They should have given me a free bowl of soup today. Horrible day on the grass. I even got there early to get the good grass. Mind you the good grass is like hitting out of the rough. It's not manicured at all and is scraggly. So I figure it must be the grass, right!. RIGHT! I hit a few good shots but out of a bucket of 90, I was way below the 50%. A lot of behind the ball stuff and several tops. Weight forward seems to be an issue. and that darn shoulder down. Even the shots I did hit well did not have the distance it should. Felt good, went straight but ho hum on the distance. My 7 was no better than 50 yds. today. And then like the dope I am I tried to change my grip. Now when I place my right hand on the club I do not cover the thumb all the way. So I tried to change that part and here is what I thought. When I came back with the club I felt that the way I was holding the club forced me to hinge. As soon as I felt that hinge I came down with the swing. A few times I hit the ball well and then a few times it was horrible. gave it up quickly. I also hit the driver today. on many I had great crispy contact but I have no idea where the ball went. Does that say something? Here is what I am going to do. I have a full video studio set up. Nothing fancy but I shoot in 4K and when I film others I use a Zhiyun Crane gimble. I am painfully going to try and get you guys some video and maybe do the V1 thing. I have to have others tell me where I am because my self analysis won't even work for the dog. |The self-challenge is on And suck-o was his name-o (sung to the tune of (BINGO)
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Spot-on advice from @burkholder.ronald and @Dante Bellino! They convey my very thoughts on how best to work the program, and thus they are reaping the rewards.
Video is a great idea, @Tom Holt. Use that tool often, and yes - a V1 when you're ready would be a smart play at this juncture.
@Tom Holt I recommend you review the grip video. You should not be searching around for a grip. Tom nails it in his video lesson. While you are watching Tom’s videos, go over all of the section 1 and 2 videos in the basic course. Tom’s lessons are arranged in the best order for learning the basics in a logical sequence. Don’t move through them too fast. You must have full understanding of each lesson before moving to the next one.
Once you get to lesson 2.8, stop there until you can master that swing drill. You can play good golf with the 2.8 drill swing. You will have it mastered when you can hit crispy shots 8 or 9 times out of 10 times. Once you can do that, I would go to his chipping and putting instruction. Play a few rounds ingraining the 2.8 swing on the course. If you are 8 or 9 for 10 on the range, you will find that you are probably only 3 or 4 for 10 on the course due to there being more time between shots and more distractions than on the range.
When You get to the point where you can get around the course using the 2.8 drill swing reasonably well, then you can try the more advanced lessons after 2.8. When the wheels start to come off, always go back to the 2.8 drill swing to get back on track.
Remember, golf is hard. So, don’t get discouraged. Good Luck.
We all have crappy days. What I have been doing lately is when things aren't going like I image they should, I go back to the beginning...grip, stance (weight forward) very short takeaways then gradually build back to full swing. I will do this routine not hitting any balls, just air, then I'll start over with a ball trying to hit maybe 5 shots putting all the parts together at 1/4 swing, then 5 perfect at 1/2 swing, then 5 perfect at 3/4 swing then full swing. The key for me is if I mess-up at any part I start over. Stick with it, it's worth it. I'm making the best contact I ever have.