Totally agree with both of you - but I'm a weirdo.
I love talking about making my swing better, so I don't take it badly at all.
I have hyperextended joints, which makes it very difficult for me to feel tension in my swing. This is basically why I've never had much power at all, until I actually reach the very very top of my backswing. This has been my mission over the last 12 months - I have to really over-extend to get the power I need, I just don't have it in my arms alone.
For the last 12 months, I've always had a short backswing - much like Jon Rahm, but I don't have anywhere near his power with his short backswing, and I've found I'm not hitting the ball far enough to be able to make much of a dent on my handicap, this is where the quest for more distance has come from and I feel I've finally got there. Now I'll work on the rest of the components, accuracy, in-to-out, repeatability.
On your comments
@booyaka - with coming across, this is something I really need to work on, as I just can't get the feel down yet. I'm very much a feel person when it comes to the swing and getting to this power level is key for me getting consistent distance. My hand needs to be either on-plane, or slightly under it, to give me the ability to hit a nice draw, which is inevitably an in-to-out path, but to get there, I have to work on dropping my hands as I initiate the downswing, to come into the slot.
Rotation in my hands and wrists will come too... apparently, this is where a lot of speed can come from as well, but I've been on the quest for distance for so long, these other things have fallen to the side.
I'll post some updates as I work on things and I'd appreciate your comments as I go along.
