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Here is an email from Matthew Latham. As you will see, he has an excellent swing that would pretty much defy naked eye analysis. In other words, it looks good at full speed, and I’m sure Matthew has people telling him that he shouldn’t be so “mechanical” and that it is “all in his head”. Of course, Matthew knows that his swing is not producing consistent results, and that what casual observers note about the swing is usually general at best and not worth much when it comes to offering anything constructive to make it work better. As you will see, I pick out the right arm movement as the culprit, and offer some ideas and some drills to work on to make it better.
Wayne D,
Okay no problem. I took up golf seriously aged 16 after a slew of injuries in other sports (mainly soccer). Originally from England I came here on a golf scholarship to a small private school not too far from Pinehurst, NC. For the past 4 years I have played well at times, but experienced serious slumps in ball-striking (as I currently am). Last year I averaged 72 and finished 10th at Nationals. However, this year I finished 120th and my average finished around 73, so you can see my inconsistencies.
Currently, I am completing my MBA but trying to play in as many amateur events as possible as I plan to boost my world ranking.
My ball striking is my weakest area in my eyes, which you can probably see from my high reliance on hand timing through impact. I believe to get to the next level I am going to have to address some technical issues that have not been attended to whilst in the states. Even though I have pursued advice from instructors I have failed to find someone who I felt was helpful from a technical perspective.
After reading through your ideas a lot of it makes sense especially when I relate a lot of ‘desired’ positions to my own swing.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on how you think I can improve.
Regards,
Matthew Latham
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