HanesOnU

COme on, you have to be kidding. Seriously, golf is a game. It is for your pleasure. Even when you are in a tournament, you can't let the competitiveness get the best of you. That is how you play bad. Instead of playing golf you could be at work doing something that really matters...

My goals and the progress: 1. Shoot under par for a round - came very close, but not quite 2. Break the 70 barrier - same as above 3. Improve my swing tempo - has greatly improved, and am making really good contact 4. Shorten my swing just a tad(I go a little past parallel) which I think I can do by just reducing my wrist cock - I have tried it, but still am not where I wanta be, but feel I have started going in the right direction.

Can any of you hit a draw or a fade whenever you want? I know I can on most days. But it is really hard to switch from swing to swing. This same way it would be hard for Phil to do that. If Phil can just use one swing and get 2 different flights, it seems like a smart thing to do.

Also, it is just golf. Like it really matters anyway, right?

I wanted to bottle my swing today... Shot a 71... but missed 2 birdie putts under 10 feet in the last 3 holes.

My flaws come out as either a pull hook or a push slice. But usually it only happens once when I feel the pressure then I'm good.

*I DIDN'T READ THIS THREAD, I DIDN'T READ THIS THREAD* ok, now I don't have to count the distance penalty. man, that was close. lol

GREAT POST! Make a lot of sense. Sounds like he is a great instructor.

Wow, amazing. That is exactly what I'm struggling with. I could have posted that exact thing and it would be 100% accurate for me. But I started trying this around a few weeks ago. AT first the higher hands felt really weird, but I'm now hitting the ball better than ever. I'm hitting more greens and fairways than I ever could have imagined. One round I hit 16 greens. I also had 6 birdies(my record) that round too, b/c I was giving myself birdie putts. But my hands still aren't high enough. It may feel weird, but just do it, it will make you hit the ball better. As for the long swing, I still haven't solved that. My problem is if I try and shorten it, my tempo is horrible!

I understand what you are saying. I'm 20 now, and still deal with it some. It was worse when I was younger. One time, I was on the course with only about 5 other groups. A group of 4 guys together started slowing me up on the 3rd hole. I kept trying to pass them(putting quickly, not putting short putts), but they would literally all hit at the same time just to get off the tee so I couldn't pass. Finally, on #16 their drives were short, and I just hit it over them and walked past them. I had never done that before, and will never do it again, but I could have played in 3 hours at most, and it took me almost 5. Now, their are good enough teens at the course I play, it isn't a problem b/c they expect you to be good, but it wasn't like that a few years ago.