"new" swingvid

[ezra76]

Not much difference from the old ones. I'm hitting the ball a lot straighter with the irons, driver is always a 3yd. cut. I was messing around with a few different shots, getting ready to play Twofast again tomorrow.

Past Parallel... I can't stop it and not sure if I want to continue beating myself up over it. I stopped the clip where I get back to "normal" on the same drive. Positions from there are good and you can see the ball coming out on the inside fade path, it bores, rises and cuts back inline with the white trailer in the distance. Everytime I try to stop the overswing I get piss poor contact, usually horribly thin or borderline shanked. I just let it go and get this shot 80% of the time.

If you can see a reason I am past parallel please give some feedback. It's not a reverse pivot and not much power leak. I used Google Earth from the mats and the inside fade is landing over 260 and rolling to 275-280. 20yds. longer than my 13* 3W so it's good on paper so to speak I guess.

octrange - Putfile

[WildCatGolfer17]

ssry vid quality sucked and couldnt tellm shyt..

[ezra76]

Huh, really. I thought it came out pretty well for video capture off a POS 4.1 cam. I can see the ball out past over 100yds.

[twofast2s]

the vid makes your swing look wierd. maybe i'll bring mine tomorrow. remind me.

[ezra76]

It is weird. I'd like to get a little better quality but this serves the purpose. It comes out a little better on my moviemaker deal but quality goes down when I convert it for upload. I can play it back frame by frame, trying to isolate what the heck I am doing when I go past parallel. Drives me nuts.

[5iron]

Please tell me guys, how do you use google earth to measure your distance ? Thanks.

[ezra76]

First you have to download the free version of Google Earth. Once you do that, find your course and zoom in on it. Then use the little ruler in the toolbar, switch it to yards and pick 2 points. I can actaully barely see the 250 sign at the range (it has no net, field and woods behind it) and from where 2fast and I regularly hit from it's actually 280 to the sign. That trailer in the distance in my video, that's about 330 from where I am hitting... and no, I don't even come close to it. I'd still have a SW left.

[5iron]

So you compare your shot to a spot you can see on Google Earth ? Thanks Ezra.

[ezra76]

More or less. There are mounds with flags at the range, I can see the mounds on GE. I can get an approximate yardage from where I usually go on the grass area and from the regular stall/mat I go on. I just like to have a general idea. I use one mound for 8-PW from the grass, just move progressively back and the other for 5-7i. Sometimes I go way back and try to hit it with my hybrid and 5W too. I use the trailer as a target and between the 2 mounds as my "fairway".

[5iron]

I cant find the darn website/ could u help me EZ ? lol

[mont86]

Originally Posted by ezra76

First you have to download the free version of Google Earth. Once you do that, find your course and zoom in on it. Then use the little ruler in the toolbar, switch it to yards and pick 2 points. I can actaully barely see the 250 sign at the range (it has no net, field and woods behind it) and from where 2fast and I regularly hit from it's actually 280 to the sign. That trailer in the distance in my video, that's about 330 from where I am hitting... and no, I don't even come close to it. I'd still have a SW left.

Ez is there a pay site that real time pics?

[BStone]

Ez, past parallel is not as bad as some people make it out to be, it takes a long time to shorten a swing, you need to alter the timing of every other part of your swing to get proper contact which may ne more trouble than it is worth if you are making solid contact with the longer swing. I go past parallel as well with all of my clubs except the wedges, tried shortening it and it really messed with me.

[ezra76]

Thanks Tmag. I needed that. I'm about sick of trying to shorten up. As long as I get the left shoulder behind the ball, don't get OTT and maintain my spine angle, I hit decent shots. I think it's about time I move on from beating myself up over it and work more on hitting the ball square and solid.

[zaphod]

Ezra, Can you get past parallel if you keep your left elbow straighter during the back swing. Its hard for me to see the elbow bend on this video but in your past videos thats where some of that extra back swing is coming from. Its OK to do that if you can maintain the same plane and timing on the way down each time.

If you want to change try stretching your hands way out on the outside of the arc of the back swing with a straighter left elbow. Keep your chest connected with your arms. You should feel a tugging on your lower left side and right hammy when your torso reaches their limits. Here is where you make sure your left elbow is straight. If you go back further from here (because your chest has stopped) the left elbow will need to hinge or the wrists break.

If you are very flexible that tightness from torso rotation may be hard to feel. For me it is real easy.

Anyway going of over parallel the dangers are not staying behind the ball at the top and reverse C at contact.

If you look at your slo mo you have lost you wrist lag somewhere at shoulder to hip level. Too early. This is where you solid contact issues are if you limit your back swing (casting). Hold onto that lag longer with the shorter back swing and keep that club head behind the shaft as the swing down starts. Take a look at twofast avatar to see what I mean. I've struggled 2 years ago with this swing change but getting the chest to match the arms, staying connected was well worth it. It not only helped my driving but my iron play improved vastly.

Maybe this helps???

[ezra76]

Thanks Zaphod. I'll give it some consideration at the range. I never feel a stop point, that's part of the problem. I don't know where to keep tension to stop the overswing.