Hi My swing is comming back too slowly for me though . I compared my old good swing to video of my new not so good swing and the major difference once I got the grip thing figured out is that I am overcocking my wrists at the top of getting loose at the top of my swing tried some drills to fix it but I cant even force my self to take half swings still hitting the ball not swinging the club any tips would be appreciated Thanks
Re: 4 handicap who lost his swing now overswinging
Not trying to be presumptuous, but these type issues invariably originate in setup and the legs, esp. Check your leverage. Weight getting on the inside of the leverage foot at the top? Knee straightening? I have found that by kicking the leverage knee in toward the target and keeping it there throughout the backswing helps retrieve other "lost" feels.
Re: 4 handicap who lost his swing now overswinging
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Originally Posted by crossgrain
Not trying to be presumptuous, but these type issues invariably originate in setup and the legs, esp. Check your leverage. Weight getting on the inside of the leverage foot at the top? Knee straightening? I have found that by kicking the leverage knee in toward the target and keeping it there throughout the backswing helps retrieve other "lost" feels.
Crossgrain: The terms 'leverage foot' and 'leverage knee' won't be interpreted correctly by every reader of this forum. I think I know which foot and knee you mean, but I am not going to be presumptuous either! Can you use an alternative explanation?
Re: 4 handicap who lost his swing now overswinging
This has always worked for me, and I've been playing a looong time. Go to the range and start hitting 8irons with an easy swing and "stiff wrists." It's suprisingly easy to hit this way and after a dozen or so shots, drop to your 5iron and hit another batch. If this straightens out your shots, go on to the longer clubs. After a bucket or two, you can begin to let a little wrist into the swing and gradually add power. This has helped me "reboot" my swing a number of times.
Re: 4 handicap who lost his swing now overswinging
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Originally Posted by straightshooter
Crossgrain: The terms 'leverage foot' and 'leverage knee' won't be interpreted correctly by every reader of this forum. I think I know which foot and knee you mean, but I am not going to be presumptuous either! Can you use an alternative explanation?
Sure, and thanks for pointing this out. I've tried different terms in order to cut down on the verbage, but it is important to be clear with swing terminology.
I've tried using "back" foot, but that can easily be confused with "back of the foot", which would not be helpful. So, the only recourse I suppose will be "right foot/leg for a righty and left foot/leg for a lefty" (I do make a conscious effort to not exclude lefties in swing discussions). Any suggestions on terminology will be appreciated.
Re: 4 handicap who lost his swing now overswinging
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Originally Posted by crossgrain
Sure, and thanks for pointing this out. I've tried different terms in order to cut down on the verbage, but it is important to be clear with swing terminology.
I've tried using "back" foot, but that can easily be confused with "back of the foot", which would not be helpful. So, the only recourse I suppose will be "right foot/leg for a righty and left foot/leg for a lefty" (I do make a conscious effort to not exclude lefties in swing discussions). Any suggestions on terminology will be appreciated.
'Right foot for a righty' is probably the most foolproof way. I have sometimes used target-side, or similar, but I can never come up with a good equivalent for the other side.
Some others, just for fun: Ball-end, and club-end. Backswing-side, and follow-through side. Glove hand and bare hand. Pro tee and lady tee.
July 11th, 2008, 05:14 PM
Can you use an alternative explanation?
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