On the back of "Enough is enough," I went for my Flightscope session along with getting the whole (embarrassing) thing video'd.
So just what was wrong and why?
My slightly closed stance, to aid a draw, had turned into something fully slammed shut. To clear the left side(right handed), and to give the chance of hitting the ball down the target line, I was casting and coming out to in. But to stop a pull I was coming through with the club face open. Add to that, the weak right hand grip that I thought was too strong. And the ball was a wee bit too far back in the stance, causing a decending blow and an increased spin rate of 3500rpm - the whole thing looked bl00dy awful!
Club head speed with all the rubbish ~99mph, and loss of yardage because of swingpath/alignment/clubface. Sorted stance/grip/alignment ~105mph. Ball flight and length after sorting, WOW!
Having got to the bottom of the problems, we moved onto playing with different drivers and shafts. Boy did I love the 913D2 will a reg shaft!! Yes please. And the pro said...wait for it... I'd advise you don't buy anything till you've bedded in the changes, and got your old swing back. A couple more sessions to confirm things are ok, then we'll look at a new driver if needed.
The cost for 45mins on the practice ground, and 30mins including a coffee and bacon sandwich reviewing the Flightscope figures and vid's - nothing. "Call it a follow up after buying the gear in early May, and you spend enough in here anyway."
So just what was wrong and why?
My slightly closed stance, to aid a draw, had turned into something fully slammed shut. To clear the left side(right handed), and to give the chance of hitting the ball down the target line, I was casting and coming out to in. But to stop a pull I was coming through with the club face open. Add to that, the weak right hand grip that I thought was too strong. And the ball was a wee bit too far back in the stance, causing a decending blow and an increased spin rate of 3500rpm - the whole thing looked bl00dy awful!
Club head speed with all the rubbish ~99mph, and loss of yardage because of swingpath/alignment/clubface. Sorted stance/grip/alignment ~105mph. Ball flight and length after sorting, WOW!
Having got to the bottom of the problems, we moved onto playing with different drivers and shafts. Boy did I love the 913D2 will a reg shaft!! Yes please. And the pro said...wait for it... I'd advise you don't buy anything till you've bedded in the changes, and got your old swing back. A couple more sessions to confirm things are ok, then we'll look at a new driver if needed.
The cost for 45mins on the practice ground, and 30mins including a coffee and bacon sandwich reviewing the Flightscope figures and vid's - nothing. "Call it a follow up after buying the gear in early May, and you spend enough in here anyway."
