Stopping the head/shoulders from rising on backswing

Is it possible your shoulders are turning on too flat a plane?

I don't know if it's part of S&T but JustOne has often said try to imagine pointing your left shoulder at the ball, which would turn your shoulders more steeply and your left shoulder should miss your chin.

Me again?? It's always me!

Hey Barry,

Region3 is correct in my opinion, your shoulders are turning too flat which could be caused by several things.. eg: too upright at address, spine tilting away from the target at address, too much weight on the right side.

You found the ONE VIDEO of Shawn Clements that totally put me off his swing methodology!! Yes, he says some good stuff in his vids but this one in particular made me look at a swing called Stack & Tilt instead of his.

Take a look at this 'Clemshaw' picture, notice his head height and how much it changes at the top of his backswing compared to the poster on the wall just beside his left shoulder...

....that's a 6 inch lift!!!

Notice also that he can hardly even see the ball from that position, looking at the ball from the very corner of your left eye is a big NO-NO.

And notice also how flat his shoulders are in Pic B compared to where they are with some 'other' players...

The main issue with turning your shoulders too flat is that it makes your swing very 'armsy' and inconsistent. The backswing becomes too flat so you have to start lifting with your hands/arms to get the club to the top of your backswing... if you add that to "standing up" and "only seeing the ball out of the corner of your eye" then it's a recipe for an awful lot of mishit shots.

Do you have any medical/physical restrictions that may stop you from turning correctly? If not I could fix it for you!