Shout-out to the usuals, @joey puvel , @Nocona Colt Abernathy , @danny , @James Flood . The success a few weeks ago with the trail arm drill hasn't translated yet to a full swing with both arms. I'm carefully going through each point, trying to get something in 'slow motion' before having at a normal speed swing. The swing plane and the stack is much better, but you can see the awkwardness and things going off in the vids, esp the shoulder turn and spine extension. I'm just not sure where to focus right now to improve. (Is another V1 with @Tom Saguto in order?) :
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More huge thanks - 3 good observations here each from @Jari Hissa, @joey puvel and @Gerry_Lager that I've started focusing on: address (square 50/50 with slight hip bump), spine extension "10 oclock and then 2 ", and the hip slide towards target to initiate the downswing. It is fascinating now to feel/see the club face coming in square "on its own" more often than not. Like it could start to get pretty automatic without thinking about it. And a few really satisfying shots showing the way. It's also helping me catch more obvious deviations towards the old "over the top", like this sequence at the top of the backswing:
this last one is my focus on the range today, will keep posting on how it's going. hopefully starting to feel close enough to a comfort level to go out on the course again soon.
@Jari Hissa and @joey puvel stole my answers : In addition... look at your hips starting with the downswing. Using the lines as a reference point it appears your hips are not sliding towards the target. If you don't do that then there's no way you're going to get into the position Tom is at the finish. I had the same issue at setup. I was leaning my entire body to the target and not just the hips. Weight forward = hip bump, not a body lean to the target.
First of all, @ericostling, we may speak slower down here, but far more efficiently. The appropriate word would be "y'all's"....😎
Secondly, I see much improvement. Nicely done!
Finally, the head remaining in place is a result of the combined tilting, turning, and extending actions. A deficiency in any one of these will cause the head to drift, whether it be up, down, left, or right. An excellent drill for building in the proper backswing feel is the Head Against a Wall drill found in this Extension Lesson in the Indoor training Program.
In the downswing, we must train ourselves to "disassociate" the upper torso - which must remain in place to preserve the swing center - and the lower body, which is moving targetward through impact. The head should only "release" to some minor degree well after the strike into the finish. For a nice visual have a look at my analysis of Charlie Wi's swing from the face-on view in this Appendix lesson.
Okay, things are going a lot better now. But before I go back to @Tom Saguto for another V1, home video is showing me having a tough time keeping my head in the same place, a major factor for me now. does this make sense, @Nocona Colt Abernathy , @Gerry_Lager , @Jari Hissa , @joey puvel , @James Flood , @danny ? Check out these face-on stills with a 5-iron in the backyard from a recent session:
Address (a little scrunched over, working on that)
Backswing start (okay to here):
Further (the trouble has started):
Top of backswing (here you really see the problem):
Downswing (somehow I make it back into place, ??) :
Impact:
Follow-through (I think you can the head going up too much too soon here as well) :
My point is that something is taking my head off-point in the backswing/downswing. And this is leading to a lot of continued inconsistent contact, and everything else you might see going on. Yes/No/Other? Are there good exercises for feeling/keeping the head in the right place? like in so many of Tom's excellent examples:
Welcome your-all's thoughts, as always. Be well!
Hey guys, @Nocona Colt Abernathy , @Gerry_Lager , @Jari Hissa , I know it's been a while and I don't have a suitable vid to post here yet. But @Tom Saguto 's last V1 lesson with me was pure gold, he captured everything you all have said here and a few more key points in a crisp analysis that's clicking for me. Also at the time it was pure *cold*, namely outside(!), but now that's getting better around here and I hope to have some updated vids to post in a couple weeks. Where you all can see the benefit of your comments on these forum discussions to other members like myself. Stay tuned...
on that first video your left wrist is cupped and not bowed, you're coming in steep also. Freeze it at the 5 second mark right before contact and look how open the club face is. Also, look at the direction of the club at the top of the backswing. Tom says on the downswing your club should be coming in from behind you splitting your lower back. Just a casual observation.
Definitely looking like progress to me, @ericostling.
@Nocona Colt Abernathy offers some excellent advice and drill suggestions, and I'll see you for that V1 whenever you are ready!
@ericostling - The backswing is looking much better. I would suggest you do V1 analysis just so you ensure you're focusing on the correct things for your swing.
A couple of things I will point out is that your ball position with the wood is way too far back in your stance. It is really magnifying the other issue I see. You're swinging excessively from the inside on the downswing. I believe it's due to too much rotation on the downswing. Basically, your arms are playing catch up.
The 90% arms straight drill will address this and is the next logical thing to do after the trail arm drill and/or the 2.8 drill. I like this drill because you can take a fuller backswing. Here's the link...
Weight Forward Drill to Eliminate the Slice - 90 Percent Arms Straight (saguto.golf)