Hello all. I have been practicing section 2.8 and on occasion I get it right. Work in process. I sometimes hit the ball to the far right when I speed up my swing as per Tom's instructions when wanting to hit it harder. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Any id3as? I am well under the 8 out of 10 ratio to move on, and not in a rush to do so. I do however play every week in a league and was planning to start the Get Out and Go Play Fast Track as I also work on 2.8 GSS. Trying to better my standings in the league. Is there anything specifically I should work on on the Get Out and Go Play program?
Thanks.
Thanks TS. After some evaluation it looks like I am to low on my take away. Among other things I am doing wrong. I am going thru your Common Golf Swing Problems and will also review the Fly Wedge drill as I continue the 2.8. As you mentioned the Address section is a prerequisite to the 2.8 and I find myself working on posture. I have a stocky build weighing around 200lbs and try to stretch before practice and playing. I am challenged with all this info and do find myself somewhat confused at times, but try to keep it simple as possible. Thx again for your replay.
@fish4197 You can play competitive golf with the 2.8 drill. You have to be disciplined to not try to hit it "with the wrath of God". I expect that may be why you get that push to the right. I know I do sometimes. It's mainly due to getting out in front of the club head in an effort to put more power on it.
Analyze your recent rounds and determine where you are losing your strokes. Work on chipping and putting, ALWAYS. After all, the game is about getting the ball in the hole. Tom has some great chipping videos.
Learn putter face control first. Develop a stroke that returns the putter face to the ball the same way every time. It doesn't matter how good you read a putt or nail the speed, if you can't start the putt on your intended line, it probably won't go in the hole very much. How many time have you missed hole high four feet to the side of the hole? Your buddies then tell you you had, "great speed."
How is your sand game? Do you lose strokes there? Leave it in the bunker or blade it over the green? Tom has videos providing two different methods of hitting the sand shot. Until you can always get it out of the sand, hit away from any pin tucked behind a bunker. You will lose less strokes by three putting from distance than taking multiple strokes to get out, and then maybe three putting or having to chip it and putt from over the green.
Another area to work on is course management. Do you know how far you really do hit each club? Not your best ever distance, but your average distance. And I'm not talking about how far you hit a range ball. When mapping club distances you need to use your gamer ball. That means you may have to go to a vacant field, ball field, something like that. Take 10 shots that you feel were reasonable hit, then throw out the longest and shortest of those and get the average distance. Make a chart to carry with your or use a Sharpie and write it on your shaft just below the grip.
Are you always coming up short of the green or a back pin? If you know your average distance for each club and use that club, you will hit more greens and be pin high more often. If the pin is tucked behind a bunker, hit the next longer club and putt from behind the pin. Much better than having to blast it out of the bunker.
Golf is hard, good golf is really hard. Some just want to play golf and enjoy the experience no matter the outcome. But competitive golf is more fun when you win, and that takes dedication and smart practicing. Since you play in a league, I assume you enjoy the competition and want to win. There may be some others in the league that don't particularly care if they win or lose, and that's fine for them. But if you are signed up with Tom and looking for help on this forum, then I am guessing you want to climb up your league standings. Enjoy the journey to better golf and let us know how you finish in the league standings this year.