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Hi Wayne, I’ve been a big fan of your video analysis videos on YouTube for a while. I’d love to have you take a look at my swing. I sent you two videos of FO and DL for both a driver and a 6 iron. Hopefully at least a couple of the videos are decent enough for you to use.
I’ve been a slightly better than average player for about 10 years. I shoot low to mid 80’s most of the time. When I can keep the ball in play and make some putts, I can shoot 76. Only ever broken par on 9 holes. My goal is to work my way to scratch with confidence in my swing.
When I’m playing well, I hit the ball decently straight. Maybe a slight pull. When I’m struggling, I hit it off the toe and it can be a really poorly struck push fade or a smothered pull hook.
I tend to hit the ball high, especially with my wedges.
My main goal and hope are a more consistent strike. I’d be fine to play any shot shape as long as I could hit it solidly and trust whatever shape I have. I hope you can take a look and let me know what you think!
It appears from Kade’s swing videos that he has no problem with distance as he is young and strong and has excellent motion that produces clubhead speed. To go from a 10 handicap to a scratch his ball striking must be more precise, and my suggestions here are all about controlling the clubhead and shaft during the swing. I first would like him to center his setup by bracing his right knee and foot and tilting his upper body slightly to the right, as his leftward lean of the upper body at address puts undue pressure on his left leg as he gets to the top of the swing. I’d also like to see him visualize a ¾ length backswing since he takes the club past parallel even with an iron with the feeling of producing width (hands away from the head at the top) while also firming up his wrists. Kade’s triggers his swing with a tightening of his elbow joints, and when his right arm stays extra straight in the takeaway his forearms don’t rotate much, causing the clubface to remain shut and jamming the right shoulder. A relaxed right elbow and more forearm rotation with the toe of the club more upward at P2 would free up his right shoulder and should allow him to control the arm better as he gets to the top. This should all set him up to be able to get his hands more forward at impact with his irons which would help him control his trajectory, especially with the wedges, and give him a more compressed strike of the ball in general.
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