My golf coach, John, called my swing "armsey." I'd say he is on the money. Swinging with my upper body and not transferring weight over my left hip also causes me to hit behind the ball. Bad news there too.
After my first lesson I learned a new pre-shot routine. I also learned a correct set up. In the last post I reviewed how I tend to squat a lot when I think about getting my arms to hang over my toes so I think standing with straight legs THEN bending them just until the quads engage will help me avoid too much bend in the knees. I also tend to dump in the lower back and not to have my spine angle slightly left eyes directed at where I want to hit the ball. - Ahead - of the club face.
Check out that hot mess on the left. John said that doesn't look like anyone he has taught golf to! I believe him :)
The biggest deal is hitting down on the ball. What I tend to do cause I'm "amrsey" is that I don't use the lower body to swing. It took me two lessons and a lot of practice swings in my living room to get the right feeling. Today at my lesson I really felt like it was coming together. We reviewed a couple additional key things.
- Keeping my feet grounded. Swaying that right heel out isn't helping anything. Use the ground to rotate the hips. Lifting slightly with the right heel.
- The right hip needs to come up and the the secondary spinal tilt/angle needs to remain though impact. I practiced hitting a door jam (lightly) with my arms to maintain that body position.
- Hands at impact hinge slightly. The left had faces the target so I don't open the club face.
- Aligning the butt of the club with my left hip really helps with the hand position. Getting my hands out in front does me no good.
Looking better!! Just need that right arm a bit bent. Getting there friends. Getting there.
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