Better ball contact

+rgailun1113 Good looking move, let me know what you think of the analysis!

https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/discussing-3-consistency-keys/
https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/face-rotation-impact-bag/
https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/shaft-parallel-lag-checkpoint/

I have always wondered whether my club is much too deep on the backswing and would there be any advantage to making it more vertical?

+rgailun1113 The timing of when your arms goes flat is quite late. It's part of how you load your trail shoulder elevation move in transition. I think you'd struggle more if you get your arms more vertical at the top of the swing without addressing that shoulder steepening first. You can try it and let us know. But those two words are directly connected.

So yes, there would be an advantage to getting the arm up higher if your transition changes, but if you don't change the transition, then getting the arms higher would likely make you hit it worse from being too steep and disconnected in the downswing.

+Tyler F
Would you please direct me to a drill on the website addressing the shoulder steepening?

+Rgailun1113 . Here are a couple to get you started:
https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/shoulder-blade-shallowing/
https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/sternum-bicep-forearm-arm-shallow-angle/
https://golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/arm-shallow-examples/

Good luck!