, but I’ve never been this happy with my swing.