Warning about the roll release

@Tom Saguto 100%. @GolfLivesMatter gave advice on the low point control being consistent and it has probably been the single biggest change I have made to my approach hitting irons and doing what he said with the consistent low spot has helped me gain control working the ball left and right and I think the added confidence has resulted in gaining about 1 club length across irons. Before the discussion the way I was moving the ball was causing me to get too much spin on my iron shots.

@Russell Hogue, PhD Awesome sauce!!!

Since my clubs are 1 length, I can do full, 3/4, 1/2 with any club in the bag. Basically half swing with 9 as an example flies the same distance as full PW, but the flight is different. The PW will be high and spin back. The half 9 flights down, less spin, and releases a bit. I usually play full swings for pins in front and half swings for pin in back. For me, everything inside 100 yards is 100% feel. My LW is my smooth 100 yard swing (or half GW). But once I get inside of that, it’s feel and terrain that dictates shot. I prefer to flight the ball into a green, but will play bump and run shots too (just prefer not to). Feel shots for me, it’s like putting. I look at the target and then look back at the ball. My eyes stay on the ball, but my mind stays on the target. I am simply playing catch with the target in my mind which gives me a clear picture of how much momentum I have to give. It’s like playing catch. How hard do you need to throw the ball to a target? I don’t know, “this hard.” That’s exactly how I play everything inside of 100yards, to pitching, chipping, putting. Eye in the ball, mind on the target.

@Russell Hogue, PhD Your 150 PW is two clubs stronger than me. I will hit an 8 full swing, 7 iron 3/4, or 6 iron drill shot. A lot of that depends on the pin placement and figuring out where to miss. Sometimes being short is good, other times not. I play Pete Dye courses whereby rolling the ball onto the green is most likely not going to happen. About every green is elevated, and fairway lies are unpredictable such that I could have any number of lies...uphill, sidehill, or downhill, but rarely "flat". As such, all of those factors come into play as to what's the "best shot".

@GolfLivesMatter - Very interesting (and stark) contrast between Day & Spieth. Thanks for sharing!

You know it’s interesting because I think it was Speith who gave Dechambeau the idea of keeping the left elbow pointing to the target. He uses that as one of his end range of motion moves so he can release his lead forearm as hard as he wants and if the lead elbow stays at the target he can never miss left. So, he uses a roll release, but by taking an aspect of the more stable release he’s able to kind of get the best of both worlds.