1. Check your grip – your thumb on the trail hand is split – the thumb and the base of your right finger should be pinched together so your thumb is more down the shaft as opposed to open and “around” the shaft. Tom preaches if the grip is not as good as it could be – our only connection to the club will not be consistent.
2. 2. Take away – Your take away looks too wristy or armsy (I know those aren't words) – the take away should be with the shoulders and left arm across the chest. When the club shaft becomes parallel to the ground your lead shoulder should already be pointing to the ground. But, it looks like the wrists are doing more of the work so the shoulder isn’t getting down as it should, the club is not out front where it should be (it’s parallel to your feet – should be out front), and the club is too steep at the top of your swing – it’s pretty vertical. If you can utilize the shoulders to take the club back and fold the right arm to accommodate the take away while keeping the left arm straight it should help getting the hands in and the club to swing around as opposed to more vertical.
It is a great value and thank you for posting your video and the detailed reply. We are all trying to get there. :) Watching videos like these helps me work on my swing as well. It's a win - win. And regarding the grip, I went a long time with an incorrect grip. And then at one point I changed it and thought I had it fixed. Then I went back to the grip again and, yep, still wrong. Just the grip took me time to get correct but what a difference it makes. That got me to better arms and actually doing the 2.8 drill for at least two months and nothing else. Working through 2.8 (might be a different video number now) has really paid dividends. I tried to skip it and thought I didn't need it but videos of my swing showed the worst chicken wing arms in the world. I was so fed up I used a bungee cord to keep my arms together. Then I hit 2.8 and just camped there for months. Didn't even go to a golf course. Keep up the great work and have fun! :) We will get there.
Couple of things that I see:
1. Check your grip – your thumb on the trail hand is split – the thumb and the base of your right finger should be pinched together so your thumb is more down the shaft as opposed to open and “around” the shaft. Tom preaches if the grip is not as good as it could be – our only connection to the club will not be consistent.
2. 2. Take away – Your take away looks too wristy or armsy (I know those aren't words) – the take away should be with the shoulders and left arm across the chest. When the club shaft becomes parallel to the ground your lead shoulder should already be pointing to the ground. But, it looks like the wrists are doing more of the work so the shoulder isn’t getting down as it should, the club is not out front where it should be (it’s parallel to your feet – should be out front), and the club is too steep at the top of your swing – it’s pretty vertical. If you can utilize the shoulders to take the club back and fold the right arm to accommodate the take away while keeping the left arm straight it should help getting the hands in and the club to swing around as opposed to more vertical.