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Originally Posted by swingezy
It is great to see you have remedied this problem.
While I agree with what you say, the cause of coming over the top is not mechanical, it is 're-orienting to the ball' instead of the target. The focus of the swing in an 'over the top' swing is the ball. This is the bane of all inconsistent golfers.
As golfdiva has pointed out elsewhere, maintaining a target orientation and treating the ball as just a spot on the swing path is the key to improving the swing. No one comes 'over the top' in a practice swing, only when the ball is there. If a golfer makes their real swing the same as their practice swing they will never 'come over the top'. The dual focus problem is what causes this fault and only maintenance of a 'target orientation' during the swing can really fix it. Mechanics can help if this is clearly understood. 
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Again I think you hit the spot, and golfin4par made some excellent points too, IMHO.
Yesterday at this beautiful semi-priv course in Kitty Hawk (about an hour away from where I am staying on vacation on Hatteras Island), I was playing absolutely HORRIBLY. It's unexplainable how bad I felt during that time, so much that I didn't want to continue playing that round after about the 9th hole.
I was slicing the ENTIRE time, with no end in sight, and I couldn't place a reason or definite mechanical error on it.
Some days are like this, but I still have a strong fade/slice tendency, which I am trying to overcome. It is so frustrating though, that you just want to say, "ENOUGH!" and quit. :mad: