[teach]

Thanks bucket. I learned that:
1. it's a helluva lot easier to stay on plane in the downstroke when the butt of the club points at the plane at the top.
2. it is absolutely essential to bump my hips on the downstroke in order to clear the way for an inside path to the ball. I had no hip clearance, so I had to roundhouse.
3. I have to exaggerate flattening the downstroke for now
4. it's necessary for me to swing to the right field foul pole
5. how to practice the correct alignments and...
6. I had (hopefully past tense) the steepest and worst over-the-top swing in the history of mankind!

For the first time, I feel that I understand what I need to do to fix my swing. I *will* eradicate the steep OTT downswing. My only concern is that I will have to learn the correct roll procedure so that I don't hit the ball out of bounds right when I play. Ted showed me what to do, but we didn't have the time to really get into that. I'll watch the appropriate clips in the Gallery on full role (horizontal hinge action, right?) and will ask questions in the Basics sub-forum, if necessary.

teach