P-Town Golfer

thanks guys...actually what I have found out from a friend of mine and myself actually is that my swing was too long for one...meaning when my shoulders stopped turning my arms kept going causing a bunch of wasted motion so my body was getting well ahead of my hands causing pulls and hooks...I shortened up my swing (or so it felt like) and was hitting the ball a ton better...the other thing was my driver swing was way to flat and I couldnt really get a feeling for getting to not to be flat so any tips on getting my swing not to be so flat? Thanks Again!!

thanks for the help guys I will def. try out the tips...I'm just so use to my weak grip and when I come down into the impact zone my hands rotate back to my old weak grip causing the face to close and then its a big hook or pull hook so if I can keep my wrist cocked longer I think I hit it straighter...this is so hard to do

So my grip was really weak and I have made it strong in the past couple of days and I have noticed a big difference. I have already gained probably 10 yards (when I hit it straight). Now my problem is that 70% of my shots are left of my target and about 95% of those shots also have a draw on it causing it to go more left. So that tells me I'm hitting the outside part of the ball with a closed club face. The reason I am doing that is because of my old swing and my old grip which I'm trying to get rid of. So that leaves us with 30%. With that 30% I would say I hit 20% straight and the other 10% I hit a block (which is kinda okay right now imo) So with all that said I need to start hitting the inside part of ball and in order to do that I need to start my downswing more on plane or I need to feel like its really inside. But that leads us into my question. I need some help/tip on how to get my downswing started on plane or inside...I have been trying to just let my hands drop at the top and then swing through and that seems to help but when I try hit it a little harder it goes out the window...also its a lot easier to do with my shorter clubs but when I get to about my 6 iron I starting pulling it more again. So any tips or drills on how to get the club started down the correct path or even feel like its coming inside would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

So true So true haha

I like what imtomtomim is saying. I say get the ball on the green as soon as possible and have it roll to the hole instead of trying to flying just short of the hole and having it check up. Its much easier and you get more consistent if you just practice your bump and runs. Try it will different clubs like P wedge 52o and just experiment with different ones. But some things I will check for is play the ball toward your back foot, set you hands just slightly ahead of the ball at address, have more weight on your left side (for right handed golfers) than your right (like 60-40), and then just swing your club like a putt and keep your hands ahead and do flip it. Doing these things will result in solid contact and hitting down on the ball. You will get some spin doing this because you are hitting down on the golf ball.

thanks for the replies guys I appreciate them. As far as what you all have said, that is another thing I'm trying to work on is to try and stay still and now my swing seems so much more compact because I was actually raising up and little before since I was lifting the club up, then I was dipping back down to try and get back in position so I will try and continue staying still and keeping my head still. Also I will def. try to slow my swing down today when I go to the practice tees and then if i'm hitting it good I'll try and speed it up Thanks again guys

So I'm going through a few changes right now. Basically I was lifting the club with my arms and I didn't have much wrist hinge and I wasn't hitting it as far as I thought I could nor was my contact with the ball very consistent. So I had my local pro look at my swing for a brief minute because he was busy but he noticed right away what I was doing and told me I needed more wrist hinge and showed me what I needed to do. Now I'm really practicing what he told me and it works really well when I do it right because now I have more power, my ball is going farther, the ball flight is more penetrating, and my divots are more consistently ahead of the ball. But like I said, when I do it right. Now my miss hits are either thin shots or shots on the toe and I did a little reading myself and had one my buddies who is a good player look at my swing again and he said those misses were actually good misses and the reason why is that I have a whole lot more shaft lean now than before and my heads are ahead of the ball at impact and thats why most of my misses are either thin or on the toe or both. So does that sound about right? And that leads me into my swing thoughts I'm trying to work on now too and want some opinions maybe if these are good swing thoughts to work on at the range or maybe give me some other swing thoughts to work on. Takeaway -Make sure I hinge my wrists and don't "lift" with my arms Downswing -Feel my weight shift to my left side -Feel as if I'm driving my hands at the ball -And make sure I keep turning through the shot as I'm driving my hands toward the ball (clearing my hips) I would love to hear some peoples thoughts or opinions on this. Thank You.

I need help too so I would love to hear some peoples tips, thoughts, pre shot routines, etc

Seems a little to much to think about if you ask me....but I do like the thought of making your right arm straight...makes you release and get extension it seems like

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I See. Thanks.

sorry for the double post there is a storm going through and the internet went out for a moment, but you can practice chipping and stuff without a green, just lay an empty bucket down or anything and try landing it in that spot and just get a feel

My guess would be to have a strong grip and to literally feel like the club is lagging behind your body, but I dont do that because mainly I just can't and its not something I'm trying to do. I have a weak grip and I just let the club release I dont try to hold it or anything and I still hit the ball first then make a divot, but not 4 inches ahead of the ball, thats crazy

well if your trying to break 90 you might want to concentrate on your short game and course management...your seem capable of getting it up to the green in a couple of shots...but for a player trying to break 90 I would really work on the short game and try to not 3 putt...work on lag putting...also be smart out there, examples: if there is trouble right and a whole other fairway to the left then aim left and try to hit it up the left side, or if you get into trouble just deal with and pitch out or what ever you need to do and go on, dont try and hit the miracle shot. Also don't be embarrassed to hit an iron or wood off the tee. If you can get up and down for par just a couple of times a round and only have one (maybe two) three parts then I bet you will break 90 this year. As far as the swing goes...your stance looks a little wide, maybe try an narrow it up a little, also it looks like you kind of sway backwards and then back forward, try and stay still, meaning just turn back and turn through keeping your head still, and make sure you follow all the way through (narrowing your stance may help with that)

well if your trying to break 90 you might want to concentrate on your short game and course management...your seem capable of getting it up to the green in a couple of shots...but for a player trying to break 90 I would really work on the short game and try to not 3 putt...work on lag putting...also be smart out there, examples: if there is trouble right and a whole other fairway to the left then aim left and try to hit it up the left side, or if you get into trouble just deal with and pitch out or what ever you need to do and go on, dont try and hit the miracle shot. Also don't be embarrassed to hit an iron or wood off the tee. If you can get up and down for par just a couple of times a round and only have one (maybe two) three parts then I bet you will break 90 this year. As far as the swing goes...your stance looks a little wide, maybe try an narrow it up a little, also it looks like you kind of sway backwards and then back forward, try and stay still, meaning just turn back and turn through keeping your head still, and make sure you follow all the way through (narrowing your stance may help with that)