Gary DeWaay wrote:> > Tom K's at tkanitra@optonline.­net wisdom:> >

First of all, that av1 is 24MB!!!! Why don't you import it> into Moviemaker and spit out a wmv file of about 1.5MB or so?

Second, it is a face-on view. Although I see some things in> your swing, I don't know that they are the cause of your> problem with pushing the ball. A down-the-line view would> be better. I think you probably have a swing plane issue,> which would be more easily seen from that view.

OK, it's not really that bad of a swing. You keep your> head pretty level on the backswing, which is good. However,> you slide over to the right side a bit too far. Notice> how the knee cap is over the outside of the right foot> at the top? You want to stay on the inside edge of your> back foot. Don't let the weight get over on top or to> the outside of the back foot.

Notice how you have lost your spine tilt away from the> target at the top of the backswing? You have a slight> reverse pivot happening. This comes from sliding your> hips too far to the right on the backswing, and not> digging in with the inside edge of your back foot.> Feel the weight go onto the inside edge, and then no> farther!

I think your stance is a little too narrow for a> driver, by the way. This could be the cause of the> excess sway, or a contributing factor.>

Finally, you are raising up on the downswing. This is> probably a reaction to avoid hitting fat.

You need to clear your hips out to the left instead> of standing up. This will maintain the distance you> need from the ball to avoid hitting fat, and allow> you to stay in your posture and maintain spine> angle through impact.>

But nothing here tells me why you are pushing the ball.> I'm sure you would see it pretty clearly with a> down-the-line view, though. Make sure that you> capture a swing where you actually push the ball,> of course.

One other point, if your camera has a way to set the shutter> speed, or if it has a "sports" mode, use it. You want to set the> shutter speed as fast as the light allows. That will help> eliminate the blurring problem so you can see what the> clubshaft is doing during the swing.>

Hi Gary,>

Backswing is easier to fix than downswing. That doesn't mean it is> easy, just easier. Start from the beginning and fix those things> first: grip, stance, posture, alignment and ball position. Compare> yourself to the pros using split screen in cswing. Try several> pros to find out what things they do in common. Then work on> takeaway, backswing, etc.>

You should be able to look exactly like a pro during the takeaway,> don't you think? I thought so, too, but it's a lot harder than it> appears. It's an interesting little puzzle.>

Good luck!>

(I just started working at a new job, so I may not be spending> as much time in RSG.)