My Awful Backswing Position

Sparky · 2025-06-11T02:47:09+00:00

Buddy took a picture of me playing Monday. What the heck am I doing? How did I get so upright? That looks awful. That being said, this round was 9/13 fai...

KCee

Sparky I think your buddy took that picture to mess with you 😉 Not sure anyone should ever see themselves swinging a club or having sex 😮

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Sparky I would kill to have a controllable fade. I find a swing that is a bit upright to be more desirable as I like the miss better. I'm getting there, but it's a challenge trusting it.

Sparky

[deleted] I would kill to have a controllable fade.

I was a chronic hooker in my teens and 20s. Finally got tired of it, and I took a 4 month sabbatical from a course while I took "how to hit a fade" lessons. It worked, everything is a fade now, and I have ZERO ability to draw a ball any more.

LBlack14

The only thing I see are those ugly f****** shoes! 😁

ode

LBlack14 the socks don't help🤪

Sparky

The other bad thing you can't see....the target is to the right (feet actually look aimed correctly). My club at the top of the backswing is really pointing far left. Again, not going to mess with it while I am playing well, but if I get into a funk then I know what to start working on.

azgreg

Sparky I was a chronic hooker in my teens

Are we still talking about golf?

Walterjn

azgreg quite possibly why he had to get an actual job...😂🤣

garyt1957

azgreg Sparky I was a chronic hooker in my teens

Are we still talking about golf?

No shame. We all do things we're not proud of.

SMT

garyt1957 We all do things we're not proud of.

Heck. I did three at lunch.

braveheart

Sneakylong
That position or as close as you can to it is the key to hitting it solid.
Many Pros try to get (feel) their hands in their front right pocket (like Furyk here). Moe Norman and Ben Hogan felt like they were trying to put their hands in their back right pocket. Harry Vardon felt like he was trying to hit his right heel in the downswing.
Hmm, one of these feels might be very helpful to me, lessening an over the top motion.

SMT

Sparky Which hole are you plain' ?? hahaha

Sparky

SMT Which hole are you plain' ?? hahaha

I'm not so sure myself anymore.🤪

Typhoon

SMT Which hole are you plain' ?? hahaha

Exactly my first thought!!!

LBlack14

No shit, I played softball and golf with a guy who made you look straight. He jerked the piss out of everything, but the putter. Could absolutely mash a softball.

SMT

Sparky hahahahaha - Glad to see you out there, either way!

sdandrea1

Sparky

You manage to get that right elbow back in at some point, otherwise...........😵‍💫. Remember, all that matters is how the club face arrives at the ball.

That's a great view- cool looking hole!👍

SMT

sdandrea1 Remember, all that matters is how the club face arrives at the ball.

YUP

sdandrea1

No worries, Sparky. It's temporary. When you get to my age, you can't turn that far, so it auto-corrects. 😉

Par4QC

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Par4QC Yes, basically.

azgreg

Par4QC
Me and some guys were talking after a round one day and we reached the conclusion that a quality instructor, just by adjusting a players set-up (grip, alignment, and ball position) could make anybody's swing work.