So here we go.... - Damien from Australia here. I recently signed up due to the teaching approach of Tom - it just makes sense and he a funny dude. Thought I would post the swing to see how it goes as I unpack the program. My 'practice range' is under the car port. I can already see the wrist at the top needing some attention.
top of page
bottom of page
A couple of things. Set up the camera for a down the line shot hand high and aligned with the hands, not the ball to target line. That said, you can see a couple of things in this video. In the back swing when the shaft is about parallel to the ground it appears that you have stopped turning the shoulders causing you to lift the arms to complete the backswing. As you probably know this lifting takes the club off plane. I also believe the lifting causes your left wrist to cup as you pointed out. Coming down, it appears that you extend early and cast away your lag.
So, how to fix these faults? I always go to the 2.8 Drill. Doing this drill as described in the lesson will fix the lifting as the drill has you stop the backswing before you start lifting. This ensures you stay on the correct plane. It also helps with flattening the left wrist because it takes a lot of effort to lift the arms when your left wrist is flat.
When you have mastered the 2.8 Drill at 20% speed and 3/4 backswing length, you can increase your shoulder turn and downswing speed incrementally until you get to the point that you feel the arms lift and the left wrist cup. Stop short of that point and I think you will find you can hit the ball plenty far with crispy contact more consistently.
Hope this helps.