Frustrated

[zdoor]

Been golfing regularly again for about 3 months now. Played a lot about 4 years ago, but work and frustration with not making progress caused me to take a break.... Well I'm getting frustrated again and looking for advice. I've been a natural pull/slight hook shot guy for a while now, caused by an over the top swing that I can't seem to get rid of...

Since I have been back playing again I was making very steady progress and starting to really feel like I might have gotten past the big issue that has plagued me for as long as I've played... My hook, was turning into more of a pull with little turn beyond the initial line straight to the left and it had been getting less frequent, usually showing up toward the end of the rounds... My scores which had been mid 90's were dropping and I got several rounds in the high 80's with a pretty mediocre short game (I have spent most of my time messing with my swing).

Well took a lesson 2 weeks ago and it has been hell since... My teacher, a very good, competent instructor, teaching a very traditional swing, diagnosed a couple of things about my swing.

1. It was over the top, especially on the long irons.

2. my right hand was far too loose causing my to over-cock at the top and making the swing plane steep.

He gave me some things to work on and set me on my way... Since that day i cannot find my swing to save my life... I am now push, slicing, which I've never done and lost a lot of power when I do get a nice shot. I have debated going back and getting more instruction but I'm debating whether I should. My body type is very different from the teacher I use and I don't think I can ever really develop into his swing form.

He is a skinny, lanky guy and I am a fairly big, muscular guy (I've played sports most of my life) My drives, which have always been the best part of my game are now wild. I can hit the occasional monster shot, but can hit a hook OR Slice now and can't figure out why.... I assume I am getting the slice, because I am trying to come from the inside and leaving the club open but when I try to compensate here comes a snap hook, far worse than the pull I had...

Any advice? Should I step back a bit and either work on the short game or take a break? Rounds are a bit frustrating but I like to hang with my buddies which also makes it worse since we are all ex-athletes and very competitive...

HELP!!

[JackLee]

If you swing the club with your arms, it is extremely difficult to synchronize your body movements with that arm swing. The solution is a body powered swing where your body swings your arms and the club. The Master Key golf instruction is what I use. There is other body powered swing instruction. Beware of any that gives you a lower body key. That just brings the synchronization problem back into it.

[kilbyman]

I'm no expert, but based on the ball flight laws, your slice is probably not due to an inside out swing. Push slice to me seems like over the top + club face way open to start the ball to the right. I'm guessing in an effort to stop this you over-close the club face and come too far in to out, which results in the pull hook (again, according to my understanding of the new flight laws). You should look at the flight laws on this forum, and post a swing to get some help. But you should get another lesson or so if you are still frustrated.