Nicegy525
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I played again tonight in my work league and shot a 48.
The round started disastrously. The first 3 holes saw 4 tops and 1 thinned wedge OB. I was +8 after 3 holes and chances of breaking 50 appeared bleak.
#4 was a par 3 and I hit a good hybrid, putted off the fringe, and 2-putted for bogey. #5 was a par 5, I hit a monster drive by my standard, good 5 wood, pitch pulled left, chip, and 2-putt for another bogey. #6 hit a good drive, hit a good 8 iron but pulled the wrong club (short), chipped and 2-putt for bogey. #7 pulled my drive, hit a safe 7 iron from behind a tree, chipped, and 2-putt for bogey. #8 hit a bad 8 iron, excellent chip and par save. #9 good drive, 5 iron pulled left, excellent chip and par save. Ended up +12.
I'm not sure what my issues are with the tops, but I suspect it is not having my weight on my front foot at impact and not focusing on the front of the ball. The first top was a hybrid from a dreadful lie where I would have been better hacking it out and the last one from a fairway bunker with a dodgy stance. I have no excuses for the other two.
The other thing I need to practice is not pulling my irons/wedges.
I had 3 drives in excess of 220 yards which for me is bombing it.
Dave
I struggled with a few topped shots last weekend. For me, I focused on keeping my head down through the swing (resist the temptation to look up and track your ball flight) making sure my arms were relaxed at address, looking at the front edge of the ball through impact and trying to extend my left arm at impact. My thought on the downswing was "head down, swing down and through"
It worked a little too well as I flushed an 8-iron about 10 yards longer than normal a couple times.