Coffey
Challenge Tour Pro
At the start of the year I was struggling a lot with hitting snap hooks with the driver and over turning basically all my irons.
Had a few lessons and practiced and during the year and managed to start fading all my clubs. About a month later that fade with the driver turned into a slice and I just couldn't control it.
I had a lesson last week and I can now control the fade a bit better (obviously some still get away from me) but on track man it is spinning high and getting a carry of about 230. AoA was downwards by about 1-2 degrees causing the high spin and high ball flight meaning in any wind I am basically doomed.
I decided I would then try and play the draw, which I used to be able to play very easily and no matter how much I tried to draw the ball it came out dead straight with an average of 247 carry and AoA was about 1 up. It did feel like it was un natural though to try this.
At this stage I was thinking happy days, just try and do that on Saturday and all will be good. But on the course it was completely different and couldn't hit the driver at all.
Bit of a long winded post but would you settle for the 230 carry but can control it or work hard to try and get the 247 carry with lower spin and better ball flight?
I am worried that because it felt so un natural I may never get it and will always feel like I am fighting the swing. I am also vary of going back to pulling my irons every shot
Interestingly on Saturday I had 11 points on the front 9 trying to draw the ball and 18 on the back 9 while playing my natural shot shape. Though it was 20+ mph winds and most of the front 9 was into the breeze and most of the back 9 was downwind
Had a few lessons and practiced and during the year and managed to start fading all my clubs. About a month later that fade with the driver turned into a slice and I just couldn't control it.
I had a lesson last week and I can now control the fade a bit better (obviously some still get away from me) but on track man it is spinning high and getting a carry of about 230. AoA was downwards by about 1-2 degrees causing the high spin and high ball flight meaning in any wind I am basically doomed.
I decided I would then try and play the draw, which I used to be able to play very easily and no matter how much I tried to draw the ball it came out dead straight with an average of 247 carry and AoA was about 1 up. It did feel like it was un natural though to try this.
At this stage I was thinking happy days, just try and do that on Saturday and all will be good. But on the course it was completely different and couldn't hit the driver at all.
Bit of a long winded post but would you settle for the 230 carry but can control it or work hard to try and get the 247 carry with lower spin and better ball flight?
I am worried that because it felt so un natural I may never get it and will always feel like I am fighting the swing. I am also vary of going back to pulling my irons every shot
Interestingly on Saturday I had 11 points on the front 9 trying to draw the ball and 18 on the back 9 while playing my natural shot shape. Though it was 20+ mph winds and most of the front 9 was into the breeze and most of the back 9 was downwind
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