Juice1499

Of course everyone has "feel" in their games but I do agree with Chief that there are players that rely more on personal feel than having the cookie cutter swing. I am defintiely a self procalimed feel player and have had a lot of success in the Amateur circuit. So first of all there is nothing wrong with it. On the other hand I defintiely understand what you are saying about how some days its just not there. Here is the key for you. Try to gain an understanding of your swing "video is the best" of what causes YOUR misses with whatever swing you have got. Depending on swing types, grips, etc. the fix is different for each player . So in my opinion I would try to see with YOUR swing, find out what is causing YOUR misses. And address them accordingly.

Shank, I will respectfully disagree with the idea of learning stack and tilt. As far as Matty goes, I know what you are saying, nice guy though. Let me poke around with all the pros in the area to see who is the best at your level of play.

This is what I tell people when I help them. Work on your swing on the range and try to groove it. When you step on the first tee, your swing thought should be ....stare at that ball and hit it in the center of the face...... I see so many confusing themselves on the course with 26 swing thoughts that it is a wonder that can remember to walk.

First thing I notice is that your spine is leaning towards the target at the top of the back swing. Try to get that behind the ball a bit more it will help the ball striking my friend.

Hey Shank, how old are you by the way ? I am in Southern NH as well and play out of Crotched mtn. I have a lot of connections in the area so I would be happy to hook you up with the right guy based on what you are looking for.

This is true, the two examples I gave earlier have very prounced vertical clubs on the way back which is definitely not the norm.

Very tough to address without seeing a video. As far as "is it OK?" . Tom Watson is a self proclaimed "picker" of the golf ball. I would say it has worked for him.

Definitely more than one way to skin a cat in this game. I am of the school of going with what works and hits it solid fo each individual. Only really important part of the swing is a foot on either side of the ball. As far as a steep back swing and a little flatter on the way down, Ill give two examples. Jack Nicklaus and Robert Allenby, both I would say are decent ball strikers . If you are hitting it well, I say groove it.

Hello to a fellow New Englander. Great looking swing and congrats on dropping the hadny down 3. When you get to the level that you are at, dropping it that much is tough, so good work. The before / after picture is telling and you are in a much better position. The only thing I will say in regards to the frame by frame shot, although I do feel that you have a very solid swing is the following. There seems to be a lot of lateral movement during the swing. If you look at the top of your back swing on the front you, it seems that you have a lot of lateral movement back. It is great to get your weight behind the ball but this can be accomplished without so much movement. I would say stick with what your doing. It is obviously working. But if I had to nit pick I would say try to be a little more stable over the ball.

There are many causes for laying the sod over it. So without seeing your swing it is tough to diagnose. One thing that can cause fat shots when your still making a good weight shift is laying the club off flat. My friend went through this for a while. On the way down his club was laying off causing him to come in very flat. you can get away with it most of the time with your longer clubs but with short irons, wedges, etc, it will bring in a few types of misses. *If this is your problem* (and like I said I have no clue without seeing it), focusing on just a weight shift could make it worse. When you focus on just clearing your hips and clear them too early it can drop the club even further inside. I would recommend video taping or having a knowledgeable friend take a look at your angle of attack and then take it from there. Just a thought.......

Why cut it down if youre hitting it great choking up a inch. Look at AK , he chokes up on all his sticks. Your 16, your probably growing like a weed, keep them as they are I say. But for future reference, a quick shaft cutting lesson, there are two ways to do it. One is you hack off the grip chop off an inch throw on a grip and move on. If you have a guy that experienced with golf clubs he can do what is called tipping it. This is where you cut some off the skinny end of the shaft ( where it meets the hosel ). Cutting this end shortens the club and stiffens the shaft quite a bit more. For example my rifle 6.0's are tipped and now play to about 6.3 .

Do they have to be literally shut to the target line at impact. No. Is it a good swing thought for most Am's, yes. The truth is , that many players throw the left shoulder (for righties) open at impact which is one of the many reasons for a pull slice. If you want to start hitting a draw, think to keep your right shoulder back as long as possible.

Choking up on any club will help control both direction and ball flight. It does two thing, obviously shortens the club for more control but also stiffens the shaft slightly.

First of all, a 2 iron should not be easier to hit than a sand wedge. I would guess you have a pretty flat swing plane lending itself to hitting longer irons off the deck easier and bringing the wedges bounce into play much more causing inconsistent strikes.

I agree that accuracy is all about how long your face is square at impact. Take Moe Norman for example, possibly the most consistent ball striker of all time