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Every now and then in a face -to -face lesson I watch the first few swings and know exactly what I want to start with, and I reserve any other comments until I see what results when that one thing is applied. In David’s case that one thing is his left leaning set up, followed by left loading in the backswing (another thing, I know, but closely related). I like to draw vertical lines up from each heel in the face on view to check on centeredness, and in David’s case he is well left of center with his upper body while his lower looks to be properly placed. This would put more pressure on David’s left leg at address, and when he keeps his head in its original position in the backswing, then moves it more left in the forward swing, he is well “ahead” of the ball. The usual result of being in front of the ball in the forward swing is to square the face with a throw type release, but David retains his angles and produces a large amount of forward lean at impact. It would seemingly be difficult to get enough of a launch angle and overall height on shots with less lofted clubs, but I would need more feedback from David on that account. Generally, I encourage right loading, and I would like to see David move his upper body to the right at address to center his weight and then move it a bit to the right in the backswing to load about 75% of his pressure over the right leg at the top. From there he can utilize his ability to lag the clubhead and get his hands ahead of the ball while hitting from slightly behind it, something that is almost universal among top players. I also think it would greatly benefit his driver, although it is possible that he sets up entirely different with that club.
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