Dear fellow TSG.com members,

I need your help. I'm a 8 handicap golfer with a swing that is way too long. No matter what I try, I can't seem to shorten it. When I swing a 7 iron, my clubshaft goes past parallel. For me to play to my handicap, I have to have really good timing. If my timing is off, my game goes down the drain. Any help you can give me is greatly appreciated. I've got video of my swing that I can send to you by email. If you wouldn't mind looking at it for me send me a PM with your email address. Thanks for your help.

Shady , while you wait for someone to send you there email addy , why don't you read through this thread . You might find some tips that will help you with the problem you are having .

Mike

http://www.tourspecgolf.com/modules.php?na...iewtopic&t=1898

as I probably mentioned in the thread Mike linked to I suffer from this problem as well... don't worry you don't have to send me anything I know what it looks like and what it does. Here is what helps me over come it.

1.) play in a tight jacket... if you have an old dinner jacket or blazer go and hit a few balls in it. It will keep your swing short... very short. You will see that you can hit the ball just as far or farther with a short swing.

2.) Slow down your back swing. Most of the people with our problem have it b/c thier backswing is so fast that they can't stop the club at the top. Remember you hit the ball with the down swing the backswing just puts you in a position from where you can strike the ball.

4.) focus on keeping your hips still in your backswing. Unless you are incredibly flexible you are probably also over rotating your hips to give you that extra length in your backswing. If you keep your hips still (or relatively still) your shoulders will not be able to over rotate.

5.) turn your left elbow in. once you stop over rotating the shoulders you'll have a tendency to break down the left arm. Turning in your elbow will keep it ridgid.

6.) play heavy clubs. I am talking static weight here not swing weight. I have found playing heavier clubs lets me feel where the club is in the swing more than a lighter one. Us over swingers tend to prefer heavier sahfts b/c of this. This is one reason Tiger plays steel.

i am a pga golf pro. if you want me to take a look at your swing just get a hold of me. i have no problem taking a peak

Myself and a friend have a problem in swinging too long and both "straighten" our back legs. On the backswing the knee flex does not remain constant which causes a shift of a few inches extra at the top of the swing.

Just something to look for :)

as I probably mentioned in the thread Mike linked to I suffer from this problem as well... don't worry you don't have to send me anything I know what it looks like and what it does. Here is what helps me over come it.

1.) play in a tight jacket... if you have an old dinner jacket or blazer go and hit a few balls in it. It will keep your swing short... very short. You will see that you can hit the ball just as far or farther with a short swing.

2.) Slow down your back swing. Most of the people with our problem have it b/c thier backswing is so fast that they can't stop the club at the top. Remember you hit the ball with the down swing the backswing just puts you in a position from where you can strike the ball.

4.) focus on keeping your hips still in your backswing. Unless you are incredibly flexible you are probably also over rotating your hips to give you that extra length in your backswing. If you keep your hips still (or relatively still) your shoulders will not be able to over rotate.

5.) turn your left elbow in. once you stop over rotating the shoulders you'll have a tendency to break down the left arm. Turning in your elbow will keep it ridgid.

6.) play heavy clubs. I am talking static weight here not swing weight. I have found playing heavier clubs lets me feel where the club is in the swing more than a lighter one. Us over swingers tend to prefer heavier sahfts b/c of this. This is one reason Tiger plays steel.

Point #6 is very interesting - where did you get that one from ?