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Re: Swing path curvature from the golfer’s perspective

  By: Tyler F on May 19, 2024, 11:35 a.m.

The common theme between the putting arc and the full swing is that both clubs are swung on a tilted plane. That tilted plane creates an inward and upward movement in the backswing, down and out in the downswing, and then back up and in on the follo…

Re: T-Rex UD gone too far?

  By: Tyler F on May 19, 2024, 11:01 a.m.

I agree that the disassociation is looking better there. You might still keep an eye on the trail arm connection in the release, but overall it looks less "hookish".

Good luck!
Tyler

Re: What to focus on?

  By: Tyler F on May 13, 2024, 12:13 p.m.

Hi Matt,

There are some good elements in your swing. But I think the most glaring issue to me is the amount of early upper body rotation. Your shoulders appear to rotate as soon, or even ahead of, the lower body right away. This causes the path to…

Re: T-Rex UD gone too far?

  By: Tyler F on May 5, 2024, 10:26 a.m.

It's looking better, but if you're still searching for the main culprit. I think the rib cage and the pelvis move too much as one unit (look at the quick clip of your dtl swing I added). As a result, they have to stall a bit at the bottom and you'll…

Re: Hanging back?

  By: Tyler F on May 5, 2024, 10:16 a.m.

Hi Dave,

The shaft lean at impact looks much better in this drill. That's what gives you the feeling of better compression. If I was going to identify something to keep working on, I would try to improve the trail wrist extension. Two signs that th…

Re: Power sources and their influences on the forces within the hands

  By: Tyler F on May 5, 2024, 10:11 a.m.

Hey Zach,

Interesting observation and topic. It seems like we're getting closer to have larger data sets of grip forces, which might reveal some cleaner answers. My guess is that we don't want a lot of floppiness and spacing. I think having more o…

Re: Early Extension in backswing

  By: Tyler F on April 24, 2024, 11:40 a.m.

Hi Scott,

Sorry for missing it the first time. It looks to me like the early extension is heavily influenced by your weight at set up. Check out these two pictures. It looks like with your set up, you're upper body is too much over your heels and …

Re: Seeking advice on what to focus on

  By: Tyler F on April 24, 2024, 7:26 a.m.

Hi Mike,

We all need a second set of eyes from time to time. From your description, I think I would prioritize the release. If we look at your impact position and work backward I think you'll find the path to improvement. Your impact position coul…

Re: Poor finesse wedge ball contact

  By: Tyler F on April 24, 2024, 7:15 a.m.

Hi Bernard,
With the short game, it's important to have a standard technique, but if you want to reach an elite level, you also have to be able to adjust it for a variety of situations. But as far as your stock baseline shot, I like the first pictur…

Re: Release/Trail Shoulder/Scapulae

  By: Tyler F on April 7, 2024, 1:38 p.m.

I agree that learning golf is an iterative process. You can't master anything the first round you try it.

I think the shoulders do switch polarity at some point. But I'm not sure if it's an active switch or triggered by the pull of the club. My gu…

Re: Hanging back?

  By: Tyler F on March 31, 2024, 11 a.m.

The lead arm looks really good. It could use a little more body rotation, but it's overall it's very good. I would use that to help train the trail hand. I'd pause the left hand swings at different places, then put the right hand on to see how it fe…

Re: Starting my self-coaching journey

  By: Tyler F on March 31, 2024, 10:56 a.m.

Sounds like some good discoveries there. I think the feeling of the lead arm controlling low point and moving more out through impact will help your release. As long as the body is turning early enough, then it won't actually be going out through im…

Re: T Rex Unhinge in Slow Motion

  By: Tyler F on March 31, 2024, 10:50 a.m.

Yes the motorcycle and the unhinging overlap in timing. I think feeling them as one motion can be helpful for many golfers. Also, feeling more of the motion from the pinky side of the hand is preferred to feeling it from the thumb side. One of the c…

Re: Hi Tyler!(no rush)

  By: Tyler F on March 31, 2024, 10:48 a.m.

The pivot change does seem to help the overall look of that trail shoulder throw. It still looks a little stalled sequence wise, but the position is much less hooky.

If you're going after the grip, here's the check point. Look at shaft parallel in…

Re: Braking Mechanisms

  By: Tyler F on March 31, 2024, 10:26 a.m.

I like to think of the Stock Tour Swing as more of a framework for understanding the golf swing. So S&T easily fits within the pieces I mention here. They have a hierarchy of contact, direction, distance as well as some basic influences like a c…

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