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I have been a fan of this site for almost three years. This site introduced me the yellow book which for sure provided me a new demension in teaching golf. I am in South Korea where TGM is hardly known to people. Yoda's resource in this site helps me greatly in understanding TGM. Thank you.

Anyway, this is my first post seeking your valuable advice. The attached link is the swing of my student, Dohoon Kim. He was a gold medalist of 2006 Doha Asian Games thanks to Yoda and many experts of TGM of this site. Recently, he is struggling with his driver. I think the problem is mainly resulted from not able to sustain the lag. I post it in this hitter's corner because I think his stroke is closer to a hitter. Please verify this too. Your expert advice will be much appreciated and will help this promising young man (18yrs).

Changhyo Bae
South Korea

p.s. Forgive my poor English.

An excellent swing. I would agree with Mike O's observations on setup, a bit too wide of stance/ball position with driver a touch too forward and a need for a bit more knee/hip bend at address (although not much). Let arms, the right arm/forearm be much more relaxed at address.

Hard to say, but there may be a bit of bobbing that is the root of misses that tend to be fairly straight flying pulls with some blocked pushes at times. I'd guess that the setup adjustments/stance width are the major cause, but also that at times the pivot takes control too much/hips fire too hard. As a swinger, getting to 'end' will help and still allow for those hips to provide their power. From 'top' position, those hips will tend to get you a bit over the top when you get out of sequence.

A few minor setup modifications and keep the mind in the hands, focus on the pressure points.

Great work!