My swing, what do you think?

[rharris06]

Hi people.

here is my latest swing and i seem to be improving all the time lately which is good.

Here it is http://media.putfile.com/My-swing-68

Ill look forward to what you have to say.

Cheers
Rick

16 years old, and an aspiring tour pro.

[james.welsh]

Re: My swing, what do you think?

Not bad but I can't look at it frame by frame. You look nice and smooth too.

[bill reed]

Re: My swing, what do you think?

looks good but like james said would be better if we could slow it down, wish i had a swing like that when i was 16 lol
bill

[shootin4par]

Re: My swing, what do you think?

I would imagine you are hitting it well. Your body movments are great, I paused it a various stages in the swing and it looks good. Why are you asking, is there a mishit in particular that you want to clean up? from what I see I would think the only things you should worry about, when something goes wrong, would be grip strength, alignment, and ball placement, all very minor things. Your set up looks improved from a few months agao, and your ball striking too

[GregJWillis]

Re: My swing, what do you think?

...seem to be improving all the time lately...

This was my last shot of you on MAY. Check out your right arm today, how it is completly extended where 4 month's ago, you didn't quite get all of it in there...I bet you have 40 extra yards on your driver, and 10-15% more on your irons.

You still have the great plane from about a year ago that I think Grahm got you, killer flex and rotation a 16 yeard old should have, but now all we have to do is keep your head screwed on, stop messin' around with your swing before tournamants, and you should be ok. (Don't throw away the tennis raquet yet )

[rharris06]

Re: My swing, what do you think?

lol cheers for the pics greg.

I do hit my driver quite a long way for my size. Average around 270 and in summer 280 but my big drives this summer were around 300 yards.

My miss at the moment is a cut shot to the right and im trying to concentrate on hitting the inside of the ball which is getting my consistent draw back.

Cheers for the comments.
Rick

[Robert O' Keeffe]

Re: My swing, what do you think?

Rick,
That is a great swing. I can see all the important factors. Good grip, great posture, nice takeaway and solid strike. Can only get better

[vp27519]

Re: My swing, what do you think?

Nice swing Ricky. How much time are you spending on your short game?

Nicole

[GoNavy]

Re: My swing, what do you think?

I think it looks good too, the only thing I did notice is your head dropping during the swing which could lead to some heavy shots, HOWEVER if you are not hitting heavy, I wouldn't worry much about it, there are alot of pro's who do the same thing, strong leg drives usually compensate for this, lol..and at your age, legs should be pretty good. The strong leg drive could also explain your tendency to fade a little, getting ahead of ball before you square up the club.

[rharris06]

Re: My swing, what do you think?

Yes Gonavy I do have abit of a leg drive to stop me hooking sometimes, I can feel it happen sometimes.

vp27519, I spend 3 hours a day 4 days a week on my short game and I play golf 5-6 days a week, I spend the other 2 days playing 18 holes a day. My putting is probably my strongest part of my game, the part I need to work on most is 40,50,60,70,80 yard shots and i am working on those hard, and also once my swing becomes abit more consistent my driving will become alot more consistent.

[Robert O' Keeffe]

Re: My swing, what do you think?

Hi Ricky,
Just wondering how you get so much time to play and practice? Wish I had that kind of time!!!

[GregJWillis]

Re: My swing, what do you think?

Being 16 is a start.

[jbrunk]

Re: My swing, what do you think?

Do you have a downswing thought that starts your hips turning first? I always struggle with that, and probably will forever.

[rharris06]

Re: My swing, what do you think?

Its because I am a full time golfer now ive finished school, robert but I have an evening job lol!

I dont have a thought for my downswing no, I have good flexiblity so I can turn my hips quite fast in my downswing.

[vp27519]

Re: My swing, what do you think?

Good work Ricky,

Keep up with the hard work - you will achieve your goals. Hindsight is a wonderful thing Ricky, don't neglect your mental game.

Nicole