[Christian]

Hello Christian,

I´m not in the neighborhood of being an AI but I would like to try sharing my thoughts on your Swing. I see two things (the really knowledgeable see of course more).
1. You are taking the club back a bit on the outside in the beginning. "As it goes up it tends to come back".
2. You are a bit fluid with your headposition. More so in the downswing. There is not really a stable Tripod.

I hope I´m not insulting you with these reflections. Perhaps I got a bit courageous after playing 5 practiceholes on par and really feeling the whole swing hang together. My hard work is beginning to pay off.

Hans

Not at all insulting. I think its refreshing!

For point #1.
I used to take the club back more to the inside, but I probably did it wrong. Because it felt too tight, as my right elbow would get stuck on my hip in the downswing and I had problems clearing my hip. Hence the enormous hip slide I have now. Which also probably is a bad thing.

For #2. Yes, my head is swaying and bobbing and going for a roller coaster ride. Since I got my swing on tape, and actually got a visual on what i was doing.... well, other then it was scary looking at this so called "golf swing", I have been working on keeping my head more stationary.

Thanks for the input. Appriciated!

Welcome to LBG Christian,

I second that you're taking the club back on a slightly outside - in path.

But it seems like a reasonably flat plane (as it should be) - only that the plane you're swinging on is crossing your target line towards left field. If you aim for a straightish draw your plane line should be down the target line.

But what I do see is clear signs of steering. You do come down towards impact with some decent accumulator #2 lag (wrist cock angle left hand), but the overtaking rate seems to be zeroed way to early, because just after impact your arms have almost the same rotary speed as the clubhead. It's a sure sign that you have wasted power and no wonder you have lost distance.

You should have at least the same amount of accumulator #2 lead half way into the follow thru as you had accumulator #2 lag on your way down. That may not be the root cause, but it usually helsp to prepare and anticipate a proper overtaking after impact in any case.

Interesting. I have not thought of it as of steering before, but I realise you are spot on. (My know-how is limited.. but, it sounds resonable)

And this is interesting. When I filmed the swing I posted here, I also filmed a practice swing. And that swing looks just so much better and more... well it has a different flow to it, and the clubhead doesnt pass my hands until well after "impact". BUT, what I also saw on that practice swing, was that at impact, the clubface was wide open.(I didnt actually see the clubface, but my left wrist was almost turned, and did not become vertical until after impact) And that might be, subconsiously the reason behind this steering, or?

On a side note, to confirm what you are saying.. I own a P3pro golf simulator. When swinging WITH a ball, I'm usually relativly square with the club face, and with an outside-in swing path, 3 or so degrees. (this is relative to the target line since thats the only thing the P3pro measures)

While when swinging without a ball, Im usually more inside-out with my path, however, my clubhead is 12-15 degrees open. Thanks of opening up my eyes more on this matter.
Not sure how I have been so blind.

Welcome to LBG Christian.

Are you by chance left eye dominant and right handed?

Do you have a preference for Borge Salming underwear ?

I am and do although its hard to find here in Toronto these days. Somebody could make millions selling that stuff over here. That guy was a hockey god.

Amen's going to fix you up. Please keep us "in the loop" as you progress. You've got a lot of good things happening for only two years of golf.

1. I have read about this, left or right eye dominance, but I cant say. I THINK im right eye dominant. And I am right handed, but I should have been left handed. For some reason, many years ago when learning to write, the teachers more or less forced me to do it with my right hand, and not my left. So I generally use both hands nowdays depending on what i do, and sometimes i get confused on what hand to use. I do play hockey with my right hand DOWN on the stick. And I play golf as a righty... Not sure if that answers your question.

2. What can I say... Quality underwear. His brand has a store at the airport im visiting two times a week, only Salming. Great stuff.


And yes, I will go see Amen, once I can find the time.


Thanks for your welcomes guys. And I look forward to my stay here.

Cheers!

/Chris

PS. I do want to add that, this was filmed a few weeks ago, while in deep frustration over my swing. Even if most parts probably look the same on video today, I have been going back to working on the FLW again, and this have helped me a good deal. But, as I said earlier, I will try to stick with basic motion for a while, while practicing.