- Sep 1, 2004
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So I went back to the Lab last night to experiement on planes! I am not overly technical in my swing, never have been. But I have been lacking a bit in my swing recently, so I thought I would try a few things.
I rooted out some advice Charnock Pro sent me at the beginning of the year:
"On the backswing your shaft angle at shoulder height should basically be that if you drew a line from the grip to your ball it would point just inside the ball, but looking at your swing it would point straight down, so i am saying although it is steep on the way back it would be remedied on the way down if you could get the butt end of your club pointing at just inside the ball, this would mean that it would be easier to deliver the club on a consistent path.
Because you have a steep angle of attack i would guess you are good with your 5iron thru sw but struggle to consistently hit the longer clubs, as regards your sway, what i was saying was because you are quite tall your club travels quite a long way from the top, so as a tall person you have to do something to slow the transition down which means that a slight lateral bump on the way down will give the club chance to fall into position, and then after that you will be able to fire through the ball with confidence, your weak shot will stem from your steep shaft angle approaching the ball which would mean to make a good pass at the ball your body will slow down and your hands will pass everything causing a "handsy release" and a snap hook, with the advice i have given you it will result in an on plane delivery and a more consistent flight path and release.
THE DUDE SPEAKS THE TRUTH! :laugh::laugh:
I started an exercise last night; firstly I cocked my wrists at address, fully hinged, with the club on line and parallel to the ground and my arms in the normal address position. Slowly I turned my shoulders to get the club head to shoulder height. My aim at that point was to get the butt end of the club pointing at the ball, not at my feet. Once I was there from that point I just ensured I was completing my backswing. At the top my aim was to start down with my hips first.
WOAH!
I was just cranking it last night. Everything felt a lot more solid and together. I felt my club head speed was faster and certainly I was hitting it straight and long. I had a few "interesting shots" when I got a bit lazy, but overall I was staggered with success delivered with this simple change. I'm definitely onto something here!
A successful night's testing. I will book a lesson with my pro soon, to get the seal of approval on this.
I rooted out some advice Charnock Pro sent me at the beginning of the year:
"On the backswing your shaft angle at shoulder height should basically be that if you drew a line from the grip to your ball it would point just inside the ball, but looking at your swing it would point straight down, so i am saying although it is steep on the way back it would be remedied on the way down if you could get the butt end of your club pointing at just inside the ball, this would mean that it would be easier to deliver the club on a consistent path.
Because you have a steep angle of attack i would guess you are good with your 5iron thru sw but struggle to consistently hit the longer clubs, as regards your sway, what i was saying was because you are quite tall your club travels quite a long way from the top, so as a tall person you have to do something to slow the transition down which means that a slight lateral bump on the way down will give the club chance to fall into position, and then after that you will be able to fire through the ball with confidence, your weak shot will stem from your steep shaft angle approaching the ball which would mean to make a good pass at the ball your body will slow down and your hands will pass everything causing a "handsy release" and a snap hook, with the advice i have given you it will result in an on plane delivery and a more consistent flight path and release.
THE DUDE SPEAKS THE TRUTH! :laugh::laugh:
I started an exercise last night; firstly I cocked my wrists at address, fully hinged, with the club on line and parallel to the ground and my arms in the normal address position. Slowly I turned my shoulders to get the club head to shoulder height. My aim at that point was to get the butt end of the club pointing at the ball, not at my feet. Once I was there from that point I just ensured I was completing my backswing. At the top my aim was to start down with my hips first.
WOAH!
I was just cranking it last night. Everything felt a lot more solid and together. I felt my club head speed was faster and certainly I was hitting it straight and long. I had a few "interesting shots" when I got a bit lazy, but overall I was staggered with success delivered with this simple change. I'm definitely onto something here!
A successful night's testing. I will book a lesson with my pro soon, to get the seal of approval on this.