mattthegolfer Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Hey all! I’m doing research for a golf book and wanted to know: What are the words you find yourself saying to yourself after an ugly slice? What are the feelings you have? Where do you feel them? Those little phrases that bounce around in your head… Destroying your game… This new book is going to have targeted exercises and routines based on exactly what you’re experiencing - So the more specific the better. fixyurdivot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Interesting… fixyurdivot, mattthegolfer and sirchunksalot 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I don't slice. sirchunksalot, tony@CIC, fixyurdivot 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...
fixyurdivot Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Shankster said: Interesting… That's one word to describe it . tony@CIC, sirchunksalot and Shankster 2 1 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Evnroll ER5v Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Currently Under Product Test) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowNLow Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 At first, self-loathing, then quickly concern for my fellow man takes over and I try to access if anyone within the county is in danger. If so, I scream "fore", if not I will mutter a couple words that the moderator would blip out. Then I watch the ball until it comes to a stop or it disappears into the abyss where I try to fix on exactly where it disappeared. I'm usually off by ten yards. At this moment, self-loathing returns. Snap hooks are equally as bad. Just don't last as long. Physically, my forehead gets hot. Seriously, I've noticed that when I play badly, my forehead is hot (not a fever). But no, applying something cool to this spot doesn't turn things around, need to cool down from the inside out, if you know what I mean. Paul Hedrick, tony@CIC and Lkt4gs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNUte Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Depends on the group I'm with, to be honest. My normal playing partners, I tend to joke about it along the lines of "looks like I'm playing a power fade today." For some who make me way too competitive, I'll think "shoot" and get in my head. Overall, the average tends to be alon the lines of "ah well, let's figure out the next shot." tony@CIC 1 Quote Rag tag bag, but it does the job. Taylormade R1 driver. Ping G400 3 wood. Cleveland Halo Launcher 3 hybrid. Cleveland CBX launcher irons (5-PW). Assorted wedges (48, 52, 58). Odyssey White Hot Pro 2.0 putter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hedrick Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I tend to use 'Navy words' Kenny B, mattthegolfer and tony@CIC 3 Quote Bag C130, 14 way Cart Bag Driver TSR1 Fairway GBB Epic 5 Hybrid Epic Flash 4H Iron 2 iron Irons Launcher HB, 4 through PW Wedges CBX2, 54 & 60 degree Putter Seemore Si1 Putter Ball Titleist pro v1x Other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhammer Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) I used to be a huge slicer with the driver, but have totally fixed it.................................... now I have a straight left pull! What used to go through my head is I didn't turn on the ball and then I'd spout a few expletives. Edited February 4, 2022 by Headhammer tony@CIC 1 Quote Driver: Speed Zone 9* HZRDUS Smoke Yellow Shaft 3 Wood: King Speedzone 13.5* HZRDUS Smoke Black Shaft 2 & 3 Hybrids: Speedzone Recoil 480 ESX Shaft Irons: Speedzone 5-GW Recoil 460 ESX Shafts Wedges: PM Grind 54* & 58* Putter: Dual Force Rossi II Ball: Whatever I find in the woods HCP:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyBobby_PR Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Samething that goes thru my head when I hook a shot, block one, thin or chunk one which is pretty much nothing and I just worry about the next shot when I get to my ball tony@CIC and LebanonOz 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 February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 11 hours ago, Riverboat said: Same. My miss is a hook and pretty much always has been. I used to have a huge slice or pull left. I decided I didn't want to play that way and that if I couldn't eliminate it, I would give up the game. That was 20 years ago. tony@CIC 1 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...
cnosil Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 16 hours ago, mattthegolfer said: Hey all! I’m doing research for a golf book and wanted to know: What are the words you find yourself saying to yourself after an ugly slice? What are the feelings you have? Where do you feel them? Those little phrases that bounce around in your head… Destroying your game… This new book is going to have targeted exercises and routines based on exactly what you’re experiencing - So the more specific the better. I’ve thought about this question for a few days and find myself wondering what the angle of your book is going to be. Also, based on comments people don’t always hit a slice as their bad shot. Since you focused on slice, I am guessing you are targeting you mental health/mental preparation book on the newer golfer who, typically slices. so let’s go down the general bad shot route. What I internalize really depends on where in the round it happens or if I have been hitting that shot frequently during the round. What I say out loud will depend on who playing partners are and how comfortable I am around them. I don’t have any particular phrases, just mostly expressions of mental frustration. the real question I think you should be asking is what do you do as you are preparing for the next shot. Are you mentally in the right place and is that last shot gone from your mind. These are the types of things that Bob Rotella discusses in his books and the mental preparations that Scott Fawcett talks about in DECADE via the teachings of Brett McCabe. mattthegolfer, russtopherb, tony@CIC and 2 others 4 1 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfnerd Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 for me it is usually saying something not nice to myself. then after i calm down i tell myself to stop being lazy and follow through. when i was younger my slice happen because i cleared my lower body too quick and my arms couldn't catch up. now i slice when i'm lazy and don't clear my body and follow through. i go over the top and don't clear fast enough.....lazy swing. tony@CIC and SlowNLow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattthegolfer Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 15 hours ago, SlowNLow said: At first, self-loathing, then quickly concern for my fellow man takes over and I try to access if anyone within the county is in danger. If so, I scream "fore", if not I will mutter a couple words that the moderator would blip out. Then I watch the ball until it comes to a stop or it disappears into the abyss where I try to fix on exactly where it disappeared. I'm usually off by ten yards. At this moment, self-loathing returns. Snap hooks are equally as bad. Just don't last as long. Physically, my forehead gets hot. Seriously, I've noticed that when I play badly, my forehead is hot (not a fever). But no, applying something cool to this spot doesn't turn things around, need to cool down from the inside out, if you know what I mean. @ the rest of yous... THIS is an example of a good response. lol tony@CIC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattthegolfer Posted February 4, 2022 Author Share Posted February 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Kenny B said: I used to have a huge slice or pull left. I decided I didn't want to play that way and that if I couldn't eliminate it, I would give up the game. That was 20 years ago. What problem did you run into AFTER you fixed your slice/pull? tony@CIC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 52 minutes ago, mattthegolfer said: What problem did you run into AFTER you fixed your slice/pull? LOL As a beginner golfer at age 45, I had all kinds of problems. I thought I could play this game by watching others and just playing. I was wrong. It wasn't until I took lessons that I eliminated the slice. The lessons also fixed other problems, but not all. I've been working on my swing for 25 years. By concern at the moment is an inconsistent strike on the ball. With the driver my tendency is to hit low on the club face. Ball goes straight-ish, but not my usual distance. With irons my tendency is to hit fat-ish, which also loses distance. Generally, these issues arise at the most inopportune times (corollary to Murphy's Law). My feeling is frustration because I know I can execute the shots. If I play another ball, the results will usually be perfect. I call that my "dumbass shot"... as in "Well, why didn't you do that the first time Dumbass?" I can usually let the frustration go by the time I get to the next shot, but if I string several poor strikes in a row, the frustration mounts and my game goes south for the rest of the round. I tend to "give up" because I know that I will not be able bring the score back to my usual number. I am not a golfer that makes many birdies... if any. A good game for me requires eliminating doubles or worse and using my short game to salvage pars or only get a bogeys. SlowNLow and tony@CIC 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...
tvansky Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 "Gambling is illegal at Bushwood, Sir, and I never slice!" Seriously, that's what I think of. I play well over a hundred rounds a year and, for the most part, the only slices I hit are intentional for recovery purposes. But maybe a half a dozen times a year I'll get a little bit too close to the hosel and, UGH! There it is! And, yep, the Judge Smails quote is the first thing that goes through my mind. labillyboy and SlowNLow 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 21 hours ago, mattthegolfer said: Hey all! I’m doing research for a golf book and wanted to know: What are the words you find yourself saying to yourself after an ugly slice? What are the feelings you have? Where do you feel them? Those little phrases that bounce around in your head… Destroying your game… This new book is going to have targeted exercises and routines based on exactly what you’re experiencing - So the more specific the better. Doesn't matter whether it's a slice, hook or sky ball - the first words are WTF. Then after calming down I quickly review my notes on my phone so that the same doesn't happen on the next hole. Note; using this approach I can generally quickly diagnose what happened and how to correct. SlowNLow 1 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Hedrick Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 9 hours ago, Paul Hedrick said: I tend to use 'Navy words' For those of you unfamiliar with 'Navy words', they were the vernacular of US Navy personnel when I served. Not suited for mixed company. When I first separated, it took me a long time to get past it. Now as I age, and getting closer to retirement, I find myself slipping back into that way of talking, especially when I slice! LOL Quote Bag C130, 14 way Cart Bag Driver TSR1 Fairway GBB Epic 5 Hybrid Epic Flash 4H Iron 2 iron Irons Launcher HB, 4 through PW Wedges CBX2, 54 & 60 degree Putter Seemore Si1 Putter Ball Titleist pro v1x Other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlygrisse Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 tdroma98 1 Quote Ping G400 Ping G410 3,5,7 JPX 921 Hotmetal Vokey 54, 58M Odyssey #1 black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmswenson747 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 i say to myself immediately... "why do you think you have to swing so hard..." my slice is caused by the urge to swing really hard, starting at the top, with my right arm. it amazes me that somedays my subconscious urges overrule my conscious efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golf Dawg Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Nothing good. Usually WAY too many swing thoughts that generally screw things up. Quote Chasing my ball around the cow field, trying to avoid the “ruff.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl s Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 With irons I am working on not coming over the top. With the driver being a longer club (and me being about 5'-9") the swing plane is flatter and it is much easier for me to come from the inside. So I tend to draw the ball if I am coming from the inside or pull it if I get over the top. My preferred shot shape is to start the ball down the right side and draw it to the middle of the fairway. I have a target line where I focus on a spot several feet in front of the ball. If after contact I see the ball fading to the right, I have made the connection that I forgot to focus on my target. So somewhere between my take-away, backswing and down swing, my mind wandered and I lost sight of my target point in from of the ball. I have also made the observation that if right before impact I have that target point on my mind then I have the clubface in a good position to keep the ball in or near the fairway. So to me it comes down to concentration. In my youth I would just swing at it and wondered why it usually faded or sliced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewing27617 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I say to myself - "lazy, unfocused swing" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TElmore Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Honestly a little depressed that it continues to happen. But I tend to try and focus on my next shot once I find my ball. Quote Driver- Ping G425 SFT set at 9deg, Even Flow Project X 6.0-S 65g shaft cut 1/2 inch shorter 2 Hybrid- Ping G425 3 Hybrid- Cleveland Launcher HB 4-PW- Mizuno JPK 921 HM GW- Cleveland CBX SW- Cleveland RTX-3 LW- Taylormade RAC Bkack Putter- Odessey DFX #7 Ball- Taylormade Tour Response/Striped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBS Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I used to get mad and hit my club on the ground with some added expletives. Now I understand I will never be good enough to get mad and it’s more fun to have fun. So, if the ball is going deep in the hazard, I’ll wave and say goodbye. Or I make a self deprecating joke. I still get mad in my head especially if I’m having a good round but I immediately try to change my thinking to make a bogey and keep playing. cnosil 1 Quote M6 12* Oban Kiyoshi Purple 65g stiff TS2 16.5* HL Oban Kiyoshi Purple 75g stiff G410 Hybrid 19* Tour stiff i210 KBS tour stiff 4-GW 54* RTX Zipcore 58* glide 3.0 TP Black Copper Juno 34in Oncore elixr or Snell MTBx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmsted421 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 18 hours ago, Riverboat said: Same. My miss is a hook and pretty much always has been. Same here, so when I do, I say what the hell was that!?!? Quote My WITB: Driver - Taylormade SLDR TP 10* 3 Wood - Tour Edge CB2 15* Irons - Wilson Staff V2 4-pw Wedges - Wilson Staff 54* & 58* Putter - Scotty Cameron GoLo 3 Ball - Wilson Staff Duo Spin or Soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEZIPR23 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 The first thing that pops into my head is how can I do that again? Quote Stealth 2+ 9 (Diamana PD 60 S 45") Stealth 2+ 15 (Diamana PD 70 S 43") G425 19 (Raijin 2.0 85x) G425 22 (Raijin 2.0 85x) ZX7 5-9 (KBS C Taper S) Vokey SM9 45 10 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 49 08 F (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 55 08 M (KBS 610) Vokey SM9 59 04 T (KBS 610) Spider GT Splitback 34" ProV1 #23 Twitter @THEZIPR23 "One thing Golf has taught me, is that my muscles have no memory." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Lol, not again! Worst thing for me is to try to diagnose what went wrong, which can quickly get me on track to snap hook or otherwise mishit for the remainder of the round. I'm better off if I just try to slow my swing down or quiet my movement. For me the big push-slice comes from trying too hard to load up and getting blocked, and if I try too hard to correct it I end up going over the top and snap hooking left from that. Kenny B 1 Quote Callaway Epic Flash Driver (9 degree), Callaway Mavrik 3W, Titlelist 910H 3h, Taylormade Speed Blade irons (4i-PW), Kirkland v1 wedges (52-56-60), Odyssey Versa 7 putter. All clubs R-flex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler86 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I usually think to myself, “you idiot, you know better.” Slice is rare for me. The snap hook on the other hand, “son of a mother ******” “hopefully thats the only one today”. Snap hooks are my miss but not to common. Quote Mavrik Max Driver M2 5W 818 hybrids Steelhead XR Irons ZipCore wedges SeeMore PR M7X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willie T Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 23 hours ago, mattthegolfer said: Hey all! I’m doing research for a golf book and wanted to know: What are the words you find yourself saying to yourself after an ugly slice? What are the feelings you have? Where do you feel them? Those little phrases that bounce around in your head… Destroying your game… This new book is going to have targeted exercises and routines based on exactly what you’re experiencing - So the more specific the better. Words after an ugly slice? Not too many, usually its some sort of self-analysis. Feelings? Used to be heart-felt angst that could easily get me down. As they are much less frequent, it is a self realization that “bad shots happen”, now it’s time to figure how best to resolve. Where do so feel them? Sometimes a gut punch, others it’s just “oh well” and it’s gone. Slicing was my life when first starting. Through live and learn and some good instruction, slicing is less an issue these days. Power fades (controlled slices) are more the norm for me. The game for me is about enjoying the moments and memories. Quote WITB? Ping G400 SFT w/Aldila Mamba shaft R flex; Ping G410 3w; Ping G400 3h(19), 4h(22), 5h(26); TaylorMade SLDR 5i (interchanges w/5h)-PW -stock graphite shafts Rflex; INDI FLX-S wedges (50, 54, 58) w/Recoil graphite shafts -Rflex and Odyssey AI-One 7T BD Milled (aka Millie), ball choice tends to be Pro-V1 or simliar 3pc urethane balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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