12 Sept 2026
swing-videoContext
Two frames extracted from a down-the-line swing video shared in chat after today's lesson with Adrian — one at the top of the backswing, one just after the start of the downswing — compared side by side to check the sequencing the lesson flagged. (A single frame can't show sequencing; this review is only possible because two transition-bracketing frames were available.)
Observations
- Sequencing / Over-the-topComparing the two frames: the arms and shoulders have already moved down and out toward the ball by the second frame, while the hips have barely started clearing toward the target — consistent with the lesson's diagnosis of the downswing being initiated by the upper body rather than the lower body.
Verdict
This confirms what came up in today's lesson: the downswing is being started by the arms/shoulders instead of the lower body, which pushes the club out and over the ideal path and shows up as the over-the-top move. The fix isn't a separate swing-plane correction — it's getting the hips to initiate the downswing first so the arms are just along for the ride, matching the coach's "let the arms drop" cue.