Picked up a few things

[TrickyPutt]

No not usually. When i'm trying to hold a little lag and hit down what i'm actually doing is swinging out. To better understand that, what I mean is that if at address your hands are hanging... at impact they'd be reaching. You dig? I even know it and still keep doing it. My shots are sooooo much better when I play the ball a little back in my stance and hit down. I need to get back to achieving that without the "reaching" that for some reason my mind is substituting for holding lag.

Your misses all hosel or what?

 

[dedicatedhacker]

When I continually do that, I move back from the ball slightly and it stops

 

[nututhugame]

Your misses all hosel or what?

No. It's not like I hit the hosel every shot.

When I continually do that, I move back from the ball slightly and it stops

It's not that i'm too close. I believe my setup position is pretty good. It's when I try to hit down on the ball like I used to i'm swinging out instead of down. That's throwing the clubhead out to where the hosel is now meeting the ball instead of the center of the clubface.

 

[nututhugame]

Anyways... by the end of todays golf twilight marathon I was hitting a nice draw from the teebox with 4i every time. The U wedge from the set and my new wedge were working out pretty nice. It was just the approach shots with every other iron that I was not doing so hot with... which has kinda been the story of this year.

 

[TrickyPutt]

More upright lie? The hands could do what they want. Might take the edge off with 1/2 degree up. If you want arms down use flat instead.

 

[nututhugame]

More upright lie? The hands could do what they want. Might take the edge off with 1/2 degree up. If you want arms down use flat instead.

Or I could just stop being a retard and get my body under control. I'm not dialed in tour style, but as far as my static #'s go I have the right setup. In other words... it's not the clubs. They are great. This year i've gone to averaging a few strokes over bogey golf where before I was averaging a few strokes under... and that's with all of the clubs that have passed through my hands recently. Again, it's not the clubs.

Played 9 this morning. Slowed down and paid more attention. Played the ball closer to the center of my stance (only a hair behind), kept my body in check (not trying anything crazy or to kill the ball), and setup square and straight. I hit the irons much better today. A little short because I was not swinging hard with confidence and I caught a few just a touch heavy. Better contact and control than yesterday though. I need to keep it more basic and keep my body under control and everything will get better. Taking my time will help to... gotta stop trying to play speed golf.

 

[eclark53520]

I've been consciously taking only 3/4 shots with my irons lately.

Idk what it is, but my good contact percentage goes through the roof when i do that. When a take full back swings with irons for some reason my contact goes to hell.

My distances don't suffer much either. Actually i haven't really noticed any distance loss.

Maybe try something like that?

 

[nututhugame]

I've been consciously taking only 3/4 shots with my irons lately.

Idk what it is, but my good contact percentage goes through the roof when i do that. When a take full back swings with irons for some reason my contact goes to hell.

My distances don't suffer much either. Actually i haven't really noticed any distance loss.

Maybe try something like that?

I think for me (and you've seen my swing so maybe you could tell me) What feels like a full backswing is maybe even past parallel and what feels like a 3/4 swing to me is more like a full shot.

I had something that kind of worked for me, but I seemed to plateau with 39 being the best I ever shot for 9. I want to keep getting better and this year i've been trying to get rid of some of my band aid moves. In the meantime i'm suffering in more ways than one though. Hopefully that's short term and what i'm trying to do will pay off eventually.

 

[dedicatedhacker]

I need to try the 3/4 swing, I'm betting my full swing is actually to far back. But the young buck in me always wants to see if I can crush that magical long ball.

 

[anonymous golfaholic]

I've been consciously taking only 3/4 shots with my irons lately.

Idk what it is, but my good contact percentage goes through the roof when i do that. When a take full back swings with irons for some reason my contact goes to hell.

My distances don't suffer much either. Actually i haven't really noticed any distance loss.

Maybe try something like that?

That's how I play....3/4 irons shot all day.

 

[eclark53520]

I think for me (and you've seen my swing so maybe you could tell me) What feels like a full backswing is maybe even past parallel and what feels like a 3/4 swing to me is more like a full shot.

I had something that kind of worked for me, but I seemed to plateau with 39 being the best I ever shot for 9. I want to keep getting better and this year i've been trying to get rid of some of my band aid moves. In the meantime i'm suffering in more ways than one though. Hopefully that's short term and what i'm trying to do will pay off eventually.

I have that problem with the driver. Yeah, you do have a longer backswing. Maybe try a 5/8 swing or an 11/16th swing

 

[eclark53520]

That's how I play....3/4 irons shot all day.

I always have started range sessions with half and three quarter swings. But always went to full and everything feel apart. So finally said **** it, ill stick with what works.

 

[TEA Time]

That's how I play....3/4 irons shot all day.

I couldn't do that. Sure I get the occasional short swing, but 90% of the time I'm full-on. Wonder if that's why my back always hurts...

 

[nututhugame]

I have that problem with the driver. Yeah, you do have a longer backswing. Maybe try a 5/8 swing or an 11/16th swing

Even with irons?

 

[nututhugame]

I always have started range sessions with half and three quarter swings. But always went to full and everything feel apart. So finally said **** it, ill stick with what works.

I'm pretty sure that's me too.