Good Idea to Make Practice Swings with No Ball

[stealthhwk]

Would it be good practice my game by taking dozens of oractice swings in the backyard with no ball? What are ur thoughts?

[Triggers]

I don't know how beneficial it would be to just go out and swing. If you have something specific you are working on in your swing, seems like practicing without a ball is fine.

No reason a ball needs to be there if you are just working on 'steady head' or 'centered hip turn' etc.

[stealthhwk]

I don't know how beneficial it would be to just go out and swing. If you have something specific you are working on in your swing, seems like practicing without a ball is fine No reason a ball needs to be there if you are just working on 'steady head' or 'centered hip turn' etc.

Im just trying to feel more comfortable with my swing. With no ball flight to watch, it scares me some. But as insane as it sounds i almost feel like i can detect when things are wrong in my practice swing esp with face direction and release point. Im also hoping it might help me stop looking at the club on the take away which really is the kiss of death. And hoping more swings could improve my tempo. Those would be my goals with the swings out back.

[Patch]

I swing a club everyday even if I am not going to the range, or the course.  Don't have a certain number of swings I stick too. At some point during the day I just grab a club, and swing it. Most of the time I use my old Kallassy Swing Magic club I acquired several years ago.

One thing I look for is the inside to out movement the club head makes. Even with my fastest swing, I can still see the club head movement in a shadowy, blurry sort of way.

The other reason I swing a club everyday is to keep my swing muscles in swinging shape.

[Sante TwoGloves]

a good drill is to swing your club back and forth about 2 feet above the ground over and over.  it helps take away concentrating on the ball  while learning to turn your body, keeping those arms loose and limber, and  making those weight transfers. your  ball then just gets in the way of your swing when you go live.

[stealthhwk]

Are there any instructors out there who would like to weigh in on the subject?

[saevel25]

Depends on what you are working on.

[WUTiger]

Try practice swings with a golf wiffle ball or hollow plastic ball. You'll get a much more fluid swing when you're not worrying about the impact of a full-weight ball.

[stealthhwk]

Try practice swings with a golf wiffle ball or hollow plastic ball. You'll get a much more fluid swing when you're not worrying about the impact of a full-weight ball.

Tried but dont have a net yet and ive already launched a dozen into my neighbors backyard. Lol

[mvmac]

Depends on what you are working on.

Right.

@stealthhwk it's good practice if you're working on something specific. Good thread to check out.

[gregsandiego]

I have a spare 7 iron in my living room. I practice these ball-less swing a few times a day. I think it helps me  commit the feel of the swing to memory.. It couldn't hurt.

Wasn't there some famous sports experiment where the instructor asked the class to just visualize the outcome? I think it was basketball. But their performance improved.

[vangator]

I practice without a ball all the time. Usually slower swings to work on getting the proper weight shift, lag and release. I have a regular grip and putting grip sitting beside my work desk in case I come across a good video. It's good to practice at slower speed. If you're trying to change something, going full speed usually just ingrains bad habits. Work on one thing at a time. get it down, then move on to the next. You don't need balls for that (no pun intended).

[gregsandiego]

Best thing about it? Never a mishit

[dkolo]

Would it be good practice my game by taking dozens of oractice swings in the backyard with no ball? What are ur thoughts?

Yes, but be careful. Go in with a good plan of what you're working on and focus on that specific thing. I tried the "lots of dry swings every day plan" (championed by Hank Haney) and I overdid some stuff all last winter and had awful shanks this spring that I still haven't exorcised. Some feedback from an actual ball helps.