kfilly20 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 My irons have been god awful as of late. Everything going right. So I get my lie adjusted. Then everything starts slicing way right. Try to keep my arms together, swing smoother, go inside out. Nothing is working. So I'm scanning youtube and come across a teaching video. I don't even remember what ailment they were trying to cure, but the drill they showed was to hold a golfball in your right armpit and hold it there during the swing. After slicing a few shots at the range I decide I'll try it. IMMEDIATELY my swing is smooth, my shots are straight, and I'm getting consistent height and distance. Granted it kind of hurts squeezing a golf ball in your armpit but it seriously worked wonders for my swing. It feels so smooth, I'm making such consistent solid contact, the ball is going where I want it. If you suck at golf and shouldn't definitely give it a shot next time you're at the range. R15 White 10.5° Accra FX-260 M4 915F 3W Aldila Rogue Black 110 stiff 915H 4H MRC Diamana D+ Whiteboard 90 HY Stiff 716 T-MB 3 iron True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT S-300 Rsi 2's 5-9 - True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT S-300 SM6 46 SM6 52* SM6 56* Mack Daddy 2 PM grind 60* Newport 2.5 Dual Balance ProV1X Game Golf : kfilly20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 I bet I know what it is. You're keeping that trail arm bent and tucked to your side (somewhat) coming to impact. Forcing your hands forward. Is that right? My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfilly20 Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 I bet I know what it is. You're keeping that trail arm bent and tucked to your side (somewhat) coming to impact. Forcing your hands forward. Is that right? Could be. I do know I do a few things. 1. My right arm disconnects and that makes me come outside in resulting in slices and pulls 2. I tend to lean back instead of bringing my weight thru 3. I swing to damn hard Whatever this drill is supposed to fix it it fixes. I'm not going to ask questions. I'm just going to do it and have a sore armpit and straight shots. R15 White 10.5° Accra FX-260 M4 915F 3W Aldila Rogue Black 110 stiff 915H 4H MRC Diamana D+ Whiteboard 90 HY Stiff 716 T-MB 3 iron True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT S-300 Rsi 2's 5-9 - True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT S-300 SM6 46 SM6 52* SM6 56* Mack Daddy 2 PM grind 60* Newport 2.5 Dual Balance ProV1X Game Golf : kfilly20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I meant to say earlier... "you're not keeping the trail arm bent" Anyway... I like your ball/armpit thing. Whatever works. My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfilly20 Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 I meant to say earlier... "you're not keeping the trail arm bent" Anyway... I like your ball/armpit thing. Whatever works. Ah, yes that is 100% accurate. R15 White 10.5° Accra FX-260 M4 915F 3W Aldila Rogue Black 110 stiff 915H 4H MRC Diamana D+ Whiteboard 90 HY Stiff 716 T-MB 3 iron True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT S-300 Rsi 2's 5-9 - True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT S-300 SM6 46 SM6 52* SM6 56* Mack Daddy 2 PM grind 60* Newport 2.5 Dual Balance ProV1X Game Golf : kfilly20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfilly20 Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 I found a good video that discussed generating power from the hips and turn. I'm not flexible at all so this has always been a problem for me. Really focused on this on the range and damn, gained 15-20 yards easy on every club. Was hitting everything straighter. I'm going to have some issues in the next few rounds re figuring out my distances. R15 White 10.5° Accra FX-260 M4 915F 3W Aldila Rogue Black 110 stiff 915H 4H MRC Diamana D+ Whiteboard 90 HY Stiff 716 T-MB 3 iron True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT S-300 Rsi 2's 5-9 - True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT S-300 SM6 46 SM6 52* SM6 56* Mack Daddy 2 PM grind 60* Newport 2.5 Dual Balance ProV1X Game Golf : kfilly20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDIYGolfer Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 The golf ball drill (I actually use tees) is a great way to feel that right arm pinned to your upper body at impact. I never try and hit full shots with this drill, because eventually you will have to lose pressure in the armpit, but for short wedge shots and chips (my favorite to use this drill with), it is a great feeling to have! WITB: Driver: Taylormade SLDR 460 w/Oban Devotion X-Stiff 3-Wood: Rocketballz Stage 2 w/Oban Devotion X-Stiff Hybrid: Titleist 910 H 21 degree w/Diamana X-Stiff Irons (3-9): Callaway X-Forged w/X-100s tipped 1/2" Wedges: Cleveland RTX 53/11 and 59/10 w/S400s Putter: Odyssey White Ice #7 Facebook Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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