Tuesday I went to the range to hit a bucket and I started out with the mindset to do nothing but the 2.8. I had no idea what I was doing wrong at the time, but I had divots so big behind the ball they looked like hair pieces, YES rugs. I was doing it time and time again and I said the heck with this and instead I swung away only to continue taking chunks of turf off the planet. Only this time I was digging deeper and the wind was blowing sand back in my face. I took a seat after 20 balls or so with not one crispy clean shot. I stopped and thought about what I was doing. I set up and concentrated on everything and took my swing and this was my self-analysis.
As I took the club back I was trying to keep the weight forward only to see that my entire body, head and all was moving/ shifting. to the target and I was trying to continue the weight moving forward on the downswing, except I ran out of weight. I was not pointing that shoulder down all the way most likely because I ran into a gravity issue that took me off balance.š Stop, think, look, remember. Set up (weight forward, club shaft at the inside of the thigh, head over ball, bring the club back, keep head where it is, shift that weight as I am bringing the club down, follow through, and BAM, crispy. well, I'll be danged. Next one, same thing, same result, third one, the same.
Go into 2.8 (all with the PW) straight and crispy with hang time and landing basically in the same area time and time again. not too far but far enough to use it someday.
I hit the rest of the bucket 2.8 style with the pitching wedge and got great results. Not always though. I found myself moving my body weight forward and over (ever so slightly) as opposed to sideways on the setup. I have to work on that.
I am playing 18 on Saturday on a smaller course but it does have the rating and slope for my handicap. Only one par 5. There is nothing like that crispy club hit. Now if I could just hit that darn 3 wood!
Thank you for this. the wedge thing , I donāt know. I look on the set up to make sure I got it. Itās there but not to much. Itās feels a little awkward trying to create it when I think I donāt see it but I have not tried to see if making makes a difference.
I have not looked on the follow through, but I will. I try to remember everything. Hogan arms and keep that head where it is and I think another thing I may not do to completion is the turn With the shoulder. Iām trying to time everything together and I know when I get it down and when I donāt. maybe the head on the wall drill.
One other thing on a personal note. I have been losing weight. Iām down 35# in 2 months. Itās by design. I will have lost another 20-25 when I am down to the goal In 2 more months.
I should have a little more mobility as time goes by and the swing in general will be good exercise after hitting a few buckets of balls a week and golf on the weekends.
I think my swing will be more fluid as I lose more weight.
I would play this game everyday if I could.