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    I've got nothing to add cos you flush it compared to me....

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    Haha your handicap says otherwise bluu!

    I'll see if I can upload a video and retain the quality.

    And if I can keep the posture I should be hitting it better off the tee

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    Hey Matt, whilst its a little hard to see it appears that your address position is a little out. Make sure feet, hips and shoulders are set parallel to your target line. The driver video show your shoulders going way left of your feet line causing the swing plane to be out. A few set up drills should help. You have a good solid action and just need to spend more time playing and hitting balls. Find a pro you like and get a lesson every so often. Happy hitting

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    Man, I reckon that's a carbon copy of my old swing that I'm trying to fix.
    Inside takeaway, then OTT. Get rid of the inside takeaway and stay balanced. Harness the speed you have.




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    So worked on my swing today on course. Short story is the driver is a lot better and the contact was good on most shots. Still don't know how to keep the spine angle at contact. Maybe the ball is a bit close.

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    you might be able to keep you spine angle better if you have a little less bend in the knees at address, you seem to stand up a lot on the back swing (pictures 2 & 3) and drop in to a cramped position (picture 4) makes it hard to let the club go at impact. (no pro but just an observation).



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    Might not be anything. But have you noticed the difference in you hand height and shaft angle at address and impact ???
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    Yeah. My setup needs work. I'm too close to the ball. A mate who is a pro fixed me last time and I need to go back to that. Ball further away to not only help spine angle and room to swing, but also flatten out the upright plane.

    Always something to work on.

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    you might find standing a bit more upright will bring the ball a bit closer but will help maintain the spine angle as you have more room to turn..



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    I have been working on the same thing as I tend to drop into the ball. seems to happen more when I hunch my shoulders at address. frustrating as!



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    Screw the setup the setup is fine.

    The downswing it out of sequence... go back to your tennis.

    Get the hands and club grip down earlier and then drive your lower half through impact... your clearing hips is way to far ahead of the hands coming through.

    if you are on your back feet - then you hook, if you try and correct it - it goes right. Or you time it nicely and it goes straight..

    GO back to your feel with tennis, think backhand crosscourt with a solid base. Let the legs create the speed, not the arms...

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    Thanks virg. I'll see how I go with getting the hands and arms moving before the legs.

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    It is a mental thing...

    it feels faster to get those hips flying quickly - but all that does it lose all the angle / lag / leverage that you created in the backswing.

    Get the arms down to just above hip height and then drive everything through the ball. The lag angle you keep will give you the power, instead of spinning everything at Mach 3.

    Just like Stone Cutters - then you can use your tennis hands to control the flight.

    It just doesnt feel as powerful, or fast, or anything... but that angle you keep on the downswing unleashes so much more OOMPH into the ball.

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    Thanks. What about the spine angle? Any drills or tips for that issue??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt 3 Jab View Post
    Thanks. What about the spine angle? Any drills or tips for that issue??
    Your are a bit hunched and even a bit too much more through impact, that is a strength thing and a part of keeping the pelvis forward and holding the enormous amount of speed you create.

    It will limit the accuracy and consistency - but that is a fitness issue. Get the weight about 5% further back in the heels and see if you can hold your upper body up whilst you unleash at the ball.

    Otherwise - 2 minute planks on each of the 3 sides each night to strengthen it up - or some Bosu ball drills to get the core to turn on more.

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    Thanks mate. Ill head to the range and see how I go. I've been hitting the irons well and hit the driver well at stone cutters, just need to piece it all together again.

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    I have the same problem Matty so I purposely dislocated my hip so I wouldn't clear them too early, I don't recommend this though.
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    Golf lessons are cheaper... but the drugs are better doing it your way.

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    Hit the range today and after hooking everything I now have to open the club face on the backswing and attempt to hold it open through the swing for a fade or 'toe up' in the follow through to hit a draw.

    Ugly but seems to be kind of working. Def need a lesson!

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