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@larry_howery First of all, one of the many great things about this swing is that you can achieve solid ball striking even at the more basic levels. This is why I oftentimes will suggest that students park themselves on Chapter 2 of the Golf Swing Simplified course for an extended period of time after locking down Chapter 1's foundational elements. Chances are that you are not getting too much weight forward, but instead that there is a deficiency in the extension component as you are tilting that may be causing your upper body to lose its center and lean more targetward. Chapter 2 reinforces the tilt, turn, and extend body motions and the weight-forward component, and it culminates with what I call "The Best Golf Swing Practice Drill of All Time". Work yourself sequentially and gradually through the chapter, and then commit yourself to that drill in Lesson 2.8. Learn it. Practice it. Master it. Use the swing it provides on the course; you can really play quite well with it since it is only a couple of elements shy of the full swing! Once you've got that down, you will then be well prepared to move forward in the curriculum and well on your way towards taking ownership of YOUR swing!

(In other words, resist the urge to press onward to the next part of the curriculum without full mastery of the content that precedes it.)

Supplemental to Chapter 2, the 90% Weight Forward/Arms Straight Drill should help you to ingrain many of the proper feels. 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 correctly when impact is consistently crispy, divots are occurring past the ball, and ball flight is a repeatable little push-draw.

As for video, the face-on view is rather self-explanatory. Down-the-line should be captured from directly behind your foot line, and not the target line. In this regard, please keep in mind 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.

@Tom Saguto Thank you Tom, very helpful. My year membership just paid for itself!

@larry_howery

Hi Larry, I bought a 23$ tripod phone stand at Amazon. I didnt spend enough time on 2-3. I practiced a lot for a week. I thought when I filmed I would have stopped my over the top steep downswing. I didn’t change it one bit. I have taken many lessons and no one has helped me with this move.

I went back to 2-3 and filmed myself. First time ever I came down on plane. Without I camera you can’t do it on your own. Like they say “what you feel isn’t real”. My aha moment was left arm across the chest. Good luck