In a previous post, I talked about losing the old MoJo. Took some time off and started back up again only to continue in my bad ways. Sure, I hit a few good ones but that's not going to get me where I want to go. Went yesterday and hit a bucket and was a little more satisfied at the beginning and all of a sudden it was like Beelzebub was sitting on my should saying " bring your club over your head because I need you to chop wood for my furnace. Bruhahahah ". Well I think I gave him enough wood to keep him satisfied for
a while. If you were to look at my backswing, My club is parallel with the ground. This photo was taken at another time but I am sure it is what I am still doing. Actually the ball I hit in this photo went far and straight which I can only assume I fixed on the way down. I can post the entire vid if you want and feel free to laugh but remember I am playing golf in Hawaii so I can't hear you😁 I cant take photos of video where I hit because it's just me but, this is definitely why I am so inconsistent. I think in the beginning I start out good but as time goes I start feeling like Mighty Mouse and swing for the fences. I was all over the place yesterday. Right, left, down the middle, and even they were crispy but I was hitting behind the ball, topping, and just not satisfied with my 70/30% of uncrispy to crispy smackspan. I will say that when I made contact even with the bad shots they had a semi to good crispiness to them. Today I am going to play a bit at the Turtle Bay Golf Resort in Kahuku. Is there I drill I am missing that will stop me from doing this over the head thing? And just look at that left arm. It matches the left.
Let me know if the entire video would be helpful.
to the ground and elbow is bent
@Tom Holt - 2.8 until you own it sounds like the correct prescription to me. Also, do check that grip as @Alan Studnicky mentioned as a faulty attachment can certainly result in "army golf" (left, right, left).
As you alluded, reaching back for more is like conducting a séance for those old swing demons, and they sure come back to haunt us when we do. As @Ronald Burkholder said, the depth we create by getting our hands behind the trail shoulder at the top gives us all the power we need, even if it "looks" like less than a full swing compared to our old Shift & Lift days. Trust me - you will have created width and plenty of distance for that club to travel by taking it deep; there's no need to try to get to "parallel" - that false deity of swings past. Execute the motions, understand and ingrain your body's natural stopping point - that's where the tilting, turning, and extending motions are complete, the lead arm has crossed the chest 45 degrees, the trail arm is bent to 90 degrees, and the wrists are fully set - and then the most difficult part: train yourself to stop there! (This is what 2.8 will do.) If you try to go further any or all of the following will occur:
1) the lead arm will bend and/or lift
2) the wrists will break down
3) the lead knee will kick inward towards the trail side
4) the lead shoulder will level out and lose its orientation towards the ball
5) weight will shift into the trail side and bring the low point back with it, resulting in inconsistent contact and unpredictable ball flight.
6) you'll "chicken wing" and/or flip through impact
7) pain, discomfort, and/or possible injury
By all means feel free to post your swing in the Forum's Video Analysis Room or send to me for a V1. We'll do our best to keep an eye on your swing despite the beautiful tropical background...😎