Tyler F's posts

Hi Gabriel,

This is actually common. All things being equal, shallowing does move the low point backward. With the driver, it usually means that the arms are too involved in the release, here’s a quick little video showing what I mean.

Flat spot…

In that first position, what you feel will depend on your body. I think the majority of people feel more of the stretch on the lead side rather than the contraction on the trail side. But if it is the trail side the contraction moves like a wave fro…

I've seen a few people lose speed as they adopted parts of the STS (Stock Tour Swing) but it's rare. Usually, golfers hit the ball further because they are getting more compression and using their body better.

Sometimes golfers lose distance, so w…

I use this picture in a lot of my presentations for coaches, with the question, "Who is doing the best stretch?" The trick with the golf swing is that "multiple" stretches are going on simultaneously. So usually when I'm showing a student a swing, i…

Hi Karl,

Welcome to the site. Hopefully we can get you more of the compression you're searching for. If you take a step back and look at your swing, I think there are three things that you'll want to try and work on. Hopefully one of them becomes y…

I often ask students, "how do you determine what to work on?" It's not an easy question.

So my question is, what are you hoping to accomplish by working on this tilt at the top of the swing? How will you know when it's good enough and time to move…

Hi David,

Thanks for sharing your feedback. It's amazing how some of the subtle looks can be cleaned up by the shoulder blades. Self taught can be a real asset, but even the best self taught golfer can often benefit from a little guidance every no…

Hi Karl,

We are looking forward to seeing your swing. We can analyze from almost any angle, but it's easier when filmed from a conventional set up.

Here's a video I did on how to set up and use video to analyze your swing.
https://www.golfsmarta…

Thanks for sharing, It looks like some interesting data. It could be useful depending on its accuracy and when the points are measured. Hopefully I have a chance to play around with one in the near future. Keep me posted on what you find.

Tyler

The chopstick drill could help with the position, I'd give it a try. But looking at the swing from DTL it looks like the power source is more upper body dominant. Here's a picture of the DTL at shaft parallel on the way back and then on the way down…

I'm not trying to dodge the question. Maybe it'll help if I share what I use in lessons. I have a few clips redily available to show students. This videos have swings of

Xander
Scottie
Jon Rahm
Rory
Adam Scott
Nelly Korda
Lydia Ko
Justin Thomas (pr…

Hi David,

Picking what to work on can be tricky. Please don't be too tough on yourself, sometimes I struggle with choosing what to work on for my own game. When in doubt, I like to work on the biggest piece relevant to the main issue.

I usually l…

The shoulder shrug in the follow through is a common trait of golfers who lack significant upper thoracic spine extension through the release. So yes, you read the image correctly. Here are a couple of examples of golfers who share that trait. It's …

I think of the STS more as a framework for understanding how the swing works, so lots of players do a good job of maximizing their swings to get a really powerful swing with great flat spot and club fact control. So I like most swings that perform w…

I don't differentiate a difference in technique. I think there are a bunch of attempted definitions, but I didn't love any of them. With your finesse wedge shots around the green, you need to be able to hit it low with less spin (could be called a c…