I've been Playing Golf for: 20 years, about 3 years more seriously with some lessons
My current handicap index or average score is: 20.7
My typical ball flight is: Small Fade
The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: Big slice with the driver
Videos:
This is a swing from a lesson in August:
I tried recording a couple swings on the range today, but I didn't realize until I got home that the tripod was pointed too low. Most of my upper body was cut off, and the video is not very useful. I'll try and get a better recording the next time I'm on the range.
Now that I have taken getting better seriously, golf is hard. I meet with an instructor about every three weeks now, and I'm on the course in some capacity every day practicing or playing or both. I usually get in a minimum of 9 a day. I'm only slowly seeing positive results on a regular basis. I'm leaning towards this guy not ever beating the 3. Unless he dedicates his life to getting better I dont know. Maybe. One thing working against me is I've been playing forever without formal instruction until a few sessions last year with an instructor and now. It takes a good while to get something ingrained in you for it to work every time. I'm rambling, so yeah, scratch my earlier vote and I'll go with the 3 with an *
So according to the above paragraph, you hit the driver between 179-280 yards. I am no instructor but one thing I would take a look at is where are you hitting the ball on the clubface. Foot powder spray is good for this. Also, what flex shaft are you playing in the driver? To weak of a shaft for your swing speed can cause problems. A fitter/ instructor can help you there. Aside from just a faulty swing, those are a couple of things that could play into your shotgun blast of drives. I speak from experience.
Oh I can definitely miss my driver way out of play. A slice is usually on the next fairway over. I generally only hit driver when there is a lot of room on the right.
But I just finished up at the range and actually found what seems to be a really good swing thought for my drives. The first half of the my drives were all over the place, but the second half was really solid. I'm definitely going to try and keep working with that swing thought.
Since it sounds like your misses with driver are still generally in play, hitting irons off the tee frequently and laying up to a specific wedge are strategy mistakes and are almost certainly costing you strokes over the long run.
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