UPLOAD AND UPSHOT
At home I edited each video down to just one swing, about a second and a half each (the first couple were too long and wouldn’t upload to Patri’s server). I then opened the V1 app and logged in to my account, searched for Patri’s profile, imported the videos and waited for Patri to get an e-mail alerting him that there were some fresh swings to critique. Again, it’s that seamless.
By the next morning Patri had reviewed my swing and recorded a detailed analysis as the video played out, starting and stopping it to illustrate my problem areas with red and yellow lines.
The down-the-line viewed showed immediately how far I brought the clubhead inside at takeaway, which forced me to lift my arms to get the club back on plane, which led to me standing up out of the spine angle established at address — which, of course, led to compensations in the downswing so I could make reasonable contact. Patri then inserted two drills from his studio lesson archive that fit the situation perfectly: The first explained how to “cock” the wrists instead of “hinging” them, which is something I’ve struggled with since day one; in the second he offered a simple “butt against chair” drill, which helps groove consistent spine angle through the swing — pulling away from the chair in the downswing means I’m standing up and therefore in danger of hitting a cold-top or glancing blow. Not good.
The face-on view again revealed that pesky lift of the arms, as well as my tendency to separate the core and arms in the backswing. I also wasn’t getting behind the ball and “loading” my swing for maximum power. Patri had just the right video remedies here, too — first his “fore-front” drill which immediately creates that loading feeling (you start with the clubhead a couple feet in front of the ball at address, then make a full swing), then with a simple left-hand-on-chest drill (the right hand on the club) to get the feel of keeping everything connected going back.
