Christian - you've got the basics of a very solid motion there.
A few things to focus on that should help
At impact fix, check to see that your right forearm and shaft are in line from down the line, and that the right wrist is 'level' - this may feel like your hands are higher at address
During your swing - use your right arm to push/extend your left - extensor action
this will really tighten up your swing, and you may find that you'll only be able to swing at 3/4's
A drill to feel this is to grab your left wrist with your right hand/palm and feel that extension, pulling the left arm with the right - during the entire motion
This will also get your pivot moving more through the shot, so you feel like you can stand tall and hold your finish until the ball stops - a fantastic way to check your balance (as is some eyes closed swings back/through with a heavy club)
You also should try some drills allowing the left forearm to rotate through the shot - with the left hand grip you have now, you may hit some hooks, but that is ok - try some left arm only motions back/through letting the left forearm rotate (watch face facing the ground) - this is an extreme - but it is an important step to allowing your pivot to move through
As far as your backswing path - focus on the inside corner of the ball, not the back of the ball - like you are kicking a soccer ball
Hi EdZ!
Great feedback. Thanks!
Will do the right forearm check at impact fix. Afaik, I'm below plane in my vid. (right/wrong?) Looking at my first vid, my forearm at impact is not that much below plane. I will work on this.
Extensor action is new to me. I say this because from the start I got it ALL wrong. I didnt try to straighten my right arm, the correct way...
I had a downward pressure with my left arm, trying to PULL my right arm straight using my left arm, and at the same time, my right arm striving against that pull, making my right bicep active.
I am not sure I explained this in a understandable fashion.
Either way, I learned a few weeks ago - while watching Alignment Golf - the correct way to accomplish this. I'm not sure why I got that ALL wrong while reading it in TGM.
I think I read "Try to straighten your right arm". And then my mind just skipped the "how to" part!
This old habit with the left arm pulling the right arm straight, is deeply ingrained, and getting rid of it will take some time. But I AM working on it using the drill you speak of.
Going to try that left arm motion here in the hotel room with my wedge. Interesting.
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