Lesson #5

This is a test to figure what your body’s natural mechanics want to do. This showed us that naturally your right hand wants to be on the side of the grip, palm facing the target. Do not let the grip get too much on the underside of the grip handle nor too much on top of it. Because of this grip position, we need to pair it with the proper hinge technique with the wrists. For a side on golfer, the wrists need to hinge diagonally meaning more towards your right shoulder when you start your backswing.

After discovering your dominant anchor point for your pivot (which is in the center of your body) we do a feet together drill to get a better feel for the motion your body will naturally pick up on the fastest. By anchoring your center of mass to a specific location relative to the ball it allows for the swing to be more rotary, swinging a circle around the anchor, which helps hit the same spot in the ground consistently. Hitting balls with your feet together will simulate this kind of action.

This was a test to discover your body’s natural mechanics when attempting to pivot. This showed us that you like to keep your body’s center of mass relatively centered over the ball.

After some posture, grip, and hinging technique changes we addressed the biggest issue that’s causing inconsistent hits. That is, your hips clearing in the downswing so your arms can stay extended through the shot. Currently if you watch the last 2 videos your lead arm starts to bend and collapse as you attack the ball which causes your swing circle to be lifted above the ground and therefore you hit the top of the ball. Knowing this, we worked on a drill where you swing very slowly and make sure you clear your hips while getting of your right side earlier in the downswing and then keep your arms extended down through the ball and into the finish.

This swing has a much better rotary action which is giving you a better hip/shoulder turn in the backswing but still lacking hip turn in the downswing.

This is your ideal setup with all the right tilts, stance, grip, ball position, shaft angle, with a centered anchor point.

These pictures show the most significant changes that we worked on. A more centered pivot, we can tell the frame with your feet together looks more centered over the ball then the frame on the right where you move slightly off the ball.

Then we can see, on both these swings, the lack of hip rotation which causes your arms to bend and compromise the bottom of your swing arc.