Hi - I think i have a good handle on the fundamentals of the swing. I’m hitting my irons well (great on the range). I’m hitting my 7 wood and 3 wood really great. (I never used my woods much in the past). My issue is driver off the tee.
Yesterday, i was perfect at the range, first two holes banged 2 nice straight drives then I top my next 3 drives before switching to the 3 wood, where i hit high straight and nice shots from the tee, So after about 10 holes using the 3 wood, i go back to the driver, hit a nice shot, next hole i top it again.
On the range I’m not doing that. Am i swinging the driver too hard? If i can get off the tee I’m ok. From 120 in I’m fine. But the driver I can’t seem to stop topping. It also feels like i lose the feeling after a few holes.
There has been quite a bit of dialogue in the Forum on the topic of how to transport "Ranger Rick" to the golf course. We all experience that! All I can tell you is that it is part of the process, and if your practice mode is delivering consistently solid results then it's just a function of time in terms of when/how that will translate itself to the course. As confidence in your swing grows you should find more and more that you are playing "golf" instead of "golf swing" on the course, at which point your mechanical thoughts will be reduced to one or two at the most, and you will be nearly entirely focused on your target and not your swing. An excellent book that may help you with this is "Fearless Golf: Conquering the Mental Game" by Dr. Gio Valiante. A number of members have purchased it and are speaking very highly of its benefits.