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  1. Hi All, I have a question about wrist hinge. My instructor is advocating that I hinge my wrists on backswing such that the butt end of the club points towards wall behind me and end of backswing. I am able to do this fairly well at the range but am not sure this a repeatable motion since it depends on a lot of timing. Do most people actively or passively hinge their wrists? If active, which wrist? thanks!
  2. Hi All, im curious how many out there actively relax their hands prior to swinging? I notice that if I fail to do so, I have hopelessly erratic ball contact. I have to relax so much that the club almost falls out of my hand before I reapply just enough pressure. This goes for the putter all the way up to driver. For those who do relax, how much grip pressure are you trying to apply? thanks!
  3. Thanks for input guys. I agree with you Sandy Divot. I ended up going to a local guy who won golf digest award and doesn’t charge for fitting if u buy the clubs. He build out pretty similar with stock shafts although he has me in stiff irons 1/2 inch longer( I’m 6’2). He used some mizumi Device to determine that I need the stiff shaft on irons and I hit them more flush.
  4. I think it Says LZ 5.5. Thanks again.
  5. That would be great Adam. I’ve attached the specs. He sent me more details on each club if you think those would be helpful too. I feel just having a stiffer shaft helped me a lot. I was hitting driver with mid 90s club head speed. Currently hitting big Bertha irons with graphite shafts and xr16 driver. Have to keep taking lessons to improve on open club face at impact. Thanks so much.
  6. Hi All, I recently completed a TruSpec custom fit session. I really liked the clubs and shafts he selected for me. However, the buildout through TruSpec is basically $100 per club and they claim this will lead to less variability in the club production versus having the manufacturer build out the clubs. I’m a 23 HCP. Do you think at my skill level, the price is justified? thanks!
  7. I tried to upload but it said the videos were too large from my iPhone. I haven’t been fitted. I’d love to blame the lie angle. I’m 6’1” but arms are longer than average. I’m putting fitting off because I feel my iron swing is so bad at this point.
  8. Hi All, Ive been working with planemate over the last week or so. I’m using it on my 60 degree wedge. I’ve progressed to the one handed shots. I’ve placed impact tape on the wedge and have noticed the following: a)two handed shots I hit it pretty flush but mark is always towards the heel and sometimes I hit a hosel city shot, right handed shots I can hit flush more often than not and mark is towards the heel, left handed shots are really difficult but if I manage to hit one well impact is towards the heel. I’ve struggled with an inside takeaway for several years now that isn’t issue with half shots and driver but makes hitting irons impossible. Does the above isolate the issue to my left arm movement(perhaps excessive early forearm rotation)? I’ve taken lessons and the instructor placed a piece of cardboard just outside line and made sure I didn’t hit it. He also told me to try to make toe contact on the impact tape. These were bandaids but I just don’t know what else to do. Can’t play golf if u can hit irons. Any feedback would be appreciated.
  9. Hi All, I recently purchased the tourstriker planemate hoping to improve my overly inside-out swing. I watched the setup video and the day 1 video and followed the instructions and placed the short band on my pitching wedge. The video instructs to place the clasp a few inches down on the shaft. When I do that and take my normal address position, it feels like the club wants to come up and I have to exert significant force just to keep it on the ground. I'm 6'1" so I'm wondering if it needs to be placed higher on the shaft since I'm taller than average. Also, for those who have used the planemate, how much tension should you be feeling during the day 1 protocol? Should the tension stay constant throughout the swing? I tinkered with bringing the clasp up higher on the shaft but then was not able to feel much tension. Thanks so much for reading my post.
  10. Thanks so much for all the input. I’ll video my driver, full iron, and 3/4 shots and post them in the member area. From some reading I’ve done, an inside takeaway is ok for a driver since it’s a flatter swing plane but doesn’t do well with irons. I bought the orange whip around the same time this issue started and am wondering if that may be the culprit. I’ve tinkered endlessly with setup and stance to no avail. I hit most fairways and usually at least 240 but can’t hit irons. Hence the incredible frustration. Of course I’ll have bad driver days but I usually know how to correct. With irons I just feel hopeless.
  11. Ya I’ve thought about that in the past but it just takes the fun away from the game for me. 7 iron half swing 145 but full swing used to be 160s. I almost never hit a full swing well these days.
  12. I’ve been playing for years but am almost ready to quit. Past several years can’t hit irons consistently. If I do a smooth half swing I get center center contact for the most part but for a full swing with irons I take it back too far inside, according to instructor. No instructor has been able to translate driver swing to irons. Very frustrating.
  13. Hi All, long time lurker but first time poster. I realize a video would be helpful but any tips would be much appreciated. I have a very consistent driver(about 250and mostly in the fairway) but can’t hit irons for the life of me. It’s usually a heel stroke or a dribbler or a right fade. I can do punch shots/half shots and chips well. I have stock graphite irons from several years back and am scheduled for a fitting but if I can’t even strike the irons consistently I’m doubting the usefulness of the fitting. Any tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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