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The swing speed oscillates, because I tried to switch between like. 80% / 90% power. Tried to find out what works better.

Yeah, I don't know how accurate is it tbh... But most of spin rates are similar, so maybe it's accurate & I am doing something wrong...

I think you are right - noticed that too - could the high spin rate be caused by the shaft?

Hello golfers, I am going to driving range everyday and hit 100 balls & working hard to improve my game. Played a round of 9 holes and hit 42 shots. One of my friends borrowed me his swing caddie SC300, so I recorded my driver, 7-iron & sand wedge swings. Numbers are attached - Driver distance is in yds and other clubs are in meters (we probably accidentally changed that). The question is - I am using a Taylormade M6 driver - with a regular flex shaft Fujikura Atmos Orange 5. I read that regular flex shaft isn't good for higher swing speeds and it looks I am in that territory. Would you recommend me changing for stiff or x-stiff? Or is the regular shaft okay for training on my beginner level? Thanks!

Yeah, really enjoyed it. I like what DeChambeau does, but this time, I wanted Lee Westwood to win. Looking forward to Masters 🙂

I am definately not an expert, basically I am a golf newbie - but last year, I sliced driver a lot. Now, it looks the problem is fixed - or it's better. What helped me? I watched some of Monte Scheinblum's videos and it looks that approach helped. I focus on bowing wrists at the top, dropping the club to the slot and then body rotation.

Hello! it's been a while - covid-19 situation is still pretty bad in my country, it's basically a continuous lockdown, so no golf was allowed 😕 Now, driving ranges are finally open. So I recorded my swing (iron + driver). Unfortunately, the angle of video isn't very good. Ball flights and impacts are better than last years. I was hitting a lot of push slices last year and it looks that problem is solved - I hit 100 balls today and maybe just 2 of them were slices. I think there's some problem with early lift of the trail heel, but I don't know tbh - I am not an expert.. During last weeks, I studied some theory a lot, but it's practice is different 🙂 If you have any advice, I'll really appreciate it. Stay safe & healthy during the covid-era! 🙏

Hello, okay, thanks! I'll do both!

Hello guys! I'll send video of myself doing drills 1-5. Just need to edit it. Btw, one guy on the range showed me this video & approach -- What do you think about it?

Hello! thanks for your response! I am working on drills right now 😄 Covid style! I tried some of the drills today and I think I have the biggest problem with the shoulder tilt drill (I think that's Day 2). So maybe because of that, the swing feels flat... I was focused a lot on the takeaway yesterday, so I think my weight/force transfer/transition wasn't good - maybe because of that I hit a lot of shots fat & hooks. Don't know 🙂

It looks to me that the swing is very steep and not inside-out enough... Maybe it's steep because the transition/weight/force transfer is late? 😮

Hello iacas, I tried to work on the takeaway - based on your video. It feels a bit weird to me, but maybe it's better. I was at a driving range after a week and hit a some hooks - don't know why 😕 Never happened before. Here is the video of one of the better shots... I can't record it from the better angle and distance, because there is a cubicle on the range and it's really small 😕

Hello guys, thanks for your help -- today I played my second tournament and my new handicap index is 22.7 - (improved from 28.6) I scored 1 birdie, 2 pars, lot of bogeys, some double bogeys & did not score on 2 holes. I really tried to change the takeaway and focus on my wrists not going too much inside! Thanks Iacas! I'll record me doing the drills.

Thanks! I'll do that. I watched Day one video and I think I understand what should I do with my wrists during the backswing. Maybe this is going to make my ball flight lower, we'll see 🙂 I'll check other Day drills too! Unfortunately, I am going to play a tournament on Saturday, so that's going to be tough 😄

Is it possible to say, what this ugly takeaway move causes during the downswing & impact?

Yeah.. you are right - the wrist hinge & rigfht wrist movement during the backwing isn't correct, I checked some videos about that.. Thanks! I think I did this, because I wanted to swing more from the inside, so I tried to rotate my body & wrists and everything more...

Oh okay - that's during the backswing, right... So I think you mean that wrist cock/hinge is too early, yeah? 😮

Hello! Thanks for your response 🙂 Yeah - I watched some of em - I think part 5,6 and 7. What do you mean by shaft trajectory? During backswing? Start of the swing or? 😮

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind 🙂 The word "crack" was a bit too much - I just thought I realized what to focus on to make it a little better 🙂 What do you think about the swing? 😮

Hello guys! today I have been at a driving range - and it wasn't very good feel 😕 Two days back I tried to focus on body rotation, swinging in to out & keeping arms connected and it felt really good -> I thought I finally cracked it 😄 But -- Today I tried the same thing, but with different & not good results. But -- I recorded two of my swings (hybrid 3). It's not very nice, but that's how it was today 🙂 - if you have any advice / points / ideas, please let me know, I'd really appreciate it. Video attached. (To me, it looks there is too much movement of lead leg during the backswing (backswing looks too long to me btw), I cast the club early a bit and there is some flip at/after impact - maybe the weight/force transfer isn't very good too - looks like a fat shot too )... Thanks!

Btw I think that most of my slices were/are a result of over the top swing - not the obvious one with rotated shoulders, but I think I was casting the club a bit and it wasn't swinging from the inside. Maybe it's because of my right hand dominance - so if I try to hit irons on driving range and focus on leading the club with my left hand, the result is usually a draw - but it feels really weird to me, the feeling of it. My left hand isn't really precise, because I didn't used it like this. I don't really know what my wrists/arms/forearms should do during the impact - I saw that there is roll release vs. square release and square release looks better to me. But I think because of the right hand dominance and outside-in siwngpath, my wrists flip. Maybe the body rotation is involved too + I am scared to hit the ball fat & hit the ground 🙂 And there was another problem, which I think is caused early extension - I think I have problems with that, it looks my trail heel comes off the ground too early. I tried to focus on that, but it's not very easy for me -- I made a video and I felt that I am not doing that but it was still there on the video 🙂

Hello guys!Thanks you very much for your comments & guidance! It really helps me.I played my first tournament yesterday and the result is my first win It was in HCP category 29,6-54 and I started with 54 HCP. I had 60 stableford points and my new HCP is 28,6. I scored 1 par (on par 4), 7 bogeys, 5 double bogeys, 3 triple bogeys, one +4 and I lose the ball on one hole The result isn't bad -- but I think it's a lot better than it looked in reality - I wasn't really satisfied with my game. Putting was good, but I wasn't really consistent & confident with irons, which is a big problem. I didn't use driver, because I can't hit that well, so I used Cobra 3 19degrees hybrid for long shots - btw that's the club I am most comfortable with - don't know why - maybe because I am not afraid to hit the ground with it, as I am maybe subconsciously afraid of it with irons... Don't know..So I feel I really need to work on my irons & get to the basics (that feels weird if I say back to basics, because I just started, but yeah..)I think golf should be mostly about iron play I'll go to the range during the week and I'll share the updated video of my swing - I am a bit afraid of how it's going to look like, really. We'll see.Next Saturday, I play another tournament and it's going to be a tougher course...Thank you very much guys for your help!!

Thanks! I am icing it 🙂 Basically it's just a weird feeling in my palm, little & ring finger. Elbow, shoulder and everything else is okay. Do you think it's good to hit irons of the tee (instead of mats) to avoid injuries like this one? (if it's caused by mats & training too often)

Hello guys, I need to rest for a week or so, because my lead wrist & fingers hurt - probably it's because I was hitting off those mats too much 🙂 We will see...