Down-the-line
Address posture.
The start shape is already a C or an S. Film down-the-line and watch Address to Top. This is not the face-on stand-up, and it is not reverse spine at the top.
Down-the-line · Address, Takeaway, Top
What's going on.
You are already rounded or already arched before the club moves. Down-the-line, a C is a slumped curve. An S is a big arch. The turn has nowhere to go, so the club gets steep or the back takes the twist.
What's already OK.
You are still making a full mid-iron. The start shape just gave the club a bad place to hang.
The one thing.
Bow so the club hangs under your shoulders.
The drill.
Club hangs
A mid-iron. Camera down-the-line. Stock full swing. No extra gear.
10 rehearsals, then 10 balls.
The club hangs under your shoulders. The back is not a C and not an S.
Film again.
5 full mid-irons, down-the-line. Share the best. The next look is only this idea.
Down-the-line at Address the club hangs from a simple bow. Takeaway and Top start from that shape, not from a slump or a big arch.
- Watch Titleist TPI (Dave Phillips) 0:08–2:34
- Watch Titleist TPI (Greg Rose) 0:04–0:50
- Club-hangs: 10 rehearsals, then 10 balls
- Film 5 down-the-line mid-irons and share the best
Watch these clips.
Official YouTube. Start times are the bit that teaches this idea, not the whole channel.
He names the three start shapes: a simple bow, a rounded C, and a poured-out S. Watch Address. Stop before the toe-touch test.
He names the big arch at address. Watch that start shape. Stop before reverse spine. That is a different card.