Tyler F's posts

Sorry for the delay, I was traveling recently.

A shank can come from a handful of patterns. Some of the most common culprits are:
- moving into the golf ball
- moving the upper body down excessively during the downswing
- handpath getting too much…

Feeling more internal rotation of the lead shoulder, or keeping the lead elbow pointing right of the target longer. It can help with avoiding the lead arm pull pattern. Like the picture of Brooks below.

Definitely on the right track, take a look at the two photos below. Arm is straighter, chest and hips are both turned much more.

As far as shallowing the downswing, I think there are two directions to try. The lead wrist gets a little cupped at th…

The face on picture below has pull written all over it. I think your pull is coming from being "steep at the bottom". It looks like a combination of the lead arm shoulder blade pulling down and around and the trail arm joining it and going into more…

Isn't it funny how sometimes a drill clicks, and sometimes it doesn't land the first time you try it. I've had many situations where I've tried something with a student that didn't click the first time. And then 6 months later, after working on anot…

Hi Ryan,

Thanks for the kind words, I'm glad you found the site also! Now let's see if we can help you improve your low point control. Looking at your swing, there are a lot of good components. (Arm extension in follow through, centeredness of pivo…

I like what the wrists and arms are doing in the first set of videos, especially this first DTL clip.

Unfortunately, the golf swing is a complex blend of pieces. I think the next piece is to go after the top of the backswing. I have a couple of st…

I think the lead arm doing an anti-pull is a good feel for a lot of golfers who get steep. Here's a video I did on that topic, https://www.golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/block-trail-arm-throw/

It's hard to get the ulnar piece if you don't ha…

No worries. Since the swing is a 3D motion, it's helpful to see how the pieces fit. In general, I think about 70% of the swing is better to see from face on, so down the line only is leaving a lot of helpful information out of the equation.

Lookin…

Hi Ben, do you have a face on by any chance? I have some ideas but want to confirm a couple of things first. There's always hope for fixing it :)

Looking forward to helping you figure it out,

Tyler

Since the pattern on the graphs looks pretty similar, I wouldn't stress about the overall value. The frame rate on the hack motion means that there are only a handful of frames right near impact, so the value can change without your swing changing m…

Hi Albert,

Great timing of your question. I actually just posted a video relating to this topic. https://www.golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/firm-lead-foot/

In the first picture, it looks like you've already lost the big toe connection and m…

Funny. I don't get tired of it, but I do keep it in context. I've learned from my students that feels can change dramatically day-to-day and the same "feel" can look different in sequential days. So our feels need frequent checks and calibrations.

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Sorry about the cut-off wrist. I don't have a great home studio yet for filming those quick responses.

I would usually start with some follow-through holds to work on the ulnar. Or the trail hand shot put to get the feeling of doing it dynamically.…

Thanks for the video, it helps clear some things up. Here's a quick video response to keep you moving forward until I can film a "trail arm line" video in the near future.

Let me know if you have any other questions about the topic,