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Thanks a million, those are some good suggestions. I will report back.

I have been there my friend. What I did was get a few lessons from a good instructor who advised me to only work on changing one thing at a time and he gave me a few drills which really helped with that change. It sounds like you're willing to put in the work, the hard part is figuring out what exactly to work on. Hang in there!

Hello all. Last year, my closest and favorite range got rid of their grass range, now it's mats-only. Now I'm finding that my iron play is deteriorating because I'm not used to hitting down on the ball and creating a divot. I'm now "afraid" to hit the ground because on mats it vibrates the hell out of the club and also flares up my shoulder injury. What to do? Thanks!

I play the Kirkland Signature neon yellow. It's basically a Pro V1 for the rest of us. I would consider switching to a comparable ball at a comparable price, but how do you beat 2 dozen for $35?

+1 for this question. What are your top drills, how to you evaluate your performance of those drills, and what changes do you make as a result? If I could eliminate 3-putts I'd shave 6-10 strokes. Need to spend more practice time on the green.

Today I hit 4 fairways at ~275 yrds each. So, I have found my problem: tension. Tension in the hands and forearms, which is caused by fear, which is caused by a lack of faith in my swing. So when I shut that down and swing loose and freely, life is good. The troubling thing with this is that I don't know specifically what is technically different about my swing under those conditions, which introduces some doubt, and I think that in pressure situations I'm still vulnerable. I need more knowledge of the physics at play to put my mind at ease and increase faith. I guess I'm a "feel" player.

TST = The Sand Trap aka here. That app is Swing by Swing http://www.swingbyswing.com/

I did indeed try this yesterday. Had 4 nice drives and 1 absolutely smashed. Love TST!

Can't you just say "elbows down can't touch the body. club can only contact the hands"?

If you're offering free help, I shall obtain them! :)

Suggestions / drills / shelve it?

That driver and I have a mutually detrimental relationship

Also posted in my swing thread. Many many thanks for your input. 3W Front 3W DTL Driver Front Driver DTL

Videos for another thread 3W Front 3W DTL Driver Front Driver DTL

That's the thing - it's the only club where you hit up on the ball, longest shaft, lightest head, widest stance, etc.

Just ban the long putter and be done with it

Most common miss is a slice, but I also hook one occasionally. I'm all over the clubface, unlike any other club. It's a mystery. Also the setup and body mechanics just feel so much different that other clubs. Even when I "bomb" it, I'm only getting about 250 w/ roll lately. It's really weird because I tested my speeds at a hitting bay recently and was pretty happy.

Thanks, good advice. I used to hit drives 275 regularly, but since getting my swing plane fixed and my score lower it has gone to hell. At least all other parts of my game are in good shape!

Here are club specs. Yes, I usually choke down on it, but as you can see to the length of the 3W would be 2.5", that would be awkward. About 1" is all i do. JetSpeed Fairway / 3-15° RH Lie 59° 165cc 43.5” D5 42.5” C9 X2 Hot Driver 9° RH 46" Adjustable 460 D3 Shaft Aldila Stiff 58 mid mid

Yep, I have a swing thread, but not 3W & Driver specifically, will try to record soon, thanks.

While I've made good improvements across the bag, my driver is still a challenge. Specifically, my 3W distances are about equal to driver and more consistent/accurate. I'm just curious what swing mechanics are at play here so I can keep working on my driver. Right now it seems like it should just be removed from the bag for better scoring but I don't want to give up on it as I should be getting ~25 more carry, but right now they're both at around 230. Driver is a Callaway X2 Hot, 3W is a Taylormade Jetspeed. Many thanks.

Same for me. I attribute it to much better trajectory, spin, a bit of de-lofting due to better shaft lean, and of course sweet spot. In my case it feels more like going down to 30% which is probably closer to actually 70% whereas my typical 80% is more like 110% because I just get very tense and muscled-up over the ball.

This was my intended point, thanks. I said nothing about viewers calling in, or questioning the fairness of the ruling as it applies to the ball being moved. But as it applies to the day-after "you signed an incorrect scorecard even though presumably you didn't know you broke a rule and that it was incorrect"... that is very off-putting to the average viewer. Someone is leading a major, playing the best golf, and wham, you lose, good day. And with that I will agree to disagree with those who know much more than I about the RoG :) @DaveP043 @boogielicious @iacas

At some point we've got to concede these rulings are bad for the game. The layperson viewer doesn't understand or agree with the ruling, particularly the day-after signed an incorrect scorecard 2-stroke penalty. (Everyone can see she moved the ball and deserved 2-strokes for that). Whether or not it makes sense to golf gurus is immaterial to the harm it does to the broader game and viewership.