Hit a couple of super solid 3 woods off the mat at the range today. Loud thwack, ball long and straight down the middle, possibly my best 3W shots, ever. I was focused on club low on the takeaway, turn with chest in place, hip slide to start the downswing, AND head down till after [...]
Have been having issues with putting stroke lately. Percent of six foot straight putts made on the practice green has been very low. I had the sense that my hands were too involved in the putting stroke. I sometimes hit putts on the practice green with right hand only, and I’m surprisingly accurate from six [...]
Have been struggling with full swing wedge shots lately. Irons, hybrids and woods have felt easy, making great solid contact on the target line almost every time. Meanwhile, have been hitting almost every 100 to 75 yard shot fat (sand wedge and pitching wedge). Being short of the green in that distance range has been [...]
Had trouble with my wedge shots in the last couple of rounds. Lost several strokes due to hitting sand wedge and pitching wedge fat. This was very irritating, especially since my divot on the practice stroke was clearly in front of the ball. I think there were two issues: 1) Swing path too shallow. I’ve [...]
On the range today, hit a few simulated holes, pretending I was playing a local course. Ball-striking was very good. After switching to practice some swing techniques, my swing seemed to get much worse. The difference is really just mind-set. When “playing” I was thinking mostly about the target. Switching back to the target mind-set, my [...]
Some more thoughts on chipping. I tend to make perfect practice swings but will then proceed to hit some of my chips fat. Realized today that I was placing the clubhead right in line with (but below) the ball for the practice swing. Then for the actual swing, moving the clubhead behind the ball…this can [...]
Was working on chip shots today. Still bladed a few, so focused on holding a solid grip like with my full swing – no more wrist breakdwon = no more blading! Here’s my current chip shot routine: 1) Read the shot and determine landing point 2) Aim and setup 3) Solid grip 4) Weight on [...]
In my second-to-last round, hit several wedge shots fat. I realized I wasn’t getting my weight to my left side, and worked hard on that. Yesterday in practice, was making a divot in front of the ball during practice swing, then hitting fat during the real swing. Frustrating…! Realized that I was making partial swings [...]
My ball striking has improved a lot lately. I’m able to connect with 3 wood off the turf, hitting a solid and straight shot about 80% of the time. Two things have helped: weight shift, and grip. From the top of my backswing, I initiate the downswing by sliding my hips to the target. My [...]
In a recent practice session, I bladed several chips and hit an equal number fat. When I did make solid contact, by distance control was good, using the method outlined in a previous post on chipping. So I concluded that my chipping stroke itself broke down. Realized later that I was unconsciously trying to hinge [...]
