So this my swing with the lag shot xl 7 iron. I don't have very good flexibility I'm 6'3" 250lbs my movement isn't very flexible. I think I have a problem of wanting to look where the ball goes before I hit it making me top or fat golf balls!
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I would like to take a few lessions by V1. how do I do ths.
For me it looks like you are muscling the shot. Slow down. The first swing you shifted your weight back and your head followed. The second swing you did the same thing but not as drastic. Slow down. You might even have a small filp of the wrist after contact. I can't tell you how many times I started Tom's lesson over and over. its hard to watch the videos at home and then go to the range. Even harder to try to watch them at the range so I don't do it. I also do not practice on mats and always wear my golf shoes. I hit balls yesterday and realized that I don't always get that shoulder down and I also realized that when I bring that club back and feel I am at the end with the hinge, I send the ball into outer space with a clean crispy feel good strike that makes me go Ahh while I watch that baby draw work just like Tom is teaching. Do I do it all the time? No but, I am getting to where I do it more often. Some days I can't do as much and some days I do it a lot and some days is a potpourri of good bad and ugly. welcome to the world of golf. Its a four letter word for a reason I think.
And guess what? It is not the first time I realize I don't get that shoulder down yet I still don't always do it..
Consistency is the key to the success. Once you get that crispy feeling you are addicted and want to do it again. And when you don't it is frustrating but at least you know you can. It is a work in progress. If I could practice every day I would get better quicker. And by better I mean more consistent.
Everything @Tom Saguto said. I'll add since I have used the LaG Shot. The whole point of that training aid is to get you to pause or "lag" at the top of the swing. This aid is best used on the range hitting real balls. I know and indoor practice with it with both sponge and real balls are deceiving off a mat. Take it to the range to get real results.
I don't want to say I've out grown it because I will still use it indoors to remind myself to keep the swing tempo.
And @Tom Saguto just a side note, a playing partner pointed it out to me before I went and got fitted for the fairway woods that he thought I was swinging with a lot faster tempo. And he was right, as soon as I got back to that old tempo giving the the hips a chance to get forward before firing made the difference. I've been sharing your nuggets with him and coming along nicely, still trying to get him to be part of cosa nostra. š For our fellow golfers of non Italian decent that translates as "our thing" or "this thing of ours", I believe that fits nicely here!
@ehudpower - While I won't get into any specific swing video analysis here, specific to your comment regarding your limited flexibility, a proper setup will free up your body to execute the motion. From the ground up there is nothing superfluous in the Stack & Tilt swing - in other words, everything with a purpose, and a purpose for everything. (For example, contrary to shift & lift where you may be taught to keep your trail foot perpendicular to the target line as a means of "creating resistance" in your trail side, in this system we flare both feet and knees outward 10-20 degrees in order to facilitate a free flowing, inclined hip and shoulder turn.) I cannot emphasize this enough, as frustrations predominantly occur when students jump ahead in the curriculum without properly dedicating themselves to the foundational base upon which our consistently repeatable, powerful, low-maintenance swing must be built. So please be sure to revisit the Foundation/Setup section and ensure that you have mastered it prior to moving forward.
Iām far from expert but my first thought is lead shoulder needs to go down more and chin needs to be up so shoulder passes under it in backswing.