PMookie Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Two pics from today’s lesson. A before and after. So stoked! IMG_7322.MP4 bens197, Chip Strokes, cnosil and 5 others 7 1 Quote Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X Irons: Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100 Wedges: SMS 50D/54V/58DModus 130 stiff, +1” Putter: EAS 1.0 Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shapotomous Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 After a couple weeks of limited action, my wrist wasn't nearly as sore the last couple days so I got out the 57 & 53 for a wedge session this morning. About 50 shots with each from 50 and 65 yards. The first 10 were not consistent, some short and some long, some on target and some pulled as I felt the heel catch the turf. Then I found the bottom of my swing, got back in the groove and was fairly consistent with the distance and line with the rest. I had to concentrate on finishing with my hands high & face open to get the soft landing, spinny shots that should hold the green when I get back on the course. sirchunksalot, Kenny B, cksurfdude and 1 other 4 Quote Modern Bag: G410 LST 10.5*, Hzrdus Smoke RDX 6.5 Flex; 915F 3w, Diamana S+ 70 S flex; Snake Eyes 18* 2h, 23* 4h & 27* 5h; JPX 900 Forged 6 - PW, PX LZ 6.0; Edison 2.0 49*, 53*, 57* KBS Tour 120 S; Heppler Fetch; Ball - MTB-X; Bag - Jones MyGolfSpy Edition! Shot Scope H4, MG600 Rangefinder Classic Bag: Driver - Persimmon; 3w - Speed Slot; 5w - Tour Block; 3 - pw - Dynapower; sw - Ram Tom Watson; putter - bullseye standard or flange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sirchunksalot Posted May 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2021 I got in another range session today, I got on a couple of things yesterday I wanted to reinforce in my swing. Mostly working on alignment and tempo, as I have a habit of swinging hard from the top and decelerating at impact. I watched a Peter Finch video on slowing it down through transition and accelerating through the hitting zone. Plus, I wanted to work again on not standing over the ball too long. Short wedges were good again, I was hitting my distances well but still coming up a little left. My 70 yard wedge was still a problem with the shanks coming over to visit. My irons are improving, I still need to work on strike, but my strike locations are starting to tighten up a little. PW: Had the one that was low heel where I don't feel I rotated good enough. 8I: I'm still a bit center heel on this one, but it was good to see that I didn't have any out of the toe. Moved to fairways and realized they need a lot of work. Then I worked on the DLIII driver drill hitting balls with a full swing with the intent of hitting it 100 yards. I was a bit high on the face and need to work on AOA some more. I did hit a few shots with my gamer swing and noticed a difference in contact. It's improvement, but I'm still going to put in a lot more work on it. Honestly, I'm feeling good after two consecutive great range days, hopefully I can build on that. ParFore74x, Nolan220, Kenny B and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvanbuskirk Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 (edited) I watched a great video on developing a practice schedule. I took this guys spreadsheet and adapted it to myself changing some things around to best suit me. I like his idea of creating a google spreadsheet so you can update while you are at the course. I also got an net for my birthday last week so i can pratice at home. I am thinking about developing another spread sheet that would be more focused on net practice for the days that I can't make it to the range. With a new born due any day I imagine I am going to be spending a lot of time in my basement. Does anyone ahve any good drills they like to do at home or in a net? Practice Schedule video Edited May 16, 2021 by rmvanbuskirk cksurfdude 1 Quote Driver : XR 10.5° Irons: AP1 PW-4i Wedges: Vokey 56° & Vokey 60° Putter: White Hot OG #5 Putter Bag: Players 4 Stand Bag Ball: Kirkland Signature V2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haro Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 (edited) First day it’s been 6 months since I thought about the golf swing and taking any clubs out around the green i been placing the ball opposite my front heel and then adjusting my feet and grip depending on the trajectory and/or if I need to hit out if the bunker Makes it simple if I use this initial set up for my flop like shots for chipping I use the hinge &hold technique and use the blade/top edge it’s same as my putting motion not really a swing , more of a stroke, where my follow through is short and sunted just so I can get the ball rolling on the ground right away Edited May 17, 2021 by Haro cksurfdude and sirchunksalot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haro Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 For the swing I have not been feeling it but developed a routine to try to feel it I’m right handed and like to hold the club with the right arm and do the zorro setup with the club in the air to feel the weight of the club with my right arm then setup with my left arm when I can feel it with my right arm then set up rest of the body. To set up the rest of my body I focus spot in the sky above the target (usually the pin) sometimes there is tree line that help me. If not tree line and it’s a open links like course I find it easier to play a fade and hit the as high as I can for the draw I use the actually pin as the target for my iron shots for fairway woods I don’t like to use it. As the same motion give me a hook. The only way I can hit a fairway wood straighter is aiming with shaft with my left eye closed. I might try a hybrid this summer cksurfdude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I had to run into the office for a few hours this morning so I hit the range on the way home for a small bucket. The two balls I sent into the woods this weekend were both with my driver (as usual) so after warming up with some wedges I just worked on the big stick. One of my problems is I tend to slide forward so maintaining the feeling of hanging back helps out. Worked on that for a bit then finished up bouncing around my irons. cksurfdude, edingc, cnosil and 2 others 5 Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juspoole Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 hour ago, russtopherb said: One of my problems is I tend to slide forward so maintaining the feeling of hanging back helps out. I worked on something similar today as well. My angle of attack is awful with driver (negative 4-6 degrees). As you can imagine it also increases my spin numbers greatly and I lose distance. Trying to stay back and a the club to come up into the ball. Problem is I keep drawing or pulling my tee shots when trying to do this. I was on the SkyTrak so I can confirm that my spin and launch angle were both better, but direction was not. Need to keep working on this. Possibly get a lesson as I don't want to adjust my swing on the fly without a pga pro giving it a look. edingc, sirchunksalot, cksurfdude and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: Mavrik Sub Zero 9* (Set to 10) Ventus Blue 6X 2 Hybrid: TSI3 Hybrid Tensei Blue 80 X (17.25*) 3 Hybrid 818 H2 Hybrid Hzrdus RDX Black 6.5 (20.5*) 4 Iron - T200 4 Iron Graphite Design Tour AD IZ X Hybrid Shaft Irons 5-PW: T100-S 5 - GW KBS Tour 130 X Gap/Sand Wedge: Vokey SM6 49* SM8 54* Lob Wedge: Jaws 5 Wedge 58* DG Tour Issue Stiff Putter: Phantom 5.5 34" Pro Platinum Newport 2 35" Taylormade Tour Black Spider 34" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 2 hours ago, russtopherb said: I had to run into the office for a few hours this morning so I hit the range on the way home for a small bucket. The two balls I sent into the woods this weekend were both with my driver (as usual) so after warming up with some wedges I just worked on the big stick. One of my problems is I tend to slide forward so maintaining the feeling of hanging back helps out. Worked on that for a bit then finished up bouncing around my irons. 53 minutes ago, juspoole said: I worked on something similar today as well. My angle of attack is awful with driver (negative 4-6 degrees). As you can imagine it also increases my spin numbers greatly and I lose distance. Trying to stay back and a the club to come up into the ball. Problem is I keep drawing or pulling my tee shots when trying to do this. I was on the SkyTrak so I can confirm that my spin and launch angle were both better, but direction was not. Need to keep working on this. Possibly get a lesson as I don't want to adjust my swing on the fly without a pga pro giving it a look. I love how everyone has different things to work on. I'm starting to have the opposite problem as you two and am getting stuck on my back foot. I end up hitting inside and up with an open club face (slice city) or smother hook it left with my hands trying to save it. Been doing some slow motion mirror work in the basement trying to feel like I stay more centered on my backswing through looser shoulders and rotation around my head and neck. I have a tendency to pull my head off the ball a bit toward my back foot and from there I get in all sorts of trouble. sirchunksalot, cksurfdude and russtopherb 3 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan220 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Finally got to use the gbox so just started to hit 7 iron to get used to it. Took a couple of swings to actually get a good one but man once I got into the groove those shots felt amazing and straight ! Only one practice with it but I was really impressed edingc, sirchunksalot, cnosil and 1 other 4 Quote Speedzone Driver Tensei AV Blue or G400 SFT 10. KBS TD 50 Category 3 shaft King Speedzone Black Yellow Fairway 3 wood Tensei AV Blue 65 F9 SpeedBack Black Grey Fairway 5 Wood ATMOS Tour Spec Blue 7 shaft T300 4i-GW - Tensei AV Blue AM2 Regular Flex or JPX 900 Hot Metal 5 - GW Project X Lz 4.5 Regular Flex Graphite Glide 2.0 SS Wedges 54 & 58 TP Red White Ardmore Putter - BGT Stability Tour Black shaft Precision Pro NX7 range finder Ultralight Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Really struggled with my irons on Sunday. I’m attributing that to using the lag shot device so that bad boy is going on the shelve for a bit. It was extremely hot, dry and windy. Wind was left to right down so not ideal. It’s funny to me that the rapsodo recordings show my shots going straight or a tad right to left even though they all moved right to some extent or another. After hitting 15 or so drivers I went to work on my irons - yuck, yuck, yuck. Finally after doing a drill my coach has given me I started to hit some good shots. For me it’s always about sequencing and my was totally off. By the time I was done it was pretty good again but man was I messed up. cksurfdude, edingc, sirchunksalot and 2 others 5 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 50 minutes ago, Nolan220 said: Finally got to use the gbox so just started to hit 7 iron to get used to it. Took a couple of swings to actually get a good one but man once I got into the groove those shots felt amazing and straight ! Only one practice with it but I was really impressed I know the guys over at TXG really gave it a good review and I had to go back and rewatch their video after seeing you are working with it. Keep us updated on how it works out and hopefully we'll hear some good results! Nolan220 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan220 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said: I know the guys over at TXG really gave it a good review and I had to go back and rewatch their video after seeing you are working with it. Keep us updated on how it works out and hopefully we'll hear some good results! Will do it was crazy felt so good when I figured it out the first one I hit good surprised me .. I was like whoa.... i saw that TXG review and another guy who i forget but he really liked it but not for the $100 price tag which I can see bc some could make it for like $20 but whatever I know I would never actually make it haha sirchunksalot 1 Quote Speedzone Driver Tensei AV Blue or G400 SFT 10. KBS TD 50 Category 3 shaft King Speedzone Black Yellow Fairway 3 wood Tensei AV Blue 65 F9 SpeedBack Black Grey Fairway 5 Wood ATMOS Tour Spec Blue 7 shaft T300 4i-GW - Tensei AV Blue AM2 Regular Flex or JPX 900 Hot Metal 5 - GW Project X Lz 4.5 Regular Flex Graphite Glide 2.0 SS Wedges 54 & 58 TP Red White Ardmore Putter - BGT Stability Tour Black shaft Precision Pro NX7 range finder Ultralight Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 No practice in the foreseeable future for this guy, @Lacassem GolfSpy_SHARK, cnosil and edingc 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Had a productive range sesh with the wedges today! Also hit a few 6is and a few hybrids to practice key full swing moves from recent lessons. Happy with the wedges - varied hitting different wedges to the same target, tried some high vs punch shots, but mostly tried to focus in on aim & alignment, solid contact then distance control. My wedge game on the course recently has been a little off, so this was a needed confidence booster. GolfSpy_SHARK, sirchunksalot, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 3 others 6 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite) Putter...EvnRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grip on both) ...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 I did some SuperSpeed training today and saw some pretty positive results. I'm still not where I want to be, but that's why I'm doing it. I'm still sticking to the dominant side only drills due to some pain above my left big toe. I did take a couple of gentle left handed swings and, yep that's what's causing it. I figure doing something is better than nothing. Then, after watching @edingc working through his swing thoughts in the awesome video on his improvement thread, I went outside to work on takeaway. I also wanted to take swings like that and focus on making sure the swoosh is happening after impact. It's just a peaceful feeling to have a club in hand swinging it around. cksurfdude, GolfSpy BOS, GolfSpy_SHARK and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 On 4/19/2021 at 8:47 PM, B.Boston said: Just a thought. Did you check the apps permissions since the update to make sure it has access to the microphone to hear the shots? Maybe some settings for changes with the OS update. A little late here but was gonna suggest the same thing. Also make sure that Arccos has permissions to Bluetooth, of course, and also Location .. some apps / connected devices on Android explicitly require Location to fully function properly... sirchunksalot, GolfSpy BOS and GolfSpy_SHARK 3 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite) Putter...EvnRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grip on both) ...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 On 4/23/2021 at 12:40 AM, dlow206 said: Outside of golf, I'm smart and learn and pickup things quickly. With golf, I feel like my brain is dense and doesn't get something, forgets about something, or just doesn't apply something. Ditto GolfSpy_SHARK, Kenny B and sirchunksalot 3 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite) Putter...EvnRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grip on both) ...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, cksurfdude said: Ditto Ditto?? You are dating yourself there!! Did you just watch the movie, Ghost with Patrick Swayze?? cksurfdude, cnosil, sirchunksalot and 1 other 1 3 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Another small bucket, mostly OK. Driver started out fine but went downhill after maybe 7-8 shots. I've found that the more I stick with one club, the worse I do. After warming up with a wedge, I need to bounce around the bag like a simulated round. If I hit a bunch of drivers in a row, I'm guaranteed to top a few irons, even if I take a bunch of practice swings. On the downside, looks like yet another owner has taken over the range near my office. Instead of 4 bucket sizes they're down to 2, and prices went way up. The new mats look OK but I always go outside of the covered area to hit off grass. edingc, sirchunksalot, cnosil and 1 other 4 Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Strokes Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 hit the range for some work with my wedges today. the shorter the club, the more my newly learned draw affects the ball flight. so today was all about setup, alignment, and controlling my ball flight. this was my last gap wedge of the day. swing is feeling good. it’s still more brute force than a thing of beauty, but my contact and distance control felt really good today. excited to get out on the course tomorrow sirchunksalot, Nolan220, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 5 others 7 1 Quote SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Just now, Chip Strokes said: hit the range for some work with my wedges today. the shorter the club, the more my newly learned draw affects the ball flight. so today was all about setup, alignment, and controlling my ball flight. this was my last gap wedge of the day. swing is feeling good. it’s still more brute force than a thing of beauty, but my contact and distance control felt really good today. excited to get out on the course tomorrow Watching you accelerate through the ball is crazy. I also am loving your backswing tempo. cksurfdude, GolfSpy_SHARK, Chip Strokes and 1 other 4 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Strokes Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 minute ago, edingc said: Watching you accelerate through the ball is crazy. I also am loving your backswing tempo. thanks man! i feel like slowing down my takeaway let’s me control the face a little better. i get myself in trouble when i try (for no reason at all) to get extra distance. cksurfdude, edingc, GolfSpy_SHARK and 1 other 4 Quote SIM2 8º | KuroKage XD 70TX SIM 3W 14º | Fujikura Atmos Black Tour Spec 9TX SIM2 5W 18º | Fujikura Ventus Black 10X U500 2i | Fujikura Ventus HB Black 10TX T100 4-PW | Dynamic Gold X7 SM6 52* SM8 56* SM8 60* | Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 DW | BGT Stability Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edingc Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Re-visited the basics during my lunchtime bucket today and walked away smiling. I have been struggling a bit with a couple of things since my last lesson, most notably weak blocked or cut irons/hybrids and the occasional big slice off of the driver. I also have been still unable to fix my "dipping under" on the downswing that my coach had me working on, so occasionally I'll throw snap hooks in there as well. I noticed last night while cutting together my three-hole vlog I posted on here that I was starting to roll my forearms open and let my hands get really active on my takeaway. So today I just focused on my setup and then making sure I kept my hands/wrists quiet until I got past my trail leg on the backswing. I hit the ball so well with almost every club I had brought, driver, driving iron, hybrids, a couple irons and wedge. I also noticed that by not getting the hands so involved I started to pivot better and that really helped me not have to duck under to get back to the ball. Hoping to get 45 holes in this weekend, including 18 away from my usual course. Hitting prime golf season/weather now! russtopherb, cksurfdude, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 4 others 7 Quote Unofficial WHS Handicap: 7.5 / Anti-Cap: 13.0 (Last Updated Feb. 19, 2024) Driver: Callaway Paradym TD (10.5°, -1/N), 45.75", Fujikura Motore X F1 6X | Fitting Post 3 Wood: Cobra RadSpeed Big Tour (14.5°), 43", Fujikura Motore X F1 7X 20° Hybrid: PXG 0211 (2020 Model), 40.25", Mitsubishi Tensei AV RAW White 90X 4 Utility: Cobra KING Utility (2020 Model), 38.5", Aerotech SteelFiber i110cw Stiff 5-PW: Ben Hogan PTx Pro, 37" 7 Iron, Aerotech SteelFiber i125cw Stiff | Club Champion Fitting 50°, 54°, 58°: Edel SMS, V Grind, Nippon Modus 125 Wedge| Official Review Thread Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF 2.1, 36", 68°, Black with Custom Sightlines, BGT Stability Tour, L.A.B. Press II 3° | Unofficial Review Grips: Star Sidewinder, Undersized with Custom Tape Build-Up Ball: Snell MTB-X Optic Yellow Tracked By: Shot Scope H4 Bag: Personalized 2020 Sun Mountain Sync Riding On: Bag Boy Nitron | Official Review Thread WITB? | 2022 Reviewer Edel SMS Wedges | 2021 Reviewer Maxfli Tour and Tour X Balls | 2020 Participant #CobraConnect Challenge | 2019 Reviewer Callaway Epic Flash Driver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 It's been a few weeks since I've been able to hit balls, but I got out to the range yesterday for some much needed practice before a tournament this weekend. I seem to always be working on something, and yesterday it was tempo/timing. I was hitting the ball well, by concentrating on starting my hip rotation slightly before finishing my backswing. However, I was getting a lot of balls going left, so I started feeling like I would bring my hands down (in the slot) before making my hip rotation. There are so many things in this game that can cause inconsistency, and I'm really working to become more consistent, but want to make sure it's the right consistency...if you know what I mean. Kenny B, sirchunksalot, cksurfdude and 2 others 5 Quote In my BR-D4 6-way King F9 set to 9*, Tour length Hzrdus Smoke Black 6.0 S-flex, with GolfPride MCC +4 mid-size 3W - 13*, UST Mamiya 65 Gold S-flex, with GolfPride Tour Wrap 2G SIM UDI 2-iron - 18*, Mitsubishi Diamana Thump 100 X-flex, with GolfPride MCC Align ZX5 4-5 & ZX7 6-PW, Modus3 120 Tour S-flex, +1/2", with GolfPride Tour Wrap 2G - SM8 Tour Chrome, 50.08F - 54.10S - 58.12D, DG Wedge Flex, with GolfPride Tour Wrap 2G Custom Fit 35" ER6 Red at 68 degree lie angle and 4 degrees of loft MTB-X NX7 Pro Slope Tracked by #WPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejgaudette Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Got to the range today for the first time in a while which was nice to just work on quality strikes with the irons. Have been keyingv on getting weight to the front toe with the irons which has helped control low point much better. Also focused on some pitching, chipping, and lag putting. Things I have been struggling with lately. Found I need to get back to the see the shot, react to the shot method. Turn the mind off a bit, a tip from a Bob Rotella mental skills book that has worked for me before. Hit some drives and it was a warm day and after a few I decided to get some live ball speed training. This ended up going better than I thought and ball speeds were getting good so I went for it and then hit a new ball speed record. Really feeling in a nice place with speed. Not to remember all this for tomorrow. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, edingc, Chip Strokes and 5 others 8 Quote Epic Max LS 9° Ventus Blue 6X (2021 Official Review) | Epic Speed 18° Evenflow Riptide 70g 6.0 816 H1 21° Diamana S+ Blue 70 S | SMS 4-5/SMS Pro 6-PW Steelfiber i95 S (2023 Official Review) Glide 4.0 50°.12°S/54°.14°W/58°.6°T PING Z-Z115 Wedge Flex | SOFT 11S Super Stroke Mid-Slim 2.0 Hoofer Bag | Pro V1 | Right Handed | Tracked by V3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlow206 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 I am dedicating myself to a shorter backswing. (This is not a random thing I came up with, its feedback from my instructor, Monte Scheinblum). My current backswing is not just long based on where it ends up at the top of the swing, but there is excess arm movement to get it to that position. I had been trying to shorten my backswing in the past, but could never get it to work. I had my remote live lesson this morning with Monte and he explained what I need to feel personally to make a shorter, better backswing. I need to feel my backswing waist high and my arms need to feel like i am making a flat backswing. That waist high backswing feel ends up being just short of shaft parallel on camera. This is what I will be working on until it is ingrained. russtopherb, sirchunksalot, edingc and 4 others 7 Quote Follow my golf journey to break into the 80s Tester for the Titleist TSi Driver Spring 2020 MGS Tester for the Fujikura Motore X Shaft Updated 07/15/2022 Driver: Rogue St Max LS - Autoflex Fairway Woods: Rogue Max St 3HL and 7 Wood Irons: JPX 921 Hot Metal 5 to AW - Aerotech Steelfiber i95 Stiff parallel tip Wedges: Glide 4.0 54 and 58 Putter: PLD Custom Kushin 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 4 hours ago, dlow206 said: I am dedicating myself to a shorter backswing. (This is not a random thing I came up with, its feedback from my instructor, Monte Scheinblum). My current backswing is not just long based on where it ends up at the top of the swing, but there is excess arm movement to get it to that position. I had been trying to shorten my backswing in the past, but could never get it to work. I had my remote live lesson this morning with Monte and he explained what I need to feel personally to make a shorter, better backswing. I need to feel my backswing waist high and my arms need to feel like i am making a flat backswing. That waist high backswing feel ends up being just short of shaft parallel on camera. This is what I will be working on until it is ingrained. Monte told me that I need to rotate more in my backswing which ends up giving me a longer backswing. I have a hard time doing that and consistently hit the ball... anywhere!! I can do it on practice swings, but with a ball in front of me... well, it ain't pretty! When everything gets synced up, I hit the ball much further. I will just keep doing it until it "feels" more normal, I guess. dlow206, cksurfdude, Vegan_Golfer_PNW and 1 other 4 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan_Golfer_PNW Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I tried to work on my tempo today after watching the video below. I don't know if because it gave me more of an external focus but my divot board hits were really nice with counting. My swing felt smooth, relaxed yet powerful. Started my swing when i got to 5 and ended a little after 6 or when i got to 7. I can't wait to try this on the range. bens197, cksurfdude, GolfSpy_SHARK and 1 other 3 1 Quote Follow my journey to enjoying golf and going low Driver: Epic Max LS Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 3wHL: Rogue ST LS 75x Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink 7w: Apex UW 21* MMT 80S DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g 4-AW: 0211 with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched Wedges Zipcore Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue Ball: TBD Shot Tracking: Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0 Grip: Lamkin Sonar + Midsize My Reviews: Caley 01X Driving Iron Review 2023 Max Swing Speed Training and Speed Progress: Current Speed 120 in the MGS Speed Challenge (updated 3/15/23) TAIII #2 Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter ) Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here) 0211 2019 Unofficial Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russtopherb Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I had a really productive range session today. At first everything was flighted low with a really deep divot and things just felt off. I went back to some easy feet together L to L swings and everything came right back. I sometimes get a death grip on the club, and that's been a problem forever. When that happens I don't release the club and everything is short and low. As someone who tends to hit a low ball anyways, that's a problem. Driver is still a hot mess, but what else is new? Hit a few with the mini driver and while they were definitely shorter, they were all pretty darn straight with just a baby fade. I think my next round I'll stick with that and see what happens. edingc, cksurfdude, sirchunksalot and 1 other 4 Quote In my carry bag: ST-X 10.5* Kai'li Blue R Flex ST-Z 15* Kai/li Blue R Flex ST-Z 4h Linq Blue R Flex Launcher 5h Launcher CBX 6i-PW CBX 54* & 58* Huntington Beach #10 e12 Contact CURRENTLY TESTING - Mizuno Long Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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