My Road to Improvement - 7/9/25 new swing video

[bortass]

12 hours ago, Nels55 said:

I don't know if you have tried working on your swing from impact and back?  Here is a video on the subject:

 

I have not. Thanks for sharing the video, I'm going to watch it now.

[TheDeanAbides]

Don’t get distracted. Pelvis and only pelvis, Boris. 

[iacas]

1 hour ago, TheDeanAbides said:

Don’t get distracted. Pelvis and only pelvis, Boris. 

 

And during the backswing, first.

[Nels55]

6 hours ago, TheDeanAbides said:

Don’t get distracted. Pelvis and only pelvis, Boris. 

I was thinking about how @bortass might be able to work on his pelvis movement and I thought that these drills might be a practical way for him to learn to move correctly.  If you and @iacas believe that they would not help him then I guess he is better off not trying them.

Edited February 28 by Nels55

[TheDeanAbides]

7 hours ago, Nels55 said:

I was thinking about how @bortass might be able to work on his pelvis movement and I thought that these drills might be a practical way for him to learn to move correctly.  If you and @iacas believe that they would not help him then I guess he is better off not trying them.

It was a fair suggestion, and we know your intention was to help. Nothing wrong with that, bud. :)

[Nels55]

On 2/28/2025 at 1:05 AM, TheDeanAbides said:

It was a fair suggestion, and we know your intention was to help. Nothing wrong with that, bud. 🙂

Did you watch the video?

[TheDeanAbides]

1 minute ago, Nels55 said:

Did you watch the video?

Nope. I don't really connect with Malaska. 

[Nels55]

1 minute ago, TheDeanAbides said:

Nope. I don't really connect with Malaska. 

I felt the same but this particular video is interesting and seems like a good approach to actually learning how to move the pelvis.   Maybe you could humor me and watch it?

[TheDeanAbides]

2 minutes ago, Nels55 said:

I felt the same but this particular video is interesting and seems like a good approach to actually learning how to move the pelvis.   Maybe you could humor me and watch it?

Okay, I watched the vast majority of it. I don't feel qualified to judge it, but I'm not a fan of trying to learn this way. I don't think it's a given that the player will work out where the club and body needs to be as you go further back. Maybe with Mike standing there with them they could, but I doubt it'll translate without a teacher.

[virtuoso]

11 minutes ago, Nels55 said:

I felt the same but this particular video is interesting and seems like a good approach to actually learning how to move the pelvis.   Maybe you could humor me and watch it?

I always like the concept of impact backwards. Very useful. The only issue is that he’s putting the hips into the wrong position at impact. But the learning strategy is good.

[vernon]

20 minutes ago, virtuoso said:

I always like the concept of impact backwards. Very useful. The only issue is that he’s putting the hips into the wrong position at impact. But the learning strategy is good.

I kinda like this drill so I was curious as to what makes the hip position wrong?  

[virtuoso]

1 hour ago, vernon said:

I kinda like this drill so I was curious as to what makes the hip position wrong?  

He forcibly pulls the left hip farther back from the ball than where it started at address, doesn’t put the pelvis close enough to the target, and lets the left leg almost lock while having the ball of the foot literally be pulled off the ground.

 

Some people may actually move their hips better by trying to feel something like that, but if either of those two players had actually done that in the next swing, they would have needed a stretcher to carry them off the range.

[vernon]

19 hours ago, virtuoso said:

He forcibly pulls the left hip farther back from the ball than where it started at address, doesn’t put the pelvis close enough to the target, and lets the left leg almost lock while having the ball of the foot literally be pulled off the ground.

 

Some people may actually move their hips better by trying to feel something like that, but if either of those two players had actually done that in the next swing, they would have needed a stretcher to carry them off the range.

Thanks - makes sense.  Appreciate all of the help and advice you provide here!

[virtuoso]

32 minutes ago, vernon said:

Thanks - makes sense.  Appreciate all of the help and advice you provide here!

Happy to do it!

[Chip Duffer]

On 2/25/2025 at 3:36 PM, bortass said:

Great weather and I went to the range today. There were two things I wanted to work on. My address position and Monte's sequence drill that @GoGoErky shared yesterday.  The address changes were to bend more from the hips and bend the knees such that the shins are more over my feet which made it feel like i was on my toes. I also made sure to add in some side bend away from target. 

 

For the drill I did sets which were comprised of performing the drill three times and then hitting 10 balls with an easy swing. I used my seven iron just like yesterday. I did three sets, 39 balls, and then took a five minute break. I had enough balls for two more sets and I took some video( see below) I have both FO and DTL of me performing the drill and hitting a ball as part of a set. I also have slow motion video of both the FO and DTL shots that I can share is people think it would be helpful.

 

I will say that I was very happy with how the five sets went. I picked up on a feel during my backswing of pressure going towards my right heel. Things appeared to be better when I felt that. Low point control was much better as well. Of course I'm using a 7i and not trying to hit it full out but I only had one real bad chunk and a couple thins. I know ball flight don't matter during the drills but I left feeling positive which is nice after being embarrassed by yesterday's videos. 

 

This is going to be a very long road to try to improve my swing and I do expect things to be rocky when I play for who knows how long. Don't matter though, my swing is the biggest thing holding me back and I either need to really try to make it better or just stay as a guy that cabn sometimes break 90 but is more likely to be closer to 100.

 

Sequence Drill DTL w/ 7i

 

 

DTL swing that was part of the drill. 

 

 

Sequence drill FO

 

Last one for now. FO view of swinging as part of a drill set.

 

Hello Bortass, it’s been a while. 
 

Watching your swing vids, I noticed that in your swing you take the club back well outside the line and then bring it back in pretty flat. (Below your right shoulder) This doesn’t allow for you to drop the club into the slot and come into impact neutral or from the inside. It forces you to turn the shoulders first to actually make contact with the ball.

 

In your sequence drill (top vid), you take the club away the same, but in your back turn bring your hands and club almost shoulder high. This is the only swing I see you release from inside out.

 

When I find my myself coming over the top I try to think of the top of my backswing intersecting with my back shoulder. The backswing is a bit more vertical and allows room for the club to drop into the slot and swing down the line or to about a one o’clock position to the target.

This will definitely feel more vertical as you take the club back with your hands just outside your toe line and allow your right elbow to bend as if carrying a tray. This thought may help get the club in the same position you had in that vid after you made the final turn in your backswing drill.

 

Of course, we both know I’m no instructor, but I did stay at a holiday inn express a few times.

 

😁

 

[bortass]

@Chip Duffer Good to hear from you. Are you playing more these days?

 

 

The greens were aerated last week and the Saturday game was cancelled but I did play nine. I don't think the aeration made a difference with my putting. They brought in a company that does larger holes and it injects the sand. I have always seen holes made and then the entire green is covered in sand to get the sand into the holes, this was not the case.

 

 

The weather was sunny, fairly warm, but windy. I have been working on how my pelvis moves and it's been a bit of an adventure but I tried to use a feel of a shift right and then left in my full swings. This round was the first time I have tried to hit a ball since really focusing on just the pelvis.  The score sucked, 52 with one par and four bogeys. I blew up with a double, two triples, and a quad.

 

My short game bit, I had a hole with three chips, and two others needed two chips to get it on the green.

 

Putting went well, only 14 putts, yes that's a bad stat to use but I don't much else to go on. I do not know how Arccos handles nine hole rounds with it's SG comparisons, so I don't want to use them. My first putt distances were 1 foot(x2), 5 feet, 6 feet(x2), 9 feet, 15 feet, and 21 feet. No three putts on punched greens and I one putted from 1(x2), 5, and 6 feet.

 

Full swing is what got me excited. It wasn't great but I had a few better shots. I did not see that very low and way right mishit that I tend to hit a few times a round. I didn't chunk any full swings for a change. I actually hit par 3 tee shots with irons that went at my target line for a change and had decent shot shapes. The best one was on #3, I teed off with 6i and was going for the back of the green to make sure I got there. A nice mid height draw that lands on the back of the green and rolls into the back fringe, 150 yard shot with my 150 club for a change. I almost always hit a push fade on this hole and will miss right, if I'm lucky, but most miss short right. Overall contact was more solid and there were no extreme curves. I did have a couple pushes but those were also hit solid for a change. 

 

Feel isn't real and I don't know what I did during my feel swing. My intent and associated feels were different and I saw some different results which leads me to believe I did have a small change in my swing. I'm excited to see what may happen if I stick with the pelvis work. I plan to but added the if since I sometimes lose sight of what I should do and wander down a different rabbit hole( I'm looking at you Hackmotion).

 

I do not expect anything great to happen in the near term but am optimistic about the path. Too bad I have said that countless time in this thread, lol, but a hacker can dream. 

 

Thanks, as always, for all the help. I do appreciate it.

[Chip Duffer]

So good to know you’re optimistic with this wicked little game we love. 
 

I’ve not been playing much for the past 8 months or so due to work and a pretty substantial renovation I’ve been trying to complete on the house we purchased. 
 

the house is coming along very nicely, my golf swing is foreign to me at this point. I’ve actually golfed 3 times in the last month. That is half of the rounds I have in since July 1st. 
 

I manage to hit some quality shots and remember that I used to play fairly well, then the rest of saturdays round I was reminded repeatedly that I haven’t held a club near often enough lately to expect good numbers. I did enjoy a beautiful day in the company of friends.

 

As the renovation wraps up I’m going to investigate membership at the club in my community. It would be nice to be able to get in the golf cart and head to the range or golf 9 holes in the afternoon. 
 

We are surely Blessed to have the luxury of thinking about, chatting about and playing this game.
 

My wife enjoys riding and watching although she doesn’t golf. when she does come along she’s a great cheerleader, we laugh a lot and often has taken pics and videos that have helped me understand what I’m doing, both good and no so good.

 

Be well good Sir.

[bortass]

@Chip Duffer Great to hear. Our house adventure cut into golf as well but not to the level you describe. My wife doesn't golf either but she does like driving the cart. She actually drove me around for the nine holes I played over the weekend. It's fun and has helped me to not care so much about things when I play. She's commented that I play better when I'm more relaxed, lol. There's something people in our HOA do called 'giggle golf'. It's been described as a social event with golf. We're going to join it when it kicks off in May. It's a couples thing and it's fine if there are non golfers in the mix, believe it's a scramble format for 9 holes. They have some odd rules each time out to make it fun and relaxed. One I heard of was what they call a 'fifth wheel' which is someone that doesn't golf at all. A fifth wheel can still hit and play but you only count what they do if it helps the team, so no pressure on them at all. A couple wives have gotten hooked and started playing because of it. No idea if she'll catch that spark but it'll be a blast regardless. As you said we are blessed.

[bortass]

Last weekend's round was nothing I'd like to talk about for the most part. Played my old course, which was nice, and had fun which is what matters. I had a few good shots here and there but I was trying to be cognizant of my poor pelvis movement which just made it more challenging. One interesting thing was a few more draws than normal with my driver but it's a tiny sample size.

 

I have been working daily on trying to figure out how to move my pelvis and not dive left right away. I've been doing it w/o a ball which is what let me practice as often as I did. I removed the club from the mix a fair amount as well to get that variable gone. My stubbornness about practicing w/o hitting balls finally cracked. It's something I should have listened to years ago but I'm a bit of a dummy like that. I got quite a bit of help from some forum regulars and think I am making progress. I can't believe how many videos I watched related to the hips, pelvis, and footwork but it helped. I'm now doing the drill from the 4th segment in PowerShift which is where Monte talks about the shift and how a gremlin is pulling your club. I actually feel my pressure going right when i do it now.

 

I did make it to the range today and in honor of @kowalgolf I did the three ball drill from Monte's Break 100 ... then 90.... series. First ball is a chip with 7i, second is arm parallel 7i, and last one is a full swing. The drill is trying to teach what solid contact feels like. I can't complain about the results. The chipping was great, almost always very solid contact. The arms parallel swing was the most challenging and the full swing was decent. I did feel more movement to the right on the full swings and tried to use the ground more. I still caught the ball thin though. The good news is at least the full swings would have been playable. 

 

Playing 18 in the morning at the new course. I will be doing my best to shift and use the ground but I don't expect any miracles. This is a fundamental change in the way I swing a club and I am prepared to have some messy golf scores for the foreseeable future. The good news is my pressure shift right was non-existent since i dove left right away, so even if I stay centered, it's an improvement, lol. Gotta love being so bad that the bar is low enough to just stub your toe. 

 

I plan to keep practicing the way I have been and probably will only get to the range once a week on Fridays. I am cautiously optimistic which is a far cry from where I was when I posted that last swing video a few weeks ago.

 

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

[bortass]

Figured I'd post before the storm hits later tonight. I am very surprised. I shot a 48*/42, 90*. I picked up on #5 and carded an 8.  I blew up three times with a couple doubles and a triple. Only one penalty and it was when I bladed a 9i into a ditch which helped lead to the X on #5. I finished the round with the same ball and had no penalties off the tee. I had to scramble because I'm struggling with all my approach shots. Overall I would say the work on trying to move my pelvis better and use the ground paid off with my driver. Putting was much better thjan normal with seven one putts of 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 8, and 8 feet.

 

My index is going to jump though. I have an 82(11.7 dif) rolling off and this 90 is 17.2 dif. Unless PCC kicks in because of the wind, I'll be around 19.5 in the morning, lol. I really don't care though, I played pretty solid compared to what's been going on for me lately. I'll keep trying to build on the practice from the last two weeks and see what happens.

 

birdies: 0

pars: 4

bogeys: 11

double bogeys: 2

triple+: 1

 

 

Some stats:

Avg drive: 210 yards

Longest drive: 268 yards

Fairways: 8/14

GIR: 3/18

Avg Approach: 105 yards

Up & down: 4/16

Putts: 30.

 

Strokes gained compared to a 10 HCP. 

Overall: -7.9 strokes

driving: +0.6,

Approach: -8,

Short game: -1.3

Putting: +0.8

[bortass]

The swing thoughts/feels I used with full swings Saturday was to feel a slight shift right and to press into the ground with my left on the downswing. Feel isn't real but it was different then what I would feel with my move straight left right away, so I am confident I changed something. 

 

The biggest change was my driver, even the two tee shots with wood( four and seven). I hit mostly draws and had at least one pull fade. There were no push fades into the right trees. My only bad drive was on a par 5. I aimed for center and pushed it down the right tree line. The ball was starting to draw back and clipped a branch and dropped about 126 yards off the tee which eventually led to a double. I will go into detail on the blow ups later.

 

Approach shots were still bad. The push fade is alive and well. I hit one solid iron shot which was off the tee on a par three. All other irons tended to be low push fades. I am not squaring the face and really don't know what to make of it yet. I have had this issues for months now and it was no better.  I'm wondering if moving the ball forward a bit in my stance might be a viable band-aid until I can sort it out. The only reason I say that is because my driver didn't have the same issues and it's more forward. It could be anything though like an inability to perform cast B( will touch on this later too)

 

Woods off the deck tended to be thin and partial wedges ran the gamut from as expected to chunked or bladed. Low point is still a challenge, even with practice swing, I still managed to mess up from a downhill lie.

 

Something I rediscovered the last two weeks is an inability to let things happen. A good example would be from the initial backswing from NTC where you push the hands to 7 o'clock. I might move my hands there but I don't let my lower body react and go along for the ride. I restrict the movement because I didn't realize I was supposed to let it happen. I had thought I had done that drill fine in the past w/o realizing how wrong I was. It's kind of the same thing when it comes to footwork and ground pressure. I got a comment about my feet looked like they were in cement, again I didn't let them react to other parts of my swing and left them planted. 

 

I also suffer from the opposite issue where I get passive in areas I shouldn't. This is where Cast B from NTC comes up, I really don't think I do that decently unless I think about it. I can stand on the range and hit the ball left no problem with an iron if that's my intent. I make sure to use my hands and wrists to get the club over but I don't in a normal swing where I'm just trying to hit a target in front of me. It makes me wonder if that's partly why I keep hitting the weak push fades with irons.

 

It'll be fun untangling my misconceptions about I'm supposed to actively do and what I'm not supposed to prevent from happening. I'm sure this is a challenge a lot of people run into when trying to learn a motor skill. 

 

My practice focus will be on the backswing and trying to learn the proper movement of the hips and pelvis still. I only mention that because I brought up Cast B from NTC and I do not plan on doing anything about that at this time.

 

Now my three blow up this weekend. I'm kinda shocked it was so few to be honest.

 

#5 par 5: Decent tee shot into the right rough about 200 yards( think we were into the wind). Aim left with my 4w and hit a thin push fade into the right tress but the ball pops out, about a 150 yard shot. I had a slightly downhill lie and with the wind decided to hit my 9i from about 110 yards.  practice swings seemed okay and then I thinned it into the ditch fronting the green. Drop and blade my pitch well over the green. My ball is in a terrible spot and I can't get a club on it that easily. I give up and just pick up and card an triple which was my likely score from where I was.

 

#6 par 4 and #1 handicap: Tee shot is downwind and I hit a great high draw with my 7w about 216 yards. A decent lie in the fairway and I can't reach the green. It's over 200 yards still and a perfect 4w might make it but I have not hit those well off the ground in a while. I have a stream less than 100 yards away to carry and opt for my 5i. I hit the hit it real thin, a low push fade that barely gets over the creek and sets me up under a big tree. No realistic shot to the green which is elevated and I have branches stopping me from going high with a partial wedge. I also have a tall bank in front of me, so I  hack it about 45 yards closer with my SW. A couple chips with 7i gets me to 4 feet and I sink the putt to 'earn' my double. I almost always triple of pickup on this hole, so a double is progress.

 

#7 par 5: Push down the right side with driver and it should draw back in until it hits a branch and drops, 126 yards. This is the bad drive I mentioned above. I want to advance the ball with my 5i and hit another low push fade that stops a yard or so short of rolling into the right trees. the shot went about 130 yards. I punch my 6i real low and over the crest of the hill so it runs out, 187 yards. This gets me within 75 yards to center. My plan was to try to hit the green in 4 after that tee shot and so far so good. I have a downhill lie and chunk it 27 yards. I then have to pitch with my SW and hit it pretty good, 34 yards, and I'm on the green about 14 feet from the cup. I hit the bogey putt and it's online and stops less than a foot from the hole.

 

The rest of my round was mostly scrambling for bogey and sometimes par. If only I could hit an iron competently, lol.

 

 

[TheDeanAbides]

16 minutes ago, bortass said:

The swing thoughts/feels I used with full swings Saturday was to feel a slight shift right and to press into the ground with my left on the downswing. Feel isn't real but it was different then what I would feel with my move straight left right away, so I am confident I changed something. 

 

The biggest change was my driver, even the two tee shots with wood( four and seven). I hit mostly draws and had at least one pull fade. There were no push fades into the right trees. My only bad drive was on a par 5. I aimed for center and pushed it down the right tree line. The ball was starting to draw back and clipped a branch and dropped about 126 yards off the tee which eventually led to a double. I will go into detail on the blow ups later.

 

Approach shots were still bad. The push fade is alive and well. I hit one solid iron shot which was off the tee on a par three. All other irons tended to be low push fades. I am not squaring the face and really don't know what to make of it yet. I have had this issues for months now and it was no better.  I'm wondering if moving the ball forward a bit in my stance might be a viable band-aid until I can sort it out. The only reason I say that is because my driver didn't have the same issues and it's more forward. It could be anything though like an inability to perform cast B( will touch on this later too)

 

Woods off the deck tended to be thin and partial wedges ran the gamut from as expected to chunked or bladed. Low point is still a challenge, even with practice swing, I still managed to mess up from a downhill lie.

 

Something I rediscovered the last two weeks is an inability to let things happen. A good example would be from the initial backswing from NTC where you push the hands to 7 o'clock. I might move my hands there but I don't let my lower body react and go along for the ride. I restrict the movement because I didn't realize I was supposed to let it happen. I had thought I had done that drill fine in the past w/o realizing how wrong I was. It's kind of the same thing when it comes to footwork and ground pressure. I got a comment about my feet looked like they were in cement, again I didn't let them react to other parts of my swing and left them planted. 

 

I also suffer from the opposite issue where I get passive in areas I shouldn't. This is where Cast B from NTC comes up, I really don't think I do that decently unless I think about it. I can stand on the range and hit the ball left no problem with an iron if that's my intent. I make sure to use my hands and wrists to get the club over but I don't in a normal swing where I'm just trying to hit a target in front of me. It makes me wonder if that's partly why I keep hitting the weak push fades with irons.

 

It'll be fun untangling my misconceptions about I'm supposed to actively do and what I'm not supposed to prevent from happening. I'm sure this is a challenge a lot of people run into when trying to learn a motor skill. 

 

My practice focus will be on the backswing and trying to learn the proper movement of the hips and pelvis still. I only mention that because I brought up Cast B from NTC and I do not plan on doing anything about that at this time.

 

Now my three blow up this weekend. I'm kinda shocked it was so few to be honest.

 

#5 par 5: Decent tee shot into the right rough about 200 yards( think we were into the wind). Aim left with my 4w and hit a thin push fade into the right tress but the ball pops out, about a 150 yard shot. I had a slightly downhill lie and with the wind decided to hit my 9i from about 110 yards.  practice swings seemed okay and then I thinned it into the ditch fronting the green. Drop and blade my pitch well over the green. My ball is in a terrible spot and I can't get a club on it that easily. I give up and just pick up and card an triple which was my likely score from where I was.

 

#6 par 4 and #1 handicap: Tee shot is downwind and I hit a great high draw with my 7w about 216 yards. A decent lie in the fairway and I can't reach the green. It's over 200 yards still and a perfect 4w might make it but I have not hit those well off the ground in a while. I have a stream less than 100 yards away to carry and opt for my 5i. I hit the hit it real thin, a low push fade that barely gets over the creek and sets me up under a big tree. No realistic shot to the green which is elevated and I have branches stopping me from going high with a partial wedge. I also have a tall bank in front of me, so I  hack it about 45 yards closer with my SW. A couple chips with 7i gets me to 4 feet and I sink the putt to 'earn' my double. I almost always triple of pickup on this hole, so a double is progress.

 

#7 par 5: Push down the right side with driver and it should draw back in until it hits a branch and drops, 126 yards. This is the bad drive I mentioned above. I want to advance the ball with my 5i and hit another low push fade that stops a yard or so short of rolling into the right trees. the shot went about 130 yards. I punch my 6i real low and over the crest of the hill so it runs out, 187 yards. This gets me within 75 yards to center. My plan was to try to hit the green in 4 after that tee shot and so far so good. I have a downhill lie and chunk it 27 yards. I then have to pitch with my SW and hit it pretty good, 34 yards, and I'm on the green about 14 feet from the cup. I hit the bogey putt and it's online and stops less than a foot from the hole.

 

The rest of my round was mostly scrambling for bogey and sometimes par. If only I could hit an iron competently, lol.

 

 

I wouldn't be even thinking about the casts until you stop swinging your arms deep around you. you don't mention cast a? I assume you're attempting that? What I think you need to be doing now your body is beginning to work properly is what Monte recommends in this video - essentially the same as the Paddy drill @Valtiel often talks about. 

 

At the moment, you're so deep that you still have to come ott.

 

If you can do this just thinking about the UP with the arms I think you'll find good things happen. 

 

 

Edited March 17 by TheDeanAbides

[bortass]

33 minutes ago, TheDeanAbides said:

I wouldn't be even thinking about the casts until you stop swinging your arms deep around you. you don't mention cast a? I assume you're attempting that? What I think you need to be doing now your body is beginning to work properly is what Monte recommends in this video - essentially the same as the Paddy drill @Valtiel often talks about. 

 

At the moment, you're so deep that you still have to come ott.

 

If you can do this just thinking about the UP with the arms I think you'll find good things happen. 

 

 

Thanks for the video, I'll watch it shortly. 

 

I am not thinking about Cast A at all and not doing it. Cast A is something I need to practice and think about and I'm not sure it makes sense right now if i can't get the parts leading up to Cast A correct, even though my experiments with Cast A in the past have been very positive with my crappy swing.

[bortass]

Thought I'd share a video of me trying to not over rotate my torso to the right and getting my arms to move up. It looks better than what I was doing in the last swing video I shared but I won't claim I'm where I'm supposed to be. I figure it can provide comic relief as well.

 

 

 

[GoGoErky]

59 minutes ago, bortass said:

Thought I'd share a video of me trying to not over rotate my torso to the right and getting my arms to move up. It looks better than what I was doing in the last swing video I shared but I won't claim I'm where I'm supposed to be. I figure it can provide comic relief as well.

 

 

 

Your grip needs some work. It’s too much in the palm of your left hand.

your right hand looks to be too far towards the base of the fingers rather than the “middle” of them

 

[TheDeanAbides]

14 hours ago, GoGoErky said:

Your grip needs some work. It’s too much in the palm of your left hand.

your right hand looks to be too far towards the base of the fingers rather than the “middle” of them

 

I agree, and I think I mentioned this in PM, @bortass? Your left hand isn't supporting the club at all well. It's barely on the top of the club at address, so it's definitely weak. It looks like @GoGoErky said - not enough in the base of the fingers in either hand.

[TheDeanAbides]

Other than that, the shoulders are rotating too flat and you still look a bit deep. Can you show a DTL?

[bortass]

Made it to the range and warmed up with the three ball drill from Break 100. I then went and took some video of full speed swings. All are with 7i and I tried to get the handle more into my fingers per @GoGoErky's comment. Talk about feel isn't real. I felt myself shift to the right at the start of these swings but they look eerily similar to the last set I posted. Nice and OTT, chicken wing flip etc. I'm not surprised though since I just started to try and fix my shift issues. I'm more curious of what things look like at the end of April then end of May, etc.

 

 

 

[TheDeanAbides]

18 minutes ago, bortass said:

Made it to the range and warmed up with the three ball drill from Break 100. I then went and took some video of full speed swings. All are with 7i and I tried to get the handle more into my fingers per @GoGoErky's comment. Talk about feel isn't real. I felt myself shift to the right at the start of these swings but they look eerily similar to the last set I posted. Nice and OTT, chicken wing flip etc. I'm not surprised though since I just started to try and fix my shift issues. I'm more curious of what things look like at the end of April then end of May, etc.

 

 

 

This is much better at the top, but you're losing hip depth and cramping yourself. Stop doing that and you might have less need to go OTT. If you can get that pelvis back on track with this arm swing a bit of Justin Rose drill would help you.

[getitdaily]

1 hour ago, bortass said:

Made it to the range and warmed up with the three ball drill from Break 100. I then went and took some video of full speed swings. All are with 7i and I tried to get the handle more into my fingers per @GoGoErky's comment. Talk about feel isn't real. I felt myself shift to the right at the start of these swings but they look eerily similar to the last set I posted. Nice and OTT, chicken wing flip etc. I'm not surprised though since I just started to try and fix my shift issues. I'm more curious of what things look like at the end of April then end of May, etc.