Focusing on the path of the Clubhead

[Precis1on]

Hey SandTrappers,

I've been working this past year on multitudes of things in my swing in order to improve ballstriking. All the way from flying wedges to weight forward on the downswing and revamping my grip and backswing.

However, in all of my work of getting my body in the correct positions, I was still having some issues with consistent ballstriking. I couldn't really define what was missing, and being self-taught,  I didn't have a coach to help me with what I should be feeling or thinking during the swing.

This week, I have been very focused on the path of the clubhead in my swing, and my ballstriking instantly improved. My body knew what positions it needed to get into already, since I had already drilled that into my swing, but I had forgotten that none of that matters if you can't deliver the clubhead to the ball properly. I had gotten myself in a frenzy about great positions on the downswing, that I was blindly swinging into the ball without thinking of what and where my clubhead was. And my focus now with my clubhead feels - "Wide (backswing), narrow (downswing), wide (post-impact,followthrough)".

Has anyone else experienced this or something similar? Is the way I'm approaching the swing now correct? Anyone work so hard at getting their body into the right positions that they forgot about the clubhead? :). Just some musings from the past few days at the driving range. It's helped me piece together the things that I've worked so hard for the past year, and I'm swinging much better now.

[fanofsaosin]

I don't really think about the clubhead too much... as long as i setup with it slightly open and my grip is firm and it doesn't move around in my hands i'm set.  I just focus on tempo because i tend to get quick from the top and don't do the proper sequencing.  That is why i love the s & t system of swinging the club. Much better clubface control than i had before when i was caught up on the haney teachings and trying to rotate the face with #3 accumulator.

May i ask where in chicago you are located... im northside..

[Precis1on]

I'm about 10 minutes from O'hare in Des Plaines.

[fanofsaosin]

coo, im in portage park in the city... what courses do you usually hit up... im usually playing someone in the north burbs like highland woods, schaumburg golf club, hilldale....