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@StKildaSenators ok I haven't been on the site for a bit and just got back on to see what's going on and stuff. Great site. Here is my 2 cents worth. 1) Get a video of your swing and post per their instructions, you will get some great insight into what's going on. Especially with the Driver. 2) Find an Instructional Pro, someone who teaches and has a Trackman or such, films every last swing you make. Goes over the video with you and works thru your game. You will be amazed if you stick to this how quick a Driver corrects with dedication to what your instructor is telling you to do. Also, I bet the instructor fixes your Fairway wood, personally I would gravitate to a 5 Wood as that is - for me - easier to handle and hit square so the distance is just as good as a 4 Wood for me. As you grow with your instructor you will figure out how your bag should be set up. Man, if you can hit a 60 why bag a 64? Just me but learning all the ins and outs of a 60 is darn tough, a 64 with a GHIN like yours and mine (16.0 at the moment) is just crazy stuff. But and what this site in the past has pushed doubt it's changed - get that Driver going, it's the fastest way to put yourself into position to drop your scores. Also - the yardage you mention per club. Is that carry or total yards? When it comes to this wonderfully crazy game Carry Yards are what you have to know. Total yards change day to day based upon course conditions and such. Carry is your game. My single most important tip - HAVE FUN - with this crazy game. Learn how to enjoy the sideways shots as well as the one's that keep you coming back. The golf swing is one hellava athletic move, no one ever masters it.

I agree with you., I have found that I can really juice a ProV 1, back that ball up to much. While the Snell hits hops and stays. Snell makes it easier for me to figure out what iron to hit into a green based on pin placement. For what it's worth, I found Vice to not be a very good ball in the wind. Our Pro Shop started selling them and I picked up some to try plus my wife likes them so she wanted feedback from me. When I first noticed it I thought it was me and just that type of day. Next round the wind was up and I was having some issues. lost that ball and grabbed a Snell and noticed a difference. So for me Snell is just a better ball in the wind then Vice so I stuck with Snell. Still, my wife plays Vice. In the end she really didn't care for my thoughts. She likes how the ball looks, that was the determining factor for her.

This makes sense to me now. Playing with someone else at least for me does affect my game. I generally play better golf on a solo round then with someone. Since we joined a club my solo rounds are on course practice. I keep stats and a score but it's not accurate. So I do not post it. We do have to inform the Pro Shop of practice rounds. They watch tee times and score posting like a hawk. They will send a warning letter to the entire membership if to many people are not posting and will then follow-up to the competition committee. When I played publics I played a lot of solo rounds, it was the only way I could get enough rounds to have a handicap. After reading this post I will not post a solo again

@mvmac or @iacas do you have drills to help get this down? I guessing you do, this site is filled with a lot of great stuff From deliberate to eventually full swing. Thanks

Me to. I really enjoy The Open. Getting up early in the morning, having a nice cup of coffee. Lot's of fond memories of enjoying this with my Father. Also, my wife really gets into The Open. She cheers and groans, it's blast and such a wonderful time watching it with her.

I believe what you saying regarding fans in the stands and losing money. I would think with the TV revenue they bring in it would not matter if there were fans in the stands. NBC Sports Acquires British Open in 12-Year Deal - Sports Media Watch This contract is for $50M per year dating back to 2006 with the contract starting in 2017 for 12 years.

Glad you started this thread. Following to see what gets posted. I need to learn a lot more about stretching as you stated.

Day 5 Halted my Gold Flex work out. Need to listen to the body, getting joint pain. My right knee was flaring up. I did Day 22 of the Covid challenge. Really needed this drill to get things squared away with set up. Once I finished doing those drills I used my 8 iron and started with small short swings keeping Day 22 in mind. Worked up 1/4 then 1/2 then 3/4 and finally finished with 5 full swings. Also kept in mind getting wide on back swing. Very happy with center face contact. Yesterday I was either center or toe contact. Today, center thru all, well except the very first ball that I missed the net and lost the ball somewhere in my warehouse, uffda. Great day, set up fixed, center contact where it should be, ball was going down line excellent. Just really happy - great 40 minute practice session Great to read you bombed some Drives! Very happy for you. You have been working hard and it is paying off. Keep it up @JuanTheGolfer

I jumped down to Day 22 and did those drills. I felt off with my weight in stance, just didn't thinks were right. Got into the 3 drills, fixed my issues. I had to much of weight on my toes. I didn't have a pool noodle so I substituted PVC piping. That really worked my balance. Great drills!

Reread your instruction. Easier for me to follow what to do. Planning on revisiting this one, thanks for the update

Day 4 Morning Session: Recapped Day 1 of Covid drills then I did Day 2 of the drill. 25 minute session Evening Session: Warmed up with GF Multi - stretching, added more strectcing Did a recap of Covid Day 2 drills then hit Driver, 6i, 9i, 7i, 8i Finished with GF Left handed, Right handed and Core - all GF drills +5 from yesterday

FYI I would be wearing shorts and a pullover in those temps while playing golf.

Bumping this thread, it is a great thread filled with drills. Hope it is ok that I bumped it. I did Day 1 yesterday. Today I started with Day 1 and did 10 reps then I proceeded to do Day 2 and did 3 sets of 10 reps for the first 2 drills. For the third drill I pulled out my tablet and recorded the third drill doing 5 reps.

When I watch a Pro and slow mo their swing I keep reminding myself they are Professional Athletes I am not. They can do more with a swing then I can. So I do worry about what you said, am I getting to long because of watching them Crazy how the ball goes just as far with what one thinks is a 1/2 or 3/4 type swing compared to a full swing. I just need to trust it more. Thank you for your response @Dwall4017

I voted to long. Honestly I have no idea if my back swing is to long, just right or to short. I had neck surgery and that did not allow a big back swing for a long time. I had one Fitter tell me that I had a compact swing but managed to get a lot of efficiency out of it. Then last summer one of the guys I was playing with told me my back swing was getting huge. I watch videos on this site, PGA players swings in slow motion, some videos on line and to be honest I have no idea on how big a back swing should be. This off season I have been doing drills to work on 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 back swings with the realization that what I think those are may very well be much longer.