TGM Shortcomings in Driving??

[jamnet]

Edz, here are videos of my swing, I posted them on Youtube,

Driver Face On

Driver Down the Line

Iron Down the Line

Any help anyone, any drills I should work on, Please??

[Bagger Lance]

Really nice swing Jamnet. Nothing to be ashamed of there.

The first thing I noticed with your driver face-on was your setup. Your shoulders are very level.

With your right hand lower on the shaft than the left, there should be a slight tilt rightward in your shoulders at setup.

Should assist with better hip action and axis tilt on the downswing.

[EdZ]

A very nice motion there Jamnet. A couple things I see. First, you are having a chin/shoulder collision on the backswing with the driver which tends to pull your head off of center.

A slight swivel of the chin to your right will give your shoulders more room to turn 'under' the chin. You can see by the right foot's finish that you are round housing as a result - the right shoulder needs to go more down plane.

That leads to a fair amount of a snare - the bob. A focus on a more stable center should help a lot. Check your knee\hip action as well. The more stable the knee/hip motion (pivot), the easier it is to maintain your center.

More focus on the pressure points in the hands, and a stable center. The rest is in great shape. Very nice work.

[12 piece bucket]

I ain't no teacher but this is what my untrained eye sees . . .

I agree with Edz you got some Bob issues . . . but I think they stem from your knee action. You left knee is "buckled" . . . if you look at that bunch of leaves just behind your head it's pretty much even with your melon at address . . . but into the ball you are WAY down. Check out your knees . . .

I like the way you move the club . . . but with that knee action you have to be moving your Low Point around too much to be consistent.

I'd say get your head where you want it at fix and try to leave it there. You need to feel more "left" and "posted up" on your left leg . . . like it's straightening.

With that knee action I'd say you'll have a hard time getting your down and you low point infront of the ball. You need to feel more "left" and "on top" of it.

[jamnet]

Bagger, EdZ and 12 Piece Bucket,
Thanks for your comments and analysis of my swing. You made really interesting, insightful and helpful observations and I will definitely work on them in my upcoming practice sessions.
Thanks again

[Mike O]

I would say you take the club back outside and in a manner that sets you up for an over the top downswing. For that reason and maybe many others- your subconscious correction (improper) has been to flex the knees during the startdown/downstroke to prevent rotation and offset the backswing problem. In addition, as you finish the backswing and segway into the downswing- you get well to your left side with the upper body- again to help prevent the pulled shot, etc. .

I would see the body motion as an effect and go about correcting it as such. I wouldn't think about holding your center still etc. The body motion is an effect- you need to understand the cause.

Mr. Kelley had an article in Golf Magazine in the early 80's. Of course, the magazine changes things by the time it makes it to print but before that - his description of Bobby Clampett's Downstroke may shed some light on your stroke.

"Bobby is in a bit of a bind here because his left shoulder instead of his right shoulder moved downward. But he can and does recover in time for release. A common present-day misconception is surfacing here. That is a partial, preliminary weight shift through knee motion instead of hip motion which disrupts the on plane start down shoulder turn essential to establishing the precise direction of both the hands and the clubhead.........."

Finally, my best advice would be this "I wouldn't look for advice from Bucket or myself" - that's just wrong! And for some reason even after that advice - you're thinking that taking such advice sounds like a good idea- SEE A DOCTOR- and I'm not talking GSED!

P.S. Bucket- You've been reading too many stack and tilt articles!!

[12 piece bucket]

P.S. Bucket- You've been reading too many stack and tilt articles!!

I don't know nothing about no stack and tilt . . . was that a typo? I'm more of a Stacked and Packed reader (not much reading to do there though).