Hitting into a Net - Page 12

I set up a net 10 x 10 years ago. I use it to keep the swing going year round.  If there is something I want to work on I can, but I know the real feedback is ball flight so off to the range. Being able to hit balls at anytime is a great exercise and just good for the head.  I will tell you this though, I put in a sand bunker (nothing fancy) a hole filled with sand and a small putting green 20 x 20 again nothing fancy and that practice has paid great dividends. And being able to putt late at night when its quiet and with a cold one, is good for the soul. I would recommend those two add on's to anyone. -DPR99

I bought a net a few months back and set it up in the back yard the first weekend after that.  I hit into it 3 times and I hated it.  I took it down when it got windy one day and thought it might blow away.  It's been sitting there ever since.  A couple weeks ago I plopped down $400 for my club's range plan and I've been up there just about every day that I'm not actually playing a round.

I have been working on my swing this winter by simply swinging a golf club at air or a rubber tee(just so I had something to swing at).  I got the opportunity to swing at some real balls this weekend.  I had a few ball striking issues and am considering getting a set up in my garage.  The issues I had were

1)  hitting it off of the heel/hosel.  Kind of weird being as last year my misses tended to be towards the toe.  When I would try to hit it off the toe, I would hit it dead center on the sweet spot.  Is this an acceptable swing thought till I start squaring it up again?

2)  I dont like hitting off of mats because I have a hard time knowing if I hit it fat or not.  I read some where on this forum that if you put a piece of tape down and put the ball right in front of the tape you should be able to hit the ball and miss the tape.  Well lets just say FAIL.  I couldnt do it.  When I would do it the ball wouldnt leave the ground.  I had the edge of the ball hoovering over the left side of the tape(I am right handed).  Is that how you are suppose to do it or are you suppose to be able to see a little bit of mat between the ball and tape?

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Originally Posted by buckshot4227 
I dont like hitting off of mats because I have a hard time knowing if I hit it fat or not.......... Is that how you are suppose to do it or are you suppose to be able to see a little bit of mat between the ball and tape?

Feel - Get a nice thick spring crimped mat (all turfs are good - lotsa brands out there) - you can feel it when you hit fat, but you don't get that shock from hitting a hard mat.  They feel very real to me - like medium soft turf.

Visual - Sprinkle baby powder (climber's chalk) on the mat - you can see where the divot would have been after a hit.

Your tape experience example sounds a lot like you are leading your grip on the setup too much - and really overleading with your hands on the swing (if you miss the tape, the ball flight is goofy low else you have a good hit, but tend to be fat - then it's just a matter of deep or shallow).  have you thought about having a pro look at your weight transfer?  symptoms sound like you might be a bit of a picker so you're compensating by leading and closing to get contact.  Is it hard to get a good divot without hitting fat?  same thing....  On the plus side, if I'm right, the fixes are a BIG improvement you have in store.

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Originally Posted by rehmwa 

 

Feel - Get a nice thick spring crimped mat (all turfs are good - lotsa brands out there) - you can feel it when you hit fat, but you don't get that shock from hitting a hard mat.  They feel very real to me - like medium soft turf.

 

Visual - Sprinkle baby powder (climber's chalk) on the mat - you can see where the divot would have been after a hit.

 

Your tape experience example sounds a lot like you are leading your grip on the setup too much - and really overleading with your hands on the swing (if you miss the tape, the ball flight is goofy low else you have a good hit, but tend to be fat - then it's just a matter of deep or shallow).  have you thought about having a pro look at your weight transfer?  symptoms sound like you might be a bit of a picker so you're compensating by leading and closing to get contact.  Is it hard to get a good divot without hitting fat?  same thing....  On the plus side, if I'm right, the fixes are a BIG improvement you have in store.

Yes I am thinking about doing the evolvr.  I dont know much about it though.  My swing is posted under member swings, but I was only swinging at a rubber tee and the video isnt the best.  I think my weight transfer is ok.  I probably dont have enough secondary axis tilt though(my top center moves forward to far I believe).  Anyway back to evolvr and the topic.  Could I get good enough information from evolvr by just recording my swing hitting balls into a net?  Also do I need a better camera than the one used to record my swing under the member swings thread to get proper instruction.  Thanks

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Originally Posted by buckshot4227 

Yes I am thinking about doing the evolvr.  I dont know much about it though.  My swing is posted under member swings, but I was only swinging at a rubber tee and the video isnt the best.  I think my weight transfer is ok.  I probably dont have enough secondary axis tilt though(my top center moves forward to far I believe).  Anyway back to evolvr and the topic.  Could I get good enough information from evolvr by just recording my swing hitting balls into a net?  Also do I need a better camera than the one used to record my swing under the member swings thread to get proper instruction.  Thanks

Yes the evolvr guys can do a great job helping you if you are hitting into a net.  The main thing is that you are actually hitting a ball and not just making a practice swing,  

Being in Texas, the backyard net has stayed up all winter and allows me to g out in the backyad for swing practice after work.  I can feel a real difference in my contact and consistancy although still not as good as I'd like.  I am going to try the tips on this thread to put actual Bermuda grass in this spring rather than closely trimmed St Augustine.

She won't tell me how much it cost as a christmas present, but if you can find a way to construct a practice net, it is well worth it!

Hey guys.  Got my tarps hung up in the garage!  Its working pretty good, but it could be a little better.  What I did was bought 3 heavy duty 16x12 tarps.  I hung two up together with bungee straps just from the top 2 corners and I let it hang very loose.  I also hung one up about 2 feet behind them just in case a ball happens to make it through(now that I have hit some I dont think there is anyway they will go through).  The problem I am expierencing is when I hit, the ball wants to bounce off the tarps and come back at me.  Again I have it hanging very loose so I am not to sure what I could do to stop this problem.  Any ideas?  Thanks. 

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Pulled the the bottom of the front tarps back away from me to deflect the balls down instead of back towards me like you said,   worked great.  Cant thank you enough.  Now all I have to figure out is how to hit this stupid round ball on the center of my club face.
 

Question on Hitting Nets

I was looking into purchasing a hitting net to practice on at home and was debating on a Callaway Tri-Ball Hitting Net or .  Does anyone have any experience with these particular models and how do they hold up? I would like to hit regular golf balls instead of foam balls. 

Here are the links to them

http://www.amazon.com/Golf-Practice-Set-Driving-Chipping/dp/B000GGVCXW/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?s=golf&ie=UTF8&qid=1368735625&sr=1-2-fkmr0&keywords=elite+caddy+hitting+net

http://www.amazon.com/Callaway-Tri-Ball-Hitting-Net-7-Feet/dp/B005ZZ8BOC/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1368736287&sr=1-1&keywords=callaway+hitting+net

here's a good thread - you can also do a bunch of searches here - a pretty common topic so the info is already here

http://thesandtrap.com/t/53895/hitting-into-a-net
 

I went with a homemade setup and an 'allturf' spring crimped mat.  But I can't take it outside yet without mods...