@Paul Saulnier Overall you have a pretty good swing, you've clearly put in some time and hard work, good job. Thanks for posting the videos. My swing is similar to yours, I use to have a higher finish like you. I have noticed when my body is in sync and I rotate properly, not too much and not too little, that the club finishes much lower and around my body. This finish has produced better struck balls. The other thing I see which I still struggle with, but feel like I have made progress, is there is no delay at top of backswing. You are in a hurry to get back to the ball, I know all about that, and it's not helpful to a good swing. Try and "feel" the weight of the club at the top of backswing. Be aware of where the club head is and how it feels. This could help with that slight pause. You'll see it with all great ball strikers, even those who swing out of their shoes and hit the ball with the wrath of God, like Bryson for example. There is always that very slight pause at the top. Hit "chip shots" with the driver to help get this, hands are only going back to 9, maybe ten oclock with driver. To hit these properly, there HAS to be a pause. You'll be surprised how far the ball goes with this short swing. It will be a slight fade usually.
HI @Paul Saulnier, I think you could find some help in the setup section. I see some things in that regard. Especially in the face on view. The 'Y' shape of the arms and club seems to be an upper case 'Y' and not the prescribes lower case 'y' where the club and lead arm should form a straight line. You body seems to from more of an 'X' and not the prescribed 'K' that Tom talks about. I think if you get you hips a little more forward in the setup, it may take care of the club/lead arm relationship.
My advice would be, to work on that setup for a little while. Then, film and post your swing again to see what effect it has. You may find it will correct some of the movements that @Nocona Colt Abernathy talks about in his very in-depth analysis.
It's funny but, I have some of the same issues that @Nocona Colt Abernathy points out in your swing... especially that take-away...
Beginning the downswing your shaftplane goes up. Try to bring your trail elbow down and the the trail arm closer to your body. Easy said but hard to learn. For me it feels that the lead arm is pressing the trail elbow down (feel is not real).
Both elbow should stay closer during the swing. I had the same problem and had to rebuilt the downswing with the fasttrack programm (go out and play).
The leadwrist should be flat.
The leadarm should be straight. This avoids the little chickenwing you do at the impact.
After impact both arms should be straight. See the flying wedge course.
"Extend your spine to hit it crispy" in the kfc-club helped me extrem to have straight arms while bringing my weight forward..
You have a lot of power that you should use not at the beginning of the downswing but short before impact. It is the hammer-move shown in Tom`s videos.
@Paul Saulnier - Sorry. Had to wait until I could get to my computer. Btw, have you done a V1 analysis with @Tom Saguto? Sometimes you can get information overload on the forum. I try to keep it to what I think is the biggest thing impacting the swing because you can only have 1 swing thought!
I try to work backwards from issues and see what caused them. Your's appears to be 2 things: 1)your getting in your own way and 2)Too inside on the takeaway.
I drew a reference point (black arrow) for where your tailbone starts and where it is at impact. You have moved toward the ball, which is why the driver was struck out of the heel. I think your trail foot is causing this. Once it lifts off the ground (red arrow) your hips have move toward the ball. This is your brains way of compensating for a steep downswing since early extension shallows the golf club. Keep the trail foot down. I would try doing drill 2.8 (everybodys favorite drill) and keeping the foot down then take longer swing until you've reached a full swing.
2. Too much inside takeaway. This causes many issues, but yours specifically is your hands are behind your body on the downswing(see below). I drew arrows for where you are at impact vs where you should be at impact. The red line (see below) is your shaft plane. The clubhead should travel back on or close to this line. So, what's causing it? I think it too much space between your lead arm and your chest (see all that daylight!), and your wrist have rolled bring the club inside. You have to maintain that connection. Keep the club out in front on the way back. Again, I think Drill 2.8 is your best bet.
@Paul Saulnier Overall you have a pretty good swing, you've clearly put in some time and hard work, good job. Thanks for posting the videos. My swing is similar to yours, I use to have a higher finish like you. I have noticed when my body is in sync and I rotate properly, not too much and not too little, that the club finishes much lower and around my body. This finish has produced better struck balls. The other thing I see which I still struggle with, but feel like I have made progress, is there is no delay at top of backswing. You are in a hurry to get back to the ball, I know all about that, and it's not helpful to a good swing. Try and "feel" the weight of the club at the top of backswing. Be aware of where the club head is and how it feels. This could help with that slight pause. You'll see it with all great ball strikers, even those who swing out of their shoes and hit the ball with the wrath of God, like Bryson for example. There is always that very slight pause at the top. Hit "chip shots" with the driver to help get this, hands are only going back to 9, maybe ten oclock with driver. To hit these properly, there HAS to be a pause. You'll be surprised how far the ball goes with this short swing. It will be a slight fade usually.
Thanks danny!!!
HI @Paul Saulnier, I think you could find some help in the setup section. I see some things in that regard. Especially in the face on view. The 'Y' shape of the arms and club seems to be an upper case 'Y' and not the prescribes lower case 'y' where the club and lead arm should form a straight line. You body seems to from more of an 'X' and not the prescribed 'K' that Tom talks about. I think if you get you hips a little more forward in the setup, it may take care of the club/lead arm relationship.
My advice would be, to work on that setup for a little while. Then, film and post your swing again to see what effect it has. You may find it will correct some of the movements that @Nocona Colt Abernathy talks about in his very in-depth analysis.
It's funny but, I have some of the same issues that @Nocona Colt Abernathy points out in your swing... especially that take-away...
No answers ? So I try to do.
Beginning the downswing your shaftplane goes up. Try to bring your trail elbow down and the the trail arm closer to your body. Easy said but hard to learn. For me it feels that the lead arm is pressing the trail elbow down (feel is not real).
Both elbow should stay closer during the swing. I had the same problem and had to rebuilt the downswing with the fasttrack programm (go out and play).
The leadwrist should be flat.
The leadarm should be straight. This avoids the little chickenwing you do at the impact.
After impact both arms should be straight. See the flying wedge course.
"Extend your spine to hit it crispy" in the kfc-club helped me extrem to have straight arms while bringing my weight forward..
You have a lot of power that you should use not at the beginning of the downswing but short before impact. It is the hammer-move shown in Tom`s videos.
Hope this helps you.
@daniel.boggs
@danny @Nocona Colt Abernathy
Hi Paul - Feel free to tag some of the "regulars" here in the Forum if you don't get responses in the next day or so.
Tom
Sorry the face on views the feet are cut off the place I practice has limited places to film