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Over the course of the last month or so, I've worked on being more in to out, and have been hitting irons relatively well with decent distances and accuracy (aka most shots being on or close enough to the green). However when it comes to driver, two things happen: it goes absolutely nowhere, and i either push fade or block the golf ball. 

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3 hours ago, adragon0216 said:

Over the course of the last month or so, I've worked on being more in to out, and have been hitting irons relatively well with decent distances and accuracy (aka most shots being on or close enough to the green). However when it comes to driver, two things happen: it goes absolutely nowhere, and i either push fade or block the golf ball. 

This is common for many of us. I would recommend posting a video of your driver swing in the Member Swings section.

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38 minutes ago, boogielicious said:

This is common for many of us. I would recommend posting a video of your driver swing in the Member Swings section.

Got summer exams so won't be on the range for a while. It just bothers me that when I am on average longer than my mates with my irons, my driver is shorter by a bit. Guess I'll just have to wait and work on my driver a bit.

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If your mechanics are indeed reasonably solid, and its only your driver that has a problem, I'd begin looking at your set-up as a possible issue.  A ball too far back in the stance can cause a lower-than-desirable launch, too-high spin, subsequent loss of distance, and pushes and blocks.  We can't tell for sure, I agree with @boogielicious that posting a video of your swing would be a good step towards getting some specific analysis and instruction.

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Went to the range today. Driving was much more solid, but still had pushes/push fades occasionally. Got a bit of video as well. (Watch in 720p for 60fps)

The camera angle is slightly dodgy; it was a baby draw.

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I'm no expert - that's for sure - but every once in a while I look at a swing and have to ask myself .. how are you a 17.7 !?!.  How long have you been playing?  What's your driving distance?  It could be just camera angles or the fact that I'm not much of an expert on other people's swing issues . .but it looks to me like your swing is pretty good!  I'd trade ya. 

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1 hour ago, Rainmaker said:

I'm no expert - that's for sure - but every once in a while I look at a swing and have to ask myself .. how are you a 17.7 !?!.  How long have you been playing?  What's your driving distance?  It could be just camera angles or the fact that I'm not much of an expert on other people's swing issues . .but it looks to me like your swing is pretty good!  I'd trade ya. 

I played for a few years when I was smaller, but stopped for around 5 years until last summer. My drives only go around 220, but I can't really be sure for I'm always in the trees. It doesn't help my score when I keep finding the woods. When I can find fairways, its a decent/good round (had a 11 over through 17, with a +3 and +4, with only 2 off the fairway by a margin), but when I don't, god knows.

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Get to an instructor if you can or else maybe create a myswing thread here and include also a face-on.  It's unusual, somewhat, for somebody to be short and crooked but not a slicer - it doesn't look like you are a slicer?  Perhaps a lesson or 2 with a good pro would make a huge difference.  Like I said. .I'm no expert at all . .and perhaps somebody who is can chime in and tell me why this swing looks so much better than it apparently is . . but if somebody said "guess this guy's handicap from just one swing" . .I'd say  . .10?  Maybe less?  I'd have guessed that drive went more like 250 vs 220.  Clearly I have no idea what I'm talking about and will shut up now, lol. 

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10 hours ago, Rainmaker said:

Get to an instructor if you can or else maybe create a myswing thread here and include also a face-on.  It's unusual, somewhat, for somebody to be short and crooked but not a slicer - it doesn't look like you are a slicer?  Perhaps a lesson or 2 with a good pro would make a huge difference.  Like I said. .I'm no expert at all . .and perhaps somebody who is can chime in and tell me why this swing looks so much better than it apparently is . . but if somebody said "guess this guy's handicap from just one swing" . .I'd say  . .10?  Maybe less?  I'd have guessed that drive went more like 250 vs 220.  Clearly I have no idea what I'm talking about and will shut up now, lol. 

Currently at school, and we go to a local range once a week with a pro. This pro is pretty shocking though: he told me to hang back to fix a slice, and had me work on my foot. Can't really get any real lessons during term time. I miss a few to the right from time to time, but I'll have a slice very rarely.

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