Mini Tire Drill for Pulls and Slices

[iacas]

[14ledo81]

Erik, will this drill help with my driver problems?  My driver shots balloon.  Generally they start out straight or a bit right, and then fade a bit more.  They fly very short when I hit them this way.

[iacas]

Originally Posted by 14ledo81

Erik, will this drill help with my driver problems?  My driver shots balloon.  Generally they start out straight or a bit right, and then fade a bit more.  They fly very short when I hit them this way.

I don't know. It's primarily for people who pull and slice, as I said. Balloons are usually too much backspin if you define "balloon" the same way I do.

[Zeph]

Does the weight of the tire help? I would think it is easier to feel the difference with a heavier object. Kind of like the rock throwing drill for extension. Lynn Blake use badminton rackets to demonstrate how you keep the arms from rotating too early, but it feels less productive with such light objects. If anything, I'd like the, to be heavier than a club, to give a better feedback on what you are really doing. Good players keep the 3rd accumulator "loaded" pretty long on the downswing. Really starts rotating around A6, where things start to unhinge. Things happen really fast from A6 to A7. Do you actively learn to release #3, or does it happen somewhat by itself, from the arms and hands trying to get the sweetspot on the ball? I haven't tried this myself, but is it right to assume that just swinging the tire would put it on a better plane than the ones we see from a lot of people? We can easily change the paths with a golf club, but a tire would throw you more off balance if you tried throwing it over the top.

[iacas]

Originally Posted by Zeph

Does the weight of the tire help? I would think it is easier to feel the difference with a heavier object. Kind of like the rock throwing drill for extension.

The weight of the rock was important in the extension drill. It's not particularly relevant for this, no.

Originally Posted by Zeph

Good players keep the 3rd accumulator "loaded" pretty long on the downswing. Really starts rotating around A6, where things start to unhinge.

4... 1...... 2..3!!!

I agree.

Originally Posted by Zeph

Do you actively learn to release #3, or does it happen somewhat by itself, from the arms and hands trying to get the sweetspot on the ball?

Some people have to learn to do it a little bit. Others have to learn to do it differently. :) Sorry, I can't be more specific about it. I don't want to give general advice when it won't apply to enough people.

Originally Posted by Zeph

I haven't tried this myself, but is it right to assume that just swinging the tire would put it on a better plane than the ones we see from a lot of people? We can easily change the paths with a golf club, but a tire would throw you more off balance if you tried throwing it over the top.

Probably, but again, that's not really the purpose, to actually throw the tire or swing it at much speed.

[bm85]

Have come to love this drill the last couple days. Have a tendency to throw the club, and spin the hips so I think it's right up my alley.

Thanks

[boogielicious]

For those of you who don't have dirty old tires to practice with, , I did this with a book in my office.