eliminating the tendency to cast the club at the top.

Range day today (1 bucket)
Goal: stop a tendency to cast at the top.

Idea for correction:

to start the downswing with more of a dropping of the hands instead of a pulling with them. basically, i want the butt end of the club to point more downward (towards the ball) than outward (to the right of the target line) during the initiation of the downswing.

Results:

this swing feels jim furyk-esque but was very effective at the range. i was bombing my driver farther and more consistently than i ever have. dropping the butt of the club instead of pulling it across virtually guarantees that you come from the inside, and lessens the tendency to leave the clubface open. the tweak that made the difference was to open my stance substantially. this allows me to come straight thru the ball (instead of too far from the inside). it also corrects a tendency to come down too steep to hit the golf ball consistently.

With a little more practice to help with muscle memory and clubface control, i think i will have a swing that will hold up better on the course and under competitive pressure.