gophinmedic

Great thread. I think what I get out of "knuckles down" is a want to rotate through impact. I think the flip comes because my core stops rotating and now my hand play catch up. When I think knuckles down, it keeps my left wrist flat, left shoulder down, and encourages me to keep rotating. Do you think this will lead to different bad habits going forward?

I hear that. That was my problem though. I was releasing my hands back behind the right hip. I wouldn't say I'm trying to hold lag as much as get the hands leading the head. All I'm really thinking about is maintaining the angle created at the top till my hand reach my right thigh. That improved my distance and striking over casting, but I never dealt with squaring at impact so my right hand flips. It just creates crazy high ball flight and topped/fat shots.

So I've been working on maintaining lag. As a result I started to "flip" my right hand at the ball. This brought my left shoulder high at impact and turned my 4 iron into a space mission flight. So, racking my brain, I started playing around with just having the thought of rotating my left knuckles down into impact. Thanks to the snow, I haven't been able to really try this out, but the practice swings feel good and I feel like I rotate better through the "ball". So is this a bad thought? Or am I on to something?

Well I don't do what I do now for the money. There are few things in life that one can get rich doing. Finding something you love to do that also makes you rich is an even smaller dream. So, I take loving what I do over being rich and miserable.

TM irons are pretty notorious for high ball flight. My 2.0's are this way and a friend of mine plays the burner plus and has a crazy high flight. TM has done this to decrease the stopping distance on the green, higher flight, softer landing. However, IMHO, a higher ball flight shouldn't effect your distance, minus wind of course. If you count roll out for your total difference, its really the wrong way to go about it seeing as how different courses will cause less/more run out depending on conditions. Get some impact or masking tape and make sure your hitting it flush. With the Player irons, mishits wont be as forgiving as the GI irons.

I know there have been some threads on this but none really answer my questions. Im really leaning to working towards becoming a PGA Pro, teaching pro that is. I enjoy teaching in the Fire Department and think I can take that same love for golf and teach it. My problem is, I literally have no idea where to start. Im not a member at a club and the only one near me dosent have the most reputable pro so Id rather not ask him. So all in all, my question is: Where do I start What are the requirements How much time/money will it take What is the likelihood of finding a spot teaching somewhere I know these are rather broad questions so if anyone can fill in the blanks feel free. Any help is appreciated.

The smarter ones above can confirm or deny this, but a slice like that means one of three things, shank, violent out to in path, open clubface. Video will tell for sure as well as masking or impact tape.

Welcome and have fun. Golf is an incredibly fun and frustrating game but this site can make it easier. Bit of advice, learn the right way to do things the first time, it will save you loads of headaches and time down the road.

Getting fitted is a good thing. But if you cant, golfsmith will do the basic fitting. Like they've said above, you can at least get the correct loft and flex which is a big part of the process. Swing as much as you can, there are a bunch of drivers under your budget, especially last year models and budget new models. However, don't be thrown off by the "older models", for the most part, theres not a whole bunch "new" for the last couple years. Have fun and good hunting.

That's how I feel, id hate to see those poor helpless golf balls die at the hands of a combine

top 5 right there ^

No, most of them are actually in the corn field on the other side of the road, and I go at night so as not to ruffle any undue feathers so none of them are in play. Ive never sold em, I usually keep what I want and give the rest to my friends or random people who I get paired with at a course. Hoping this keeps my karma in the right direction. lol. bwhahaha, sure, for a low flat S/H fee of 199.99, lol.

I was playing in slop yesterday, 1.5 feet of snow melting will do that, lol. On the shots around the green that were in some narsty wetness, I just try to lower the club just so that it touches the ground, and make a move back and through trying not to move vertically, most of the time, im able to pick it right off the surface. I know this probably isn't the greatest technique for this but it worked for me. I for sure agree with taking more club though. The shorter the swing, the bigger the margin of error gets.

My 4 iron is 21* and my 3h is 19*. I keep my 4 in the bag for certain shots. Basically because I have room for it. I use the 4 iron mostly off the tee on short sharp par 4's and when the wind is up. Im able to flight this lower than my 3H. If I didn't have room in the bag for it, it would be gone, no question. But if you have room and can hit it fairly well, no harm in keeping it.

His caddie pays him for the honor of carrying his bag He dosent strike the ball, the balls runs out of fear Officals ask him for the "ruling He once made a hole in one on a par 5 while olaying a bull while jumping on a trampoline... He is, the most interesting golfer in the world.

So my parents live across the street from a rather prestigious course for the area. Ive made it a habit to walk down the road where the 10th runs parallel and pick up some balls that need rescuing. This is my take from the other night, 62 in total, mostly the big names, Titleist, Callaway, TMAG and a few throw away practice balls. My question is, should I feel bad about this or are there others like me in the world!! lol

My favorites would the the "Golf Pros" who show up looking like a walking titleist ad and proceed to shanking off 40 strait shots all while complaining the the mats are junk and the balls must be cracked.

I just picked up the Nickent F26 3H. I really like it so far. Hit it with a TMAG, Callaway, adams and a cobra and it was the best for me. Has an adjustable lie/loft. Nice sound with impact, shaft feels sturdy, and distance is good with my swing (215 with this one). Id recommend trying it out.

Phil, cal Ripken jr, Tim Allen.

Maybe try to keep that left heel planted firmly, you raise if off in the backswing and when you re plant it creates movement throughout the body, vertical movement which could lead to striking behind the ball. I agree with saevel, it looks like your knee are pretty close to each other and then the leg flares back out to the feet. It may just be the angle, but that's what it looks like. When you left knee is flared in, it creates lateral shift in the downswing trying to push off of it, like you were trying to get to, eliminate the excess movement. Good tips from Saevel, hes a boss! lol

Im sorry to hear that, its worked for me and im thankful for that

I harp em a lot but I love my Burner 2.0's. They do have a higher launch than some other irons but I try not to play in the wind, lol. For comparison, my driver swing speed is about 103-105, I cant remember my irons speed, but my 7 iron will do 160-170 all day with a nice tempo swing. Just my two cents, but I figured if you liked the burners, then this wouldn't be a big leap. But definitely hit anything you can get your hands on and find what fits you best.

I love being able to work the ball how I want, most of the time, lol. When im at the range, I consistently work on shaping the ball, left and right, changing the trajectory up and down and so on. Theres a sense of pride when your buddies are ballooning in the wind and you can smack a low draw back to a flag.

I agree that if you want to be better at something, you need to find the instruction to do so. However, I don't think that you NEED it in golf, not at most of our levels. My reasoning is simply justification. If I told my wife I want golf lessons (which I cant afford, lol) she would tell me im crazy. And shes fairly right. That would mean, paying someone money to hopefully teach me to be better at something I have to pay money to do to get nothing in return. When I was young, baseball camps and clinics helped me to a scholarship, so it was justifiable, I wasn't paid necessarily but if you added up the tuition I saved, I was compensated well for it, lol. I also think, that people who believe they need lessons to even think about playing were introduced to the game wrong. I think you should be picking up a club, hitting some balls and try having some fun before you think about dumping money into this game. Shame on anyone who has made someone think they cant have fun and enjoy this game without taking lessons.

I would prefer your 2014 swing. The 2013 one looks to be a little quick at the top and the newer one, you've created a nice tempo to the swing. your right, your movement has condensed and the swing overall looks better. Don't be deterred by the fade, a lot more tour pros play a power fade than you would think. If you can still draw the ball when necessary, the fade is a great ball flight to have. My novice eyes don't see much if anything wrong with the new swing. The fade is probably being produce, IMHO, from quick hips that are pulling you across the ball. From the full speed its hard to see for sure, but it looks to be out to in. Your older swing looks in to out. Assuming the clubface stays the same in both swings, the top produces a fade, the bottoms produces draw.