Fred99x

Generally speaking, I don't believe the fit will be very good. I wanted to do the same thing, tried putting the stand bag on the push cart in the store and the legs will prevent the bag from sitting properly in the cart. It can work but I'm pretty sure the bag will start to rotate and not stay in the proper position.

I thought I knew the basics of what causes a slice until I read this article. Someone please tell me this is a mistake: "if your face is two degrees open to the target at impact, and your path is four degrees from the inside, then that’s a ball that will start slightly to the right [of the target line] and turn slightly to the left." An inside path with an open face = draw? Here is the link to the article, go down to the section "Traditional instruction says that an open clubface is what causes a slice. Not true?" http://www.thegolfchannel.com/tour-i...n-slice-33404/

I've had some success this past weekend. I found that by starting my swing keeping the club to the ground longer versus more upright (circular swing), and then ensuring that I am pulling through the hitting area to keep my hands ahead of the club face, this worked quite well for the shorter irons. The long irons were more difficult. This same swing worked really well for my driver as well. When I do it right, it feels really good but it is difficult to repeat every time. On a side note, the advice of hitting down is probably where my problem started. In my area, all the driving ranges use matts and that does not promote hitting down. When I do happen to be at a range that has a grass hitting area, it does make quite a different on how I hit the ball. It is much easier to hit down on the ball in grass versus the matts.

I do not sway backwards and I stay centered over the ball which I keep towards the centre of my stance. My thoughts are that I somehow should have my centre positioned forward on the downswing but how to do this without swaying forward. When I do sway forward, I then tend to slice the ball.

I'm looking for some help in figuring out how to hit the ball first and then taking the divot. Currently, I don't have a problem as long as there is some grass under the ball but on hardpan or fairway bunker using a mid to long iron, I will usually hit the ground first and then the ball. I normally hit the ball descently and I don't have a balance problem in swing but I just don't seem to hit the ball first. With the short irons, I use the swing thought of pretending the ball is actually three inches forward and concentrate on that spot. This seems to work for the short irons as long as I remember to do this. Am I missing something or is there some drill that will provide the proper movement to accomplish hitting the ball first?

It depends. If I play the same course all the time then no but I play a lot of different courses and there were many times that I would have to guess distance to a water hazard or how far to trees, etc. I don't use mine constantly but it is handy when I do need it.

I received this in an email today so I thought I'd post for your enjoyment: ONLY A TRUE GOLFER WILL UNDERSTAND THIS ... Don't buy a putter until you've had a chance to throw it. Never try to keep more than 300 separate thoughts in your mind during your swing. When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls. If you're afraid a full shot might reach the green while the foursome ahead of you is still putting out, you have two options: you can immediately shank a lay-up or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway there. The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing. No matter how bad you are playing, it is always possible to play worse. The inevitable result of any golf lesson is the instant elimination of the one critical unconscious motion that allowed you to compensate for all of your many other errors. If it ain't broke, try changing your grip. Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot. A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponents' luck. It is surprisingly easy to hole a fifty foot putt .. for a 10. Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like expecting him to make fun of his own haircut. Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts. It's not a gimme if you're still away. The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree. There are two kinds of bounces; unfair bounces and bounces just the way you meant to play it. You can hit a two acre fairway 10% of the time and a two inch branch 90% of the time. If you really want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much earlier age. Since bad shots come in groups of three, a fourth bad shot is actually the beginning of the next group of three. When you look up, causing an awful shot, you will always look down again at exactly the moment when you ought to start watching the ball if you ever want to see it again. Every time a golfer makes a birdie, he must subsequently make two triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe. If you want to hit a 7 iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to lay up just short of a water hazard. To calculate the speed of a player's downswing, multiply the speed of his back-swing by his handicap; i.e., back-swing 20 mph, handicap 15, downswing = 300 mph. There are two things you can learn by stopping your back-swing at the top and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have, and which one is wearing the glove. Hazards attract; fair ways repel. You can put a draw on the ball, you can put a fade on the ball, but no golfer can put a straight on the ball. A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours. If there is a ball on the fringe and a ball in the bunker, your ball is in the bunker. If both balls are in the bunker, yours is in the footprint. It's easier to get up at 6:00 AM to play golf than at 10:00 to mow the yard. Sometimes it seems as though your cup moveth over. A good drive on the 18th hole has stopped many a golfer from giving up the game. Golf is the perfect thing to do on Sunday because you always end up having to pray a lot. A good golf partner is one who's always slightly worse than you are...that's why I get so many calls to play with friends. That rake by the sand trap is there for golfers who feel guilty about skipping out on lawn work. If there's a storm rolling in, you'll be having the game of your life. Golf balls are like eggs. They're white. They're sold by the dozen. And you need to buy fresh ones each week. A pro-shop gets its name from the fact that you have to have the income of a professional golfer to buy anything in there. It's amazing how a golfer who never helps out around the house will replace his divots, repair his ball marks, and rake his sand traps. If your opponent has trouble remembering whether he shot a six or a seven, he probably shot an eight (or worse). You probably wouldn't look good in a green jacket anyway! A sweatshirt will do just fine. It takes longer to learn to be a good golfer than it does to become a brain surgeon. On the other hand, you don't get to ride around on a cart, drink beer, eat hot dogs and fart if you are performing brain surgery.

I know for myself, it seems to depend on how I swing the club. I've noticed that if I use a swing where I intentional use my hands in the swing, I may get blisters. If I use a body type swing where the hands just react to lower body initiation, I don't get blisters because my hands are much more passive. I should note that my blisters are contact between fingers and not between the fingers and the club grip.

The past couple of years I've started just entering the score relative to par. At a glance you can see where your good/bad holes were and I find it easier to add up at the end of 18 holes. I did find out that on any kind of competion, you must enter the complete score per hole.

I saw some highlights on the Golf Channel and they were showing where every time John was hitting, he would remove his right hand from the club on the follow through so it looked like he was definitely having some problems.

I have a pair although I don't use them very often. For an easy going golf game in hot weather they work just fine and they sure help to keep my feet cool which is why I bought them in the first place. If you have an active swing they may not be suitable but then with a balance swing they work fine. One note, stay out of the sand traps.

I alternate each session with odd and then even clubs so that I get used to hitting each club. I will start with the shortest club until the hits are fairly good, and then move on to the next club. If I can't get good hits with this club, then I will go back and start over to try and capture a good rhthym and swing and then progress on to the next club. At the very end of the practice session, I will start with the lowest club and hit one ball progressing to the next club with the idea of hitting a good shot with each club. If a chipping and pitching area is available, I will then practice this for a while and then move on to putting. Doing the slow swings after the range allows me to cool down.

I'll give it a try and see how it works out. Currently, I'm working on my weight shift. Getting the weight shift right really helps with direction control so I'm trying to incorporate a good weight shift and proper downswing feeling through the ball. It's a matter of repetition, getting it right every time.

I've pretty much resolved the coming over the top issue but now I hit out to the right. I'm pretty sure this is a timing issue that I need to work on as I believe my lower body is to far ahead and the club gets trapped behind the body. I'm also going to try to not initiate the downswing by shift-turn to the left and try turn-shift instead. We'll see how that works. When the timing is right, the hits are solid but the longer the club, the more it tends to fade to the right.

I've had ping irons for a few years now and have absolutely no issues with them as far as performance or quality. My wife ordered a set a year ago and they engraved her name on them in the area where the serial number goes. Fred