My Swing (DuffMcGee)

[Duff McGee]

I do have a swing thread! It's on the first page of the swing forum, too. I've only been playing golf for a short time, but many members of my family play, and my grandfather was definitely the best player in the entire family. So I'm in a unique position of coming into golf with a wealth of terminology and little playing experience, heh. :) Would love to hear how you get along with your swing! I'm fighting a little bit of a flip still (though it's gotten much better in a short amount of time after I got my 'aha!' Feel and committed to it), as well as a chicken wing that I can definitely feel in my elbow. Try not to get too sick if you decide to watch any of my swing videos. ;)

Well thanks for coming on this thread and I will go follow yours as well.

[Duff McGee]

Well these swing changes paid off big time today. I played the most difficult course I've played (maybe tied with another one I played a month ago in a tournament) and I had the best ball striking day ice ever had on a course. My shots we largely crisp and accurate, every club. I even hit a 3 wood off the deck 230 up hill gripped down a little to within about 8 feet through an extremely narrow window (I wouldn't have taken the shot normally due to the extreme difficulty but I really wanted to practice the new swing). My score was bleh because, strangely enough, I took two 10's.

[iacas]

Well these swing changes paid off big time today. I played the most difficult course I've played (maybe tied with another one I played a month ago in a tournament) and I had the best ball striking day ice ever had on a course.

Don't tempt the golf gods, and be cautious of thinking "you've got it" or "you've made the changes." You're still very, very, very likely to slip back into your old habits the instant you stop giving the changes your full attention.

[Duff McGee]

Don't tempt the golf gods, and be cautious of thinking "you've got it" or "you've made the changes." You're still very, very, very likely to slip back into your old habits the instant you stop giving the changes your full attention.

Thanks for that. I hear you loud and clear. And I certainly wasn't perfect by any means. It's just so cool to see changes starting to "work." Thanks again for your help. I know I have a LONG way to go and a lifetime of trying to get better. And yes, those golf gods always seem to be putting me in my place lol.

[Duff McGee]

The one thing about these swing adjustments that I'm a little disappointed with is that in the past when I would make good contact with my driver I was basically guaranteed 280ish whereas yesterday the GPS was putting me at about 260/265 on well struck drives. I think the bowed left wrist was giving me extra whip through my swing. I am much more accurate now so I'm not going back obviously but I will definitely have to figure out how to regain some club head speed at least on my drives. At first my irons were shorter as well but now they are about where they were before the change and a little longer with the short irons actually. I think the short irons are going a little longer due to the fact that I am hitting them crisply more often now.

[iacas]

The one thing about these swing adjustments that I'm a little disappointed with is that in the past when I would make good contact with my driver I was basically guaranteed 280ish whereas yesterday the GPS was putting me at about 260/265 on well struck drives.

I think the bowed left wrist was giving me extra whip through my swing. I am much more accurate now so I'm not going back obviously but I will definitely have to figure out how to regain some club head speed at least on my drives.

Could also just be that when you're not thinking about it so much you swing faster. Everyone tends to lose clubhead speed when they're "thinking" about the swing a little bit. People tend to be a little tentative. Confidence breeds speed.

[Duff McGee]

Could also just be that when you're not thinking about it so much you swing faster. Everyone tends to lose clubhead speed when they're "thinking" about the swing a little bit. People tend to be a little tentative. Confidence breeds speed.

I think you are spot on with that. I have to really concentrate on not cupping and the swing thought basically controls my entire swing right now. Maybe when it's second nature I will be able to let it rip more. Thanks for the post.

[DrvFrShow]

Erik is spot on. I was tentative with my drive and couldn't hit it over 200. Now I'm more confident with it and I'm getting much better distance.