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Hei

I'm struck.

Had a occasionally fade/slice playing my irons and decided to go to the pro to fix that. Changed my swingplane to inside-out, swingthougt : hit a hook, improved the release to curve the ball in, aiming right to the target. Good. For a few days.

Now I got the biggest down since ever.... my shots lost about 45yards per iron. this means: i got about 120 yards for my P-Wedge, now I'm back to 70-80.... feeling like a noob. Driver and woods are straight and absolute no distance lost.

Did someone of you had the same experience and what is your fixing tip? It lasts for 3 Weeks now.

Greetz!

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Post a video of your swing with your irons.

You can start your own "My Swing" thread here,

http://thesandtrap.com/f/4180/member-swings

Matt Dougherty, P.E.
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Post a video of your swing with your irons.

You can start your own "My Swing" thread here,

http://thesandtrap.com/f/4180/member-swings

+1.

Also, what does your pro say?  If I had to guess, I'd guess that you've developed a severe flip in that effort to "release".  But the only way to tell is to see your swing.

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3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw

Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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Hei

I'm struck.

Had a occasionally fade/slice playing my irons and decided to go to the pro to fix that. Changed my swingplane to inside-out, swingthougt : hit a hook, improved the release to curve the ball in, aiming right to the target. Good. For a few days.

Now I got the biggest down since ever.... my shots lost about 45yards per iron. this means: i got about 120 yards for my P-Wedge, now I'm back to 70-80.... feeling like a noob. Driver and woods are straight and absolute no distance lost.

Did someone of you had the same experience and what is your fixing tip? It lasts for 3 Weeks now.

Greetz!

I would say you are probably hitting the ball fat.  That is a pretty big loss of distance.

-Matt-

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Was at the Range yesterday and figured out, that the "V" of my right hand was pointing at my left shoulder (I'm right-handed). Indeed it is surely one of the problems causing the loss of distance (now, i gained 20-30 yards rotating the V to point at my right shoulder).

What happend? I tried to explain myself why the grip caused the loss.

- First, the backswing is surely not in plane (but this is not a big loss for my understandings, sure it is, but not that much)

- Secondly - and this is what I want to ask you guys? - doing the release doesnt close the club completely, so I cut the ball (not sure that this term is correct). Doing so, the loft is much greater and the ball goes much higher loosing distance.

Could this be?

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Was at the Range yesterday and figured out, that the "V" of my right hand was pointing at my left shoulder (I'm right-handed). Indeed it is surely one of the problems causing the loss of distance (now, i gained 20-30 yards rotating the V to point at my right shoulder).

What happend? I tried to explain myself why the grip caused the loss.

- First, the backswing is surely not in plane (but this is not a big loss for my understandings, sure it is, but not that much)

- Secondly - and this is what I want to ask you guys? - doing the release doesnt close the club completely, so I cut the ball (not sure that this term is correct). Doing so, the loft is much greater and the ball goes much higher loosing distance.

Could this be?

Yeah because you were flipping the club through the impact zone causing the club to have way more loft than it's meant to have, try this drill, next time at the range use just a 7 iron and get set up like you normally do then get up on your toes with your right foot and try a swing, this will make you hit the ball with a more descending blow and you will see your distance return instantly.

Rich C.

Driver Titleist 915 D3  9.5*
3 Wood TM RBZ stage 2 tour  14.5*
2 Hybrid Cobra baffler 17*
4Hybrid Adams 23*
Irons Adams CB2's 5-GW
Wedges 54* and 58* Titleist vokey
Putter Scotty Cameron square back 2014
Ball Srixon Zstar optic yellow
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Yeah because you were flipping the club through the impact zone causing the club to have way more loft than it's meant to have, try this drill, next time at the range use just a 7 iron and get set up like you normally do then get up on your toes with your right foot and try a swing, this will make you hit the ball with a more descending blow and you will see your distance return instantly.

Thx - going to try this this afternoon. Having a pro lesson there migth be (surely) some other input. we'll see.

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