27 Sept 2026
swing-videoContext
Longer real video (~9s), driver, same behind/side-on angle, filmed right after being given a specific in-the-moment cue (start the downswing with a lead-hip turn before the arms move, at ~80% speed). Contains 5 separate full swings back to back. Extracted native-rate frame bursts around the top-of-backswing/transition for 3 of the 5 swings (clear transition frames were captured for swings 1, 2, and 3; swings 4 and 5 were still paused at the top in the sampled frames, so sequencing wasn't assessable for those two from this video).
Observations
- Sequencing / Over-the-topAll 3 assessable swings show the same pattern as r-2026-09-27-f: comparing the frame at the top (hips square) to frames ~0.1-0.15s later, the club/arms have already dropped roughly 45 degrees while the hips are still barely rotated. Hip rotation becomes visible only after the arms have started moving, in all 3 cases. The cue given between blocks (hip-first, 80% speed) does not appear to have changed the sequencing in these reps, despite being applied right before filming.
Verdict
Straightforward but not the answer hoped for: the arms-first pattern held across all 3 swings this video could assess, immediately after being given a specific cue to fix it. That's normal, not a bad sign on its own -- a verbal cue rarely overrides a well-grooved pattern in a handful of reps, especially at driver speed -- but it does mean the fix isn't going to come from a single range session of self-directed cueing. The two most useful next steps: (1) go back to slow, isolated pump-drill/step-change reps specifically with the driver (today's drill work was all 7-iron) before trying full-speed transfer again, and (2) bring this video to Adrian rather than continuing to self-diagnose -- a coach watching live can catch the exact moment and give real-time feedback in a way video review after the fact can't.