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Spent a good half hour or so hitting 8 iron into the net today, mostly just overthinking things.  My biggest struggle when working on anything is I always try to kill it.  Every practice swing is 150% effort.  Gets worse when I try using a launch monitor or something similar.  If I focus on any one thing (grip, posture, rotation, follow through, etc) it gets better but putting it all together is rough.  

All that said, it wasn't a terrible session.  Every now and then I put one together that looks, feels, or sounds good.  Keeps me coming back 😃

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2 minutes ago, JerryB said:

Spent a good half hour or so hitting 8 iron into the net today, mostly just overthinking things.  My biggest struggle when working on anything is I always try to kill it.  Every practice swing is 150% effort.  Gets worse when I try using a launch monitor or something similar.  If I focus on any one thing (grip, posture, rotation, follow through, etc) it gets better but putting it all together is rough.  

All that said, it wasn't a terrible session.  Every now and then I put one together that looks, feels, or sounds good.  Keeps me coming back 😃

It's hard sometimes not going all out, I struggle with it too. I know, especially when working on something specific, it's perfectly fine to take swings at way less than 100%. Keep up the good work, I feel like you'll be able to hit your goals for the year with all the time you're putting in. 

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44 minutes ago, JerryB said:

pent a good half hour or so hitting 8 iron into the net today, mostly just overthinking things.  My biggest struggle when working on anything is I always try to kill it.  Every practice swing is 150% effort.  Gets worse when I try using a launch monitor or something similar.  If I focus on any one thing (grip, posture, rotation, follow through, etc) it gets better but putting it all together is rough. 

 

... One of my favorite drills is the one Davis Love Jr had DLIII do. He had his son hit balls no farther than 150 yds using a full swing, just slowed down. It exposes any flaws. After 10 in a row he moved to 200 speeding up a little, then 250 and 300 and finally 350. St 350 he was swinging at max speed and missed the center as well as spraying the ball all over the range. This of course exposed swinging too hard and he found his 300yd swing was ideal. 

... You can do it indoors with a 8 iron and it should help slow you down and check for swing flaws. 

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49 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

It's hard sometimes not going all out, I struggle with it too. I know, especially when working on something specific, it's perfectly fine to take swings at way less than 100%. Keep up the good work, I feel like you'll be able to hit your goals for the year with all the time you're putting in. 

Appreciate the kind words as always.  I see the work you put in as well and root for your success.  I kinda feel like this scene from Forrest Gump:

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1 hour ago, JerryB said:

Appreciate the kind words as always.  I see the work you put in as well and root for your success.  I kinda feel like this scene from Forrest Gump:

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That's one of the beautiful things about this forum, we have one another to lean on and encourage when things get rough.

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2 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

That's one of the beautiful things about this forum, we have one another to lean on and encourage when things get rough.

And also "live vicariously through!" Doubtful I'll ever get to make huge purchases or take golf trips but I enjoy hearing about other people's experiences.

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1 hour ago, RichL85 said:

I also have to feel like my arms and hands are just falling with gravity with the first 3/4 of the downswing. It's starting to come together though. 

 

... I am a big fan of David Lee's Gravity Golf and what you describe is exactly what he teaches. As aways I pick and choose what I like and what elements might work for me but always wanted to go to his school and work with him for a weekend. 

 

 

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Struggled with an open face today at the range. Sadly didn’t video until later in the session to find out. Did hit 115 Chs with driver on a ball. Not bad with it being 30* out. Ball speed low due to cold balls. Also did some short game work and really had a great session

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On 1/21/2023 at 4:56 PM, JerryB said:

My biggest struggle when working on anything is I always try to kill it.  Every practice swing is 150% effort. 

Hmmmmm. I wouldn't know anything about that, but a friend did tell me once ... 😝

 

On 1/21/2023 at 5:02 PM, sirchunksalot said:

I know, especially when working on something specific, it's perfectly fine to take swings at way less than 100%.

..and ...

On 1/21/2023 at 5:45 PM, chisag said:

... One of my favorite drills is the one Davis Love Jr had DLIII do. He had his son hit balls no farther than 150 yds using a full swing, just slowed down. It exposes any flaws. 

^ Yes what those smart guys said!

Monte Scheinblum advocates taking your 150 yard club and hitting it to a 100 yard target.

Also something useful you can do at home .. and not hitting golf balls! .. is the "Slow Motion" drill from the famous "The Little Red Book" ...

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44 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

Monte Scheinblum advocates taking your 150 yard club and hitting it to a 100 yard target.

Also something useful you can do at home .. and not hitting golf balls! .. is the "Slow Motion" drill from the famous "The Little Red Book" ...

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Those are some wise words and something I'm planning on doing the next time I get to the range. My 6 iron is my 150 club and I'm planning on using a swing similar to my wedges with it to work on strike before working up to a fuller swing. The slow motion swings I get in doing small increments in the evening working on transition. Your recommendation of Mr. Penick's book has been a great one. I bought it a while back on Kindle and it's been great. 

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Life has been busy enough to keep me from getting out as much as I would like to practice or play.  Instead I've been doing drills around the house and in the yard while religiously filming whilst generally driving my wife crazy with where she finds that shorty practice club I built.  It migrates around the house like an elf on the shelf and she does not care for it.  😜  The good news is that I feel like I'm making some progress toward some bigger adjustments to avoid getting stuck, releasing early, and a host of other minor bits.  Old habits die hard but swing, check video, swing seems to be helping.  I've found a few drills I really like that I've added to the ones I do fairly often.  I've backed off on the speed training for a bit since I felt like it was bringing in some old bad habits in efforts of swinging quickly, but hope to jump back in soon.   Old habits still die hard though, and I'm constantly having to remind myself to keep my trail leg flexed on takeaway and to keep my head down through impact. 

I've also been putting a ton on the birdie ball mat in the garage (soon to be hitting bay/office).  Its been beneficial for building a repeatable stroke, but I was still struggling with holing putts.  I'm not a huge Rick Shiels fan, but he had a great video of his putting lesson with Brad Faxon that over the last few days of playing a par 3, playing 9, and practicing at the actual range today.  The video dovetailed really well with Rotella's putting out of your mind (for obvious reasons) and I found that in analyzing my own putting I was getting too technical over the ball rather than doing the start line thing and putting with confidence.  I shot 39 on the 9 hole round with 13 putts.  Including a pair from beyond 10 feet.  Time will tell but I certainly feel confident with a putter in hand again so that's not nothing.

First tourney of the year tomorrow.  It'd be nice to go low but I'd be plenty happy with being satisfied with my game afterward.  We'll see.

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Spent about an hour on 10 foot putts on my putting mat in the garage. I used 4 balls for the practice. First round 2 of 4. I found that the garage floor had a 2” break over 10 feet. LOL Then I was getting all four for the duration of the putting. 
 
Im going to use a stimpmeter on my garage carpet. If the speed is within reason, I’ll dig out my old electric putt return. I need to practice some longer putts during these rainy days. 

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Only had a few minutes after my Stack session last night so I pulled my mat forward a bit and didn't bother with a radar just to get some better video and work on a few things. Specifically, I've been working on my right elbow at setup (more supination, i.e. elbow pointing more to right hip than behind me) and also on posture/pressure at setup. Last night I focused on feeling my hips over my ankles. It keeps me from sitting back too much and getting in my heels during the swing. 

Have to say, this is one of the best looking swings I've made in a long, long time. Feeling really good about it.

 

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So with the cold and wet weather we’ve been having, I’ve taken this opportunity to play more golf. I’ve really been focusing on more rotation, and not swaying. Over the last two weeks it is really starting to click, I am making so many more pars/birdies, and my blow ups are nearly as bad/ as often. Now being a coastal Texan, I do not do well in 30/40* weather, so I am very optimistic about my game this year. I am really getting into a groove with my driver, and my ball striking really hasn’t been this good ever. My putting is starting to improve, but hard to trust with the dormant greens. Deep down I’m hoping I can keep this up lol

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All week I have been working on getting my hand to work down in transition. AMG had a video about this and my coach approved the drills. So far so good. Going to keep doing slow rehearsals for a few weeks. I know then I’ll likely have to work on weight shift but that will be a benefit of shallowing. Just focusing on arms down and rotation. I did some low point checks after this video as well 

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Had a (dare I say it?) pretty good practice sesh this afternoon!

Ball striking, for the most part, def improving .. although (there's always gotta be something) would like to see my dispersion patterns start to tighten up. Clearly still too many of too large variances in path/plane and clubface angle at impact ... hey Work In Progress amiright??!!

Worked mostly on wedges and 7i; also hit a few 4Hs and .. yep .. driver, which I'm starting to get more comfortable with (🤞).

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Got out to the course today. Took the df out to the putting green. This thing rolls amazing. It highlighted my aim needs to be recalibrated. Once I get some more work in I can see this really helping my putting. 
 

On the range, worked more on arms coming down. When I tried to go full swing my timing got way off, so did 30-50% speed, which lead to good contact and direction. 

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On 1/26/2023 at 7:29 AM, edingc said:

Only had a few minutes after my Stack session last night so I pulled my mat forward a bit and didn't bother with a radar just to get some better video and work on a few things. Specifically, I've been working on my right elbow at setup (more supination, i.e. elbow pointing more to right hip than behind me) and also on posture/pressure at setup. Last night I focused on feeling my hips over my ankles. It keeps me from sitting back too much and getting in my heels during the swing. 

Have to say, this is one of the best looking swings I've made in a long, long time. Feeling really good about it.

 

Very nice tempo to your swing.  Looks very smooth and relaxed. 

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Went to Xgolf and hit shots in the simulator, I recently changed from the Rogue MAXST LS to the Rogue TD and I am seeing some nice increases in ball speed and distance, ball speed was 141-151 and total distance was 254-281 about 10 yards more than my Rogue LS.

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3 weeks post hernia surgery, got the ok to putt and light chipping so did both today, looking for speed control on the greens and a good rhythm and solid "click" contact on the short chips, both seemed pretty good for not being out for 2 months... hopefully be able to keep it up until I can make full swings

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After two straight mornings of being yelled at by clients for things that I do not control I decided to take some me time.  Today was lucky because I had a meeting that put me in the general area (within 15 miles) of the range I take lessons at.  Its off matts, but its large, has good targets, and has a really heavily sloped practice green.  It was a good session (4 hours) and I bled off a lot of steam and got some really good work in.  An hour putting an hour chipping and two hours working pretty methodically through 110 balls.  I've kind of found a practice method I like where I pick a couple things to work on and film every shot, even the drills, and stop between each swing to review the video.  Its been great for feedback so that I'm not mindlessly plugging away at drills without actually accomplishing anything.   When I get home I download it all and look through to see if I spot myself doing anything weird.  As luck would have it I was at the same range exactly a year ago fresh off my first lesson.  Long way to go, but I was surprised with how far I've come.

 

 

 

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:cleveland-small:  RTX Zipcore 56 Mid @55° -- TT DG Spinner

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Test.png DF2.1 or Link.1 -- Accra

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:srixon-small:  Zstar Diamond

 

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Finally going to the range to get some practice in. 

Just going to try and get some reps in and flow of the swing. 

⛳🛄 as of Nov 6, 2023 (Past WITB
Driver:  :callaway-small: Paradym TD w/ GD ADDI 6X Driver Shootout! 

Wood:    :cobra-small: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ Motore F1 Shaft

Irons:   :titleist-small: T Series - T200 5 Iron
                                          T150 6-9 Iron
                                          T100 PW/GW

Wedge:  Toura Golf - A Spec 53,37,61 degree 

Putter:  Screenshot 2023-06-02 13.10.30.png Mezz Max!

Balls:     Vice Pro Plus Drip (Blue/Orange)

 

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Had a most wanted putting session yesterday and since they are in between full swing clubs, the bays were open.   Got to HQ a little early and worked on the swing changes from my last lesson.   Hit the ball pretty well, but don’t like that my path has shifted to about 8* in to out.   I did start the ball right and it was a nice little draw back to the centerline or a little left; so that was nice.  The thing I liked was that I didn’t start my practice with big pull hooks.  
 

Going to have to experiment a little more.  

Driver:  :ping-small: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven
Fairway: :titelist-small: TS3 15*  w/Project X Hzardous Smoke
Hybrids:  :titelist-small: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype
                :titelist-small: 915H  24*  w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype        
Irons:      :honma:TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite
Wedge:  :titleist-small: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite
Putter:   :taylormade-small:TM-180

Testing:   SPGC_logo.jpg

Backups:  :odyssey-small: Milled Collection RSX 2, :seemore-small: mFGP2, :cameron-small: Futura 5W

Member:  MGS Hitsquad since 2017697979773_DSCN2368(Custom).JPG.a1a25f5e430d9eebae93c5d652cbd4b9.JPG

 

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33 minutes ago, cnosil said:

Had a most wanted putting session yesterday and since they are in between full swing clubs, the bays were open.   Got to HQ a little early and worked on the swing changes from my last lesson.   Hit the ball pretty well, but don’t like that my path has shifted to about 8* in to out.   I did start the ball right and it was a nice little draw back to the centerline or a little left; so that was nice.  The thing I liked was that I didn’t start my practice with big pull hooks.  
 

Going to have to experiment a little more.  

You are either dumping the right shoulder early to shallow or you are steep coming down and then shallow late by standing up and getting the club stuck behind you.

The push draw is an expected flight however if timing gets off it easily turns into starting to block the ball and then once you see that you work hard to close the face and your pulls come back.

it’s going to take a lot of slow swing work and exaggerated movements to start getting the new movement pattern in. Closed loop motor control. Its how our mind and bodies learn to make changes and it takes 8-12 weeks of slow movement patterns to create a change 

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

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10 hours ago, Syks7 said:

After two straight mornings of being yelled at by clients for things that I do not control I decided to take some me time.  Today was lucky because I had a meeting that put me in the general area (within 15 miles) of the range I take lessons at.  Its off matts, but its large, has good targets, and has a really heavily sloped practice green.  It was a good session (4 hours) and I bled off a lot of steam and got some really good work in.  An hour putting an hour chipping and two hours working pretty methodically through 110 balls.  I've kind of found a practice method I like where I pick a couple things to work on and film every shot, even the drills, and stop between each swing to review the video.  Its been great for feedback so that I'm not mindlessly plugging away at drills without actually accomplishing anything.   When I get home I download it all and look through to see if I spot myself doing anything weird.  As luck would have it I was at the same range exactly a year ago fresh off my first lesson.  Long way to go, but I was surprised with how far I've come.

 

 

 

Great work. Big differences in how the body and the club work. The one suggestion would be to look at getting the face to be facing a little more closed at shaft parallel in the downswing.

Watch the video in the thread I posted from amg on shallowing 

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

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Weight transfer. I typically have an inside out swing path resulting from a backswing sway. I’ve been concentrating on moving torso first, then hips. Surprisingly, it’s not as easy concept as one would think. It is helping me stay over the ball. 

Hodgepodge club gamer with a +8 handicap. 

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18 minutes ago, RickyBobby_PR said:

You are either dumping the right shoulder early to shallow or you are steep coming down and then shallow late by standing up and getting the club stuck behind you.

The push draw is an expected flight however if timing gets off it easily turns into starting to block the ball and then once you see that you work hard to close the face and your pulls come back.

it’s going to take a lot of slow swing work and exaggerated movements to start getting the new movement pattern in. Closed loop motor control. Its how our mind and bodies learn to make changes and it takes 8-12 weeks of slow movement patterns to create a change 

Trying to do the slow work indoors; but personally I start to question or “fix” some of the movements.  My mind is trying to correct the over the line at the top and it makes me swing flatter on the backswing….which I know is the wrong thing to do.   In my mind this is one of the limitations of lessons (unless you have an unlimited plan for a period of time)   I have a 2 minute question and want to validate something but I have to consume another lesson.  Yes, there should be time to make sure things are done right but as you know we stray a little over time or without reinforcement.  
 

then we get into terminology, “dumping the right shoulder” doesn’t mean anything to me 🤪.  Traditionally, I have been the step down, shallow late type of player.   Remembering  my numbers, I was probably a little too step of an AoA (6-7*) and when I got down to the 4* range I was getting better numbers across the board.

i don’t work hard to close the face; if anything, my face is too closed.  Prior to implementing the wrist hinge, I was about 3* in to out or less and the face would vary between a couple of degrees closed to a couple of degrees open.  Yesterday, I was 2-6* closed.   
 

 

Driver:  :ping-small: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven
Fairway: :titelist-small: TS3 15*  w/Project X Hzardous Smoke
Hybrids:  :titelist-small: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype
                :titelist-small: 915H  24*  w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype        
Irons:      :honma:TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite
Wedge:  :titleist-small: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite
Putter:   :taylormade-small:TM-180

Testing:   SPGC_logo.jpg

Backups:  :odyssey-small: Milled Collection RSX 2, :seemore-small: mFGP2, :cameron-small: Futura 5W

Member:  MGS Hitsquad since 2017697979773_DSCN2368(Custom).JPG.a1a25f5e430d9eebae93c5d652cbd4b9.JPG

 

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I practiced 1/4 & 1/2 swing drills. 100 on toe release and 100 on blocks.

Driver -Sim Max 9* Ventus Red S or Callaway Rogue ST Max Tensei Blue Raw 55S

3 Wood - TSI2 Kurogage S

3/4 Hybrid - Srixon ZX

Irons - PXG 0311XP 5-6 -, PXG 0311P 7-GW MMT 80S

Wedges - Haywood 48 bent to 50, 56 bent to 54, 60 bent to 58 KBS Tour 90 steel

Putter - TM Spider Tour or Oddessy Big-T #5 (350g)

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