Weight on the front foot...thank you iacas

[tws1098]

So after mowing my homemade driving range I hit about 30 balls, focusing solely on keeping additional weight on my front foot. I felt about 60/40, and it seemed awkward...but I'll be darn if I didn't take a nice divot after the ball on every shot. I did not slice one shot, and the push was gone. I found that I was actually drawing the ball instead. I thank you iacas because this seems to be a repeating theme in several threads you have commented on, why it took me this long to just try it is beyond me.

This, however brings me to a question...how do I start the ball out to the right (so I do not need to aim right)?

[enis750]

a drill my pro taught me when on the range
place a tee aiming in the dorection you want your ball to go, about a 6" ahead of your ball
its easier to focus on aiming at something 6" ahead of your ball than 200+ yds away on the range/course
i look ahead to my suggested target, place the tee, check the alignment and hit balls at the tee in the ground.....make sense?

i apply this on the course as well, except i dont use a tee, just a cunk of dirt, a divot, a funny blade of grass, whatever

this helped me w my alignment issues i was having

[motteler621]

bro weight on the left foot is basic knowledge in the swing. I ve been doing that for years, if your not doing it especially through impact then your not swinging correctly but congrats that its working for you

[tws1098]

a drill my pro taught me when on the range

I'm referring to starting the ball to the right of my target, I can only achieve this by aiming farther right. I am lining up properly and the ball starts out at the target but draws left of the target about 5-7 yards.

bro weight on the left foot is basic knowledge in the swing. I ve been doing that for years, if your not doing it especially through impact then your not swinging correctly but congrats that its working for you

I was always transferring the weight (just not as well as I should have been), but now I make a conscious effort to set-up with my weight there and feel as thought I kept my weight over my left foot.

[motteler621]

I'm referring to starting the ball to the right of my target, I can only achieve this by aiming farther right. I am lining up properly and the ball starts out at the target but draws left of the target about 5-7 yards.

I think your going to have aim right. That seems like too much would be going on in your swing if you want the ball to go right of your alignment and then draw left, lol, but what do I know Im about to start lessons.

I have the problem of my ball starting right of where I am aiming, which is annoying. im hoping my instructor can help me with my open face or whatever it is at impact. I dont want to have to roll my wrist on the downswing to make it come into alignment. Doing that can cause you some nasty hooks at times. I want my swing to feel natural without rolling your wrists to have good straight impact.

[Harmonious]

Are you saying you are lined up to a target, and the ball starts at that target, then draws to the left? The obvious answer is to line up to a "new" target, which is 5-7 yards right of your original target. I know some folks on here advocate having 3 different swing paths (in-to-out for draws, out-to- in for fades, and straight on for straight shots). Rather, why not just aim out to the right, swing with your "straight" swing, and let your natural draw tendency take the ball back to your target.

[tws1098]

I think your going to have aim right. That seems like too much would be going on in your swing if you want the ball to go right of your alignment and then draw left, lol, but what do I know Im about to start lessons.

Yeah, I used that as a crutch until really embraced this weight balance thing. I was always pushing the ball right so I began rolling my wrists. I did not have any problems hooking but it did not solve my thin and fat shots, and at times I would still push the ball right.

Now with my weight forward at address and throughout my swing I have gone back to more quiet wrists and have actually started to draw the ball instead of push fading. It feels very consistent and repeatable, something I really lacked before. Now I feel like I actually control my swing and have some confidence in it. Best of luck with your upcoming lesson.

[tws1098]

Are you saying you are lined up to a target, and the ball starts at that target, then draws to the left? The obvious answer is to line up to a "new" target, which is 5-7 yards right of your original target. I know some folks on here advocate having 3 different swing paths (in-to-out for draws, out-to- in for fades, and straight on for straight shots). Rather, why not just aim out to the right, swing with your "straight" swing, and let your natural draw tendency take the ball back to your target.

I thought that might be the "quick fix" that just masked an issue, so I wanted to ask. I guess I have just been watching the pros a little too much and think I should be able to do that too haha. I suppose as long as it is consistent there is no harm in using your advice.

[Harmonious]

I thought that might be the "quick fix" that just masked an issue, so I wanted to ask. I guess I have just been watching the pros a little too much and think I should be able to do that too haha. I suppose as long as it is consistent there is no harm in using your advice.

If the pro's want to start a ball 20 feet left of the flag, for instance, they line up 20 feet left. They don't line up at the flag.

[tws1098]

If the pro's want to start a ball 20 feet left of the flag, for instance, they line up 20 feet left. They don't line up at the flag.

Does this shot start where he aimed or does it go right? This is what I was talking about, and to me it appears to go right and then draw back to where he was aiming. It may just be the camera angle or the tracer playing tricks on me though, so I wanted to give the example I was thinking about.

[kennay92]

he's aimed where that ball starts, slightly right.

[michaeljames92]

Yes this is a push draw. It is caused by coming from the inside with an open club face. i.e. ball starts right, and draws back. Most players on tour do this, even faders of the golf ball hit a push fade of some kind. Most players do this, of course there are exceptions on tour.

[kennay92]

Yes this is a push draw. It is caused by coming from the inside with an open club face. i.e. ball starts right, and draws back. Most players on tour do this, even faders of the golf ball hit a push fade of some kind. Most players do this, of course there are exceptions on tour.

push draw is coming from the inside with a closed face not open, thatd be a push fade/slice.

[michaeljames92]

ahhhhh. Open face to target line, closed face to swing path.

[Weezy]

Golf is not a game of perfect. You are swinging a little in to out with a closed club face. You will need to actually have the face more open to hit it farther to the right. However if your conistently getting that flight then you aim a little right. Almost no pro lines up exactly online. Fred couples aims way left of his target, etc etc.

[tws1098]

Just an update:

Went out to the local range today and incorporated the weight forward idea with tremendous success. We have a green at about 170 yards that I was hitting with my 6i (use to be my 5i...and I normally did not hit it). It felt good to be putting the ball close to my target from that distance. I will be posting a couple videos from this morning into this thread to see what you all think. I feel as excited about golf now as when I first started playing 2 years ago and hit my first green on a par 3...awesome feeling.

[TN94z]

So you have 60 front/40 back when setup and you leave it that way throughout the swing?

[tws1098]

I still have my overswing (need to straighten that left arm), but I have put that on the back burner for now as this has made a much bigger impact on my ball striking. It appears I am a little too far forward and have the ball a little too far forward in my stance. I was still taking a nice divot right after the ball though. Any other thoughts?