Is a slight push with your irons a good way to play golf?

[Mike Boatright]

Iv'e gotten so sick of over drawing the ball left of the green with 5-6 irons that I have developed a push swing that's working! Today I hit a beautiful 6 iron 170 yards and land it 8 feet from the pin. It's controlled and I know that I wont over draw it. The problem is I feel like it's sawn of and maybe just a band aid however if it''s consistent then who am I to argue> I know I could get 180 out of the 6 if I hit a normal full high draw but it's usually 4 out of ten and that's a lot of missed green's tough pars and inevitable bogeys.

[boogielicious]

 

Iv'e gotten so sick of over drawing the ball left of the green with 5-6 irons that I have developed a push swing that's working! Today I hit a beautiful 6 iron 170 yards and land it 8 feet from the pin. It's controlled and I know that I wont over draw it. The problem is I feel like it's sawn of and maybe just a band aid however if it''s consistent then who am I to argue> I know I could get 180 out of the 6 if I hit a normal full high draw but it's usually 4 out of ten and that's a lot of missed green's tough pars and inevitable bogeys.

Jack Nicklaus played a push fade for most of his career. Any shot shape that is consistent is effective. I tend to hook as a miss too and I am working on eliminating that miss. I would suggest posting more video of your swing in your My Swing thread. 

[Mike Boatright]

13 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Jack Nicklaus played a push fade for most of his career. Any shot shape that is consistent is effective. I tend to hook as a miss too and I am working on eliminating that miss. I would suggest posting more video of your swing in your My Swing thread. 

 Oh cool that's a good idea. I would like to create a new my swing thread if I could I have one that's has to many replies is 6 pages longs and isn't relevant into what i'm doing now :)

[boogielicious]

11 minutes ago, Mike Boatright said:

 Oh cool that's a good idea. I would like to create a new my swing thread if I could I have one that's has to many replies is 6 pages longs and isn't relevant into what i'm doing now :)

Just post in your existing thread. 

[Mike Boatright]

1 minute ago, boogielicious said:

Just post in your existing thread. 

Ok but there are a lot of contradictions to what I was working on and what Im doing now I'd rather have a fresh perspective and make new videos.

[iacas]

46 minutes ago, Mike Boatright said:

Ok but there are a lot of contradictions to what I was working on and what Im doing now I'd rather have a fresh perspective and make new videos.

No.

You get one Member Swing thread. The posts are all in order, and dated. People are not total morons. They can follow along.

[billchao]

15 hours ago, Mike Boatright said:

Iv'e gotten so sick of over drawing the ball left of the green with 5-6 irons that I have developed a push swing that's working! Today I hit a beautiful 6 iron 170 yards and land it 8 feet from the pin. It's controlled and I know that I wont over draw it. The problem is I feel like it's sawn of and maybe just a band aid however if it''s consistent then who am I to argue> I know I could get 180 out of the 6 if I hit a normal full high draw but it's usually 4 out of ten and that's a lot of missed green's tough pars and inevitable bogeys.

I think I've mentioned this to you before, but everything you have mentioned lately about your swing suggest to me that you're swinging too far right.

You can get a lot of satisfaction from hitting picturesque golf shots. The scorecard only cares what number you write down. Figure out what you want out of your golf.

[Buckeyebowman]

15 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Jack Nicklaus played a push fade for most of his career. Any shot shape that is consistent is effective. I tend to hook as a miss too and I am working on eliminating that miss. I would suggest posting more video of your swing in your My Swing thread. 

You read my mind, boogie. As long as you're consistent doing what you're doing, stick with it. Too many guys have screwed themselves up by constantly tinkering looking for that "perfect" swing. Just look at the different swings on tour. Many of them would not be taught by any PGA of America certified instructor. But, they work! Consistency and effectiveness are key!