DUDE(S), help me get over to the promised land of the real golf course somehow. This is getting unsettling. Every ten shots I take at the range now give some combination of *all* the following without fail. (Apologies, camera placement is also a work in progress, getting closer to the stance and more at chest height.) Typically several shots going right from a 3/4 backswing (including face on view with same result) :
Topped going right (including face-on view that did the same):
Off left (also with face-on that also went left) :
Topped straight (same for face-on) :
A decent shot or two:
And the dreaded hosel:
Since my last posts in other Forum discussions the 2.8 drill has been a steady focus for about 4 weeks, 12-15 range visits. But not much change during that time. Always working with 90% weight forward (including lifting the trail foot sometimes to keep it that way), trying the right-arm only drill, the tee drill, swing-under-the-stick drill. Got an Eclipse to work on keeping the head still with spine extension, it's good until I stop looking at it to try to swing a real ball. Sometimes when I really squeeze the armpits to keep connection and "numb" the hands past all recognition there's a real beautiful 60-70 yard draw with a 5-iron. Then the very next shot with the same effort(?) goes way right. What gives? Any suggestions here? (Especially @danny , @James Flood, @Alan Studnicky , @Nocona Colt Abernathy ). Otherwise I'm getting to the point of thinking only in-person with a decent instructor is the way out. And wondering @Tom Saguto if there are any good S&T profs in the Northeast you might be able to recommend.
@joey puvel , @Nocona Colt Abernathy , @Gerry_Lager , @Tom Saguto , ok gents, good stuff here all, and points taken. It's actually helping me to vent even just a little about what's going on in all these efforts, and yes, I'm interested only in spending $ that's necessary. 😁 I'm a pretty analytical guy, and can easily get caught up in certain details, while missing others that are also key to getting the whole thing down. Will be taking this back to the next range session, and the mirror at home. And check out the 'Simplest Ever...' course with all this in mind.