Posted by Double Eagle in Ball Striking Tips, My Progress -
Yesterday, while discussing my faulty release at impact, I mentioned another tip that I got that put me back on track.
As I was practicing with a little bit lighter grip pressure, the head pro at my course was walking up and down the range and I had a conversation with him where I whined for a while about my swing issues of late and how I got a tip that was getting me back on track.
I went back to hitting [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Ball Striking Tips, My Progress -
Early this week I talked about conceding defeat (in the sense of trying to diagnose and fix my own swing) and also about how swing changes take a long time to ingrain. You might remember that I’ve been fading the ball on good shots and slicing or blocking it on bad shots.
My initial plan was to go back to the fundamentals: grip, alignment, stance, posture. I felt like it was working for me. And while it [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Equipment, Short Game Tips -
I’m not talking about insurance coverage here. What I’m referring to is the number of wedges you carry as well as the gaps in loft between all of them.
As I’ve said many times, I’m a fan of Dave Pelz’s 4×3 system, where the idea is to carry four wedges and to groove three distinct swing lengths that give you a total of twelve easily repeatable distances within 100 yards.
It’s clear that scoring happens within 100 yards. Your goal [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Ball Striking Tips -
Yesterday, I said I was going to try one last-ditch effort before throwing in the towel and scheduling a lesson. You may recall that I’ve been sending everything to the right and I said I suspected that I might be standing too close to the ball.
An insightful comment from Greg Bartz reminded me of G.A.S.P., or Grip, Alignment, Stance, Posture. When everything is falling apart, the best thing to do is forget it all and go back to [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in My Progress -
Sometimes we just need to step back and acknowledge that something is broken.
I’ve been working on getting my game back this year and trying to take it to a much higher level. But the last few weeks have been simply brutal. I’ve been having so much trouble with ball striking, that I eventually modified my golf practice plan to make all the rounds optional, with the option being a range session instead.
I’ve been at the range regularly (minus [...]
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