MattljDuke

I find this very interesting. I can come up with two theories. Theory #1: On full through swings, you have a tendency to slide your hips too far towards the target, and don't stay behind the ball at impact. The result is a blocked shot that starts right and stays there, sometimes with a little fade. The right hand swing made it nearly impossible to slide your hips, so you're turning them properly instead, starting the ball on the intended line. Theory #2: On full swings, you tend to take the club back too far inside, causing a severe in-to-out path on your swing, and causing a push. On right handed swings, you're taking it back on a straighter path, causing a more over the top swing, reducing the push or causing a pull. You said that you bring the club back "straight" and to about "12 o clock" so this would make sense. There are numerous drills to address the above swing faults. That should give you an idea on what to work on. But without seeing the swing, it's hard to tell. Just hoping I could help!

Thanks for the wealth of advice from everybody! I think I was just very frustrated that I putted so poorly on a day that I was hitting the ball so very well, and looking at the numbers, I knew exactly what killed me. I had five 3-putts during the round. If I could only avoid those, I would have shot 81. I played with my buddy who is a 1 hdcp, who shot a 72, beating me by 14 strokes. Those 14 strokes? Take my putts minus his putts, 41 - 27, and you get 14. Today I've turned that frustration into something more constructive, and will work on developing a repeatable stroke.

I played a round today that seriously made me re-evaluate my practice regimen. I haven't worked very much on putting. I now know how important it is! Just a few stats from my last round: Score: 86 +14 FWs: 7/14 GIR: 9/18 Putts: 41 Scrambling: 0% (9 chances) First of all, this may be a record for lowest round with 40+ putts. Not sure, but I just might call Guinness. But secondly, and more imporantly, how do you practice putting? On a practice green? On your carpet at home? Some other crazy method? Just kinda curious, because I will now be spending about 60% of my practice time putting.

Hello Jørgen! As somebody who used to live in Stavanger, I enthusiastically welcome you! And although the norsk golf season is short, you can get 3 rounds in a single day with the daylight!

More advice from somebody that has a higher handicap than you do, and I've never seen your swing before, so take it with a grain of salt. The most noticable lack of power in the swing is from the wrists. In your driver swing, you have the club only slightly past vertical because there is very little wrist cock. Then on the throughswing, your wrists do not "close" or "turn over" or whatever term you want to use. That results in the left arm "chicken wing" in the followthrough. I would work on grooving your wrists. Make finesse high pitch shots to activate them. But again... grain of salt. Only the "self-taught never had a lesson in my life guy" approach.

I know the exact feeling. I had an interesting weekend for these types of scores. Played two rounds on Friday. First round was 58 out, 48 in. Second round was 40 out 43 in (with a quad on 10, ugh ). Just goes to show that it's a funny game sometimes.

Harvey Penick does a good job addressing this in his Little Red Book. He suggests that the thumb should not be straight at address, but a little to the right. It feels weird at address for some, but the key feel is not at address, but at the top of the backswing. My swing seems to "groove" better when my left thumb feels like it is supporting the club at the top of the backswing. The club therefore feels more solid and in control. The point where this feels right is different for every golfer, but I would experiment and not worry about how the club feels at address, but rather how it feels at the top of the backswing.

I love the feel of these when putting. Can't tell much of a difference between these and the HX Hot from over 100 yds out. But they're too expensive for me. I'll continue to play D2 Feel at $1 per ball.

This drill helped for me. Place a golf towel 8 inches behind your ball. Now grab a six iron and hit some shots. The idea is to hit the ball without touching the towel. For me, I was releasing my wrists too soon, and this helped fix it. But many factors can be at play. Hope this helps!

Just shot an 83, with the least amount of putts I've ever had (34) And happy to go play next weekend!!

Shot the first round of bogey golf in my life today! I've gotten so close so many times before, but it happened today on a 136 slope course and I couldn't be happier! http://www.blackmesagolfclub.com 45 out, 45 in, hit 7 FWs, 5 GIRs, 36 putts.

I'm a Graduate Business student, so I get plenty of chances to hit the courses. Working world starts next year , so we'll see after that.