Need Help! Hitch and slide move

Set down the drinks, stay loose with your partners and slow down ... slow way down.

If it were me ... I'd guess you get a bit anxious, "I'll show you dudes who can whack the ball the farthest ..." and your tempo is waaaaaay too fast. The worse you hit it, the faster your tempo and the worse your game then the faster your tempo and so on. Kinda like McIlroy's 7 on # 10 yesterday ... it just snowballs until it kills ya ...

Whatever your tempo is on the range or by yourself ... memorize some jingle in your head ... one and two and three and .... etc. or watch me hit this ball ... in ionic rythym ... remember that pace of tempo and repeat that on the course with your buds ....

My advice ... slow down.

slide move? i used to have a problem with my lead hip going forward toward the ball as my initial move and that made me push the ball. is this what you're talking about?

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I read Zen Golf a while ago and got a good tip on tempo.

Do your preshot routine behind the ball VERY slow...when you walk up to the ball, walk in slow motion as if you are stalking the ball... just like a cat moves through tall grass sneaking up on a furry lil guy to have a good lunch.

Stalk the ball...give it a try!

Helps me when i'm under some pressure and speed up a bit

ok... basically, you want to, at the top of your backswing, move your left hip back and keep your same inclination(spine angle) to the ground. if you can keep this diagonal bend from the waste at the same angle then your arms will have room to move beneath and in front of you. shawn clement has a really good video on this: 

fwiw, i've also found that keeping the back heel planted as long as possible makes it easier to make the right move

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Originally Posted by senorchipotle 

ok... basically, you want to, at the top of your backswing, move your left hip back and keep your same inclination(spine angle) to the ground.

What about the lateral motion of the hips?

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Originally Posted by iacas 

 

What about the lateral motion of the hips?

With low handicap players, I've noticed that this hipslide happens whether or not they notice it. I chose not to address it cause i didn't want to complicate the issue. Besides, have you ever tried to keep your inclination and hit a ball without the hips moving toward the target? It's pretty much impossible not to and keep from falling over sideways.

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Originally Posted by senorchipotle 

With low handicap players, I've noticed that this hipslide happens whether or not they notice it. I chose not to address it cause i didn't want to complicate the issue. Besides, have you ever tried to keep your inclination and hit a ball without the hips moving toward the target? It's pretty much impossible not to and keep from falling over sideways.

Most, but some still don't get enough slide. We taught a + handicap last year (runner up city champ) who tipped backwards to get secondary axis tilt. But okay, yes, I agree with your generalization.