I found a swing from a session back in July of 2021 and am looking forward to comparing how my mechanical action looks down the line in comparison to now.

I’ve made the complete transition to a right-dominant throwing action and, although the swing below is a very passable action, driving the ball past 300 yards, it was still very “pulling” with the left arm.

Looking at the setup, I should have the same type of posture, with the exception of having the arms more vertical and the hands closer to the body:

I didn’t have the camera quite centered, which is why the foot and shoulder lines are angled to the right, but even at a slight angle, one can see the arms are extended slightly rather than hanging vertically.

I like this particular swing action because of the vigorous leg and hip action, Nicklaus-style, and that action should carry over to the way I’m currently swinging.

In slow motion:

What struck me in particular when I superimposed the plane line on this swing (the plane of the club shaft at impact), were a few things:

• the club shaft on the back pivot is perfectly on plane when my left arm reaches parallel to the ground,
• my left arm is riding the same plane when I reach the top,
• the club shaft returns to virtually the same plane at the end  of the swing

These factors make the action very consistent if one can repeat this on each swing, however…

This was what I would call the traditional MCS Classic Golf Swing with the standard Vardon grip, so my adjusted or new grip would be the next thing that is noticeably different from above in addition to the arm angles at address.

I am looking forward to getting back out because I have very little video in my archives (next to none, let’s say) that pleases me when I look at it these days.

Some of the rougher swings from when I was building my MCS model are still nice to watch because of the free-flowing swing action, but the tighter my swing got, the less I like what I’m seeing when I review them now.

That would be due to the fact that I can’t stand to look at my left-dominant swing action with the strong grip because I know they aren’t optimal, and reviewing the swings gives me acid reflux, so to speak.

When you can’t bear to look at any of your swings because the flaws jump out at you, it’s time to refresh the catalogue, which I intend to begin doing as soon as the range facilities are open in these parts.

The overnight lows are hovering around freezing and as soon as they tick a few degrees upward, the outdoor season can begin.

Won’t be long now!