Jeepsk8
New member
Short background, I'm returning to the game after an almost 20 year hiatus. Wasn't very good back then, really not much good now. I bought a used set of Ping i3 blades 3-PW off of ebay. The Ping bag (used up, really) had in it as well a Ping G5 driver, a Callaway Steelhead III 3w and a TopFlight 60* lob wedge. I was killing the drive when I first got the clubs, but that honeymoon soon ended and every manner of bad trait showed up. I have played a few dismal rounds and numerous trips to the driving range have revealed to me I need more practice. I have viewed so many YT videos it makes me dizzy. So I decided I need to prioritize what I'm watching on YT. Started at the fundamental grip. I had that all kinds of jacked up, now I'm cognizant of what I'm doing with that, fixed. Watched a video that highlighted aiming club face to the target, then aligning my body to that...works. Another video or 3 on weight transfer and swinging within your body to eliminate lateral movement...work in progress.
My miss with the driver tends to be a high fade and hitting too high on the club face towards the toe. I figure I need to get the club face more square at impact, if I can fix that the fade should diminish and better contact point should follow.
Today I started with the lob wedge. Concentrating on hitting on target (straight) and getting solid contact. It took a few pokes but I accomplished that. Went to the PW, same Idea, same result. Jumped to the 7 iron and I had a bear of a time making solid contact. My miss was hitting it too thin / skulling it. What the hey!? I went through a bucket of balls with that club trying to get it right. Finally had good hits the last 3 balls. Uggh. I went and go another bucket of balls because I was't done. I don't know what I was thinking but out came the 3 iron. I know long irons are hard to hit, and I proved it. But after a dozen or so balls I was making good contact but slicing. I extinguished the rest of the bucket with the driver. By the time I was done I was making decent contact but the ball was either low and or fading (almost a slice). So I would say this was a good range trip.
I worked on my fundamentals, and I got instant feedback when I did it wrong. I have enough knowledge to sorta fix them. What I don't have is a buddy to watch my swing or really any way to record it. I always feel somewhat out of control on the backswing and I can tell that there is something amiss. What it is exactly, I don't know. I know I need to consciously remind myself to relax, nice and slow back, then it all goes awry. I have a feeling my hips are beating my hands to impact unless I really think about it. 90% in the brain, lol.
Anyway, I feel that through this forum and some selective YT watching, I'm coming along. I need golf buddies!
My miss with the driver tends to be a high fade and hitting too high on the club face towards the toe. I figure I need to get the club face more square at impact, if I can fix that the fade should diminish and better contact point should follow.
Today I started with the lob wedge. Concentrating on hitting on target (straight) and getting solid contact. It took a few pokes but I accomplished that. Went to the PW, same Idea, same result. Jumped to the 7 iron and I had a bear of a time making solid contact. My miss was hitting it too thin / skulling it. What the hey!? I went through a bucket of balls with that club trying to get it right. Finally had good hits the last 3 balls. Uggh. I went and go another bucket of balls because I was't done. I don't know what I was thinking but out came the 3 iron. I know long irons are hard to hit, and I proved it. But after a dozen or so balls I was making good contact but slicing. I extinguished the rest of the bucket with the driver. By the time I was done I was making decent contact but the ball was either low and or fading (almost a slice). So I would say this was a good range trip.
I worked on my fundamentals, and I got instant feedback when I did it wrong. I have enough knowledge to sorta fix them. What I don't have is a buddy to watch my swing or really any way to record it. I always feel somewhat out of control on the backswing and I can tell that there is something amiss. What it is exactly, I don't know. I know I need to consciously remind myself to relax, nice and slow back, then it all goes awry. I have a feeling my hips are beating my hands to impact unless I really think about it. 90% in the brain, lol.
Anyway, I feel that through this forum and some selective YT watching, I'm coming along. I need golf buddies!
