Lately my driver has become an absolute liability, I can only watch so many videos before I feel like some feedback is kind of needed.
I know my tempo is fast as hell. What else would be causing that early extension/standing movement on the beginning of the downswing? Thank you!
Sensitive-Disk-9389
IMHO it starts with setting up with more hip tilt towards the ball at address. Stick your butt out a little as if you are going to do a mini squat. This allows the hips to rotate around the pelvis on the appropriate plane and allows you to fire the hips first in the downswing. Keep the rear leg flexed and push into the left hip to start your downswing. This should help.
sonJokes
Put a chair behind your butt so it’s just touching. Keep your butt touching that chair throughout the downswing. That’ll help keep your hips back and balance point more over the centre of your feet. Also, at setup, your shoulders are aligned left of where your feet are aligned. They should be parallel. Left aligned shoulders shoulders will promote an over the top swing path. Hold a club across your shoulders and try line them up with your feet. If you can, get a big mirror behind you to verify.
You are “Over the Top”. Hands/arms rushing to the ball ahead of your hips. You are forced to stand up to allow your arms through. Addressing this issue first will help with the early extension but I would start here.
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Here’s a slo mo link as well: [https://imgur.com/Si3K8WH](https://imgur.com/Si3K8WH)
Hey everybody,
Lately my driver has become an absolute liability, I can only watch so many videos before I feel like some feedback is kind of needed.
I know my tempo is fast as hell. What else would be causing that early extension/standing movement on the beginning of the downswing? Thank you!
IMHO it starts with setting up with more hip tilt towards the ball at address. Stick your butt out a little as if you are going to do a mini squat. This allows the hips to rotate around the pelvis on the appropriate plane and allows you to fire the hips first in the downswing. Keep the rear leg flexed and push into the left hip to start your downswing. This should help.
Put a chair behind your butt so it’s just touching. Keep your butt touching that chair throughout the downswing.
That’ll help keep your hips back and balance point more over the centre of your feet.
Also, at setup, your shoulders are aligned left of where your feet are aligned. They should be parallel. Left aligned shoulders shoulders will promote an over the top swing path. Hold a club across your shoulders and try line them up with your feet. If you can, get a big mirror behind you to verify.
https://preview.redd.it/dt9bffa6i1kd1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7793cca5039217e51b7a972d8b0eeb91e7667d52
You are “Over the Top”. Hands/arms rushing to the ball ahead of your hips. You are forced to stand up to allow your arms through. Addressing this issue first will help with the early extension but I would start here.