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Originally Posted by warbirdlover  Ah, another convert to the short backswing. I hit my driver 20 yards farther since I switched to a shorter backswing 14 years ago and ss is still 105 and you'll find with a short backswing a stiff flex works better (when you get used to it) so don't change flex yet. I always make consistent "sweet spot" face contact and it made a total improvement in my game. Just keep that left arm straight and you'll love it in time. 
(Geek should be here this week for a weekend of golf with sssmokin!! I gotta cream that guy!!) |
Thanks for the advice, WBL. That's exactly what I was hoping to hear, re: the shaft flex.
I am astonished at how what I'm feeling in my swing is NOT what I'm actually doing. He tells me to swing really short. It feels like I'm swinging back to 9 o'clock. I immediately watch the video replay, and it's like some completely different swing, the club going past parallel and my left arm going into a big bend.
"Shorter!", he says. So I try again. This time it feels like a chip shot backswing. And I'm STILL overswinging. The video doesn't lie, but my brain damn sure does!
Having instant replay high-speed camera footage available is pretty awesome.
Once I learn to coil properly and release properly, I think I'll have a decent swing. I'm pretty optimistic.
Go GEEK !!!