- Joined
- Jul 23, 2014
- Messages
- 14,796
- Reaction score
- 8,581
- Location
- Webster Groves, MO
- Handicap
- 8.1 GHIN
I’ve been fighting a slice and gave up with the self diagnosis - it’s a slice so I must be coming over the top.
I had a lesson with my instructor today and after watching and then recording a few swings, I had 2 things going on - flipping the club and poor rotation. My downswing looked perfect up until a few moments before impact. I would slide instead of rotate and the flip to recover. I was over 5 deg outside to in due to it.
We spent the next 50 min working on 1 drill - one I’ve done with him before. It’s to get the hands out of the swing and get myself rotating. The goal in the drill is to feel like I’m blocking the ball but in reality I’m not. I have to do it every day until our next lesson next week.
My point is that actual lessons are so valuable. I risked going down the YouTube rabbit hole trying to correct an issue that I didn’t have. Please, instead of buying a new, shiny club, find an instructor. It really is the best money spent.
I had a lesson with my instructor today and after watching and then recording a few swings, I had 2 things going on - flipping the club and poor rotation. My downswing looked perfect up until a few moments before impact. I would slide instead of rotate and the flip to recover. I was over 5 deg outside to in due to it.
We spent the next 50 min working on 1 drill - one I’ve done with him before. It’s to get the hands out of the swing and get myself rotating. The goal in the drill is to feel like I’m blocking the ball but in reality I’m not. I have to do it every day until our next lesson next week.
My point is that actual lessons are so valuable. I risked going down the YouTube rabbit hole trying to correct an issue that I didn’t have. Please, instead of buying a new, shiny club, find an instructor. It really is the best money spent.