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“I have submitted payment and would like an online lesson. I have uploaded video of my 7 iron and driver at regular speed (hitting into a 10-15 mph wind) and also a 6 iron at 60 FPS (on a different day with very little wind). I have been doing the shaft between the legs drill to stay in the “box” better. I am not getting nearly enough lower body rotation and therefore not able to sustain as long after impact as I would like to. I also do not feel like I am able to get my right shoulder off the line enough from when the left arm is at 45 degrees on the downswing through impact. I have also done the side-arm throwing drill but need to do it more. I am looking to get a better sense of where my sequencing is off and for a few more drills that will help the sequencing, rotation and sustaining. I have watched a lot of your video analysis and trust that you can help me on these issues. I really look forward to your analysis.
To give you a flavor of my golf, my best competitive round of the year is 64 (MN State Open qualifier) and my worst was 84 today after shooting 72 yesterday in the MN state Mid-Am. My tournament average this year is 73.5. I’m producing a lot of good golf shots but my bad ones are still costing more than they should.”
As you will see in the lesson, Shane has a good handle on what his problems are. My recommendations include slowing down his tempo a bit (these swings time out at 19/7), opening the face a bit more after the club passes parallel to the ground in the backswing, and then concentrating on keeping the head out over the ball in the forward swing while really working hard on clearing the left leg sooner. The general goal is to get rid of the flippiness through impact, and in order to do this we have to improve on the tendency to lose posture in the downswing. This is especially important with the driver, as it is here that his head pulls back the most while both the upper and lower trunks open up too slowly.
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