Jimjam651

Thanks mate, it wasn't meant aggressively at all! I know I can be unintentionally blunt on forums, I type something that makes sense then re read it and think 'why would I write it like that'

What?! Bud is a friendly term, it isn't aggressive at all. Edit - I literally edited 'thanks bud' in to my reply on that post to sound friendly as I thought my initial reply sounded blunt 😂

Played a couple of 9 hole rounds recently +1 Lvl - 3 (This was actually a very good round with a couple of missed birdie putts inside 10ft) These won't get put in as general play cards as I was playing alone (Plus general play cards that count towards your handicap are being limited to (I think) two of eight in England for elite amateur events, so there is no point submitting them as I wouldn't get in)

Thanks bud, I've got and used one in every other video in the thread 👍

Very happy with this move today! Coach wanted me to tidy up my Backswing a little bit and work a bit more up / have less squat. The feeling from first parallel is that the chest lifts up to the sky so that you feel a big stretch in the left lat. Look at the affect that had on the legs not straightening through impact, its exciting!

Its nice to see you hitting some quick fire shots - I like to think I'm a pretty good 'practicer' but the amount of time you usually spend on working feels before hitting a ball puts me to shame 😂

Managed to play a couple of times recently which I really enjoyed despite the cold. Had a couple of really good driving rounds including playing eight holes shooting 3 under with a couple of missed putts inside 8 foot! I went to watch to the Sunningdale Foursomes earlier todayand spent the day following Rob Rock! The Sunningdale foursomes is a very relaxed event & Rob was very nice guy so got to spend a bit of time talking to him during the round. Of course I was motivated to get some practice in when I got home. Drill feels were - Centered and short going back - Right hip 'down' followed by clearing the left hip The challenge for the rest of the week - trust the process and don't go down rabbit holes 😂

Going to quote this post and add an update as I spent some time with my coach today. One of the things I was struggling with was the feeling that I had no room through the ball so I felt like I had to jump / straighten my legs at impact even though I was getting in to my left side more. I was still moving too far right off of the ball going back so the feeling is almost to move left (towards the target) on the back swing. The down swing feel still had a bump towards the target to start but the main thing we worked on was clearing the hips, feeling like I get my left hip / backside as deep as possible coming down. It resulted in some nice ball flight & strike changes and will be the focus of my work for the next few weeks

Got some range work done and some time on the course yesterday. I suffer a bit from what I'd call 'instant doubt without instant results'. I really struggle to believe I'm working on the right stuff if I don't see physical changes / performance changes straight away. I really enjoyed a thread @iacasposted about the grind and agree with every word of it! Actually sticking to and trusting the process I find harder!

Quick summary of today's lesson, I'm not as articulate at explaining some of the concepts and ideas as @iacas so I'll focus on explaining it with the feels ill be working on. In the backswing we focused on staying more centred and shorter. My coach didn't like the large chest turn moving me away from the target. Rob Rocks position at the top is a nice visual for me. The feel is keeping my weight left, if not moving left going back and stopping the arm swing when I feel tension in the core. In adding the image below I realise I'm wearing the same jumper, I have more clothes I promise... Coming down the feel is to get in to my left side, not being afraid to flex the lead knee more to really get pressure down and left. The image below is obviously a feel, I can't get anywhere near it. No DTL pictures of set up changes but I am consciously working on it. Here's a full swing working on those thoughts, early days but nice changes! Plan for the next couple of weeks - Technical work will focus on lots of slow motion / slow swings exaggerating the feels. - Filming myself for feedback - We're not far off the season starting now so far more time on the course with a score card. I'll probably do 9 holes scoring and 9 holes playing games if time allows (Worst ball / Best Ball, different ball flights, wrong shot etc)

I guess it counts as something I've bought but I've just joined a new golf club for 2023 My current course has been mostly shut for the last 3 months as it gets too wet in the winter! I'd been thinking of moving for a while and finally bit the bullet! Nicer course, better practice facilities and a lot of better players to compete against.

I'm with you, I really like the look of Rob Rocks set up in your attached post - its a great visual! By the way, these informative posts that you're able to quickly direct people towards to further make your point really are fantastic! I saw my coach today and although we were really focussing on short game stuff we spoke about the swing and how it feels. I'd worked to tidy up the set up with some mirror work during my night shift last night (UK time here!) so that was improved with a bit of conscious thought today. We didn't do too much with the backswing but focused more on getting the pressure in to the lead foot on the downswing (these are just a summary of my feels, this move added more flow to my backswing as the shift starts before the back swing completes really). The feeling was to shift the pressure enough left that my right foot could be dragged through a little bit, one swing I actually lost balance moving forward so that was fun! What was interesting was how much more aggressive / committed the swings felt, I was able to get in to the back of the ball a lot better. Some drills to aid the feel - Ball forward with long iron and move pressure shift enough to the left to hit punchy shots - Step through drills No videos for this update however if any of the stuff he sends over in the Skillest summary really adds to what I've posted I'll add some screen shots to this post.

I was hoping you hadn't seen the first thread attempts! Thank you for your input, I love this stuff so will definitely bring it up with him! I think I've understood what you're saying having read your reply and the linked thread! - Get a bit more 'in to the right heel' (How I think a touch more 'sway' will feel) on the back swing - The lateral hip movement on the Downswing needs to be less of a slide and more of downward & left pressure movement Hopefully that's not too terrible of a summary? If that isn't too wide of the mark then the only bit I was unsure about was the set up requiring more balance? Thanks Woodzie! Looking forward to getting more involved for sure!

Thank you Dave! If you could have seen the nightmare I had originally trying to write this post on my mobile you'd understand that tagging someone was the least of my problems 😂

Hi all! First of all I'm definitely more of a browser than a contributor, so I apologise for that! Now that I've submitted this thread I'll make an effort to get more involved! This thread is part intended to be a bit of a swing diary but also part inspired by @iacas podcast with Mike Carroll (Fit for golf) I've been Playing Golf for: 10+ years My current handicap index: +1.5 My typical ball flight is: Honestly it varies, today was a fade pattern for sure! The shot I hate or the "miss" I'm trying to reduce/eliminate is: I'm almost trying to reduce a 'feel' rather than a shot. I really struggle to score when I 'feel' that I'm spinning / coming up and out of the shot. Sometimes I struggle with both toe & heel strikes and can find it difficult to get in to the back of the ball with long iron / woods. What I'm currently working on with my coach: My swing gets a bit 'above plane' or pitches out a bit on the downswing and it all gets a bit flippy through impact. We're trying to get a bit more slide / lateral movement of the hips towards the target on the downswing to give the myself a bit more room coming down and a lot of drills maintaining the right wrist angle 'right arm flying wedge' to try and reduce the flippy release