Finally!

[MConstantineJr]

I have been searching for the last two seasons to get rid if my OTT with my irons. I have been seeing a PGA pro and have had little success. Everything always felt awkward and uncomfortable and unrepeatable. I just couldn't start the downswing with my hips. It was impossible. I tired swinging out to right field which worked sometimes but that didn't mean I was mechanically sound. I'd say lucky rather when I struck it well. Anyway, the last 3 range sessions (and 1 round yesterday) I've subscribed to the "Handle toward ball" approach on the downswing. Holy crap does this thought simplify things and get my hips moving simultaneously without me having to think about it. It always keeps my right elbow tucked close to my body on the downswing. I also use the handle on my backswing first starting at the ball and then down the target line and then back to the ball on downswing. I hit the ball effortlessly with a great amount of lag, superior compression, and new found power. I also used this method with my driver which I hit rather well and far (250-300) but it can get leaky at times. However with this new trigger I was straighter more often and had a more penetrating ball flight giving me great rollout. This has made my last three trips to the course more pleasurable than all my years and years of golf experiences combined. My question is does anyone else use this trigger method and if so what are/were your results. Btw I shot an 88 only because I'm still trying to get my alignment fixed now that I'm hitting the ball correctly. Plus my putting sucked a sack of sacks.