This is the second swing analysis video that my coach, Wayne, put together. If you missed the first video analysis, you can view it here.
In this video I work on:
- Simplifying my backswing by not over rotating
- Maintaining width
- Shallowing the club on the downswing
- Getting my arms away from my body at address
Shallowing the club
Of everything I’ve been working on, it’s been hardest to shallow the club. A lot of the other changes like going to an overlapping grip, having a neutral stance at address, and keeping my hands in front of the ball at impact have been relatively easy. So far I’ve been able to be slightly more shallow than before, but it’s still a work in progress.
We’ve worked on shallowing by doing a number of different drills, including pausing at the top of the backswing and trying to get the right elbow to make a new move down, trying to get the feel of throwing a baseball with a submarine motion, and using sticks in the ground to adjust the club path.
I used to just hit a ton of balls on the range. But now, even when I have something to focus on with my swing, I still spend over half my practice time working on chipping and putting.
While on the range I use alignment sticks to help with my aim at address, work on controlling the trajectory of the ball, and focus on shallowing the club to hit a draw. I still throw in a few intentional cuts to make sure my body remembers how to hit that shot, though.
Check out the full video below.
