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Make a divot without hitting a ball. Put the ball directly behind that divot. Re-create the swing you had making that first divot. Let the ball get in the way of making that divot. Try to remember to let the ball get in the way of the club before making the divot.
It's perfect for me. Has a boring trajectory. I'm 5'08" and 168. I average 285 off the tee and if I step it up a little, I can get 295+ yards out of it. The G10 for me is money. I've gone as far as getting a TM 425 TP driver with a 9.5 degree loft and fuji speeder shaft and still launched it too high. The G10 with the 7.5 is great.
I'll tell you though, I used to play a draw relig I used to hit all the time.ously with my driver. With the G10, I play a baby fade and it is amazing. I think I have more control and get a little more than the draw
If you are new to golf I would suggest two books.
Hogan's 5 lessons-Great book, easy read, its good for building your swing fundamentals.
Bobby Clampett's Impact Zone-He talks about fundamentals but his main 2 points are lag and getting your swing bottom (the deepest part of the divot) 4" in front of the ball. His drills and swing thoughts are helpful. I always knew that you want to hit down on the ball then take the divot but never thought it needed to 4-5" infront of the ball. I just started working on some of the things in his book at the range moving my swing bottom further ahead of the ball and my ball striking has improved this year.
Striking an iron is the same as chipping. Hands stay ahead and it's "hinge and hold". So by practicing chips and pitches, you are also grooving the proper iron strike. If you have enough room to hit some short pitch shots in your yard, go for it. Twofast would agree with me, hitting 20-30yd. ptiches with a SW for a half hour gets us striking irons ridiculously well for a few weeks it seems.
Was that the one of Furyk's shot? His ball was in a divot, and he hit the ball perfectly. I was amazed at how far in front of the ball his club hit the turf. Shallow path on the proper plane, with lots of lag and good weight transfer = awesome iron play. Yes?There was a beautiful slo-mo today during the Ryder Cup... it was a close up of and iron shot from the side. You saw the club head, the ball and just the lower part of the shaft. The divot was huge -- looked to be six inches long and pretty deep, but the grass under the ball was barely touched at all. The divot started just a touch forward of the bottom of the ball. It was a video I would love to have to show new people how the swing bottoms out forward of the ball position.