dwalker79

I've been playing for 5 years now and I'm a 13 handicap. How does my swing look? Thanks!!!

Is it better to hover the driver behind the ball or let it rest on the ground just before you hit it off the tee? I've always let it rest on the ground but I know some people hover it too. Does it matter? Thanks! Dustin

Wow, this is the EXACT same problem I'm having!! Thanks so much for sharing. It's nice to know this has happened to other people and they ended up recovering. I'm convinced it's a mental thing too more than anything else. I start off hitting a few good shots and then it all goes downhill. I think I just get myself in a rut and then spend the rest of my time trying to figure out how to recover. I agree that on the course every shot matters and you go through your preshot routine etc. and I think this really helps. I thought about an emergency lesson too but I think the same thing would happen to me. I wouldn't be able to reproduce the issue and I'd just waste money. Thanks again for sharing your experience, it definitely gives me hope!! This is such a crazy game we obsess over isn't it?

Thanks for the tip! That makes sense. I'll give it a try. I'll try anything at this point.

Thanks so much for everyones replies. This forumn is great! If nothing else it gives me peace of mind that there are others out there that have struggled with this too. I definitely think it's a case of me getting into a rut and just banging balls. I also think in my case it could be that I'm leaving the clubface too open at impact like fusioncal. I'm sure the majority of it is just mental though. I'm going to take all of your advice and try to cure this nasty disease! I'll keep you posted on how it's going. Thanks again!

No, I'm actually hitting off of grass. Not very good grass though.

Hello All! This is my first post. I'm currently a 16 handicap and have only been playing this great game for about three and a half years. I'll admit that I'm totally obsessed with the game. I have recently had something very weird happen though. I've been playing pretty well on the course. I've shot a couple of 87's in the past month which is pretty good for me. However, the past couple weeks I've gone to the range to practice a few times and all of the sudden I'm shanking 90% of the balls I hit. It happens with all clubs from driver to pitching wedge. I've convinced myself that this has to be a mental thing. I've had this happen during the week and then on the weekend I go play a round and don't shank it once. Has anyone ever had this happen or have known of this type of thing happening. It's very frusterating because it's making me not want to go to the range to practice anymore. It's the strangest thing and I can't figure it out. I've tried all of the tips I've researched on getting rid of the shanks but it's almost like my mind can't stop thinking of them. Like I said, the weird thing is it's pretty much only happening on the range which just totally baffles me. Can anyone tell me if this is probably purley a mental distraction on the range that's causing me to do this? Thanks so much, and I love the site!! Dustin

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