ScienceBoy
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140 yards to both...
Driver 😡😡😡
- Thread starter JT77
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140 yards to both...
JT77
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Bob, 7 iron goes 160-165, driver is around 265
bobmac
Major Champion
Well don't try and hit it 270.
JT77
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Thanks bob, any advice on how to tame the red mist? 😱
bobmac
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Imagine you're on tour and there are tv cameras everywhere, aim for a balanced finish
JT77
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I'll give it a try bob. Thanks
thesheriff
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Re: Driver ������
I couldn't hit a decent drive for the entire season when I returned to the game a couple of years ago. It was demoralising because a long, straight drive was the one thing I desperately wanted to be able to do, though almost every shot curved wickedly to the right.
The next season I made a breakthrough and have been reasonably solid with the driver since. It sounds simple, but the reason I couldn't hit it straight before was a cupped wrist at the top of the backswing made it impossible to get the club square and with a neutral plane at impact. Now, the sensation at the top is that I'm bowing the wrist , though in reality it's flat. That seems to have fixed swing path and I'm now hitting draws more often than fades.
I couldn't hit a decent drive for the entire season when I returned to the game a couple of years ago. It was demoralising because a long, straight drive was the one thing I desperately wanted to be able to do, though almost every shot curved wickedly to the right.
The next season I made a breakthrough and have been reasonably solid with the driver since. It sounds simple, but the reason I couldn't hit it straight before was a cupped wrist at the top of the backswing made it impossible to get the club square and with a neutral plane at impact. Now, the sensation at the top is that I'm bowing the wrist , though in reality it's flat. That seems to have fixed swing path and I'm now hitting draws more often than fades.
bladeplayer
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Or dont shout fore & hope it hits a spectator & stays in :thup:
Re: Driver ������
no magic potion for this just time and effort.
I had two years of either a big block or a pull hook. had god knows how many drivers and shaft combinations. had a few days when i felt i'd cracked it shoot a good score, then be back to square on the next time i'd play. countless lessons, where the day before i couldn't hit driver at all, soon as i got in front of my pro, only hit good drives. We always joked about getting a cardboard cut out of him to take on the course. The start of the problem was, i had worked on getting my swing less flat. Always been a good driver of the ball, but that went with the flat swing.
Been driving the ball well at the moment. everything is either straight or a slight fade, when i prev drew the ball.
I'm getting there.
no magic potion for this just time and effort.
I had two years of either a big block or a pull hook. had god knows how many drivers and shaft combinations. had a few days when i felt i'd cracked it shoot a good score, then be back to square on the next time i'd play. countless lessons, where the day before i couldn't hit driver at all, soon as i got in front of my pro, only hit good drives. We always joked about getting a cardboard cut out of him to take on the course. The start of the problem was, i had worked on getting my swing less flat. Always been a good driver of the ball, but that went with the flat swing.
Been driving the ball well at the moment. everything is either straight or a slight fade, when i prev drew the ball.
I'm getting there.
JT77
Tour Winner
Re: Driver ������
Good to hear Patrick as it means there is hope for me yet 😬
Have a lesson this week I just booked this morning, my swing used to be flatter than it currently is but no idea if that's the cause, had a couple lessons before Christmas and got it going on range but not course probably all in my head
Good to hear Patrick as it means there is hope for me yet 😬
Have a lesson this week I just booked this morning, my swing used to be flatter than it currently is but no idea if that's the cause, had a couple lessons before Christmas and got it going on range but not course probably all in my head
