I have been a 10 handicap for quite some time. I would have good rounds and bad rounds. I have never really improved on that number in years. I have very good distance with clubs. I hit my 7 iron around 170-180 yards. PW I use in the 135-150 range. I hit the ball high also. Much higher than my friends. I decided to sign up with Tom and see if this is what I needed to understand better consistency in my game. I have been through several lessons already. Learning the stack and tilt is difficult for me. My first couple rounds playing with it and committing to it I shot 93 and 94. I have not shot in the 90's in a long time. LOL. This is very much an adjustment for me. I find getting off the tee the hardest. My driver is not my driver anymore. lol. I am hitting pull hooks that are not even getting off the ground much. My friends asked me if I am really me now. BUT I am staying with it and committed to be a Saguto golfer.
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Nice progress, @the_game2417. Even though you're working on finding that consistency off the tee, it sounds like it could have easily been a 70-something. Get that short game dialed in!!
Well so far working on my follow thru is working. I shot an 84 with three triples. My short game was horrendous! I pulled hook 2 drivers out of 7 tee shots. 2 others I blocked out to the right. I hit the other 3 very good. I am thinking ball position needs to be consistent. I did hit two of those drives near the hozzel. Still working on it. I see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Yes but is he a verified "Tom Saguto Golfer"?
Great improvement. May the crispiness continue..
Went out yesterday and shot 78. I worked on the follow through drills. Quarter swing, to half swing, to full swing. I concentrated on keeping those arms straight through the ball. Drivers flew straight and a couple had draw. Distance was off the charts. I also hit those crispy KFC irons. I will keep up the drills and see where it goes next. I had a quad on hole 9 too. Put my drive just out of bounds and had to re tee the drive. I am excited to see.
I had some pull HOOKS the last time I played. Those balls do NOT listen!
Thank You for all the responses. @Tom Saguto I am following up on the videos. @Doug S I appreciate the feedback. Go Saguto Golfers!!!
When my driver goes sideways on me, this is what I tend to get as well. Not so much a pull hook, but a pull draw, either way, its either in the woods/water or another fairway. I tried hitting a cut the other day and hit a pull draw right into the woods, no fun. @the_game2417 , you have good power, nice job in transferring it into the golf ball.
@the_game2417 - Please have a look at this comment thread on the driver. Perhaps my reply might hold some answers for you.
Once you get comfortable with the swing I'm confident your driver will come back, and potentially longer than before as it has been for so many members. For example, have a look at this recent post from @Joshua Flynn.
Also, just to be sure because this is a common issue among more accomplished players coming into the school....
The chapters, lessons, and drills that comprise the Golf Swing Simplified course curriculum are not randomly ordered; they are designed to be taken sequentially from the beginning. Regardless of a member's skill level, this swing necessitates a complete reboot for someone transitioning from a shift & lift swing (which is typically the case), and therefore it is imperative that one take sufficient time to ensure that the fundamental components of the first couple of chapters are mastered. From the ground up there is nothing superfluous in the Stack & Tilt swing - in other words, everything with a purpose, and a purpose for everything. (For example, contrary to shift and lift where you may be taught to keep your trail foot perpendicular to the target line as a means of "creating resistance" in your trail side, in S&T we flare both feet out 10-20 degrees in order to facilitate a free flowing, inclined hip and shoulder turn.) I cannot emphasize this enough, as frustrations predominantly occur when students jump ahead in the curriculum without properly dedicating themselves to the foundational base upon which our consistently repeatable, powerful, low maintenance swing must be built.
I appreciate your commitment to gaining consistency. Now, let's get you over this hump!
Tom