I'm 58, been playing since I was 38. Like a lot of us, I was a good weekend athlete, played all the usual sports in my youth. Golf was just the next one in line as I got too old for city league basketball, softball and flag football. Took five years for me to realize this ain't like the other sports. I wasn't used being the least talented in any group, now it was the norm. I'm over it now, but it was beyond frustrating in the early years. I had one major flaw I could not shake and still can't to this day. After a year or so I got past the goal of breaking 100, then a couple more years breaking 90. Now I'm the typical 13-15 handicap. For the last ten years I've spent more time on YouTube, lessons with instructors and just experimenting on my own to rid myself of the horrible affliction of "coming over the top" than you can imagine. For those not cursed with this disorder, you can't appreciate a well struck ball flying straight as an arrow landing flag high but twenty yards left. I know all the so called "fixes" because I have tried them all. Some more than others. I have them written down and came up with twelve coming from respected instructors. At what point do you just say screw it, that is just the way it is. My current fix that has served me the best is leading my downswing with a very strong left side (knee/hip) lateral move. Cures it 37% of the time. Am I really destined to live with this for the remaining time I have left to play?
Fixes that did not work or worked very little:
1) Reverse 8 - Jim Furyk
2) Hit ball to right field
3) Swing to spot in front/right of ball
4) Hit back/inside of ball
5) Point handle to right field on downswing
6) Hit a draw - which I cannot do
7) Keep wrist flat
8) Pause at the top, let club head drop
9) Right elbow tuck
10) Just swing to the target
11) Play ball further back in stance
12) Lead downswing with strong lateral knee/hip - current partial cure.
Any advice or sympathy appreciated.