I agree that shaping is something that scratch golfers at least need to know how to do, along with their primary shot shape.
For an 8 handicapper like me, it's not at the forefront of my mind yet. I need to hone my stock...
My thin shots tend to be when I early extend and end up flipping at it in an attempt to deliver the clubhead to the ball. Either way, I'd rather not hit thin or fat :P.
This vid by Martin Hall is generally what I try to do with the driver. I have to fight coming in too shallow and too far from the inside. Two swings to make my game work right :).
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Originally Posted by VoidOfEnigmas
ya but when they need to, they can shape it either way.
Yea, but to get to scratch, most people need to get their primary shot shape down before they can start shaping...
Tiger: playing well and playing very smart golf. If he continues this consistency, I smell another major to his total. His distances seemed to be off today, otherwise his ballstriking was great and his balls were going where he wanted....
I always try to stretch and putt before a round. If I have plenty of time I'll hit a bucket before.
Usually if I don't hit a bucket beforehand, it takes me 4-5 holes to get in a groove. Last weekend, I started Bogey, Triple,...
I play a stock draw for all of my shots. Come from the inside while turning hard to the left. Sometimes I zero out (or come close to) my path and angle and smack one that looks pretty dead straight, but there's still minimal movement...
Less hands and arms, more core and shoulders turning.
Hip slide in conjunction with turning the core. I use my sternum as a guide and center of my swing and my relative spine position to my hips.
I used to subscribe to the whole "stiff wrist" idea, and in the end I actually ended up coming into the ball with the putter face wide open. Now I make sure that the butt of my putter is always pointing relative to my belly button...
