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John is a high single digit handicapper who has enough good things going on in his swing that he could certainly get himself down to the low single digits. His problem (whose isn’t) is the erratic nature of his ball striking, and right away I saw a strong, fluid athletic motion hampered by a lack of structure and discipline before he even takes the club away. John’s method of setting up to the shot does not lend itself to consistency as he neglects to have a routine that will establish ball position, distance from the ball, alignment, foot position and stance width, posture and balance. Sounds like a lot, but that is exactly why the best players don’t just walk over and swing without some deliberation. John has an advantage in that he is a very fast player and has plenty of room to add a few seconds in a more scripted set up routine that takes care of the aforementioned elements. At the end of the routine it will be important for John to look at the target one more time and “settle” for a second or two before pulling the club back, which in turn should be helpful in not only quieting the trigger but in reshaping the overall swing pattern from inside on the backswing to in to out in the forward swing. In this video I have John hit a few shots from a station where the obstacle shafts will help his takeaway not get behind him so much and will also remind him to keep his hips deeper throughout the downswing and follow through.
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