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This is an email Scott sent along with his swings:
Hi Wayne-
“I wrote you an e-mail a few weeks ago to get your thoughts on in-person lessons vs. on-line. You suggested we start on-line, so here goes!
My primary goal in golf to develop the best golf swing I’m capable of producing. I’ve come to a point where I can only get so far competitively with my current technique, and frankly, I know I’m capable of much more. With your help I believe I can produce a golf swing that is much more efficient and fundamentally sound. So, I’m very excited and optimistic to engage your expertise in my swing development.
I’ve watched many clips on your site and thoroughly digested CPGS. What I need now is focus and direction. The list of things to improve upon is long. I need a starting point from which to build. Please help me define the most important elements to improve upon to get me into the positions we want.”
I know I say this all the time but this is another interesting swing to look at and is a perfect example of how slow motion video analysis is essential to picking out subtle sequence issues during parts of the swing that are too fast to judge accurately with the naked eye. Scott has a slight rocking movement to trigger his swing (one that becomes way more pronounced with the driver, which is an important item to note) with his knees pushing under him toward the ball as his hips slide a hair backwards. At the same time his left arm pushes down and extends, which in turn inhibits the bending of the right arm. The club swings back under the plane and behind the arms while the right elbow pinches in, and as a result the right side seeks more depth as the swing reaches the top, causing the shaft to cross the line. Scott’s right foot gives under the stress of the turn and when he should be recovering from his minor hip slide he actually leans his head forward and begins his weight shift from above the waist. This would be a great thing to fix up, as moving the upper body forward without the lower leading is a serious sequence issue. The usual pattern holds here, as Scott’s lower body fails to achieve enough lateral movement to pull his left arm straight and advance his arms and hands more in front of the ball at impact. Scott needs to focus on his right foot brace, clean up his takeaway, and work on his right arm action, trying to get it to bend more early then pinch in as it gets into transition, which would allow him to point the club more to the left at the top and less across the line. With the right foot braced and ready to push he would then concentrate on keeping his head steady in transition while increasing his lateral and leftward movement, feeling a greater pulling sensation on the left side of his body.
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