Hacker Khan
Yurt Dwelling, Yoghurt Knitter
Had a couple of lessons recently to try and cure my destructive hook with anything below a 5 iron which was making me extremely frustrated and not able to enjoy the game. I got some great advice and my pro identified why I was doing what I was, and gave me some thoughts and drills to sort it out. As with all these things it's easier said than done, as my body was kind of naturally doing the wrong thing so I had to consciously fight that on every shot.
But after a few session down the range I saw some progress, culminating yesterday with an excellent session where I was hitting 3 woods off the mat that were looking like proper golf shots, i.e going in the air and going straight. Which for me is a significant achievement I can tell you.
So I thought I'd try and get a round in today for the first time in a few weeks. And I am sure you can tell what's coming, I just regressed straight back to my old ways with little hip turn firing the downswing and then me trying to help the ball into the air, leading to bad hooks. And the worst thing was that I knew what I was doing, which I suppose is one thing. But I just could not trust myself to do what I knew I should be doing when I was faced with a hole or fairway to aim at. Your mind knows what you should be doing but in the short time the swing lasts for but your body has other ideas. Very frustrating.....:angry:
Still, as they say, a bad day on the course is always better than a good day shopping. And I did hit a great sand wedge that went about 80 yard forwards, then caught a gust of wind and ended up coming back to me, landing only 20 yards in front of me.
But after a few session down the range I saw some progress, culminating yesterday with an excellent session where I was hitting 3 woods off the mat that were looking like proper golf shots, i.e going in the air and going straight. Which for me is a significant achievement I can tell you.
So I thought I'd try and get a round in today for the first time in a few weeks. And I am sure you can tell what's coming, I just regressed straight back to my old ways with little hip turn firing the downswing and then me trying to help the ball into the air, leading to bad hooks. And the worst thing was that I knew what I was doing, which I suppose is one thing. But I just could not trust myself to do what I knew I should be doing when I was faced with a hole or fairway to aim at. Your mind knows what you should be doing but in the short time the swing lasts for but your body has other ideas. Very frustrating.....:angry:
Still, as they say, a bad day on the course is always better than a good day shopping. And I did hit a great sand wedge that went about 80 yard forwards, then caught a gust of wind and ended up coming back to me, landing only 20 yards in front of me.
