[finster869]

While completely accurate, I'm not sure that response will help him. He seems to have a faulty pivot, in that he is moving towards the ball on the downswing (dropping his head and moving towards target line). He "feels" as though he is moving onto his toes. Even "educated hands" will have trouble controlling a wobbly pivot.

My first thought is the knee action might be wrong in the pivot. The knees control the movement of the head. Perhaps you have too much left knee bend moving towards the target line rather than more "in". I would recommend, for starters, using the McDonald #2 and #4 drills in the other pivot thread. I have seen Yoda recommend those drills to others when there have been zone 1 issues.

If you swing with just a dowel, and no ball on the target line, and concentrate on getting to your finishing position (rather than hitting the ball), do you still move towards the target line on the downswing? Perhaps it is related to trying to make contact with the ball, rather than swing through it.

Keep us posted on your progress and what works. Best of luck to you!