JoeGran

I'm no expert ( I'm actually terrible), but make sure not to move your head during your swing, that's what helped me a lot. It sounds like you're topping the ball, that's why there's no flight too it. Of course, it could be thousands of reasons, but thats my two cents. Good Luck!

Definitely a possibilty. Actually, I'm almost positive i put it too far back with my irons, but that is where i get the best contact with the ball. I used to have a huge 'topping the ball' problem, and have the ball farther back was the solution i came up with, but now that i push the ball, I may try and move the ball farther up. And I'll make sure to check my hip rotation on both back and downswings. Thanks.

Awesome, thanks man. Deffinitely gonna try that out tomorrow.

So I couldn't exactly figure out how to explain this but i'll try my best. I can't hit the ball straight, I don't have a hook or slice, it just doesnt go straight and I have no clue how to fix it. Is this common, how to fix it, and maybe some links on how to help me would be wonderful, thanks! My feet are lined up with the blue path too. Oh, I drew a diagram (lolol). The ball is following the RED flight path, I wish it followed the BLUE, and it doesn't follow the Black, but i wish it did because at least i know how to cure a slice. Sorry for the shitty pic, but not everyone is blessed with artistic abilities PS: The ball always goes my right, never to the left.

The best tip I ever got was rotating the hips behind you. Everyone always told me, "Just use your hips more!" but never told me how. It was much more of a swaying back and forth with my hips, nearly no rotation at all. Now my swing is so much better, more accurate, smooth and greater distance.

Wow, thanks for the tips guys. I can't watch the videos right now because I'm at work. But when I get home I'll give it a shot. Thanks again.

I just can't seem to get the rotations down. My swing is really coming along (I think), but I can feel that I start my downswing with my hands, which I've been told is incorrect. I started trying to get my swing started with my hips, knees and what not, but it just doesn't seem to work out for me. Is there a certain order i'm suppose to be "uncoiling" things in? My backswing feels nice, and I believe I stay on plane, but at the start of the downswing through follow through is where I'm having problems, Any tips? Thanks.

Yea, I've been all over the internet getting tips and so far they have helped a ton. The Overlap grip has now become natural to me, so in my good shots I did have the overlap grip, tried to get a straight spine (can't really tell how straight it is) and good footwork. I thought about investing in a Golf Pro but the nearest course to me is about a 40 minute drive, and I have no clue how much this will cost. Luckily in about a month I'll be moving off to college again where i'll be kiddy corner to a course, probably a 3 minute walk away from it. I know 205 yards is a pretty weak drive, but they did go straight and had a decent flight path which i was proud of (since i normally have a very low flight path, almost line driving it). Thanks for the tips. Edit: You're probably right about the athletic tendencies taking over. I've always been good at almost any sport I've tried (disregarding soccer and golf :sadface:). I do have almost everyday open to practice, since I'm working only 3 days a week. Thanks again!

First off, I hear people talking about swinging "in plane" and I've even seen a few youtube videos of people analyzing shots, showing an imaginary plane and how the club follows it. But how can I know if my swing is in plane. Today i hit about 45 balls with my driver, about 7 of them were good( about 205 yards down the middle.. I've only been playing for about a month or so). So, I know I have the potential to hit good ones, but the inconsistency is off the charts, and I'm nearly positive my swing is the cause, but don't know how to tell if i'm in plane. Secondly, on the few shots I hit well, I didn't really think about form, or grip. I looked back and forth between that 200 yard sign and the ball, vizualizing the ball and thinking I can do it. Am I going crazy or does that visualization stuff actually work? heh, Thirdly, Most of the shots I hit good were in a row. Example. I would hit 3 good drives in a row, Shank/Top/Mis-hit 8 of them in a row, get 2 more drives perfect. Is this normal? Thanks, Joe.

Tiger is someone who I have always looked up too, since I wasn't alive during Jack's days I'm somewhat of a biased opinion, but I like Tiger a bit more.

I work at a Gas station part time, but I'm also a Full-Time student at the moment, studying for business management.

I'm normally about 1/2 inch down on the clubs. Seems to work alright with every thing so far, except the driver, haven't figured that one out yet.