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5 hours ago, Matthew Spann said:

Did you have any other swing thoughts other than to not hit the object? Trying so hard to get my path right and body motions but having varying success. 

For me, not really, I’m trying to play as swing thought less as possible, and if I do ever have a thought it’s RBP (Right Pocket Back) to help me turn rather than sway.

I also don’t want to go near attempting to prescribe what you should try…have never seen your swing, and I’m no coach.  What I would tell you is a headcover or swim noodle next to the ball to encourage a certain swing path is a popular and effective drill and teaching method.  I employed it largely because my instructor has often used a swim noodle with me for the same purpose.

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2 hours ago, MDGolfHacker said:

It's raining so no physical practice but I mentally went through my last round and made note of my misses. Shanked some approach shots and I think it's because I was taking the club too inside on the take away. Have the fix in mind but won't be able to test it out until early next week (supposed to rain all weekend).

 

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20 minutes ago, Getoffmylawn said:

For me, not really, I’m trying to play as swing thought less as possible, and if I do ever have a thought it’s RBP (Right Pocket Back) to help me turn rather than sway.

I also don’t want to go near attempting to prescribe what you should try…have never seen your swing, and I’m no coach.  What I would tell you is a headcover or swim noodle next to the ball to encourage a certain swing path is a popular and effective drill and teaching method.  I employed it largely because my instructor has often used a swim noodle with me for the same purpose.

That’s fair. Will try the head cover and see. Just find the practise swing is a lot better than when there is a ball down. Trying to adjust! 

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I may have taken my putting mat to set up in my office to practice between meetings today. Found I was pushing everything just a touch to the right. Not badly, but enough to miss the majority of putts 6 feet or longer. Will have to work on that some more. 

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It seems to me (at least) that most pros are now teaching "create the feel at impact" on their socials.

I get it...10 or 20 years ago everyone was holding lag from the top into impact.

So today at the range I began each iron swing with the feel of my left wrist maintaining its angle at impact.  

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22 minutes ago, bens197 said:

It seems to me (at least) that most pros are now teaching "create the feel at impact" on their socials.

I get it...10 or 20 years ago everyone was holding lag from the top into impact.

So today at the range I began each iron swing with the feel of my left wrist maintaining its angle at impact.  

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Finesse wedges:   Since I struggled with this area my last time out I needed to figure some things out.   Went back and reviewed my notes from my lessons and spent some time just working on the basic medium trajectory shot.   With the basic fundamentals I was able to get good centered contact.    Need to find some time to get to a short game area so I can work on dialing in some distances.   

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On 4/10/2022 at 6:42 PM, sirchunksalot said:

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So I hit balls on the range for an hour yesterday. I particularly wanted to eyeball 7 iron and 6 iron.  According to my LM into the net I carry 7 iron farther than 6.  But a  to shot scope I have nice gapping through the bag from driver to gap wedge. The more lofted wedges are tough to quantify because I rarely if ever hit them full.

 

I hit 10 7 irons at two flags, one at 147 the other at 157. I was landing them just short of the 147 flag and rolling out around it - my SS average is 146 so that made perfect sense. I will as well short of the tree at 157 with the 7. My Ss average with 6 iron is 158.  I hit 10 of those. Flew 4/5 past the 147 flag - could not see where they rolled out.  They flew a few yards short of the 157 yard flag and rolled out past it - I think all 5 of those went at least 157.

so clearly the Rapsodo is not accurate on 6 iron shots into the NET. 

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The last couple of days I've had the golf itch...bad. Unfortunately, the weather has not cooperated and it's been rainy and muddy since Friday. Today, I pulled the net out of the closet and was able to set it up on the driveway. 

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I discovered late in my last range session that during the backswing I was actually taking my arms too far outside to begin which I think might have been causing me to lean too far forward at impact and shanking. 

I only took one club outside with me, my 56, and started with my 25-30 yard swing to warm up. I then put on the Swing Jacket and moved on to half swings, and finished off hitting a few 3/4 shots. No shanks! My ground contact wasn't great, it's amazing how you can hear turf then ball contact off of a mat. The great thing about the Swing Jacket was I just put my trust in it and wasn't thinking a single thought about my swing.

I did finish off with one thought and that was the Justin Rose drill. I rehearsed it the swung feeling my arms coming down and leading my body before rotating. "Chefs kiss".

My only regret was my carport has too much stored on it to record my swing. 

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15 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

The last couple of days I've had the golf itch...bad. Unfortunately, the weather has not cooperated and it's been rainy and muddy since Friday. Today, I pulled the net out of the closet and was able to set it up on the driveway. 

My only regret was my carport has too much stored on it to record my swing. 

 

At least you were able to set up the net and get some good practice in. 👍

With my crazy work schedule there is minimal time for me to try and practice anything except chipping or putting at home at this time.

Weather here getting better, and sun shines a little later so I may be able to get some range time in during the week days going forward as long as it doesn't rain.

 

Typically, at this time, when I do get out to the course, I will randomly select certain holes or shots to hit a couple balls from, as long as it doesn't slow down any play of the group I am with or ahead of.

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7 hours ago, rkj427 said:

 

At least you were able to set up the net and get some good practice in. 👍

With my crazy work schedule there is minimal time for me to try and practice anything except chipping or putting at home at this time.

Weather here getting better, and sun shines a little later so I may be able to get some range time in during the week days going forward as long as it doesn't rain.

 

Typically, at this time, when I do get out to the course, I will randomly select certain holes or shots to hit a couple balls from, as long as it doesn't slow down any play of the group I am with or ahead of.

Hopefully the weather will get better soon and you can get out and both practice and play soon. I bet with all the short game work you're getting in at home, you've probably got a killer short game. 

Having the net is awesome! I feel like it's doing me some good seeing results from my strike and is getting me to focus solely on strike. 

I got back out again today and hit about 40-50 balls with my set GW and put the Swing Jacket to good use. I hit some both thin and fat, but didn't see a single ball shoot right. I couldn't do much more than that because the wind picked up and  I had to get things ready to cook out this evening. 

I'm leaving work early Thursday to get the windshield replaced on my car. It's supposed to take a couple of hours because they have to calibrate some sensors and I have to take it to them. Right now I'm hoping I might just be able to sneak 9 in. 

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On 5/6/2022 at 6:24 PM, Getoffmylawn said:

Curious as to what your planned fix is; let us know how early next week goes…

@Getoffmylawn,

    I lost strokes on two chip shots and putting.  I actually went out in the pouring rain Saturday morning and practiced at a local course's practice green for two hours working on getting my putting more consistent in stroke and distance.  It was a no chipping green so I'll have to work on that another day. Normally I lose a stroke or two off the tee or poor approach shots but I was pretty solid last week except for the aforementioned issues.  Hoping to put it all together this week for league.

 

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I have been having issues with fat shots lately... my wife said that @sirchunksalot is already taken!! 😂  It is very hard on my hands hitting off my mat in my hitting bay.  You'd think that since it hurts so much, that I would avoid doing it.  Nope!  I normally hit 7-8 good shots, then a fat one.

I generally practice irons shots with my Macgregor 9i and 6i {translation... PW and 7i for most irons today}.  I play the ball in middle to slightly forward of my stance like I have been told by many instructors; others say to play the ball slightly back of center so I make ball-first contact.  That position has never worked for me.

I recently saw an Instagram post by my coach Monte that addressed fat shots normally resulting from dropping the trail shoulder. He suggested a drill where the ball is placed "stupid forward" of your stance, like outside your lead foot.  I can actually hit the ball pretty well from that position; I focus on getting the club to the ball, and I can actually see the back of the ball instead of the top of the ball.  So that helped, but going back to my original position I started hitting fat again after a few shots.  

THEN, (for some strange reason and I have no idea why) I watched Jack Nicklaus' Golf My Way.  He played all shots off the inside of his left heel (where I play my driver); of course his stance varies with the club used, but he is making the same swing all the time.  From that position I can see the back of the ball and my strikes have been more consistent with considerably higher trajectory than my normal iron shots... nice when coming into greens.  I hope these positive results will continue with this change.  Maybe I should have watched Jack's video years ago!!

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4 hours ago, Kenny B said:

THEN, (for some strange reason and I have no idea why) I watched Jack Nicklaus' Golf My Way.  He played all shots off the inside of his left heel (where I play my driver); of course his stance varies with the club used, but he is making the same swing all the time.  From that position I can see the back of the ball and my strikes have been more consistent with considerably higher trajectory than my normal iron shots... nice when coming into greens.  I hope these positive results will continue with this change.  Maybe I should have watched Jack's video years ago!!

That's the basic principle with the single plane swing I'm working with. Ball position remains constant (about club head inside front foot) and the stance width adjustments is what changes the position relative to center sternum. Narrower width just inside shoulders with wedges/short irons, shoulder width stance with mid/long irons and fairway wood. Driver is the only time I change ball position in line with front foot and stance slightly wider than shoulder width. I found like you experienced when ball is too far back more fat shots from either back shoulder dropping or getting too much forward weight transfer resulting in then coming in too steep.

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Going to get some practice in this afternoon.

Basic routine:
Hit about 25 balls on the range, just making sure Irons, wedges, Hybrid, 3/5 Wood and Driver are still behaving. (if there is something off I will come back another day and just work on that piece.

Rest of the time approximate 1hr
Chipping with 56 and 60 degree wedges, short and long, get it within the circle of friend or grip length before changing clubs.
Then Putting from 6ft and 3ft.  ( most people missed are from that distance, if not shorter) Left, right , top and bottom.

 

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1 hour ago, RDel90 said:

That's the basic principle with the single plane swing I'm working with. Ball position remains constant (about club head inside front foot) and the stance width adjustments is what changes the position relative to center sternum. Narrower width just inside shoulders with wedges/short irons, shoulder width stance with mid/long irons and fairway wood. Driver is the only time I change ball position in line with front foot and stance slightly wider than shoulder width. I found like you experienced when ball is too far back more fat shots from either back shoulder dropping or getting too much forward weight transfer resulting in then coming in too steep.

Yeah I remember that when I did the Moe Norman swing.  Maybe that's why it feels comfortable to me since I did it for 10+ years.  

I also have the ball in the same position for all my chips and pitch shots, unlike what Graves Golf taught.  I could never get the hang of their ball position procedure for different shots with different clubs.  I basically play these shots without opening my stance, ball same location as all other shots, and usually only use my LW for low, medium and high shots (sometimes a GW) if pin is a long distance away.  Works for me on the typical courses around here.

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6 hours ago, Kenny B said:

I see a storage shed in your future!  😆

You know I've looked into them on more than one occasion. I have a perfect place indoors in the garage at the place we got for my mother-in-law, but it's turned in to a storage unit for all the things she's saved (see also: hoarded) over the years. I often fantasize about having a good time over there just me and a dumpster. 

6 hours ago, Kenny B said:

THEN, (for some strange reason and I have no idea why) I watched Jack Nicklaus' Golf My Way.  He played all shots off the inside of his left heel (where I play my driver); of course his stance varies with the club used, but he is making the same swing all the time.

I watched that video a couple of years ago and was surprised to see how Jack positioned the ball off his lead heel for every shot. I can't criticize the practice of it, I think Jack might have done pretty good playing the game. 

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20mph sustained winds and 40mph gusts at the range today. On the bright side, I was able to rip into my driver and new 3 wood since the wind was directly into my face. On the downside, by already poor carry yardages were made that much worse. Still had a blast though!

I really struggle hitting my 3i and 4i. Might look to permanently replace them with some kind of hybrid or wood, and get a 5-PW in the next iron set. Also feeling less in love with my Jumbo CPx's now that I have a Midsize CP2 Pro in the bag. I will probably regrip my Driver and Hybrid with the CP2 Wrap to be able to compare the 3.

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After working hard with my coach on Wednesday with the driver, I decided to take out my Jones bag and only load it up with wedges to 9 iron. Hit 120 balls moving around targets and distances. Felt good to be target focused rather than technique focused 

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Irons: :cobra-small: Cobra King Tour MIM 4-PW Dynamic Gold 120 X100

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Well, went out yesterday afternoon to a very busy putting/chipping green to practice chipping. Strange day, I would hit 5-6 chip shots well then shank one.  Could of been because I was worried about blading one and hitting one of the other 6 guys also chipping but who knows.  I'll have to get out again today when the green is hopefully less busy to figure out what went wrong. Also practiced putting and that was off too.🤦‍♂️

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Purchased my first lesson since my junior golf days and beeeejus christ, I'm an idiot for not having done so sooner. Had my first session today with Bob over at the Golf House here in Charleston and specifically worked on my irons ... only hit PW and 8i ...

No swing changes, which I knew, just mainly setup and grip changes ... and it's unreal what a massive difference it's made. My grip over the past 2 years has gone from a neutral, to weak, to a really weak grip - which in turn has lead to an open setup and just an over-rotation of my wrist during takeaway and over-rotation at impact and the follow-thru. 

It's wild how an extremely looking closed club face at address, to me, is actually a neutral and on target club face. 

Worked on a stronger grip, neutral club face at address, a quiet no hand/wrist action takeaway (with the same idea through impact) ... and I went from 145-155 8i at a 77-79mph swing-speed, and a slightly upward angle of attack ... to a 157-167 8i at an 80-83mph swing-speed with a slightly downward angle of attack. 

It def took some mental block to get past it, but after about 45-50 swings, I def started to feel more of a groove. It'll be something I have to keep working on, but I feel like it's lit that motivation fire in me to get better. 

Driver: :ping-small: G410 SFT 10.5*

3W: :cobra-small:  Speedzone 14.5*

Hybrid: :titelist-small: TS2 19* & 21*

Irons: image.png.ec9b0a77ef708074b5547162186659f4.png  Forged Tec One Length (5i-GW)

Wedges: image.png.3c33ed301e51199de9e62f474f52b6e0.png T22 55* & 59*

Putter: image.png.f53011d6b358811f2c4cdcc166aeeffa.png  002 Mid-Mallet

Ball:  Callaway Chrome Soft LS & :Snell: Prime-X

 

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been practicing my tilt i have a problem of not tilting and then when I tried to I felt like I was more trying to move my arms more and would be all messed up.... think I fixed the problem and been hitting the ball well in my practice sessions .. need to hit the course though to see if I can keep it there. 

:cobra-small: Speedzone Driver Tensei AV Blue or  :ping-small: G400 SFT 10. KBS TD 50 Category 3 shaft 

:cobra-small: King Speedzone Black Yellow Fairway 3 wood Tensei AV Blue 65 

:cobra-small: F9 SpeedBack Black Grey Fairway 5 Wood   :Fuji: ATMOS Tour Spec Blue 7 shaft

:titelist-small: T300 4i-GW - Tensei AV Blue AM2 Regular Flex  or :mizuno-small: JPX 900 Hot Metal 5 - GW Project X Lz 4.5 Regular Flex Graphite 

:ping-small:   Glide 2.0 SS Wedges 54 & 58 

:taylormade-small: TP Red White Ardmore Putter - BGT Stability Tour Black shaft 

:918457628_PrecisionPro:Precision Pro NX7 range finder 

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Range day and video taping for lesson. Light grip pressure was focus. I was almost to light as I nearly lost my speed stick. Irons were off. Driver was good when I swung easy. When I went after it got toey (see picture). I did monitor my strikes and on easy swings was more toward the center. My miss has now changed which used to be the heel. Still coming in steep but takeaway and back swing is better. Will really need to focus on shallowing now.  Then some wedge work and bunker practice. Looking to not shot myself in the foot next round. 

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Driver: :callaway-small:   Epic Max LS :Fuji:Ventus Black 6x 44.5" 

3wHL: :callaway-small: Rogue ST LS 75x  Tensei AV Blue w/ xlink

7w: :callaway-small:Apex UW 21* MMT 80S

DI: Caley 01X 18* with KBS PGH Stiff plus 95g

4-AW: th.jpg.d6e2abdaeb04f007fd259c979f389de6.jpg  0211  with KBS Tour Stiff 2.5* up 3/4" long, Soft stepped, MOI matched

Wedges     :cleveland-small: Zipcore 

Putter: L.A.B. Directed Force 2.1 69*/35" in blue 

 

Ball:  TBD

Shot Tracking: :ShotScope:

Bag: Vessel VLX 2.0

Grip: Lamkin Sonar +  Midsize 

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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)

 :1332069271_TommyArmour:TAIII #2  Review here: TAIII Impact #2 Putter )

 :cleveland-small: Zipcore Tour Rack 54/full and 58/mid (review here)

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20 minutes ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

Light grip pressure was focus. I was almost to light as I nearly lost my speed stick.

 

... While some aggressive hitters have a tighter grip on the club, most are shocked at how light they should grip the club. You described a feeling I tried to give my students that the club should feel like it is almost going to slip out of your hands. Taking a look at Fred Couples swing, his right hand is holding his grip so loose it literally comes off the grip at impact.  Obviously you want a secure grip but most grip waaaaaay too tight. Sounds like you are on a good path! 

Driver:     :taylormade-small:  Qi10 10.5* ... Ventus Red Velocore 5R
Fairway:  :cobra-small: Aerojet 3/5 ... Kai'li Blue 60R
Hybrids:  :ping-small:      430 Hybrid 22*... Steelfiber 780Hy 
                  :taylormade-small:  DHy #4 ... Diamana LTD 65r 
Irons:       :titleist-small:         '23 T200 5-Pw ... Steelfiber i95r
Wedges:  :taylormade-small: Vokey 50*/54*/58* ... Steelfiber i95r
Putter:     :cobra-small:  Sport-60 33" 
Ball:           Maxfli     Maxfli Tour

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Got to the range today later than I wanted and I felt like I didn’t have enough time to get through everything. I was a bit rushed which showed with some poor swings and trying to muscle some shots but I was able to calm down and put it all together in the end. Really working on getting my feet to align with the target. I have found that my feet have been dictating my body position and swing path. Using alignment sticks has helped me get back to the norm stance I was used to last year. Didn’t even hit the driver since I’ve been incredibly ecstatic with how it’s performed. 
hope to get out to practice Thursday or Friday with the putter prior to playing this weekend 

:taylormade-small: Stealth 2 Plus 9deg Kai' li Red

:taylormade-small:Stealth 2 13deg Aldilla Rogue Silver

:taylormade-small:Stealth 2 15deg Aldilla Rogue Silver

:mizuno-small: JPX 921 Hot Metal 4-PW Nippon Modus 120s

:vokey-small: SM8 54 and 58deg Dynamic Gold Wedge Flex

:titleist-small: Scotty Cameron Newport 2

Titleist ProV1

:ping-small: Hoofer Stand Bag

Stewart Q Follow Electric Caddie

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6 hours ago, Shankster said:

… funny thing is, the easier I swung the better the result, with all of my clubs. 

Not funny... fact!  "When it's breezy, swing easy."

We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.”

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7 hours ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

Range day and video taping for lesson. Light grip pressure was focus. I was almost to light as I nearly lost my speed stick. Irons were off. Driver was good when I swung easy. When I went after it got toey (see picture). I did monitor my strikes and on easy swings was more toward the center. My miss has now changed which used to be the heel. Still coming in steep but takeaway and back swing is better. Will really need to focus on shallowing now.  Then some wedge work and bunker practice. Looking to not shot myself in the foot next round. 

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If you want to see how well you're shallowing or practice shallowing, try hitting balls that are above your feet... like low on the outside corner of the strike zone.  😉

We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.”

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