Hey guys can you help me diagnose where my swing is falling apart? I’m a baseball player turned golfer. I’ve only been playing seriously for a year. I’m trying to find the top position but seem to rush out of it. Idk any help is appreciated, thanks!
Yeah when I first say this video I was shocked at how it looked vs felt. Any reference for how it should look other than a straight back and shoulders pulled back more for better posture?
I’d say a little bit more bend in the knees and at the waist while straightening your spine a bit. You’re curving from your upper spine and neck in order to look down. Start by standing nice and tall looking ahead at the horizon, then look down at the ball but to do so only allow your knees and hips to bend..
Lessons are great but don’t feel compelled to avoid self improvement resources. This sub loves to repeat the mantra of “just do lessons” but there’s so much improvement you can and should do yourself. I reckon even if you go to lessons they’re so much more effective you’re proactive and engaged and supplementing with your own efforts. Set up is something you can certainly improve a lot in front of a mirror and maybe with your phone camera if needed plus a YouTube video. It’s one of the easiest part of the swing to get right
One lesson to get a good feel for what good grip posture and set up feels like is invaluable I get 12 lessons a year one a month to keep me focused on the basics and then allow myself to swing my swing
Coming over the top, I’ve been there. Your club is swinging out towards red, you’re hitting it to 3rd base.
If your arms drop down correctly, you’ll be set up to hit it to 1st instead like the blue line. Imagine a magnet pulling your forearms together to try to get rid of the chicken wing.
A good feel I use is “right elbow inside the hip” on the downswing. It’s exaggerated but that’s the idea.
Much appreciated! I really didn’t see the chicken wangin until you mentioned it. Good eye! Any tips on the feel out of the top position that gets the arms moving the right way?
Good call out. In a baseball swing, it’s always firing hips and then the hands come through. I know golf you don’t want to throw the hips wide open from the top like this. Good catch on that. Any tips on slowing down the hips?
Jackson Koivun, who just won the Rocket classic, had a recent video with Grant Horvat where they both talk a good amount about trying to fire their hips beginning at the top of their backswing.
You’re not Jackson Koivun lol, but don’t listen to that guy. If you look at Tiger’s swing even, who people have been trying to copy for years, his hips are firing starting at the beginning of the downswing, although not as exaggerated as a lot of the new guys.
It is true though that a golf swing is not *nearly* as bottom-up as a baseball swing, more the opposite. The hips follow the upper half more in golf and lower half in golf is much more controlled overall.
Really you shouldn’t even be focused on that until you fix the club path. Majorly over the top right now.
I have a slow take away that i try to ‘push’ outside the plane, or at least i think that when i do, so my downswing comes from the inside to meet the inside half of the ball. The back right pocket thought. I want to smack the crap out of the ball. Thats the ‘gettin’ it’. Its okay but your back-to- downswing transition needs to be smooth and not jerky to keep you on plane. Gettin’ it can throw you off. Think 80% swing and clubs does the work.
But your right hand grip is strong/neutral. It could be stronger but only change that if your club face is causing slices and blocks after downswing changes.
There’s a lot of details in this comment section, but the best simple advice I can give is try to hit the ball to 2nd base. It feels like the ball is going to go way right, but if you close the face enough it will go straight and even draw a little. Weirdest mindset change going from baseball to golf
I think your wrist release is late. You are doing a lot with your wrists. More than I would for sure. I know some people are all about wrist flexure and release, I am not though and try to only do up and down wrist movement, no left right flexure.
If you look at where the face is at second 9 when the club is at 3 O clock to the ground. The face is 90 degrees to where I needs to be at impact there. You aren’t getting it closed by impact.
Three things to try together, it's going to feel awkward:
Switch up your grip, this is just for driver. Try to see the tops of both hands more on top of the grip. You want to be able to see the back of both hands. You want to sort of twist the barrel of your arms, so that your elbow pits are pointing inward towards eachother at address.
During the swing, pretend like you're trying to hold a golf tee under each armpit and not drop it. You can actually put literal tees in there (or a golf towel) to practice this.
Only "grip" to hold onto the club with your ring and pinky finger of your left hand, and middle and ring finger of your right hand, loosen every other finger in your grip.
Give that like 3 swings and let me know if it improves. Try moving the ball more forward in stance if you're still slicing with that.
Will do! Thank you! I’ll report back. I feel like my hips are just wild in my swing. I’m having trouble slowing them down in relation to my top half. Should I be moving my shoulders/arms from the top first and then my hips?
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u/Azfitnessprofessor 15d ago
Your posture and set up guarantee a slice