Welcome back to Tip Tuesdays! This week, I will be comparing a screenshot from my swing to one of Keegan Bradley's.
The following screenshots were taken at the top, or windup, position of the swing, meant to show the difference between Keegan's leading arm and mine. As shown by the red line, his arm is much more close to vertical than mine is. When the leading arm is in a near horizontal position during windup like mine is, this causes the downswing to start at a shallow angle, and therefore causes a shallow angle at impact. A shallow impact angle generally causes hooks and skulls, and overall inconsistent results on your tee and approach shots. To avoid this, you can think about swinging out with your shoulders on the initial takeaway, as opposed to hinging the wrists. This will set you up for a good downswing. Well, I'm off to the range to work on may angle descent! See you next time! Created with V1 Golf
1 Comment
Welcome to Tip Tuesdays!
Here, I’ll use video and photo analysis to compare and discuss two golf swings, and the implications of the differences. This week, I will be comparing Dustin Johnson’s setup to an old photo of my own. In the frame below, I have drawn a red line to show each of our distances from the ball. As you can see, Dustin is standing much closer to the ball than I am (and he’s a lot taller, too!). In blue, I have shown just one of the effects of this: club shaft angle. Because I am standing so far away from the ball, I have to lean over to avoid hitting it thin. Therefore, my shaft angle is much shallower than Dustin Johnson’s. This often makes the toe of the club come off the ground, which can cause chunks, pushes, and hooks - in general, inconsistent contact. Have a look at your own setup and see if this is a problem for you. Off to the range to work on my setup. Check back here next time for more golf-related blogs! Created With V1 Golf |