Improvement: Peter Procops, PGA Part 5

This lesson is actually a compilation of three short lessons. The first part Peter has freed up his leg movement in the backswing which I like but his head is a bit left of center and the forward hip drive is a bit too forward and not enough around. The next section the face-on view is looking really nice. The down-the-line view is looking good too but we can see that the legs are slow to open and the slow rotation is causing a stuck approach. Pete has got to open up and stay deeper. The third section is a stop-and-go and Peter is a bit vertical in the backswing in the down-the-line view but I like how he’s progressing. I’m seeing his arms a bit more relaxed at address, more width in the takeaway, lots of good stuff but the hands drop in transition. Peter is making good progress overall. Click here to start at the beginning of the series. Each video has a link to the next so you can easily progress through them.
 
Peter’s Commentary:

My hardest hurdle was timing the “getting deep and rotating” on downswing. I needed to spend the majority of my time practicing swinging slowly to feel the lowering so I could rotate the hips to get club back in front.
I still work on this move to this day. What also helps is rehearsing it in a mirror with and without a club.
 
If anyone of you is a perfectionist like me, one piece of advice to help you avoid the pitfalls I fell into: Before each tournament whether its your club championship or a tour event…. focus more on your short game (pitching, chipping & putting) and go with what you have that day!
 
See it, feel it and trust it!
PP

 
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