The Golf Thread

[YankeeVol]

Just swing everything like a smooth 7 iron and you'll be shocked. The biggest problem most people have is overswinging the long clubs. Nobody believes it but you can use the same amount of energy and the extra length of the shaft and lower loft will generate the extra power for you.

That’s my biggest problem. I tell myself to not try and kill the ball with my driver. As soon as I’m starting coming out of my backswing, my baseball instinct kicks in and I try and kill the ball.

 

[1972 Grad]

Just swing everything like a smooth 7 iron and you'll be shocked. The biggest problem most people have is overswinging the long clubs. Nobody believes it but you can use the same amount of energy and the extra length of the shaft and lower loft will generate the extra power for you.

I struggle with swinging with the same smoothness with the longer clubs, too.

 

[goldenvol]

It starts down the middle like I just hit a bomber. About halfway through the flight path, it takes a hard right, like hard enough that even if I’m aiming left it will still be out of bounds right.

I tried closing up the club face and started hooking short and left really bad. It’s just a mess of a club for me. I hadn’t considered getting fitted for a better driver though, maybe that could help. It’s just hard to justify spending $500 on one club when that’s what I pay for a set of irons.

Your issues sound a lot like mine. I'm left handed and my natural swing is a fade.

I started trying to play golf in high school but my main sport was baseball. It amazed me how I could put a strong athletic swing on the ball and it start out straight and start curving so bad.

I had a major breakthrough when I started thinking about it from a baseball pitcher's perspective. My curve always broke tighter and quicker the more spin I could put on the ball. So, it made sense to me that the ball couldnt start out straight and then curve badly unless I somehow put that spin on the ball with the club face.

I also didnt have the same issue with my irons, but I notice that I didnt try to hit my irons as hard because I had to try and focus more on proper contact. I also believe the ball being on the ground eats up some of the side ways spin. The driver is hitting a ball that sits up on a tee without any interference and I tried to kill the ball.

 

[1972 Grad]

Your issues sound a lot like mine. I'm left handed and my natural swing is a fade.

I started trying to play golf in high school but my main sport was baseball. It amazed me how I could put a strong athletic swing on the ball and it start out straight and start curving so bad.

I had a major breakthrough when I started thinking about it from a baseball pitcher's perspective. My curve always broke tighter and quicker the more spin I could put on the ball. So, it made sense to me that the ball couldnt start out straight and then curve badly unless I somehow put that spin on the ball with the club face.

I also didnt have the same issue with my irons, but I notice that I didnt try to hit my irons as hard because I had to try and focus more on proper contact. I also believe the ball being on the ground eats up some of the side ways spin. The driver is hitting a ball that sits up on a tee without any interference and I tried to kill the ball.

The ball on the ground shouldn't affect it, since you have to hit the ball first. The issue is the amount of loft. More loft, more backspin, less side spin.

 

[goldenvol]

The ball on the ground shouldn't affect it, since you have to hit the ball first. The issue is the amount of loft. More loft, more backspin, less side spin.

Your statement makes sense, but if I thin a ball with my irons I can slice it more than when I catch it clean for some reason. Maybe it's because hitting it thin takes away the loft.

 

[1972 Grad]

Your statement makes sense, but if I thin a ball with my irons I can slice it more than when I catch it clean for some reason. Maybe it's because hitting it thin takes away the loft.

It could be that the thinned shot is caused by a reverse weight shift, making it hard to hit the ball cleanly, and causing an open club face..

 

[GAVol]

Your statement makes sense, but if I thin a ball with my irons I can slice it more than when I catch it clean for some reason. Maybe it's because hitting it thin takes away the loft.

That's because a thin shot has less backspin. That's why it's harder to curve a wedge than a 5 iron.

 

[1972 Grad]

That's because a thin shot has less backspin. That's why it's harder to curve a wedge than a 5 iron.

…. and one reason that a 9 degree driver is hard to hit straight. The other is the length of the club.

 

[1972 Grad]

That's because a thin shot has less backspin. That's why it's harder to curve a wedge than a 5 iron.

It is hard to get a skull to bite.

 

[GAVol]

It is hard to get a skull to bite.

...and it doesn't even matter how much you talk to it.

 

[C-south]

...and it doesn't even matter how much you talk to it.

I have a buddy who does......” check check check”.

 

[GAVol]

I have a buddy who does......” check check check”.

I tend to talk to myself.


"Not over there. Sit down. Release the club you fat bastard."

 

[C-south]

I tend to talk to myself.


"Not over there. Sit down. Release the club you fat bastard."

Lol. Yea me too. It’s funny though when my buddy consistently knocks the teeth out of chips and always yells “check!”

 

[peaygolf]

It could be that the thinned shot is caused by a reverse weight shift, making it hard to hit the ball cleanly, and causing an open club face..

yes..........but most "thin" shots are caused by spine change (raising posture).....and leads to open face

 

[superdave1984]

That’s my biggest problem. I tell myself to not try and kill the ball with my driver. As soon as I’m starting coming out of my backswing, my baseball instinct kicks in and I try and kill the ball.

The same guy who taught me only gave me one bit of advice. "You can't muscle a golf ball".

 

[Rishvol]

yes..........but most "thin" shots are caused by spine change (raising posture).....and leads to open face

My thin shots are because I can't commit

 

[peaygolf]

My thin shots are because I can't commit

Not being an a hole, but "commit" to what?

 

[Rishvol]

Not being an a hole, but "commit" to what?

The shot. I can practice it all I want but last second (mid swing) I decided it's the wrong shot then it turns into the wrong shot

 

[peaygolf]

The shot. I can practice it all I want but last second (mid swing) I decided it's the wrong shot then it turns into the wrong shot

Trusting your swing, even if its wrong, is better than being uncommitted. That's a promise.
Focus on maintaining your spine angle from address to impact,. You will hit it more solid.

 

[Rishvol]

Trusting your swing, even if its wrong, is better than being uncommitted. That's a promise.
Focus on maintaining your spine angle from address to impact,. You will hit it more solid.

It's mostly short game. I'm getting better at it but it's still a 1-3 times a round thing

 

[peaygolf]

It's mostly short game. I'm getting better at it but it's still a 1-3 times a round thing

1 word.....Trust!

 

[YankeeVol]

1 word.....Trust!

When we playing?

 

[1972 Grad]

yes..........but most "thin" shots are caused by spine change (raising posture).....and leads to open face

Have you seen many people have a reverse weight shift and not have a spine angle change?

 

[peaygolf]

Have you seen many people have a reverse weight shift and not have a spine angle change?

No. If one “hangs back” or “reverse pivots”, the spine changes by tilting back.

Either way, focusing on the posture is key.

 

[peaygolf]

When we playing?

Late summer, early fall