Yossarian's Swing

[Yossarian]

Here is a link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N44dySSOXxU

I didn't realise how goofy i look...
Any comments welcome

Cheers

[BBM Rick]

Your posture at address looks really awkward. Are you using the correct length clubs for your height? It seems as though you are in a hurry to "stand up" after impact.
I guess the real question is, is it working for you?

[Yossarian]

Rick thanks for your response the suspense was starting to kill me
That was my immediate thought to, having never seen myself before it looks really awkward.
I've never actually been fitted so the clubs are just standard length; I'm going to be remedying the lack of fitting soon.
It works more than it doesn't, but I know it could be better, when you say I'm in a hurry to stand up do you mean my head comes up to soon?

[razaar]

Worst posture I have ever seen in a golf swing displayed by a lad of your age. Hold a golf shaft against the front of your body so that the butt touches the under side of your chin with the shaft resting against your chest and belly, ending between your legs. Now bend from the hips with slightly flexed legs keeping the hips high. That should provide the feeling of the posture you need for a sound swing. The golden rule is to set the posture before stepping into address.

[Yossarian]

Thanks razaar thats the kind of feedback i'm after, I've never had a lesson or coaching so I really appreciate it. Doing that now, cheers

[Mayhem]

Yeah looks like you are swinging kids clubs a little. One other thing I noticed is your grip looks real strong. What is your common miss??

What range are you at there? I notice you are a Perth boy but don't recognise the range. Where do you usually play?

[adlo]

Looks like Freo public

[Mayhem]

Looks like Freo public

Mate.........you're sharp hey. It may well be. I have not played there since my uni days. I am quite sure I would not play that course again unless I was desperate. I have memories of crap greens, poorly designed holes and poor course maintenance. I wonder if anything has changed?

[adlo]

Worst course in the world. Have played it twice and one of those times was forced upon me by High School. Used the range once. Terrible stuff.

[Yossarian]

That is freo public, i live just up the road in Melville, my miss with the irons used to be a slice but the last couple of weeks I’ve been drawing it unexpectedly.
I do look really hunched over, the seven iron i was hitting is 37.5 inches which is a bit over standard i think??
Just play the public courses, collier glen iris and whaleback mostly, its funny i've shot in the low eighties at all those courses, i know there not that hard, but looking at how i swing the club i have no idea how...

[Yossarian]

The course condition has improved a bit, its still a shit layout and the greens have about four kinds of grass growing in them. I only use it because its close

[Mayhem]

The course condition has improved a bit, its still a shit layout and the greens have about four kinds of grass growing in them. I only use it because its close

I used to play it on the way home from uni. Cheap round. Glen iris is fantastic. Collier is also good. Whaleback used to be on the up. Still looks okay.

I used to do the Public course rounds. Based at Wembly now.

Your swing is not that bad. Your swings looked consistent. A little tweeking may see some big improvements.

[adlo]

Collier has gone downhill of late.

Glen Iris and Wembley would be 2 of the better options around the city these days.

[Yossarian]

Freo public is probably going to be shut down because they want to widen high road for the trucks into Freo.
I've played wembly a couple of times, nice course really well layed out.
I'll definately incoporate what razzar said about the posture, try and have a hit at the range tmz and see how it goes.

[Yossarian]

Collier has gone downhill of late.

Glen Iris and Wembley would be 2 of the better options around the city these days.

Your right about collier some of the greens there are really ordinary atm...

[adlo]

Yeah we got a bit sidetracked.

I agree posture is a good starting point.

[Yossarian]

Haha, digression is always good; I’ll try to get some vision with better posture.
Cheers guys

[virge666]

Mate,

That posture is awful. Tits out and back straight.

You cannot play golf like that unless you want to be in pain by the age of 28.

Seriously - sort that out yesterday.

[BBM Rick]

Haha, digression is always good; I’ll try to get some vision with better posture.
Cheers guys

I think you will not get much benefit from any drills until you have a club that fits you mate. Take the time to get that correct first, then put in the time on getting yourself honed into a repetitive swinging machine!

[Yossarian]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqcZcnFeUTA

Todays effort, I think it is a bit better but i think i need to push the tits out a bit more to straighten up the upper back?

[razaar]

Tits..men don't have tits. Better, much better. Keep your head vertical to your shoulders otherwise you bring muscles into play that are not conducive to a good golf swing. If your head is down and forward your balance will also be forward and not centred between the balls of your feet. If you have to look down, then bend at the hips & keepyour head up. Always make sure that your lower back is straight , not arched; women arch their back not men, the reason being that we need and crave power which requires coiling of the lower body and we can't do it with an arched or rounded back.

[Yossarian]

Sorry razaar i was quoting virge. I'll work on my head as well that was the bit that felt most unnatural for me. I'll keep hitting at the range for a couple of weeks and then maybe post some more footage.
Thanks for you advice!

[BBM Rick]

I would like to see you hold your finish position for just a moment longer (promotes good balance) and perhaps aim to finish with your shaft at 90* to your spine, as pictured below. The idea is that this will get you working towards the right plane.



Happy to stand corrected!

Rick.

[Yossarian]

Sounds like good advice, looking at the video it does look a really abrupt finish. I'll try to put that into practise as well cheers.

[henno]

You need to watch virge's video he did for zigwah about a curved spine, and it having to straighten before you can coil/decoil.

It's in ziggy's swing thread somewhere.