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As we know, swings that are rhythmical and paced well almost always look good to the naked eye. Matthew’s swing is no exception, and certainly that ability to make a graceful, powerful athletic motion is always going to be a positive when it comes to being able to implement technique change, which is what we know we are going to need after analyzing the details of the swing in slow motion. The video shows three areas of major concern for Matthew: first, he slides his hips well to the right in the first half of the backswing: second, he keeps the clubface well closed all the way up to left arm parallel: and third, in transition he moves his right side underneath him in the classic “early extension” or “goat hump” movement. That’s too many things to address in a full motion swing, so we use the “stop and go” drill with the shaft between the feet in order to hit shots while thinking first of keeping the hips in the box and opening the face with the hands in the backswing, and then after stopping for a few seconds focusing on keeping the pelvis deep and driving the right leg more parallel to the target line in transition so that his weight can get to the back of the left foot more immediately, allowing him to clear his left leg and bring his hands past his body much closer through impact, which will greatly reduce the complications of his release.
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