Why do practice swings look so good on camera and I can get into the right positions but then when I hit a ball my positions are all off? Here's a two swings one without a ball and one with.
Head stays still, hips turned, spine angle retained, right elbow bent at impact, etc. It just looks like a correct swing.
Now here's with the ball.
Head comes up, hips don't turn as much, butt comes in, I stand up, right elbow extended at impact, etc. I just can't get myself to stay down.
So why is it impossible to recreate the practice swing? Well the mystery is solved for me. If you look closely at the practice swing at impact my club face is way open.
When you swing without a ball your body doesn't need to close the club face so it doesn't, and the swing looks good. But then when you put a ball there your brain tells you to close the club face for impact which is why your swing completely changes. I think this is why a lot of people cast. I filmed my friend in slowmo and his practice swing was perfect (hands infront of the club, etc.) however I then filmed a close up of his club face and it was completely open at the imaginary impact. Then when I filmed him hitting a ball he casts big time. It's his subconscious way of closing the club face to hit it straight. So when you see people doing really good looking practice swings just ignore them because they don't really count!!
In fact if you really concentrate and are able to ignore the ball and try and do a perfect swing while hitting a ball it will slice way off to the left. Almost like a shank.
Mystery solved thanks to high speed camera.
Now here's with the ball.
So why is it impossible to recreate the practice swing? Well the mystery is solved for me. If you look closely at the practice swing at impact my club face is way open.
When you swing without a ball your body doesn't need to close the club face so it doesn't, and the swing looks good. But then when you put a ball there your brain tells you to close the club face for impact which is why your swing completely changes. I think this is why a lot of people cast. I filmed my friend in slowmo and his practice swing was perfect (hands infront of the club, etc.) however I then filmed a close up of his club face and it was completely open at the imaginary impact. Then when I filmed him hitting a ball he casts big time. It's his subconscious way of closing the club face to hit it straight. So when you see people doing really good looking practice swings just ignore them because they don't really count!!
In fact if you really concentrate and are able to ignore the ball and try and do a perfect swing while hitting a ball it will slice way off to the left. Almost like a shank.
Mystery solved thanks to high speed camera.
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