Range session 9/16/10

[MJP]

Today was awesome. There were two firsts for me today.

One was wearing pants for the first time ever while golfing (as it was drizzling and i used to not play when it rained).

Second was hitting a perfect push draw (a few times actually) with my 8iron and noticed that it went 10y farther than normal (about 155-160). My alignment stick was pointed directly at the target. The ball pushed 5-10y right of target before drawing back 5-10y. This happened maybe 3 or 4 times total. I hit about 10 push over draws where they would only push a few yards and draw much more (due to a more closed face) left of target.

STILL, the big breakthrough is finally being able to push the ball without fading it too. I can say I successfully hit a professional looking push draw today. The ball flight looked like Charlie Hoffman's Winning Draw, except nowhere near as high and not as big of a push.

I can't say I've successfully done this with the driver and actually know how I've done it. I am going to keep working on this part.

Pushing the hips forward at address to preset weight has really helped me start pushing the ball (instead of flipping and pulling it). Last week I could only hit pull fades an pull draws and the occasional straight draw. I am going to work a lot these next couple weeks on hitting a push draw with the driver.

I really, really need to get fit for a driver especially. That way I can truly know what my swing errors are and not second guess if it's partially the drivers fault. To be honest, the club feels too long and too upright in my hands. If I grip down on it the lie feels more flat on the ground.