Height

[Dannyhansen88]

Hello all, so my problem is hitting the ball high and I can't seem to figure out why. I am somewhat content with the height of my 9,8, and 7 iron but starting with 6 through driver I'd love to see more height. I know a lot about the golf swing but this has been stumping me. I compress the ball well, I take long shallow divots and can hear the ball shooting off the face. I do not have a ton of shaft lean de-lofting the club face. I hit a lot of shots solid, I am not thinning it. Also, my driver swing speed is 117 mph. I know how to work the ball left, right, and even lower but I have always struggled with getting it up. I play with a lot of really good players, college players, and they are able to access pins with long irons that I can't because of their ability to hit it over the moon, and in dry South Texas that really matters on these greens! No matter what I do I can't seem to get it higher!

Thanks and Gig'em

 

 

Edited April 10, 2017 by RandallT
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[saevel25]

If you are going to post video's of your swings then please start a my swing thread here, 

https://thesandtrap.com/forums/forum/13-member-swings/

In doing so, please upload your video's to youtube, copy the URL of the video and paste it to your My Swing thread. The forum will embed the videos then. 

 

[Dannyhansen88]

thanks dickweed

[DaveP043]

22 minutes ago, Dannyhansen88 said:

thanks dickweed

@Dannyhansen88, @saevel25 is right in suggesting that you post videos in the My Swings area.  You could even just update the thread you started a year ago, in which @saevel25 gave you some pretty detailed advice.  I suggest that you open the "Hidden Contents" so you understand what you can do in order to get the best possible advice from the generous folks here.

[woodzie264]

4 hours ago, Dannyhansen88 said:

thanks dickweed

This isn't going to go over well here. We are adults.

[klineka]

Ignoring the rude comment you made to saevel25, have you gotten on a launch monitor to see what your angle of attack is? I also struggled getting much height on my driver until I was able to take some swings on a launch monitor and evaluate the numbers. 

Also, without having your shots recorded on a launch monitor, it is very difficult to know for sure that you aren't delofting the club at impact, and the dynamic loft is most likely different from shot to shot, so it might be helpful to get a good idea of exactly what your dynamic loft is for each club in relation to the actual loft of the club.

Another point to consider is the ball position in your stance. I had the ball for my driver closer to the middle of my stance, but when I moved the ball way out towards my front heel/big toe area, I have been catching the ball just as my clubhead starts to move its way up. That has helped me the most.

[Dannyhansen88]

Just now, klineka said:

Ignoring the rude comment you made to saevel25, have you gotten on a launch monitor to see what your angle of attack is? I also struggled getting much height on my driver until I was able to take some swings on a launch monitor and evaluate the numbers. 

Also, without having your shots recorded on a launch monitor, it is very difficult to know for sure that you aren't delofting the club at impact, and the dynamic loft is most likely different from shot to shot, so it might be helpful to get a good idea of exactly what your dynamic loft is for each club in relation to the actual loft of the club.

Another point to consider is the ball position in your stance. I had the ball for my driver closer to the middle of my stance, but when I moved the ball way out towards my front heel/big toe area, I have been catching the ball just as my clubhead starts to move its way up. That has helped me the most.

Good question, I've been on flight scope and track man with my old coach about a year ago. I was pursuing golf at a high level looking to play D1 golf. We were just getting to working on the driver but I decided to quit because of x,y and z. Anyways I did not look at attack angles but I did see my launch angle is around 11 degrees with my driver. I swing a 9.0 Callawy GBB Aldila Rogue Extra Stiff, and yes I have the CHS for this I was fit for it. I understand I could crank it up to 10 degrees but that won't translate to my irons. On video the club is close to parallel at impact with slight shaft lean. I hit a pretty straight ball and can work it left and right. The driver takes off really really hard but doesn't rise like the pros do. Granted I am comparing myself to the pros but my goal is to hit a ball the screams off the club face and gets high later in flight versus hitting a ball that flies like a rainbow. I play the ball of my left instep. I'll go get on a monitor soon, what should I look for in attack angle? This is directly after impact with an 8 irons. Sometimes I think I'm not putting enough spin on the golf ball or I'm not really compressing it? I'm not sure.

[Valleygolfer]

20 minutes ago, Dannyhansen88 said:

Good question, I've been on flight scope and track man with my old coach about a year ago. I was pursuing golf at a high level looking to play D1 golf. We were just getting to working on the driver but I decided to quit because of x,y and z. Anyways I did not look at attack angles but I did see my launch angle is around 11 degrees with my driver. I swing a 9.0 Callawy GBB Aldila Rogue Extra Stiff, and yes I have the CHS for this I was fit for it. I understand I could crank it up to 10 degrees but that won't translate to my irons. On video the club is close to parallel at impact with slight shaft lean. I hit a pretty straight ball and can work it left and right. The driver takes off really really hard but doesn't rise like the pros do. Granted I am comparing myself to the pros but my goal is to hit a ball the screams off the club face and gets high later in flight versus hitting a ball that flies like a rainbow. I play the ball of my left instep. I'll go get on a monitor soon, what should I look for in attack angle? This is directly after impact with an 8 irons. Sometimes I think I'm not putting enough spin on the golf ball or I'm not really compressing it? I'm not sure.

Hey nice apology by the way.

[Dannyhansen88]

Just now, Valleygolfer said:

Hey nice apology by the way.

Thanks! 

[David in FL]

9 minutes ago, Dannyhansen88 said:

Thanks! 

Playing D1 golf, or any other sport at a high level requires more than just talent.  It requires maturity.

You've got a ways to go...

[Dannyhansen88]

Just now, David in FL said:

Playing D1 golf, or any other sport at a high level requires more than just talent.  It requires maturity.

You've got a ways to go...

Thanks Dad. Any other advice to get me on tour?

[Valleygolfer]

1 minute ago, Dannyhansen88 said:

Thanks Dad. Any other advice to get me on tour?

Learn to be humble.

[David in FL]

10 minutes ago, Dannyhansen88 said:

Thanks Dad. Any other advice to get me on tour?

Sure.  Get a LOT better.  A 3 hcp might be able to play D3 golf, but a D1 school won't let you drive the picker on the practice range.  As for getting on tour, the vast majority of D1 players won't sniff success on even the smaller developmental tours.

Beyond that, I've got my own churlish teenager to raise.  I'll let your parents work on helping you grow up, and simply wish them the best of luck.

 

[saevel25]

1 hour ago, Dannyhansen88 said:

 I play the ball of my left instep. I'll go get on a monitor soon, what should I look for in attack angle?This is directly after impact with an 8 irons. Sometimes I think I'm not putting enough spin on the golf ball or I'm not really compressing it? I'm not sure.

You want +1 to +3 upward angle of attack with the driver. You want about -4.5 down angle of attack with the 8 iron. 

If you are not sure then check your launch numbers on trackman, flightscope or GC2.

You want to see 12-13 launch angle and 2000-2300 spin rate with the driver. The 8 iron you can see around 7500-8000 rpm spin rate. 

Note, I took these numbers from PGA tour players. 

[Pretzel]

6 hours ago, Dannyhansen88 said:

Thanks Dad. Any other advice to get me on tour?

Yeah. Learn when to stop digging your own grave, especially when you're the one who's asking for help and others are trying to provide it.

[Ernest Jones]

Classic thread. Lol. 

"How to completely alienate the very source of help that you, yourself, sought out 101"

Well done @Dannyhansen88  

#OneAndDone

See'ya. 

[jamo]

@Dannyhansen88, your best bet to get an answer is to post a My Swing thread.

https://thesandtrap.com/forums/forum/13-member-swings/

[iacas]

1 hour ago, jamo said:

@Dannyhansen88, your best bet to get an answer is to post a My Swing thread.

https://thesandtrap.com/forums/forum/13-member-swings/

He has one. It's older. I'm not sure there's a FO video. Either way it's not up to date.