Lesson #3

Next, we did a test to determine how your dominant arm and hand likes to move in your backswing. We determined that you are are on top and slightly side on golfer. This means that your right hand grip should never be on the underside of the handle of the golf club. This also means that there is a certain way you should hinge your wrists based on the position of your right hand. For a on-top/side-on golfer you will want a hinge that is more diagonal or in other words hinge the club towards your right shoulder during the start of your backswing.

Here’s one of your last swings at the end of the lesson. It looks better but remember, you have to break up the positions and rehearse them very slowly and individually in order to call upon them quickly and precisely. Full speed will always revert to the old pattern. My analysis on the right shows you still like to have a big horizontal hinge instead of more vertical which gets the club in a poor position of leverage. From there your body is forced to early extend and cause inconsistent strikes. Practice the setup, the anchored pivot. the “clearing” motion, and the grip/hinge SLOWLY and INDIVIDUALLY. That is the key to quick, and lasting change. Good work Eric, see you soon.

-Tim

Then we tested your body’s pivot mechanics and discovered what your dominant pivot point is. What we found is that you naturally have a centered pivot point that likes to favor your trail side.

After thorough testing via the 2 videos on the left, we determined that you hit your best overall quality of shots from a anchor point that is slightly behind the center of your body. Now, in order to not reverse pivot and maintain the proper alignments and angles at setup, we have to position the body like you see above. Notice the hip sways back away from the target while the spine angle is maintained. Maybe feel slightly straighter trail leg vs. lead leg. The point is to make sure your weight is set slighty back of center and then it is maintained there during the backswing, and then it moves slightly ahead of the ball in transition (aka the “clear” move which for you is a tailbone clear. Think like a squat like Tiger and Rory do.")

Here are some rehearsals with a more diagonal hinge, notice the position at the top seems stronger and more in-line, and the tailbone “clearing” action. When preforming the move just think you’re squatting down slightly to start your downswing to give the hands/arms time to move into the delivery position before “spinning” the shoulders and hips too early.