So; I went to the range today. Did the 90% lead leg drill. Great contact and was getting divots. I did the chalk line thing. Went back to full swing and the shots fell apart. The I got annoyed and starting just hitting balls and getting more pissed. So, reflecting on it I think I was not having the left shoulder relationship to the ball when I went to the full shot. I definitely did not have the same feeling with the full shots as I did with the 90% on the lead leg shots. In other words I am not getting the weight forward on the full shots as I do with the weight 90% on the lead leg drill. Is there a transition drill for this?
@spillup24 - Some folks here in the school - myself included - have actually played rounds with the 90% Drill in order to really ingrain those feels. You'd be surprised with how well you can get around the course with it.
Alternatively, I oftentimes will refer students back to Chapter 2 of the Golf Swing Simplified course when they experience a hiccup or perceived setback. That chapter reinforces the body motions and the weight-forward component, and it culminates with what I call "The Best Golf Swing Practice Drill of All Time". Work yourself sequentially and gradually through the chapter, and then park yourself on that drill in Lesson 2.8. Learn it. Practice it. Master it. You can also use the partially abbreviated swing it provides on the course and play quite well with it as it will provide plenty of distance. (It actually is the full swing minus just a couple of power accumulators.) Once you've got that down you should be well prepared to move forward in the curriculum.
1) Get yourself an old hand towel fold it in half. Place it no more than 2 inches behind your ball, thereby requiring you to miss the towel and make ball first contact on your downswing. As you improve, move the towel closer to the ball. The small thickness of a one-half folded towel will not impede your backswing takeaway.
2) If you can, put down a thick chalk line or some inexpensive spray foot powder on the mat about an inch in front of the ball. Try to hit the ball first and then the chalk or powder. The mark on the mat - or lack thereof - will give you instant visual feedback.
So; I went to the range today. Did the 90% lead leg drill. Great contact and was getting divots. I did the chalk line thing. Went back to full swing and the shots fell apart. The I got annoyed and starting just hitting balls and getting more pissed. So, reflecting on it I think I was not having the left shoulder relationship to the ball when I went to the full shot. I definitely did not have the same feeling with the full shots as I did with the 90% on the lead leg shots. In other words I am not getting the weight forward on the full shots as I do with the weight 90% on the lead leg drill. Is there a transition drill for this?
@spillup24 - My standard suggestions with regard to hitting off mats are along the same lines as what @Ian "Twiggy" Jones and @lagerg82 said:
1) Get yourself an old hand towel fold it in half. Place it no more than 2 inches behind your ball, thereby requiring you to miss the towel and make ball first contact on your downswing. As you improve, move the towel closer to the ball. The small thickness of a one-half folded towel will not impede your backswing takeaway.
2) If you can, put down a thick chalk line or some inexpensive spray foot powder on the mat about an inch in front of the ball. Try to hit the ball first and then the chalk or powder. The mark on the mat - or lack thereof - will give you instant visual feedback.
sometimes I use a towel and lay it about a clubhead length behind the ball. If you hit the towel you hit it fat, and fat does not become crispy. ;)
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