RickyBobby_PR Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 3 hours ago, edingc said: One thing I noticed in my swing is that you do have to be careful not to throw your pressure out over your trail foot without recentering or, worse, swaying to get the movement. Drew Cooper talks about feeling the pressure start to move back to center by P2/club shaft parallel in backswing, and for me that's a great queue to keep my pressure from doing that. Every coach that talks about recentering talks about it happening at that and no later than p3/lead arm parallel. After that it’s too later. The thing is at p2 there is is no more pressure going into the trail leg edingc and cksurfdude 2 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 9 hours ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said: Range before gym this morning. Irons are heel side strike and some hosel rockets. I think I need to move back a smidge to compensate. When I strike well it was a nice fade but distance not there. Be careful about moving back as a compensation. When you do, your brain thinks you are too far back and tells your body to move toward the ball on the downswing... causing more OTT and more hosel rockets. Monte told me to move closer to the ball, and the body will tend to stay back during the downswing as you rotate. When you THINK you need to do something, you probably need to do the opposite. Golf is funny that way. cnosil, RickyBobby_PR, cksurfdude and 5 others 6 2 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...
RickyBobby_PR Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 20 hours ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said: Range before gym this morning. Irons are heel side strike and some hosel rockets. I think I need to move back a smidge to compensate. When I strike well it was a nice fade but distance not there. short game practice was good getting chipping feels. Lag putting good. Learned I need better control to leave more short. I was blowing by more often than being short by 3 ft You are either getting steep in transition and coming in with an open face while early extending or you are still coming from to far out and have an open face as you swing across the ball. It’s more than not likely where you are standing but how your body is moving and that you are getting away from the ball in the swing Vegan_Golfer_PNW 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haro Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) Right to left putts are a problem for me. I have accepted this Not sure why. But I have overcome this I have read 360 degree. Do a long walk around the cup Find my spot and once I find my spot I don’t look at the cup just aim the spot. Sometimes my eyes will want to look at the cup like in chipping. If that happens I close my eyes to putt. Edited November 27, 2022 by Haro sirchunksalot, JerryB and cksurfdude 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBandit Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 After years on focusing on my short game, my iron game as suffer.. it is the worse its ever been. Its time to start hitting the range and working on that part of my game.. its always something.. stupid game.. lol cnosil, JerryB, edingc and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 MAX - 8.5 with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50 (Terra Forza White Shaft Testing) 3 -Wood: Sub70 949x 3 Wood 15 with Hrdz RDX Black Stiff 5-Wood: Sub70 949x 5 Wood with Hrdz RDX Black stiff 4-Hybrid: Sub70 949x 4 Hybrid with Project X 5.5 Hybrid Stiff Irons: Mizuno Pro 225 - 6-PW , w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff Wedges: Sub70 TAIII w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff - 50 ,56, 60 Putter: L.A.B Mezz1, 34 in Balls: MaxFli Tour X, TaylorMade Tour Response, TaylorMade TPx GPS: Shot Scope X5 with Tracking TESTED: SUB70 949X 5 Wood TESTED: NIPPO N.S. Regio Formula MB+ 65 Stiff. TESTED: SkyCaddie LX5 GPS Watch TESTED: Bag Boy ZFT Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMookie Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I went to the range this morning to try and do some drills… Well, I got frustrated and went back to the tried-and-true drill I got two years ago. I put a ball down, then I put my two feet in line directly behind the ball, on the target line, then from my rear foot, I measure one foot back toward me and place a ball there. On the downswing, the club head has to pass over that inside rear ball on its way to impacting the ball In addressing. This gets my club on the correct plane on the downswing, and keeps me coming from the inside, fighting my tendency to get steep. Also, since I early-extend and stand-up so often, it helps me make a more rotational swing. It’s a drill I got from Tyler McGhie and after doing it awhile I really start to have much better contact, and body movement. Vegan_Golfer_PNW, sirchunksalot, edingc and 4 others 6 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...
Syks7 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Went to the range today to play with the Garmin. So far my observations are that it's pretty accurate as to flight path for me if I'm properly aligned with accurate distances that drop off in accuracy as you work into the top of the bag. Can't tell if that's an algorithm thing or a range ball thing. It doesn't have a setting for range balls like the Mevo, so maybe a bit of both combined with me not hitting the ball as far as I think I do I played a pair of sim rounds today as I've been hyper focused on swing/putting/and speed training lately and wanted to take it easy. Turns out that it was excellent practice anyway and it'll be something I do regularly. It brought some realism to the range. There weren't any wasted swings as each one was to a specific (simulated) point and distance. I played my home course and found it pretty interesting that I shot what I normally shot -- losing strokes in exactly the same way on the sim as I do in real life. Distances were surprisingly accurate as I hit many of the same shots from the same distances I do when I play for real. I played a second one at a much tighter course I know (Quail Hollow Boise) and also found that pretty accurate. The best part was that in a little over an hour I 'played' two 18 hole rounds of golf and got a ton of course management practice in. I originally bought the Garmin aiming to use it for gathering data and understanding my misses and shot dispersion, but I think the 'playing' practice is going to be just as valuable. Pretty neat little tool. ejgaudette, cksurfdude, RichL85 and 3 others 6 Quote Driver 0311 Gen 5 -- Tensei CK Orange 60 Woods 0341 3W -- Tensei AV Raw Blue Hybrids 0317X 2&4 -- Tensei AV Raw Blue Irons ZX7 4/AW -- C-Taper Lite 110 Wedges T7 55º @55/7 -- TT DG Spinner Putter DF2.1 or Link.1 -- Accra Ball Zstar Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichL85 Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 I've been going to the range after work a few times this week and I can't even explain how happy I've been with the results. It's been the weirdest feeling for me to step up and not have 100 thoughts going through my head. Somewhat related to this, I think it's time to cut ties with the coach I've been working with for the past year. Nothing against him as an instructor, but it has been causing too many problems in my game. I've purposely not taken any video the last few trips to the range because I know that from a technical side my swing has flaws, but I'm getting to a place where I'm accepting that my swing is my swing. JerryB, sirchunksalot, edingc and 3 others 5 1 Quote Driver: PXG 0811XF Gen 4 w/ Fujikura Motore X F3 6- 3 Wood: PXG 0341XF Gen 4 w/ Mitsubishi Diamana S+ 70g Hybrids: 19 and 22 degree PXG 0317XF Gen 4 w/ Project X Evenflow Riptide 80g Irons: 5-PW PXG 0311P Gen 4 w/ KBS Tour 120 Wedges: Indi 50 FLX, 54 FLX, 58 ATK w/ KBS Wedge 610 (Official Review) Putter: Battle Ready Blackjack, 36.5”, Double Bend neck Spornia SPG-7 hitting net review 2023 Titleist White Box ProV1 review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryB Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I talked Owen into coming with me to River Heights to play holes one and nine before the sun went down. It was cold in the mid 30s but no wind. We each took a couple of clubs and a few balls and off we went. Owen hadn't touched a club in nearly two months since he'd had a major flare up of GERD. Poor guy dropped five balls on the tee box as he hit shank after shank, lol. Mostly expected given his layoff, and he finished one of the balls on nine with a chip in from the rough just off the green. I took a couple of the Titleist prototype balls and my new PXG 3 wood I'm still trying to figure out. This time around, it worked. After my first tee shot bounced off a tree, I hit four beautiful balls on the two holes. My couple of full approach shots with my PW were really good too. Really close and on the green was a struggle but in the conditions I'll take it. Been practicing my setup in the garage and it was nice to see some ball flight. Wouldn't mind doing this again as long as the snow holds off. sirchunksalot, cnosil, cksurfdude and 1 other 4 Quote Cobra Aerojet Max driver Cobra Aerojet Max 3 wood and 7 wood Cobra Aerojet 4/5/6 hybrids Cobra Aerojet 7-PW, GW Cobra Snakebite 52° and 58° wedges Cobra King Stingray 20 putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBandit Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Well, the iron work this pass week payed off, hit irons like I haven't in months and was able to capture a tournament win.. NOW, I need to find the balance on practicing short game/Iron and some driver work.. just for good measure.. cksurfdude, JerryB, ejgaudette and 3 others 6 Quote Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 MAX - 8.5 with Fujikura Speeder NX TCS 50 (Terra Forza White Shaft Testing) 3 -Wood: Sub70 949x 3 Wood 15 with Hrdz RDX Black Stiff 5-Wood: Sub70 949x 5 Wood with Hrdz RDX Black stiff 4-Hybrid: Sub70 949x 4 Hybrid with Project X 5.5 Hybrid Stiff Irons: Mizuno Pro 225 - 6-PW , w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff Wedges: Sub70 TAIII w/Nippon Modus 105 Stiff - 50 ,56, 60 Putter: L.A.B Mezz1, 34 in Balls: MaxFli Tour X, TaylorMade Tour Response, TaylorMade TPx GPS: Shot Scope X5 with Tracking TESTED: SUB70 949X 5 Wood TESTED: NIPPO N.S. Regio Formula MB+ 65 Stiff. TESTED: SkyCaddie LX5 GPS Watch TESTED: Bag Boy ZFT Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Some more range time and another lesson .. and some more small, incremental gains in ball striking quality and consistency. In my last lesson - we were working on a better shoulder turn back and through, what they in GolfTec-land refer to as "shoulder bends". On the backswing the goal is to get the hands deeper and for me a bit higher, with your back and trail shoulder blade (right, for me) facing the target; on the downswing the goal for me is to extend the follow-through and then feel like the lead (left for me) shoulder is working up then away from the target. Once I started to get it (well... a little bit) ensuing shots with the same club started flying higher and further, and really close to the target line .. yea!! So let's see if can continue this positive trend over the Winter and into next season, amiright?!? sirchunksalot, JerryB, edingc 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 grips) ...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...
edingc Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Fascinating garage session this evening, testamony to how your body will react to different match ups. Was struggling with an overdraw/hook. Counterintuitively, keeping the face more closed/square in the backswing got me hitting straight shots and even some small fades. Assuming my body intuitively didn't want to hit it way right and compensated by swinging in-to-out enough to make the ball stay left. RichL85, sirchunksalot, cnosil and 5 others 8 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...
GolfSpy_APH Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 14 hours ago, edingc said: Fascinating garage session this evening, testamony to how your body will react to different match ups. Was struggling with an overdraw/hook. Counterintuitively, keeping the face more closed/square in the backswing got me hitting straight shots and even some small fades. Assuming my body intuitively didn't want to hit it way right and compensated by swinging in-to-out enough to make the ball stay left. It's amazing how time of day, routine or just mental fatigue/awareness can impact normal motion and more. I am a big morning person. Up early, feel great and can get moving quickly. I have always played my best golf then. Make me play late in the day or practice and I'm useless. My body just doesn't react well or at least the same way it does in mornings. cksurfdude, RichL85, edingc and 1 other 4 Quote as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB) Driver: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft Irons: T Series - T200 5 Iron T150 6-9 Iron T100 PW/GW Wedge: Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree Putter: Mezz Max! Balls: Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 On 12/7/2022 at 7:29 PM, edingc said: Counterintuitively, keeping the face more .... Golf is a game of opposites! Hogan said something along the lines of: "reverse every natural instinct and you may come close to a good golf swing." Kenny B, sirchunksalot and edingc 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 grips) ...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 December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Another good practice sesh this afternoon .. def seeing improvement in ball striking quality and a little bit better, too, in target line consistency / dispersion. Met up with a friend and we played some target challenges and wedge distance challenges - stuff I normally do anyway when I practice but it was fun to make a game of it against a friend. Then to the putting green to see who could get closer to the hole, two tries per hole then we changed holes and distance .. and without rolling your ball through all the goose poop that showed up on the practice greens! JerryB, sirchunksalot, Kenny B and 1 other 4 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 grips) ...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...
Richard Fahrney Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 I did the Peter Cowen exercises this morning. Later today after the rain move thru northern Georgia I will go to the practice green JerryB and cksurfdude 2 Quote Played golf for over 50 years until my health and business calendar reduced my time to less then 5 rounds a year. Then 4 years ago I retired, changed my diet and lifestyle, lost 100 pounds and got back on the course. Its been a struggle but things are getting better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMcA Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Picked up a 3 tiered hitting mat and a pop out basket a month or so back. Usually hit 60-90 15ft chip shots to the basket in the backyard between calls or afterwards 3-5 days a week. Trying to work on consistency and tempo. Currently hovering around 30% on avg into the basket. cksurfdude, Kenny B and JerryB 3 Quote FL native/Callaway Apex Pro 19 irons/Callaway Epic Max driver/Mizuno M-Craft III/TaylorMade TP wedges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 1 hour ago, DMcA said: Currently hovering around 30% on avg into the basket. Not bad for a small target! DMcA and sirchunksalot 2 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 grips) ...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...
cjeffs12 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 So I tried a new swing feel today in practice. I recorded it and added it to YouTube, so I could add it onto here, but I can’t get it to upload. So I will try again in another post. It is my first swing ever uploaded, and I am very nervous to share. I have been working on keeping the club head outside my hands in takeaway, and then dropping my club in downswing to stop coming over the top. This feel I exaggerate in my practice swing really helped. It really squared up my divots, and added some carry distance. So before the exaggerated rehearsal, I was landing my 9 iron just short of the 152 yard pole, and after I was flying it well past. But my ball flight was noticeably stronger and much straighter. It was a huge game changer. I still need to work on my camera angle, and hit the gym I didn’t know how big my stomach has gotten So my swing still needs some work, but it is night and day different from where I started. I’m still a little steep in the down swing, but I am definitely on the right path. cksurfdude, sirchunksalot, cnosil and 3 others 6 Quote STEALTH 2+ 10.5* FUJIKURA VENTUS TR BLACK 6X ZX MKII 3W 15* Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX U.S.A. 8TX Stealth+ 19 Mitsubishi Tensei Pro White 1K 85TX ZX7 4-PW KBS $Taper 130 BLACK PVD RTX 6 Zipcore 50/54.10 Full Project X 6.0 GLIDE 4.0 60.10S DYNAMIC GOLD TOUR ISSUE S400 ER2v MIDLOCK 40” TOUR X NX9 with Slope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchunksalot Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 1 hour ago, cjeffs12 said: So I tried a new swing feel today in practice. I recorded it and added it to YouTube, so I could add it onto here, but I can’t get it to upload. So I will try again in another post. It is my first swing ever uploaded, and I am very nervous to share. I have been working on keeping the club head outside my hands in takeaway, and then dropping my club in downswing to stop coming over the top. This feel I exaggerate in my practice swing really helped. It really squared up my divots, and added some carry distance. So before the exaggerated rehearsal, I was landing my 9 iron just short of the 152 yard pole, and after I was flying it well past. But my ball flight was noticeably stronger and much straighter. It was a huge game changer. I still need to work on my camera angle, and hit the gym I didn’t know how big my stomach has gotten So my swing still needs some work, but it is night and day different from where I started. I’m still a little steep in the down swing, but I am definitely on the right path. I wouldn't worry too much over posting your swing on here, but I do understand how scary it can be. I was terrified worse over doing audio, I can't stand to hear my voice on tape. Hopefully the new swing thoughts will continue to show good results. You've put in a lot of time to improve your game and we're all rooting for you. cnosil, Kenny B and cksurfdude 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleduhric Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Looking for practice ideas for indoors. It’s all snow and cold until June or a planned exodus from snow capped peaks. I’ve found my wife’s ruggable rugs mimic green speed fairly well so I’m putting… daily. Thoughts?? I probably just need to find an indoor facility of some sort. Kenny B and cksurfdude 2 Quote ** Random days warrior. Walk the course. Play a minimum of 4 rounds per year w/o keeping score. Love the outdoors no matter the weather. ** Calaway Epic Speed 1w, 4w Maltby DBM forged irons 4-PW & TSW DRM 50, 56 Maltby Pure-Track Tour Milled No.4 Putter KBS and Project X Lamkin Crossline+ and Skinny Pistol grips Maxfli Tour, Vice Pro, Titleist Pro V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 16 minutes ago, doubleduhric said: Looking for practice ideas for indoors. It’s all snow and cold until June or a planned exodus from snow capped peaks. I’ve found my wife’s ruggable rugs mimic green speed fairly well so I’m putting… daily. Thoughts?? I probably just need to find an indoor facility of some sort. If you have room inside, make swings with an iron. Don't have to be fast swings, and it's preferable if they are slo-mo. Use a full length mirror if you have one, or set up your phone down-the line and face-on. Once you see what your swing looks like, you have a basis for making changes. Working on putting is a great idea; with a surface that is similar to speed of your normal greens is even better. Try focusing on face path as well. Can you roll a ball on a 4-foot metal ruler without it falling off before the end; hard to do, but if you work on it all winter, you should have better face control when you hit the course next spring. Again if you have room, get a small mat and some Almost Golf Balls (you can use real balls if you have a place where you won't break anything ) and practice chip shots into a basket; make it challenging!. This is great for honing your technique and feel for various shots. There are many techniques available on YT, but if might be worth a review of your swing and short game by a local pro so you can focus on the areas that the pro suggests. However, you can check out the various methods and pick what you think would work best for you. Having done both, I will always lean to a pro's advice... less to unlearn later after trying to do it myself. Best of luck, and I feel for you as I have shoveled my driveway twice this week!! doubleduhric, RichL85, cksurfdude 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...
revkev Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Just wanted to meet the range again. I know that Ian was horrific but Nicole was no picnic, either. This is a left over from her visit. I hit lots of pitch and chip shots, some short irons, then 3 5 woods and 3 of my new “3” wood which is a 4 wood head on a 3 wood length shaft. It was the winner. Same launch as the 5, 7 yards more carry and 12 with the roll out 207 average - just what looking for. Hit 3 nice drives and went to the trap - that Ping Glide 3.0 Eye 2 grind makes those trap shots so much easier for me. I hit a dozen or so, all out, all on the green, all in 2 putt distance, several in one putt range and the last in tap in distance. So happy with that. Our fairways are way too tight for that club right now. So I switched to the SCOR 56 and hit some ridiculous good chips with it - just randomly going to balls laying around whether they lay - holes the last one. Went to the putting green and rolled it well. The cooler, dryer weather has let them shave the greens. They are some firm and fast right now. Hoping you all can make it to Florida soon. RichL85, Kenny B, JerryB and 3 others 6 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...
cksurfdude Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 40ish something degrees and a bit of a North wind so why not hit the range to keep working on drills? Couple of warm layers plus regular, not winter golf, gloves actually didn't feel too restricting. Kinda feel like I've got a little momentum going, so wanna try to keep it going before real Winter sets in and shuts us down around here. Started out and finished off with some putting; always changing position and target. Had a constant left miss with the PW, but I mean really consistent like most of the balls I hit left landed within a pretty tight circle... (..think I have an idea where it's coming from, but have another lesson on Tuesday so will ask my instructor about it!) Then on to the 8i which was better; then hit a couple of 7Ws pretty well (off of a mat, though); LW and 54 were ok-ish for distance but had some serious left-right issues; and then tried to work on the driver some but today seemed to be one of those uhuh-not-happening days. So typical practice session = some good with some yeah that still needs more work... cnosil, RichL85, sirchunksalot and 1 other 4 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 grips) ...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...
JerryB Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 Spent a little time in the garage hitting a wedge today, trying to work on my stance and rotation. Started with little chips and gradually worked my way up to full swings. Was striking it pretty good, until I didn't and took a divot. On the rug . Funny side note: While typing in the word "divot" my phone tried to autocorrect to "divorce," which might be my next topic once my wife sees the rug! sirchunksalot, David Leighton Reid, cksurfdude and 2 others 5 Quote Cobra Aerojet Max driver Cobra Aerojet Max 3 wood and 7 wood Cobra Aerojet 4/5/6 hybrids Cobra Aerojet 7-PW, GW Cobra Snakebite 52° and 58° wedges Cobra King Stingray 20 putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom the Golf Nut Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, JerryB said: Spent a little time in the garage hitting a wedge today, trying to work on my stance and rotation. Started with little chips and gradually worked my way up to full swings. Was striking it pretty good, until I didn't and took a divot. On the rug . Funny side note: While typing in the word "divot" my phone tried to autocorrect to "divorce," which might be my next topic once my wife sees the rug! At least it was in the garage! sirchunksalot, cksurfdude and GolfSpy TCB 3 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryB Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 12 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said: At least it was in the garage! Small victories, am I right? Funny thing, in the past few minutes I just got my new hitting mat delivered...this all could have been avoided!! cksurfdude, sirchunksalot, GolfSpy TCB and 1 other 1 3 Quote Cobra Aerojet Max driver Cobra Aerojet Max 3 wood and 7 wood Cobra Aerojet 4/5/6 hybrids Cobra Aerojet 7-PW, GW Cobra Snakebite 52° and 58° wedges Cobra King Stingray 20 putter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom the Golf Nut Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, JerryB said: Small victories, am I right? Funny thing, in the past few minutes I just got my new hitting mat delivered...this all could have been avoided!! Well now you have a mat to cover the hole. Win win. doubleduhric, JerryB, sirchunksalot and 3 others 5 1 Quote Driver, TSi 1 S Flex 3 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 7 Wood, Aerojet Max UST Helium Nanocore R Flex 5 Hybrid King Tec MMT R Flex Irons, Tour UST Recoil 95 R Flex (6 - Gap) Wedges, Snakebite KBS Hi- Rev2.0 54* & 60* Agera 35" Ultralight 14-way Cart Bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy TCB Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said: At least it was in the garage! This happens to be one of my Dad's favorite stories to tell at Christmas. "Have I ever told you about the year Tim got a living room carpet for Christmas?" This was after I got a "little steep" with my PW at my parents house... JerryB, Tom the Golf Nut, sirchunksalot and 1 other 2 2 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Shaw Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 I like to spend more time on the course working on my game than at the range, however I seem to be at the range a bit more in the past 2-3 years, anyway today I was practicing R&B, rhythm and balance.... always something to work on eh? cksurfdude, JerryB and Kenny B 3 Quote committed to performance excellence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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