Hi everyone!
I was going through a period of hitting lots of fat shots. once I started doing the fast track program I started making better contact and hitting divots in front of the ball. my issue now is I have a pretty bad slice. I have tried crunching the right side and sending more weight forward but I haven’t seen much success. I was thinking this would help get my club moving more in to out. Also, it feels hard to get even more weight forward as the fast track program has you getting a lot of weight forward before the downswing (tailbone to target and presenting weight forward). After watching recordings of my swing it looks like I have a good amount of in to out in my swing however my club face looks very open. I have tried moving the left arm off of the chest but it seems to produce a “chicken wing“ in my follow through for me. I have tried letting the weight of the club head hit the correct position in the backswing but I see straighter shots when I really focus on what my wrists are doing And when I do this it produces less of a slice but definitely not a draw.
I was wondering if anyone has some advice or has been experiencing some of the same issues?
overall, i really like the fast track program! I think it has addressed a lot of questions I was having and got me to start hitting good divots again! I think I am in a good place with my swing I just need to get rid of this slice. thanks!
-Clayton
I'm not sure what "crunching the right side" means. It sounds like a forced manipulation of the club to send the face to right field. The weight on the left side is great UNLESS you push off your lead foot early in the downswing which sends your weight backwards and the club face on a weird and unpredictable path. I suggest going back to basics and perform your backswing in a mirror from a face on view to check your position at the top, then start down and STOP (not looking in the mirror) and catch yourself in the mirror at your midway down position. See where your head is vs at address, where your weight is...do you feel it on your trail foot?....meaning do you feel your left foot pumping up early in the downswing? Putting weight forward is great but if the left leg is sending the weight to the trail foot on the downswing then it makes things worse.