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Markrd

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  • Location
    Alberta Canada

Player Profile

  • Age
    60 and over
  • Swing Speed
    91-100 mph
  • Handicap
    9
  • Frequency of Play/Practice
    Multiple times per week
  • Player Type
    Casual
  • Biggest Strength
    Driver/Off the Tee
  • Biggest Weakness
    Short Game
  • Fitted for Clubs
    Yes

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  1. I think you are on to something. I feel exactly the same way about my 23 degree hybrid and am also planning to demo a 7 wood as part of replacing my 2016 Calaway fairway woods this year..
  2. I put a good golf simulator studio in our Quonset in Dec 2020 and I use it year round, but much more regularly in the off season, which here in Alberta is mid Oct to mid Apr. Similar to some other posts using a golf simulator mat (similar to a range mat) can mask your swing flaws, which can make for a rough transition from the Sim back to real grass. On the other hand you can use it to develop better swing habit that will translate well to the course. I have have both experiences. In my first year after getting my Sim, my swing was at a stage where I did not consistently get my hands coming through ahead of the club face and so I wasn’t getting onto my front foot consistently or having a consistent low point ahead of the ball. You can make this work pretty well on a mat, but not so well on real grass. Without realizing it, I spent the winter ingraining some bad swing habits. Consequently, in the first golf season post Sim I actually regressed and my handicap index went from 10.5 to 13 before getting it back to around 11.5 by the end of the season. Year 2 in my Sim I focused on revamping my swing to get a full hip turn, keeping my arms passive (in front of my body) throughout the back swing, and shallowing the club at the top and maintaining a bowed wrist through impact. This allows me to get my hands in front of the club face through impact and hit the ball before the turf. I hit the ball lower, further and much more consistently with the same swing speed. Year two after a winter in the Sim was completely different. Practicing better swing habits translated much better to the real world. I had a couple of weeks of inconsistency, but then my winter work in the Sim paid off and I was able to get my handicap index down below 10 by mid season and finished at 9. If only I wasn’t so bad around the green…..but that is another topic. Long story short, I think if you use a Sim to improve your swing then your Sim golf can translate well to the course. My simulator handicap index is much lower than my actual handicap so don’t have illusions that simulator scores provide a good indication of your actual scores. This winter I am working on the mechanics of my chipping again focusing on ball-turf interactions.
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