Takeaway speed

[ScienceBoy]

Played only my 4th 18 holder of the year and shot my best, 90. Doesn't sound great, especially as I had no card wreckers. I did have a spell of 11 homes where I went very wild, only saving bogey ord double thanks to a good short game.

I realised that my huge hook appeared to be related to my takeaway speed.

When I made a more deliberate slower takeaway I hit a great shot, swing at what is my normal speed and I hit a whipping hook!

I think I could takeaway on the inside more easily when I was more deliberate but I felt I lost some power.

Anyone else had a similar experience where slowing down the takeaway cured a hook?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Played only my 4th 18 holder of the year and shot my best, 90. Doesn't sound great, especially as I had no card wreckers. I did have a spell of 11 homes where I went very wild, only saving bogey ord double thanks to a good short game.

I realised that my huge hook appeared to be related to my takeaway speed.

When I made a more deliberate slower takeaway I hit a great shot, swing at what is my normal speed and I hit a whipping hook!

I think I could takeaway on the inside more easily when I was more deliberate but I felt I lost some power.

Anyone else had a similar experience where slowing down the takeaway cured a hook?

Is it not more about your downswing being more in control because you are being more deliberate on the backswing.

 

[shewy]

Best bit of advise I ever got was low and slow,your not trying to hit anything on your backswing.
Always steadies the ship for me, stops the big block

 

[Imurg]

3 parts back, 1 part through.
All the best drivers of the ball ball the club in this ratio, from the fast tempo of a Nick Price to the slow smoothness of the Big Easy.

 

[Hobbit]

Took an hour for the pizza's to arrive last night.

My 'trigger' is slowly back.

 

[ScienceBoy]

Best bit of advise I ever got was low and slow,your not trying to hit anything on your backswing.
Always steadies the ship for me, stops the big block

I need to be steeper but like many others I'm going slow from now on.

A slightly over hit chip stopped me breaking 90.

Whitby next week, should be interesting

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I have seen a different pro and the only thing he has changed is posture (taller) and tempo. I was sooooooo quick back and through and never really had time. When my timing was on, great but otherwise I was almost starting to downswing before completing the turn. He got me to swing in slow motion taking what seemed an eternity to get to the top. However you can really feel the weight tranferring, and the coil building up. From a slow build up he just says go ahead and hit it.

Of course you can't play in slow motion and I am trying to find a slow repeatable tempo. Not too bad at the range now (and the heavier S55 irons I bought are helping) but there are trust issues with it on the course. It is much better though and I am getting better distance with less effort

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Liverbirdie has the fastest takeaway speed I've ever seen, you see him running to the chippy

 

[shortstuff]

Played only my 4th 18 holder of the year and shot my best, 90. Doesn't sound great, especially as I had no card wreckers. I did have a spell of 11 homes where I went very wild, only saving bogey ord double thanks to a good short game.

I realised that my huge hook appeared to be related to my takeaway speed.

When I made a more deliberate slower takeaway I hit a great shot, swing at what is my normal speed and I hit a whipping hook!

I think I could takeaway on the inside more easily when I was more deliberate but I felt I lost some power.

Anyone else had a similar experience where slowing down the takeaway cured a hook?

A slow, controlled takeaway is critical. There's no point rushing it because the club has to stop at the top anyway; so rushing it will probably put it out of position and lead to a rushed downswing, which can lead to hooks and slices.

 

[sawtooth]

You'll probably find that the hook was down to the collapse of the left arm and/or loose wrist action at the top of the backswing.

Going back slower helps prevent these things from happening. Hopefully you should also find more reliable length of shots through the bag.

Like you I need to be more steep , which is much more difficult to change for me.

 

[chrisd]

Slow back works for me too, it helps my transition so that I am still accelerating through impact

 

[gazr99]

I've noticed my ball striking improve especially accuracy when I focus on my takeaway going straight back, so there is definitely something in that

 

[need_my_wedge]

yep, slow takeaway and lift before accelerating down works better for me too...... practice it and practice it, but when it comes to playing, that quick whip back still seems to sneak its way into my game.... especially yesterday :-(

 

[Maninblack4612]

Thought this was a thread about how fast your curry came after you ordered it.

The other day our pro had a fight with a Chinese Restaurant proprietor he was teaching. It was all a misunderstanding, he told him his takeaway was crap.

 

[fundy]

yep, slow takeaway and lift before accelerating down works better for me too...... practice it and practice it, but when it comes to playing, that quick whip back still seems to sneak its way into my game.... especially yesterday :-(

why would you want to lift in the backswing?

 

[mcbroon]

I realised last week that I was taking it back far too fast. In my case, I get the opposite to you, I lose mine all to the right.

Played last night made a determined effort to swing slowly on the way back and the game was a bit better. Still not quite there but then it's not the only flaw in my swing!

 

[need_my_wedge]

why would you want to lift in the backswing?

Because my swing is as flat as a pancake..... Maybe lift is not the correct term, but once the club is away to the right, it needs to go up otherwise it's no higher than my waist. If I don't "lift" the plane I swing on is just plane wrong.

 

[Ethan]

Played only my 4th 18 holder of the year and shot my best, 90. Doesn't sound great, especially as I had no card wreckers. I did have a spell of 11 homes where I went very wild, only saving bogey ord double thanks to a good short game.

I realised that my huge hook appeared to be related to my takeaway speed.

When I made a more deliberate slower takeaway I hit a great shot, swing at what is my normal speed and I hit a whipping hook!

I think I could takeaway on the inside more easily when I was more deliberate but I felt I lost some power.

Anyone else had a similar experience where slowing down the takeaway cured a hook?

Yeah, I do the same. My takeaway speed per se doesn't have an effect on the hook, but it tends to make a fast transition more likely and whipping the hands in, and the slower takeaway allows me to feel like I wait at the top a fraction of a second. I think that is one reason that punch shots are a good option - they invariable involve a smooth takeaway and a brief pause.

 

[Maninblack4612]

Because my swing is as flat as a pancake..... Maybe lift is not the correct term, but once the club is away to the right, it needs to go up otherwise it's no higher than my waist. If I don't "lift" the plane I swing on is just plane wrong.

Snap! I went on an Explanar & what you describe is exactly what it felt like. Been trying to achieve this feel this morning with good results.

 

[Swinger]

If I ever notice that I am taking the club away too fast I just try and work out the square root of an odd number over 10,000 during the takeaway and make sure I complete the task before initiating the down swing. Works a treat.