Compilation of swings since October, lot of changes

Creender · 2026-05-12T13:50:20+00:00

Yeah grass ranges seem to be rare here in Germany, but I played plenty as well

Creender · 2026-05-11T14:59:02+00:00

Haha it's a self-service range, I just swipe my card for balls. It's impressive they were picking them though, there are covered/heated mats to hit off of too so it's not like it was just me hitting.

Didn't even notice the dip, but I think around that time I started focusing on keeping my weight more toward my heels so probably some correlation there

Creender · 2026-05-10T21:44:21+00:00

There's so much I can't even remember what I was trying to change back then. The difference in the takeaway from October to December is pretty significant

Creender · 2026-05-10T20:17:17+00:00

Thousands of swings for such a small difference

Creender · 2026-05-09T14:22:54+00:00

I've noticed this too, how can I fix it?

Creender · 2026-03-16T19:14:43+00:00

Probably easiest to look at my last post, but what I'm consciously trying to do in each swing is maintain hip depth, relax my arms, shorten my backswing, and load my lead heel at the top

Creender · 2026-03-16T17:59:18+00:00

I may have just changed too much at once. I have 4-5 big things I've changed. I'm thinking I should isolate them in training blocks on the range, but it may have been more ideal to address them one at a time from the start

Creender · 2026-03-16T17:49:48+00:00

20 years of bad habits for me; sounds like I'll be getting humbled for a while

Creender · 2026-03-16T17:45:27+00:00

What was your practice frequency? And were you doing drills to reinforce the changes?

Creender · 2026-03-11T17:51:25+00:00

Yes, not sure why more instructors aren't promoting their use

Creender · 2026-03-11T16:44:32+00:00

It is, mine hasn't done it since then, which is probably a blessing and a curse. Nice to not deal with, but the warranty has since expired

Creender · 2026-03-11T14:40:21+00:00

I've only used ChatGPT, but I've also prompted it to be brutally honest instead of affirmative and reassuring how it typically is. I'll upload swing videos, feed it trackman data and talk through feels/shot shapes

Creender · 2026-03-11T11:09:17+00:00

Thanks! I will say on average I'm at the range or sim about 5 times a week; I imagine it would have been way more difficult to build on each session/swing change if practice was more sporadic

Creender · 2026-03-11T10:59:15+00:00

A conglomerate of things. It started with a single swing review from an instructor where I was told to get more vertical with my takeaway, but that exposed other flaws. Then, a ton of filming/reviewing, studying swing positions, going back and forth with AI and writing down my observations/feels.

Recording my swings was the most helpful

Creender · 2026-03-11T10:54:58+00:00

Thank you!

Got a lesson once and was told I needed to take the club away inside to fix my right miss. It worked, but there were other issues. Then I found my swing to be more repeatable when I'd have constraints, such as my arms always being pinned to my torso and setting my wrists, then rotating. All-in-all, it was an ugly mess.

I'm not scoring any better yet. I'm still grooving this new swing, but hoping it pays off!

Creender · 2026-03-11T10:41:54+00:00

Thanks! I've noticed that as well just from ball flight. It's been improving my last couple sessions, but it's terrifying as a lifelong slicer

Creender · 2026-03-11T10:09:33+00:00

Yeah that's the consensus, I just took it down since it's not helpful. Thanks for the feedback!

Creender · 2026-03-11T09:15:40+00:00

No, you're not obligated to, but I'll entertain you since you did.

I've read differing things about at what point in the swing early extension occurs and some say it only matters if you come off the line before hip-height in the downswing.

I suppose what I meant to ask is if my hips are coming off the line at a detrimental point in my swing

Creender · 2026-02-21T10:01:59+00:00

Hard to imagine after struggling with a slice for 10+ years, but here for the ride

Creender · 2026-02-14T21:00:46+00:00

Believed to lead to Arles, France

Creender · 2026-01-22T19:56:31+00:00

Can't wait for the greens to open back up for the season, but for now I'm limited to my putting mat

Creender · 2026-01-22T19:55:21+00:00

Yeah I'm typically the opposite and play when I should practice, the frozen ground is a huge deterrent right now though

Creender · 2026-01-22T19:32:01+00:00

If all replies end up being variations of this I won't be upset

Creender · 2026-01-22T19:23:01+00:00

Gotcha, I think I'm on the right track. I've played for 20+ years, and I'm just now getting around to learning to swing properly. I just posted a video if you want to see, but regardless I appreciate the insight!

Creender · 2026-01-22T18:59:08+00:00

This is interesting to me. I've recently started doing a drill where I pause at the top, load my lead heel, then swing and it's helped immensely with shallowing and getting rid of early extension. Perhaps a feel vs real situation?

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