Posts by Open-Faced Club Sandwedge

I have battled the problem of leaving the club face open through impact in the past, and I have two drills I suggest (I'm no pro, but I did learn these from a teaching pro):   1) Baseball swings.  I don't mean the grip, I...

Depends on what you mean by "solidly struck", too.  The further in front the divot is, the thinner the contact will be.  Where's the cut-off between thin and solid?   -Andrew

Looks to me like your grip is extremely strong, and as a result your club-face is very closed throughout the backswing.  Because of that, you're really working hard to hold it off through contact, putting your left elbow in a...

Quote: Originally Posted by domc36  Yes, Clubs are already fitted for me. With alignment rods, I've determined it is an aiming issue. However, On the range(using the rods) I can hit the ball straight but once I get...

PW - 44 GW - 49 SW - 54.14 LW - 58.08   PW and GW came with my irons, and I don't really consider them wedges, I think of them as short irons.  Especially since the PW is so strong; I've been considering getting it...

Quote: Originally Posted by skates  Hey guys I have pretty much played a fade my hole golf career about 2 years now and it has been fine for the most part. But to really take my game and keep moving in the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Zeph  All of this stuff is interrelated, being factors deciding the final result. You can't really chose one or the other. My thoughts exactly.  Some people (maybe), can swing...

Quote: Originally Posted by dsc123  I do the same; keep the elbows flared out.  I exaggerate it in practice to ingrain the feel of the shoulder turn.  On the course i still keep the elbows out,...

Sounds like solid advice to me.  Only thing I'm not sure about is "tee off like you just made bogey."  When I'm frustrated with myself, it does NOT have a positive effect on my swing.  I hit my best shots when my...

The course I play most often has 14 par 4's and 5's, and I hit a driver on 12 of them.  I hit a hybrid on the other 2, in both instances because it keeps me short of water that I can't reliably carry.   Tight...