Tiger_I'm_not

You may want to give this a try. I had/have this exact problem and only realized it recently. I have had much improvement after reading a section in Jackie Burke Jr.'s book. It isn't really a drill but rather a swing thought. He says to "turn the right shoulder first". For whatever reason thinking of my right shoulder turning back makes it easier for me to stay in place rather than thinking of taking the club back which encourages my lateral movement. Let me know if you come up with any good drills because I am sure I will continue to need to work on this myself.

I am going on vacation next week and wanted to play some golf with my friends. We will primarily be in the Colorado Springs area, but we could go to Denver or Pueblo if necessary. Initially, we talked about the Air Force Academy or Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, but now he is talking about Walking Stick in Pueblo. Any recommendations? Maybe suggest one near Colorado Springs and one if we wanted to travel a bit. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

I have a higher index than you, so take this with a grain of salt. However, I have struggled through this issue numerous times. I have taken lessons and done a ton of research on it because I was so frustrated. I even recorded my swing and saw what I was doing. So, this is what I have learned. There are ton of reasons why people shank the ball, but they tend to come down to a couple of things. Swing path or lunging a bit. I would estimate 90% of people do it from swing path. You can shank it by coming outside-in or inside-out, but most people do it from an outside-in path. For me, it tends to come from hacking down on the shot and it just gets worse as I get frustrated. The quickest way I have found to fix it is to put a tee (or a 2x4) a couple inches outside the ball and hit the ball without hitting the tee or the board. Basically, promoting an inside-square-inside swing. This has helped most people I have talked to. The lunging thing is another possibility, but it is a little less common. For that, a lot of the previous suggestions are great. Setting the ball up on the toe usually fixes it. However, ultimately, you would want to maintain your spine angle and quit lunging. Again, I don't claim to be an expert. This just happens to be something I have experienced and spent a lot of time researching. I haven't hit one in quite a while, but I feel like an addict that will never fully be cured :) I hope you figure it out because I know how frustrating it can be.

I loved the article. I am an analytical type guy and like this type of approach to identifying what you need to get better. I checked out Scorecard and decided to get it. I now have one whole round in it. Hopefully, two after tomorrow. In the article, Dave used the middle players in the PGA to set goals for his improvements. However, he is a scratch golfer and I am far from that. Where would I go to get realistic averages of amateur players? I just need something realistic to compare it to so that I can focus on my biggest opportunities. I know I need to work on my short game. My putting and up and downs are atrocious, but I would like to know how far off. I think Pelz put together some info. I was just wondering if there is a resource other than me piecing it together from multiple sources. Any help would be appreciated.

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