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Thanks for sharing that. When I tried to shorten my follow thru Deliberately didn’t have the proper tempo and didn’t work out thinking about that I don’t think about the length of the follow through anymore. I went back to slight forward lean /press and think about far back I been want to take handle/putter and I notice the shorten follow takes care of itself as I naturally hold the finish

Yea that was bizarre play to end it for Dallas. Not the first time this season McCarthy been criticized for clock management

Woke up with back pain. Past two days Played 18 yesterday and hit 4 buckets of balls after not touching a club for three weeks I really overdid it. It was cold 8 C outside but there were lots of golfers as the course reopen after 2 weeks of snow melted and I was just to excited to go out and play. Watching too much instruction tips on increasing driver swing speed on my time off and felt like I pull some muscles torquing my spine the wrong way. I going to rest the back and apply heat and massage treatments One thing about driving the ball is I can drive better if I just picture the apex of where I want the ball to start off and want to land as external cue as get ready to play the ball. If I start doing internal cues thinking about two or more body part and positions in a swing that lasts 1 sec instead of where I want the ball to go I get into trouble. There nothing wrong with dissection the swing just do it on the driving range.

Played 9 holes 43. Really poor putting and chipping no excuses. Last few times on the course I just can not play a draw everything fades My refusal just let it go and play a high fade with my irons cost me some strokes. I had some fantastic games in the summer dialing in pure draw type I iron shots to the pin. I just. cannot do it now

Its been3 weeks since I touched a golf club Went to the driving range and felt good enough to hit two buckets Tried double overlap / interlock grip and felt surprising comfortable Will try to use it on the course Appendum just got back on the course and used the double overlap/interlock and was very good with that grip with wedges from 100 yards plus minus 20 yards. This will be my go to grip for that distance It’s just a simple left arm swing. No extra lower body squat/ speed

Feeling the one arm drill extends to the shoulder blade I do this “ shrug move” with my shoulder/neck and shoulder blade to feel more of a connection I’m feeling “one piece motion” driven from turning/rocking action from the muscles of my upper back makes my putting stroke more consistent. Also feeling like the putt stroke starts from the head down. Just opposite of the swing motion which starts from the ground up

I find putting my weight toward the foot by having my head justly foreward of center makes the swing simpler aas advocated by S&T S&T works great for the irons but i didnt like it for my driver swing. Yes I overthinking this I swing better when i just allowed head to move with my golf swing I think I forgotten that the swing starts form the ground up and been too overly focus with manipulation my head positions

I tried the center head position, I just dont have the athletic motion to squat on both leg like those who do on a trampoline. I feel more comfortable when my head mass is more over inside of my right foot instep and so when I lower my pelvis to squat I feel more springy in the right leg. I think the ideal is to have centered head position but there are variation like the S&T where the head mass is closer to the left foot I think as long as its not too extreme on one side or the other the swing will work , I feel I will develop swing speed if I have weight and pressure on my right hip to start the motion I guess if the modern driver , too swing up is KIng to distance so in the last few years with the observation of certain players like Justin Thomas that "jump" I believe that the downswing is club moves down and then up again to make contact with the ball not just "down"so I think the terminology downswing should be replaced by forward swing Just my 2 cents

Trying to regain lost SS by watching some old video of my self swing when I use to have faster swing speed. One thing that helped was allowing my head to drop I would be able to squat and allow my head to drop with my squat. I would prefer to position my head more over my rear leg when I squat To complete the swing I feel like preset my pelvis to be open to turn better Then all I had to do was turn on the upswing. Why the forward swing is called downswing I don’t know cause with the modern driver I m swinging up not down. I think in the old day was different in that the iron and driver swing was down I think I lost that core driven swing in my old age and also i been focusing on putting and one of the fundamental is keeping my head from turning and moving up and down in the putting stroke as I try to strive for upper shoulder pendulum stroke This has certainly affected the dynamics of the swing which is more driven by the pelvis and leg as the kinetic change sequencing moves uP to the arms.

I have not touched a putter or a club for almost 3 weeks. I been trying to work on my quads and footwork to improve my ground forces. upper body strength my forearms and more flex in my shoulder blade muscles Also trying to squat and jump and trying to let my head move with my squats improve my sequencing better ( starting from my legs up) Boring rather be hitting balls but I believe this will improve my distance

Excellent point. The OP probably means the follow through not the foreward stroke.

Most golfers seem to focus on the swing rather than putting for lessons. I was searching golf forums threads and there very little on putting What there is players wanting help for making short putts!

If you have the cash to try new putter every 3-4 rounds and add it to your harem Why not? I have 3-4 putters I rotate through Have made changes to the shaft length and /or grips and that makes it “new” for me

This past few months I’m been working on my short putts 4-10 foot range I was okay from long range but terrible from short range. Missing the hole entirely or poor speed control and lipping out. Last time playing on the course after practice out I was so confident with my short putts that it put less pressure on my chipping and long putting.

Bought a putting mirror. Notice my better putter rounds was when I felt my eyes were more “over the ball” Not really sure if my eyes were really on top of the ball. I always felt more comfortable with my eyes inside the ball in the past Working on my putting posture this year to be more bent over along with able to read greens more effectively I am starting to feel more comfortable “over the ball”. The mirror confirms it but it’s not something I think about. It just happens my setup posture less upright and more head and neck bend that it feels more comfortable that my eyes are closer to my target path

Thanks for the ideas. I coming out of the over thinking phase. Reorganized my putting technique I still consider putting a pendulum motion. Over thinking the length of forward stroke. Simple thought of taking putter back far enough for the required distance to make the putt in all I need to think about when I get ready to putt closing my eyes really helps me avoid watching the putter path and I was able to hole right to left putts that normally I could not do with my eyes open I think what I was doing was tendency to aim left with my eyes open. Training my body to make straight putts took some work to reduce aim biasis. Beside closing the eyes My routine now includes reading the putt from behind the cup Also being less specific on line and looking for a path as wide as putter head and cup help me aim straight as funny as that might sound

I bought a hunting range finding 15 years ago and have used it since. No pin seeking No slope I use for basic things like the distance to the dogleg on par 4-5 it’s tougher for longer par 3 to see the pin accurately if there is trees behind the green but works great at shorter distances inside 120 yards I can usually pick out the pin instead of trees when I have awkward distances like 48, 65 , 78, 84 yards I like the using this the most Inside 40 yards I walk little way up to the green used my imagination It time to update my rangefinder for 2022

For 2022 Driver. Feel confident in 2021 Bomb it but I have a handsy hook that I will try to manage in 2022. I want to eliminate the two way misses. The high fade working to perfection but I will get that snap hook when my sequencing too fast with my hips my hands “snap” too save the drive. I may try double overlap grip if I get to flippy with the driver Putting/chipping Making strides in 2021 i develop 38 inch putter for arm lock I hold it at 32 inches where my hands are I want to add variety to my short game Want to hole out bump and run well as spiny LW from off the green Irons/pitching This is strong part of my game I aim for the pins and get close with my wedges I retired my 2/3/4 iron gradually over the year My 4iron head broke off and I used a hybrid in 2021 and worked really well My swing must have changed cause I used prefer 3 iron over a hybrid (hooksville)

Practicing some pitches and chips to Lower tier greens from top of a hill the downhill chip shot is one of the few maybe the only golf shot where I actually ground the club and start the motion with the club on the ground rather than in the air. Putting I started lifting the putter off the green before I start the putting motion

Watching the Edel series and intrigued by the over/side/under golfer pattern he was talking about. I find that my putting is mostly controlled by my lead arm so I don’t think about the that rear hand position all that much I google Mike Adams and he has some recent video explaining the over/side and under/side right hand grip in the full swing and it makes a lot of sense to me now I think it’s a better way of explaining the trail arm grip for the full swing rather than strong/weak and fold pattern that matches it

Can you give me an example of the this? Using numbers Say it’s a uphill putt and there a slope then a ridge then flatten out level to the cup

Distance control for long uphill putts on two tier or severe grade uphill putts I still struggle with these. I seen pros who putt these by putting more energy in their stroke by “hitting “ then go back to their usual smooth rolling stroke on other putts Can’t seem to get a feel for that yet

At the driving range and practicing lateral step drills. Getting my timing and rhythm Not so much a step as it is a lateral hop and squat for me. Feeling like I can generate my speed that way. For my driver it feel like the my right leg loads up the static pressure from just allowing my heavy head to center over my right leg and then in transition my left foot applies active pressure to drive my upper body and club to create the “swoosh” I use to have a bad habit of kicking my right leg to the target in transition but I lose speed that way I get more out of my driver if I just allow my left leg to use the ground pressures then turn my hips rather than activate my right foot and right hip too early

Had a really good day in the course putting All I can remember is that for the short ones I was not “finessing” Just using my shoulder blade muscles particularly my lead shoulder blade as pendulum and as I got more lengthy putts used a bit more wrist as double pendulum wrist and shoulders. Probably something that only works for a day. Lol

The putting green should be considered as a hazard. Once the ball lands on the green take a 2 stroke penalty and move to the next hole