Huge Breakthrough

[awmgolfer]

Just had to share it as about 5 days ago I had a huge breakthrough and have been playing consistent with it on the past 5 rounds so I know it isn't a fluke of things were just working well that one day. My iron and short game is going quite well right now but my driver has never been a strong club. I've been hitting it well this season but only average about 220 yards with a 250 yard drive or more slipping in once in a blue moon. Yet I could hit my 3 wood about 210-215 yards so I knew I wasn't doing something right with the driver.

I recorded my swing about two weeks ago and noticed rather quickly I wasn't extending my left arm through the swing, I'm a righty, it was a slight bow (chicken wing). I had been working for about a week on extending the arm and thought I had it going well so I recorded myself again 5 days ago. I was still doing it, no change but I noticed I wasn't bent far over but I had too much bend in my back at address. I got up on the first tee and decided what the heck, I can fix the posture right then, so I stood quite straight with very little angle. I then proceeded to put my drive 267 yards out, easiest feeling swing I ever had. I knew the distance as I had a gps and marked my shot. I thought, hey, good shot. From there on for the rest of the round I was average between 245 - 270 yards, every drive in the fairway or just a couple of yards off. I have been doing that for the past five days. The other thing is my 3 iron has done the same. I am almost reaching or reaching all of our par 5's in 2 when before this I was still out about 60 - 80 yards for my third shot. Our par 5's are not long but most large ball hitters can easily hit all of them in two without an issue. It's nice I am close to that category.

I was talking about how amazing just one minor change can make and my new video shows I am no longer bowing the arm. He went out with me and usually takes me off the tee but I was blowing it by him, felt great..lol. Also good to see my handicap drop a few more with the better distance and accuracy off the tee.

Anyway, just had to share as I can see my handicap getting down to a 6 or 7 by the end of the season which is well beyond my goal which I hit today, getting into the 8's.

[inthecup]

Great news, gotta love it.  Save that video in case you regress you can pull it up and re-fix yourself.