What are your "go-to" swing thoughts, by swing?

[bigdaddy]

For me, my standard is to make sure that I turn my shoulder under my chin and make sure that I feel like I am taking a 3/4 swing with a firm right wrist. My tendency has been to overswing a ton so by thinking 3/4, I am making a swing that is pretty far back. I also keep my wrist firm to prevent it from breaking down at the top. From there, I just focus on a good transition keeping my head under control and behind the ball.

 

[thepete]

I'm just thinking about my path. Inside to out for a draw, outside to in for a fade. That's about it.

 

[theslflash689]

Mine has changed, haha.
1. Keep your head down
2. Hit down on the ball
That's it, everything else has been causing be trouble

 

[dag2000]

All full shots: full turn.
Pitching: hit the ball and ground at the same time
Chipping: accelerate through the ball.
Putting: this goes in.

 

[InHartWeTrust]

Mine has changed, haha.
1. Keep your head down
2. Hit down on the ball
That's it, everything else has been causing be trouble

Mine change quite often, man. I rarely have the same thought for longer than a week or so.

I only allow myself to have one true swing thought, so it's whatever is getting the job done for me at that time; the others are just checkpoints at address. Mine is always just 1) what I found to work on the range last, and 2) what I am occupying my mind with at the time.

Having one true thought is better than thinking "I don't like swing thoughts, I like to have a clear mind" when in reality you're actually thinking about 7 different things because your mind isn't occupied.

 

[MaryC]

I'm a feel player. I've tried to be a technician but it messed me up bad and I got a huge case of the "Kevin Na" yips.Couldn't pull the trigger.

Now I have two thoughts:

Addressing the Ball: easy breezy

Swing: One Thousand One, One Thousand Two

Keeps me relaxed, keeps my tempo.

Only other thing I say to myself if I start trying to help the ball up in the air, "stay down".

Otherwise I try not to think.


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[Chunkylover77]

I think my main thought is to feel the pressure on the inside right heel. That helps me turn instead of sway. Of course if I don't feel it, I'm in trouble at the top of my backswing and I swing anyway lol. Maybe I should come up with something different

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[bgammill]

Keep it slow and smooth, turn and follow through. That's it.


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[Heelz]

Slow and low backswing.

Same here. Espically on the driver or 3w. If I have had a bad hole or really bad swing I try to forget about the last shot or hole... slow down, think about the next shot being positive and get comfortable over the ball and swing smooth.

 

[EddyG]

when im playing in a tournament i try to get myself focused and pumped up so on the first tee ill say stuff like: See it, feel it,do it. How bad do you want it? kinda silly but it works!

Ed

 

[Scrap Iron]

other than my distance i don't have any unless things get off track then I just think of finishing my follow through

 

[Tarheel Golfer]

As said earlier, some of you have a lot of swing thoughts. I just hit the ball. Really. I play better that way. Just aim at the green/fairway/etc. and hit the ball.

^ This when I'm playing my best. I try to make my last thought about where I want the ball to go, absolutely NOT where I don't want it to go, and not swing mechanics.

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[RoundersRob]

One piece takeaway.
Downswing trigger.
Don't pull up / keep head still.
If a bug lands on my ball during the backswing, do a Kevin Na and start over.