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Been playing for just 2 months, but would very much appreciate your thoughts on my swing. Thank you!

http://www.youtube.com/v/w3k8FdCPCEI

You forgot your waggle to get loose.

Hold your follow through, and try to bring back the club slowly and let it fall for the first 1/4 of the swing, then put power into it. You are getting the shaft close to parallel, which is good. As your ball striking improves then you can move to a faster tempo. focus on accuracy over distance when starting out.

Also do you have a tendancy to hit the ball a certain way (big fade or slice) or top the ball or take too much of a divot

Take some lessons.

Your posture is kind of bad. Too bent over and an arched back rather than straight spine. Lots of movement of your hips and lower body. You need a lesson that concentrates on your set up. Here is a couple of articles to get you started:

Golf Setup - Posture, Side View

http://gzi.mine.nu:65433/golf/Column...20Contents.htm

Get a one hour lesson. It will do wonders for you.

Thank you! and yes I have a tendancy to slice.

Thanks for the advice. I'll try to find a Pro to get a swing lesson.

Issues I can see in that:

Looks like you have an open stance to where the clubhead is pointed. This will promote fade/slice spin.

You are doing a reverse pivot with your weight which is promoted by your right leg straightening considerably. As you can see by the picture this is making you think your are turning your shoulders more than you really are.




As you can tell from this pic:



You also have the typical high handicapper chicken-wing follow-thru.

Like others have said, get some lessons, it'll help you along more efficiently than doing it on your own. Lastly, when doing practice swings, try not to take divots, not good etiquette

Your hands are way too far away from your head/body at the top. Keep them closer to you in your backswing.

I finally got around to finishing this analysis up. Here you go Mark.

YouTube - Golfinstruction.biz - Golf Swing Analysis (Mark)

try to stay more centered going back, dont sway on your backswing.

Steve, thank you for your thorough analysis! Please note that I corrected my grip after seeing this YouTube - A Game Golf Instruction "How-To" Verify Grip Position video and has helped me with my slice. Please let me know if this grip taught here is too strong?

Hey dude, come to my house. I have a heckuva problem with these little ground moles!!! If you can't hack 'em out noone can!!! Just kidding bro...Listen to the fellers giving you advice, most of them know what they're talking about...Myself, not so much.

Release that club through impact...turn your right hand over to square the clubface. Quit trying to guide the club through impact. SLING THE CLUBHEAD like its attached to a rope. You must be from Florida cause ya got ya some gator arms too!!! Get those arms extended like a big 'ol homerun hitter.

Good luck man, keep pluggin' away. I was horrendous when I started playing golf, I mean putrid!!! My best advice is DON'T get too mechanichal, for me golf is all about FEEL. Stay positive and remember Rome wasn't built in a day...and neither is a consistent, repeatable golf swing. The tee box is yours....

I'm sorry but he's wrong about the grip.

A lot of what he's saying is common, but there are some finer points he's missing.

His left hand IS too strong on the club and he makes no reference to the clubface. What if he was taking that grip but the clubface was open? Would it still be correct? No.

The arrows he's talking about are fiction. Yes he drew them with a marker but the placement of his left thumb on the club is WRONG. You do NOT put your thumb and index finger next to each other on the grip. The left thumb MUST go off to the side otherwise it will not be supporting the club in your backswing. Think about it.. You put the club over your RIGHT SHOULDER on the backswing. That puts your left forearm at about a 45 degree angle. If you have your thumb on top of the shaft as he does, guess where that puts your thumb. 45 degrees to the SIDE of the shaft. How can you support the club with your left thumb if it's off to the side when you get over your shoulder?

Here.. watch my grip video. It's a lot easier to make a correct grip once you understand a few simple principles.

YouTube - Golf Tips, Lessons, Instruction & Drills - Full Swing Grip