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1/2 Step Out of Time

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Hello,

Need some serious help. I am about a 1/2 step out of time and I cannot seem to fix it. I have tried 4 steps, 5 steps, placing the ball in the swing at different times, push away long, short, ball by my side. No matter what I do, my body makes up for it and the last three steps are always about 1/2 step out of time. I am wits end and I just don't know what to do. I just realized that the rear video is a little too zoomed in, but I thought I would post it anyway. The side view seems to be per the guidelines. Maybe you can see what I am talking about with the rear view not being quite right. If need be, I will take some more video next weekend and re-post it. Thanks for any help anyone can give me.

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Re: 1/2 Step Out of Time

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Let's first look at your swing:
1) From what can be seen in the video the ball is positioned close your body at address.

2) During your first step the ball moves away from your body.

3) The swing unhinges downward nicely, but looks a little controlled.

4) Swings goes up and downward pretty freely.

The problem as you are aware is that your feet and swing are not in sync.

1) This problem begins when you move the ball away from your body on the first step. Then immediately allow the arm to unhinge.

2) At the completion of the second step your swing is almost ahead of the feet by a full step. At this point the swing should be somewhere within the blue triangle in S3.

3) Everything from this point forward will require compensation to arrive at the foul line in time.

Correcting your timing

1) Shorten your first two steps and try to increase the pace of steps 3 & 4.
2) Keep the ball against the body during your first step.
3) On the completion of the second step, the arm and ball should be positioned as seen in S1.
4) During the third step allow the arm to unhinge and the arm & ball should be in the blue triangular zone. Do not pull the ball up to the top!
5) Make sure you are allowing gravity and the momentum of your approach create the back swing.

Use video or the eyes of a trusted friend to monitor your practice with these changes.

I suggest practice walking through your first three steps slowly over and over again, so that you can ingrain the feeling of the swing being in the area of the blue triangle at the completion of your third step.

Once you get the hang of it post another video.
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