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I’ve worked on so many changes in the last few months.That writing it all down would just confuse me and others.So I took a swing video this morning showing myself it is going well.Now if the snow would melt it would be even more ideal.Im thinking 2 more lessons from my pro and then I will be fine
 
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Templet0n said:
This swing is amazing.

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Yes it is.
She' 5'10", probably 130lbs, and 23 years old.
Oh to be young and thin again...lol
But back to the question.
What frustrates me: My iron game and my inability to shallow the club and retain speed through impact. My left side just want's to quit or resist after impact. At least that's how i explain the feeling. Frustration leads to anger sometimes ( Diagnosed with Parkinson's 2 years ago and that seems to be the issue, but i don't want to accept that) It also affects my ability to consistently have the same grip with my left hand ( I'm a righty ), as sometimes it's shaking a bit, causing tension.
I have lost quite a bit of distance over the last 2-3 years.
Fortunately, I rarey hit it sideways, so I'm in play most of the time.
 
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I am working on making sure my head stays behind the ball. Also a touch slower back swing and let it rip.
 
hacker911966379 said:
I’ve worked on so many changes in the last few months.That writing it all down would just confuse me and others.
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Sounds like you're getting onto the ball real well, and who doesn't like a good drag load filled with style and purpose. Hughes used drag load both as player and teacher with great success.
 
We all want to make a consistent swing, but that's hard to do as many of us are constantly changing our swings. I'm working on finding a swing that works more often than not and just stick with that, with maybe a minor tweak as required.
 
MacTourney said:
Sounds like you're getting onto the ball real well, and who doesn't like a good drag load filled with style and purpose. Hughes used drag load both as player and teacher with great success.
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Visual I was told “feel like your swinging a wet mop”.Anything more and I get so lost
 
Every week I devote practice time to ball position, body alignment, club face aim, swing tempo, timing, and balance.

Tough to get all 6 of these on the exact same page when playing. Usually close is good enough.
 
hacker911966379 said:
I’ve worked on so many changes in the last few months.That writing it all down would just confuse me and others.So I took a swing video this morning showing myself it is going well.Now if the snow would melt it would be even more ideal.Im thinking 2 more lessons from my pro and then I will be fine
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You have a BIG Jim Furyk look from behind but I LOVE your arm positions on the follow through, exactly what my coach wants to see.
 
I’m not really working on anything it right now I’m trying to marry a smooth tempo with higher hands (too flat right now imo) and it’s a work in progress
 
I'll play...laugh at my swing! Or be gentle with observations, I like both things.

My swing creates low drives so I really focus on trying to hit up. One consequence is that I tend to spin up (and off balance) at the finish rather than rotating more around. Dang chicken wing, too. My ball speed is low to mid 140s, if I really push and rotate well I can scratch 149. I see a bit of a loop in my path, but I'm still consistently in to out, so that doesn't worry me too much. I'm generally satisfied with the results, nothing crazy offline and I can adjust for a draw or fade when needed, but always looking to improve.




The rough part of getting older is the strength and flexibility limits, argh. Here's my 12-year-old son making a mockery of my me by being flexible, lol. He's in the low teens for ball speed, hitting it 180-200yds and very straight.

 
lambeau said:
The rough part of getting older is the strength and flexibility limits, argh.
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Flexibility does not appear to be an issue, why do you think it's an issue?
 
MacTourney said:
Flexibility does not appear to be an issue, why do you think it's an issue?
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i can feel things tighten and resist as i turn, and i'd like to get faster. it's not a big problem by any means as i can get the ball out there okay, but i play with guys who can get a bigger backswing and higher ballspeed. i should probably get into that stretching/yoga routine i keep threatening myself with.
 
I don't know why but I'm not trusting my takeaway lately. I think I'm trying to be too perfect on the way back and it's causing me to be too rigid
 
93civiccpe said:
I don't know why but I'm not trusting my takeaway lately. I think I'm trying to be too perfect on the way back and it's causing me to be too rigid
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Being perfect is reserved for steaks on the grill. Everything else, fuhgeddaboudit.
 
outlawx said:
Low point control....going through so much masking tape
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If talking Strike location, I started using Foot Powder spray. I did also use a LOT of Mask Tape 25 years ago 😳
 
I corrected the OT Top late 22 before destroying my Back. Slowly starting practice again.
-Hands forward on impact.
-Stay Down longer after strike (hardest part to do without pain)
My Son is with me at Drive Shack so he Vids my Swing and I adjust accordingly. Only downside is he does most of the Swinging 😞
 
I feel like I'm the boy sticking his finger in the dam. I work on one thing and it turns out something else is causing it. So I start working on fixing on that and it turns out its something else that is causing that!!
 
Gross.

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hacker911966379 said:
It’s just a game.A leisure activity. I wouldn’t worry about it that much
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It's the banter thread, I'm not losing sleep over it lol. I've got plenty of time to get my right elbow back in front.
 
lambeau said:
i can feel things tighten and resist as i turn, and i'd like to get faster. it's not a big problem by any means as i can get the ball out there okay, but i play with guys who can get a bigger backswing and higher ballspeed. i should probably get into that stretching/yoga routine i keep threatening myself with.
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Tightening is not necessarily bad because resistance is a big part of what we use for the game so increasing range of motion by stretching is not a waste of time by any means.

This drill was a long-ago habit that still gets pulled from storage on occasion. Doing it with heels about 8" from a back wall and rotating fully, clockwise and counterclockwise, is a good indicator of sufficient range of motion.

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MGoBlue said:
She’s a robot! 🤣. Amazing. I could watch that all day. And should.
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She just doesn’t do it for me.And yes like a robot.Personality wise as well.

Now Brooke Henderson is the one to watch.Pound for pound she might be the longest on that tour.And a real perky personality
 
MacTourney said:
Tightening is not necessarily bad because resistance is a big part of what we use for the game so increasing range of motion by stretching is not a waste of time by any means.

This drill was a long-ago habit that still gets pulled from storage on occasion. Doing it with heels about 8" from a back wall and rotating fully, clockwise and counterclockwise, is a good indicator of sufficient range of motion.

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It is not so easy when the golfer is looking at the ball and touching the chin with the point of the shoulder.
 
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