Comments on: 6 Simple Tips To Cure The “Over The Top Golf Swing”

By: Tabs

Tabs — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:44:13 +0000

I like what you are saying here . People go on and on about the lateral slide , hip bump whatever you want to call it . It doesn’t work just to think ” im going to bump my hips ” Like Mike Pederson posted earlier – if you do this and nothing else with an iron in your hand then … Shank City .
The club throwing idea makes you do it in sequence , all the moving parts that would be required to launch a javelin or shot putt are automatically employed , feet driving into the ground , then hanging back , then flicking or releasing . I tried all the over the top cures going , this theory is the best .

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By: Tabs

Tabs — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:36:11 +0000

I play to an 11 handicap in Scotland , on a good day I score 79/80/81 . I have played for 5 years . For the last 2 I have spent a lot of money on lessons . The most frustrating thing is knowing you are OOT , reading thousands of articles and tips , garnering a great understanding of what NOT to do , but , still being unable to get your muscles to change the way you swing down . I get away with being slightly OOT with irons , but with the big dog , I just fire that upper body through and over everytime and most of the time latley have been skying . I did have a brief moment of clarity , like one of the earlier posters . I did the feet together drill and felt like I was trying to hit little 100 yard hooks with the driver , made the ball hook ( not pull hook ) but actually start to the right and hook back . Then slowley worked it back up to a full swing , for about a week or so I had some sessions where I was nailing 280 yard draws with the driver and it just made “that” sound , the proper contact sound , not the weak , glancing blow sound . But , alas , I failed to “can” the feeling . It does feel so , so different when you have the correct sequence . This thread has been like AA for over the top swingers ! Lots of good sharing . Mike – my next range session with be the dropping of the arms at the top , I like the sound of the dropping and not actively pulling , like Nicklaus and Millers “Gravity” move . I will let you know how it goes .
Thanks

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:37:12 +0000

Good stuff Kath! Appreciate your input.

By: Kath L

Kath L — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:52:42 +0000

I always thought this too until I realised that actually, you drop the right elbow into your side a split second before weight loading onto left leg. This move, while holding wrist cock, brings the club to a horozontal plane and then your rotating hips whip the club through the impact zone. That is a power move right there. Without a conscious thought of dropping the club you are likely to come over the top.

By: Bryan South Africa

Bryan South Africa — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:47:38 +0000

Hitting from the top is exactly that. Not only should the back swing be slow the FIRST THIRD of the downswing should be slow accelerating to reach maximum speed only as it approaches the ball. If you try and generate too much speed in that first third your shoulders and arms will automatically get ahead of the lower body. Swing thought—”Slow first third of the downswing “

By: Merri

Merri — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:30:14 +0000

Thanks, this should definitely help my swing & game!

By: Troy Vayanos

Troy Vayanos — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:34:34 +0000

Great tips Mike,

This is something that I am working on at present. I like the sound of the first tip with dropping the hands first before the shoulders. It just makes a lot of sense.

Thanks for sharing

By: Emmy

Emmy — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:21:04 +0000

Mike,

I have seen countless videos of my swing and I can attest to the fact that not being able to get a good shoulder turn causes me to force my arms to raise further to get behind the ball and I get somewhat past parallel. As soon as this occurs, my shoulders fire first as a result of the coiling and resistance I created on the backswing. Trust me I know and seen it countless number of times.

Here is a video on youtube of what happens to golfers with poor range of motion and lack of flexibility without fail:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlXF1NkxAtI&

That will lead to OTT even when you consciously start from the ground up. My OTT mind you is very slight. I end up OTT but parallel to the swing plane which results in slight cuts or fade. I always been to be able to get the clubhead to get back underneath the plane at the very last minute which requires a lot of hand rotation, compensation, and adjustment. Not a recipe for consistency.

One thing I do to avoid this is to not take it too far back. As a matter of fact, my swing coach tells me he would be happy if I just took it halfway back and the lateral move would allow me to complete the backswing the natural way. Flexibility plays a huge role in achieving distance. So most amateurs tend to go too far back on the backswing. My point is once you go too far back, which the result of not being to turn shoulders back far enough or having a limited range of motion there, OTT will ensue.

By: Jacques South Africa

Jacques South Africa — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:19:17 +0000

Whiles making Jims 2ball stick I got carried away. And ended up with 3 balls the middle ball slides up down the shaft. Similar product is available on the net. I also fitted a light club head on the shaft. The only way to get the balls to clang together at the bottom of the swing is to make sure the right elbow swings down in to your side. And to keep the shaft parallel with the ground for as long as possible creating a late hit. Your hands have to be really soft and totally passive. This was the first time I felt the in the slot feeling. Also realized I was casting or starting the swing with my arms and hands not with a weight shift to the left and proper body turn. Good feeling hope it works on the range …