Saguto member for about 2 weeks. Started using the V1 app this week (which is great) and realizing several areas that needed work. My practice swings were decent, but when I hit balls I was not pointing shoulder at ball and not starting downswing with hip leading lateral. Had always had awful time with weight shift and flipping, fat shots,…..the usual outside in death zone stuff.
Rewatched several videos on leading with hip laterally and then turning. Went to range and started with mini 1/2 swing punch shots. Was kind of nerve wracking as the club pro and Callaway rep were doing a demo and a bunch of college players were on the range also. I was hit or miss and shanking a few. Almost went home. Finally started getting the sequence a little bit. Was taking a real divot in front of ball and making ball first contact. Added a little more backswing on a few and the ball really started jumping.
Feels weird to take a divot. Was always fat or, at best, a picker when things were going better, but NEVER shifted weight correctly. On good days was Functional Flipper. The stack and tilt ideas were what convinced me to give this a try. After years of frustration, in person lessons, and online courses am finally maybe making some real steps toward a legit golf swing I think. LOL.
Video submitted.
My analysis is my shoulder turn is insufficient. My weight is not on front side enough at start nor stays there, and it leads to flipping and trying to save the shot with hands. I hit the one in video very fat. Entire motion looks very stiff and nonathletic.
I am definitely taking steps back from when I started and the first video a few weeks ago.
Tom,
I submitted a second video (well I screwed it up so you might have 3) also since V1 limits size to 50 mb.
In THAT one I used a slight shift back and then got my weight back to front by time I was finishing backswing. Started with weight forward. What Hogan did sort of.
Well, that was what I was TRYING to do.
To make you feel even more like puking, I went out and hit about ten 8 irons in practice field using THAT swing which is more fluid and feels more rhythmic with the weight shift but tries to incorporate the core S and T.
They were all very good. Last 8 irons went over 160 yards. No Shanks. No slices.
I don't know what to tell you.