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Here we see how a poor start to the swing affects everything that follows. Neil sets up fairly well, although I do suggest that he stand up a bit taller, a feeling that would be made much easier if he aimed the grip end of the club at or above his belt buckle as opposed to well below it as we see here. This would also give him more room away from his legs at address which will help him move the hands and the grip closer to his right leg as he takes the club back. Neil has a pronounced forward press to start his movement, and while I’m not against a small triggering move such as a squeeze of the arms or a slight bump of the hips or hands large movements such as what Neil does tend to be disruptive. After the large press forward Neil rolls his left arm outward and his hands move well away from his body, accompanied by a general lifting of the pivot. It is difficult to feel the ground when you are lifting in the backswing, and the combination of lifting up and rolling the left arm around the right as the right tries to pinch in leads to the club being flat and laid off approaching the top, while the outward movement of the arms makes it difficult to deepen the right hip. Transition is going to be problematical as well as the swing tries to fix up some of the odd places it has been put into, and thus the downward movement of the hands and the steepening of the shaft in the change of direction is to be expected. I would consider Neil’s main goal would be to work on multiple changes to his backswing, and then with fairly simple downswing thoughts see what comes out when the changes are implemented. As always it will be important to keep an eye on the swing with the video as he tries to redo the backswing mechanics, and I suggest that he study my instructional videos on the setup, takeaway and backswing in order to be sure about what he is supposed to be trying to do.
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