Drills or "feels" for push slice/snap hook cure

[Chief Oceola]

Was wondering about some good driving range drills. Long bio... Had to quit golf for about 4 years due to chronic golf/tennis elbow and lower back problems, and also a new baby. I'm only 32... Getting back into it and Have played 2 rounds and maybe 6 range sessions in the past 4 months. I know video helps but figured I would follow the rules and try to get involved in the forums first. I'm Having a push-slice with the occasional snap hook problem. If I swing 5 times it's literally, a perfect straight-draw, slight push, Big Push-slice, push, and a "WHO HIT THAT" snap hook. Always had this problem, but when I played alot my timing was usually perfect, so it was playable, can't play that often anymore and this left/right dispersion is a nightmare. It's unplayable. Im hitting both sides of the driving range net!!! I am a longer hitter with a "smash the ball" mindset with limited feel. I can hit half swings or narrow stance swings all day and they are straight, but a real full swing is a mess. I read the 5 keys and understand them. My old swing had an exaggerated "Ben hogan" lower body move and I am trying to limit that. I also stay on my back foot at times with longer clubs. My previous "swing thought" was "slide the hips" but it was over exaggerated so im trying find a new "thought", Which has made me overthink things. I guess I am asking for some good "sequencing drills" Or mental habits on the range. the narrow stance and right foot back drills help, but it seems my problems are more "hands" with an inconsistent release. (Chicken or the egg?) Like I said I just "smash the ball" so it's difficult to translate the"feels" of a a drill to the swing. Reading online it says too much hip slide, or too much hip spin, so it is confusing. Tried "dropping the hands" to get in sequence and that helped. Also worked on spine tilt but I just hit it fat when I do. I'm also a Tom Watson "picker/sweeper" with no divots, but still get back spin so never worried about it. Any tips?

[colin007]

The same swing can produce all the ball flights you've described. Depending on where the club face is pointing, it can go anywhere from a push slice to a snap hook.

[mvmac]

You'll benefit a lot more by focusing on one priority piece, rather than trying a bunch of stuff you've read on the internet

Feel free to start a swing thread.

http://thesandtrap.com/f/4180/member-swings

[dchoye]

I feel for you I suffer from the same. Love to smash the ball and I find the same pattern with with my driver. I notice that the days when my drive was acceptable Long and straight I was either baby fading with a 10 yard fade or pull slightly 10 to the left. If I tried to hard with either pattern that when things go wrong When I'm cutting and try hit the ball harder I would leave the face open and get the mother of slices. When I'm pulling and want an extra bit clubface closure I get the snappest of all hooks. So it's a matter of timing , tempo , self disapline that all I can advise. Some days I have no confident on my driver and keep it in the bag. Some days I want to take it out even on the tightest hole if I'm confident of where the ball it's going to go