Keano wrote: » Spot on rollo - I should know as that's what I suffer from and my pro is constantly reminding me about it.
FixdePitchmark wrote: » Class dan. Another boards single figure player on way. The tempo thing is interesting. To slow down is way harder than it sounds. Most pros would try slow you down. I looked at speed as a problem for ages. Then a lad said I've worked with people with no speed and harder to get than not have it. He turned it into a positive. A top pro in the country. But about control and balance. But exactly same . Lads with fast tempo on way back can get into poor positions and some in their rush to go end up ott. But we'll done a transformation. Deserved too. Stay away from shiny stuff. But we all have a weak point. (Lol)
ridonkulous wrote: » The angle of the camera makes it difficult to see exactly how you are set up as it isn't directly behind you but the you look a little upright to me, it's a negligible amount and much improved from your initial swing in the video. What is you bad shot? From your address position I would guess it was either a block right or a swinging left hook but your angle of attack may counteract that so I'm going to guess your bad shot is a slice right with a pull thrown in every so often? I'm more asking out of interest than to provide advice or insight. All in all a good consistent swing. You'll be off single figures in no time with what you've currently got though. I'd stick with what you have for the season and get a lesson once a month or so to tweak a few of the bad habits you'll no doubt pick up as time goes on. Always a good idea to get someone who has knowledge to give you a look over every now and then.
mickelson wrote: » set up a 150 yard target at driving range or practice area. use a 5 iron . half to 3/4 swings should be enough for this distance. i find this drill good for tempo. unreal swing for a 21 hc
rollotomasi wrote: » Terrific swing Dan - some serious progression and much gold in store for '15! Here one suggestion to my untrained eye: The right leg is straightening too much on the backswing - I suggest to try to keep this flexed. This will increase resistance, power and will help initiation of the downswing with the lower half of the body.
spacecoyote wrote: » Yep, I noticed that myself at a second look, right leg completely straightens. The two things I can see in Dan's swing, are two of the very things I have to work on...Squaring shoulders & maintaining flex in right knee (when I say the two things I have to work on, its actually 2 of the roughly 100 things I have to work on )
John Divney wrote: » Are you bad shots thin Dan?
dan_ep82 wrote: » The really bad shots are, the ones I tend to thin/fumble 30-100yds club depending. When that happens I guarantee the swing doesn't look like the one I posted though. When it happens and I think back on the shot I'd say it was OTT and open face and off the bottom heel. So not much chance of it getting very far. That shot is rare now thank god
agusta wrote: » just an opinion,My belief is that if you hit two balls on the golf course,one a 250 plus drive down the middle, and the second sliced or hooked the ball out of bounds.if both swings were recorded they would look identical.The better the swing gives a bigger margin for error. What i see in your swing A/lovely set up,athletic b/ locking up/straighting back leg in backswing, A major death move c/moving the club much too far inside in the takeaway,which is then causing a flat backswing and the club and your hands outside the shoulder at the top of the backswing. what you need is a "club outside the hands one piece takeaway".its not an easy thing to get but if you decide to get it with a decent short game it will knock 10 shots of your handicap p.s, if you do come over the top its because of a inside takeaway and the club outside the shoulder at the top.why..,the club has nowwhere else to go but over the top d/The only swing that the shaft should come near parallel to the ground at the top of the swing is the driver.a 7 iron shaft should not come near parallel to the ground
agusta wrote: » not dismissive at all.It ok getting lessons from a professional but as raymond floyd once said "you are your own best teacher".I hope you enjoy the journey in reaching the holy grail.
FixdePitchmark wrote: » What is the holy grail in golf auguta ? Do we ever get there ?
agusta wrote: » I dont think anyone ever quite gets there.but the fun/fustration is trying to get there.When i get there i will let you know..,im not that far away from it:), but i know its there
galwaylad14 wrote: » As I always say if I ever feel like I've reached it that's the day I'll stop playing. The fun is in the constantly trying to improve and get better. Nice swing dan by the way. They all seemed like really solid strikes too. To ask an obvious question though, where's it going wrong? Because with that swing you should not be going around a golf course in 21 over par. You should be able to break 80 if your short game is ok. Or are these just very recent changes you've made over the winter and you haven't got a chance to get cut yet?
agusta wrote: » nice score,jordan speith last year at the us masters hit alot of his putts inside 6 feet just looking at the hole.it certainly frees up the putting stroke
dan_ep82 wrote: » My main problem was trying to correct the stroke. If i pulled it a little on the inside I'd try to square it etc. This way I don't see the putter,all I see is the ball, and on a good day I can "see" the ball go in. The downside is if your ball is just infront of a fringe its hard to get a good contact when your not looking so for those I usually look at the ball
FixdePitchmark wrote: » But there are very very few pros using this method. Can't think of any that has won a major - I know we are not targeting majors , but is that not a sign of something.
FixdePitchmark wrote: » It is an interesting idea - and some teaching is target based. I've just not seen a pro do it - must watch SPieth Very short here but. Interesting
spacecoyote wrote: » Pretty sure he only does it on the short putts Fix, anything under 5ft or something like that. He looks at the ball on anything outside that range as far as I know
The Shocking Results! Long putts end up significantly closer to the hole when you look at the hole while making your stroke. On average, after all was said and done, on putts between 28 feet and 43 feet in length, the experimental group (those who looked at the hole) had slightly less than 28 inches remaining to the hole. By comparison, on the same long putts, the control group (those who looked at the ball) left themselves nearly 37 inches remaining to the hole. That means the experimental group was 24 percent closer, 9 inches that could be the difference between a two-putt and a three-putt. Looking at the hole may be more effective on short putts, too. On putts between three feet and eight feet, the experimental group left an average of just under 9 inches to the hole. On the same putts, the control group ended up with leaves that averaged 12.5 inches. Strictly speaking, that's not statistically significant, but those inches might be the difference between a routine tap-in and the occasional short miss.
shaunac93 wrote: » Here's youtube links to my swing for driver and 7 iron that I took in range tonight.
