André Rennes — Lob Wedge · Full Swing Analysis

1 Executive summary

Bottom line: a good first look at the lob wedge, with a balanced, committed motion. The base stays steady, the hips turn away from the ball (about 2.7 in at the top) instead of sliding, and the finish is tall and balanced almost a second after impact. No ball data was captured, so there are no distance, carry or spin numbers and no personal bests to flag yet.

The main finding is the head. It is already about 5 in lower than at address by the takeaway, and about 6.6 in lower at impact. Most of that drop comes early, in the first moments of the swing. The hips also rise about 2.5 in at the impact frame. The tempo measures a quick ~3.8:1 (0.63 s back, 0.17 s down). The ball is still on the mat in the impact photo, so real contact is probably a frame or two later, which would bring the ratio close to the Tour 3:1.

Strength

Steady base, balanced finish

Hips stay within about 3 in of their address spot all the way to the top, and the finish is tall on the lead leg with the trail foot up on its toe.

Priority 1

Keep the height

The head sinks about 5 in before the club reaches waist height and about 6.6 in by impact. A steady head height makes contact easier to repeat with a lofted wedge.

Priority 2

Quiet hips at impact

The hips rise about 2.5 in at the impact frame. Keeping the belt level through the ball helps the club bottom out in the same place.

2 Timing & tempo — measured from the video

30 frames per second (29.97), so each time is accurate to about ±0.03 s. The backswing starts at about 6.50 s (frame 45), the top is at 7.14 s (frame 64) and the impact frame is at 7.30 s (frame 69).

Group	Backswing	Downswing	Ratio
André (lob wedge, today)	~0.63 s	~0.17 s	~3.8:1
André (3-wood, Oct 24)	~0.50 s	~0.30 s	~1.7:1
PGA Tour (Tour Tempo, "24/8")	~0.80 s	~0.27 s	3:1

Tour figure: John Novosel, Tour Tempo. This is the first lob wedge report, so there is no earlier history for this club. One frame either way on the downswing moves the ratio between ~3.2:1 and ~4.7:1.

What it means: The downswing (0.17 s) is the quickest in the logbook, and the backswing (0.63 s) is a little shorter than the Tour's 0.80 s. The ball is still on the mat in the impact photo (frame 69) and gone by the release photo (frame 72). So contact falls a frame or two later, which would make the downswing about 0.20–0.23 s and the ratio about 2.7–3.2:1, right around the Tour 3:1. Today's rhythm is smooth with a fast finish to the downswing.

3 The reference frame — how this swing was measured

Grid: each square is about 5 inches (scale of ~4.4 px per inch, taken from his body size in the frame), so treat distances as ±1 inch.
Vertical and horizontal center lines (light green): fixed references for balance, spine and height.
Two corner diagonals (green): they cross at the frame's center and give a fixed perspective scaffold.
Depth rays: not used this time. Only one of the two mat sticks points toward the target, so there is no reliable vanishing point. Sideways and toward-the-target motion can't be separated from this angle.
Address references: the white line is the top of the cap at address. The red trail is the head path and the yellow trail is the hands' path, frame by frame.
Body points were tracked automatically on every frame (120 frames, 5.0–9.0 s), then checked by eye at each key position.

4 Swing sequence

Nine key positions, filmed down-the-line from behind, slightly on the hands side. The target is straight into the picture. The positions fall between 6.40 s (address) and 8.30 s (finish).

Photo 3 · Lead arm parallelt 6.87s · frame 56

Photo 5 · Arm parallel (down)t 7.24s · frame 67

Photos are numbered in the order they happen in the swing. The frames follow the standard swing positions.

5 Position-by-position biomechanics

Photo 1 — Address Good

Feet set near the stick on the mat; the cross stick marks the ball position.
Relaxed, fairly upright posture with arms hanging and the club leaning toward the ball.
This is the reference for the cap line: everything below is measured against this frame.

Photo 2 — Takeaway Head sinks early

The head is already ~5.3 in lower than at address and ~2.5 in toward the ball line. The setup posture seems to settle into a deeper bend as the swing starts.
Hips ~1.4 in away from the ball, so the base is calm. Hands are ~12.7 in from their address spot.

Photo 3 — Lead arm parallel Steady base

Lead arm parallel with the hands ~26 in from their address spot and the arc staying wide.
Head ~5.9 in down and hips ~1.7 in away from the ball: the base isn't swaying.

Photo 4 — Top Full turn

A full, long backswing for a lob wedge: the hands rise to about cap height, ~42 in from their address spot.
The head stays at ~5.5 in down, so it doesn't sink further after the takeaway. Hips ~2.7 in away from the ball: they turn instead of sliding in.

Photo 5 — Arm parallel (down) Good

Hands start dropping, from ~42 in to ~33 in from their address spot in just 3 frames.
Head holds its height (~5.9 in down) while the hips stay ~1.9 in away from the ball.

Photo 6 — Delivery Fast and steady

Hands travel down in front of the body (~24 in from their address spot) and keep closing the gap.
Head ~6.3 in down, still quiet. Hips ~1.5 in away from the ball.

Photo 7 — Impact Hips rise

Head is ~6.6 in lower than at address and ~3 in toward the ball line (see depth note).
Hips ~1.5 in away from the ball, but they rise to ~2.5 in up from address (from ~0.7 in a frame earlier). That standing-up move is the one to calm.
The ball is still on the mat in this frame and the hands are ~15 in from their address spot, so contact comes a frame or two later.

Photo 8 — Release Hands back

The ball is gone and the hands are back within ~1 in of their address spot.
Head ~7.6 in lower and ~1.9 in toward the ball line; hips ~0.7 in toward the ball. Arms hang down and the chest keeps turning.

Photo 9 — Finish Excellent

Tall and balanced on the lead leg, trail foot up on its toe, club wrapped behind the lead shoulder.
Still balanced at 8.3 s, almost a second after impact. Head ends ~7 in above its address height, hips ~3.4 in higher.

Overlay — head at address, top and impact

Measure (vs address)	Top	Impact	Reading
Head, down	~5.5 in	~6.6 in	Fix ~5 in of it is gone by the takeaway
Head, toward the ball in the picture	~3.6 in	~3.0 in	Depth? see note
Hips, toward the ball	−2.7 in (away)	−1.5 in (away)	Good no early extension toward the ball
Hips, up	~0.9 in	~2.5 in	Watch slight stand-up at impact
Hands vs address spot	~42 in	~15 in	Timing back within ~1 in by release (frame 72)

Depth note: from behind, the head's 3–4 inch shift toward the ball line is a mix of "toward the ball" and "toward the target". With only one stick pointing at the target, there are no depth rays, and one camera can't split the two. A face-on clip of the next swing will settle it (see next capture).

6 Diagnosis

No ball data this time: without the range screen, distance, carry, launch and spin can't be judged, so this report reads movement and timing only.
The head sinks early: about 5.3 in by the takeaway and 6.6 in at impact. Most of the drop is in the first moments of the swing, so it looks like a setup-to-takeaway posture change, not a dip during the downswing.
Hips rise at impact: they go from ~0.7 in up to ~2.5 in up in one frame. Standing up through a lofted wedge can change where the club bottoms out.
The base is a strength: hips stay ~1.4–2.7 in away from the ball through the top and delivery, so there is no sliding in and no early extension toward the ball.
Tempo ~3.8:1 as measured, likely ~2.7–3.2:1 once the true contact frame is counted, which is close to the Tour 3:1.
Finish: tall and balanced almost a second after impact, a good sign of control.

Confidence: moderate-high on tempo and positions (measured frame by frame, with the impact frame uncertain by 1–2 frames); moderate on head and hip distances (grid scaled from body size, ±1 inch); low on the toward-ball vs toward-target split (needs a second angle); none on ball flight (no range screen).

7 Next steps — keep it simple

Priority 1 · Keep the height

Set it, then hold it

Same camera spot. Take the address posture with the knees flexed and the bend set, then keep the cap on the white line through the takeaway. Rehearse 5 slow takeaways to waist height watching the phone, then hit 10 balls.

Feel: "set the posture first, then only the arms and club move."

Priority 2 · Quiet hips

Seat-on-the-line

Place a headcover or an alignment stick just behind the trail hip. Keep the hips touching it until the ball is gone, for 10 balls.

It keeps the belt level through impact instead of standing up.

Tempo · Confirm

Count it, then check it

Count "back-2-3, down" on 5 balls and film them from the same spot.

Shows whether the true ratio sits near the Tour 3:1; the range screen will confirm the result.

Keep · Balanced finish

Hold it for three

Keep finishing tall on the lead leg with the trail foot on its toe, holding the pose for a three-count.

A finish this balanced is already a strength of this swing.

8 Limitations & next capture

One swing is a snapshot, and there was no range screen, so ball flight, club speed and spin are unknown.
The clubhead sole wasn't shown, so the club comes from the session notes, not from the video.
The ball is still on the mat in the impact photo and gone in the release photo, so contact falls 1–2 frames after the marked impact, which affects the tempo and the hands reading.
Distances come from a grid scaled to his body in the frame (±1 inch). His real height would make the scale exact.
From behind, with only one stick pointing at the target, depth (toward the target) mixes with sideways motion.

Next capture: To sharpen the next report: (1) show the range screen right after the shot, (2) show the clubhead sole to the camera before the swing, (3) place a second stick pointing at the target for the depth rays, (4) add a face-on clip at chest height, (5) 3–5 balls for an average, and (6) André's height to lock the grid scale.