I may simply have mitts that are too small to be able to get his hand positioning. When I had the strong left/neutral right, my hands kept separating. I'd have to go to a baseball grip to accomplish what Mr. Gorilla Hands did in that video.
I'm, once again, really happy these are working out for you.Well...I went to DIck's last night out of boredom. Just to get out of the house (I wore my mask...so back off!)
I have talked to the golf guys there a bit and they are pretty helpful. I was looking at drivers. Kid that works there (he's in college, I believe) started chatting with me and set me up on the sim. Was a little wilder than usual though I had been sitting at my desk all day, etc....feeling a little stiff. Anyway - was hitting a new Callaway Rogue and a used TM M6. Had a lot better contact/distance with the Rogue...he left to go help another customer (funny enough - who was a good buddy of mine from high school). So he was testing some hybrids and I was hitting the drivers...good time. Anyway...after spending some time with it...I caved in and got the Rogue. I wanted to like the TM more.....but just wasn't feeling it versus the Callaway.
Went to a local range and got a small bucket when I left. Just walked down to the range area with the driver, some tees, and the driver wrench. Hit some with the standard setup...was a little wonky at first but very forgiving club...even poor hit balls were flying and running forever (of course it's pretty dry here...so hard ground). I tweaked it up two degrees to 12.5 and got some nice hits...WAAAAAAY HIGH trajectory, but the ball still flew pretty well. I could see where - especially if you're slumping at 10.5 degrees, getting some extra loft could be a good adjustment but not sure I'd leave it there permanently. Tweaked back down to 10.5 and hit a groove with it. Was aiming at the 265-ish flag...I'd say I was carrying 230-250 on some good swings...and getting roll out to 260-265. I got ahold of one that I just crushed...but I had walked away to take a beat, and then set up aiming right so wasn't shooting at the flag on that one....It had to have carried 265 or more. The guy next to me was taking a breather and was like "damn, nice hit."
Anyway...new toy. I had been swinging the old TM r9 460. Which is about 12 years old or so, I think...so....some newer tech, etc, in this one...I'm hoping I can get a little more out of it (based on the groove I got into, I think there is definitely some improvement - both in yardage and just better striking - to be found with this club). I have really neglected my driver in practice...been working so hard on reworking the swing and working these Cobra irons....(which are going well) Hoping with a little work I can rediscover the driver swing a bit...I had it really going a couple years ago and up thru last fall when I hurt my shoulder. Just gotta find it again and ramp the speed back up a bit. I don't have a fast swing by any means...and it's getting slower as I get older, I'm sure. But this one (regular flex) ought to work for me for a few years before I have to consider going to a senior shaft at some point. Gotta remember to get back to stretching daily too...loosen the back, hips, shoulders up....
Anyway....that's my excitement. Hope this thing works for me. It was on sale as I think the Rogue came out in 2018/19....normally 499 I think, got it for 299 plus had some Dick's rewards to knock off more. Plus $100 from my dad for my birthday
EDIT: I'd been averaging 200-ish with the r9 lately (that's total...carry plus roll). I think partly because coming off injury, partly because I'm just not super consistent with driver anymore, partly the swing work I've been doing. But I was never a big hitter...even when I was hitting the r9 well, I'd say if I could finish a round averaging 215, I'd be happy. If this club can get me a little more carry, to where I can carry it 220-230 more often, I'll be thrilled. I have no illusions of carrying it 250 or more...(the one rocket i hit will probably never happen again...ha) but if I can make any substantial gains over the 200-215 I mentioned...that's pretty big.
you and me both
I have smaller hands as well...really derailed any delusions I had of pitching in high school. That's how I ended up a slap hitting, speedy, utility player
Just keep doing that and go out in your back yard and set your driver on fire later.
Absolutely...I think that's been touched on a lot lately in this thread...thinking is my golf nemesis. I really think as much time as most of us seem to put in...the repetition dictates we'd all have some form of consistency (to varying degrees). The main variable for each of us is probably state of mind.
Agreed...my biggest strides were made a couple years ago, I played for like 18 months all the time. Last year I played less, then got hurt. This year coming off injury, I struggled a lot, decided to work heavily on my swing, got some new irons, worked on those. Etc. etc. The plus side...working at home due to COVID - it's easy for me to jump off my laptop and go hit balls, if not play nine. Whether you're at the range, the chipping or putting green, or playing a round...the more you do all these things the better. Golf is very much about repetition and confidence.....the more reps, the more good habits become second nature. The more that happens, the more confidence you have. The more all that happens...the more strokes you'll drop....
Windmill Lakes
That's the one. Now I kinda wish I hadn't seen it - because I can't seem to get the club square at impact. Started to hit fades and pushes (not really due to outside in swing or over-the-top move: I think it's mainly the club face is open at impact so the ball starts right.
I sat out in left field, they were forced to play me somewhere. All I thought was “please don’t hit it this way.”I have smaller hands as well...really derailed any delusions I had of pitching in high school. That's how I ended up a slap hitting, speedy, utility player
OnceI agree with the posts from @LLIB and others about overthinking it.
The problem for me is that when I'm going through a "fix" of one kind or another I'll have a few too many thoughts in my head for a time. As soon as I can distill those thoughts to one or two simple points of focus, I tend to have sub 100 rounds. It's a process to get there though. At least it is for me. But I love it when it comes together that way at times.
It's also hard to keep a quiet mind for 18 holes. How many times have you started a round just "zening it" and advancing the ball effortlessly only to start analyzing and overthinking as soon as you hit a couple of bad shots half way through the back nine?
D’oh!! Nice round, putt notwithstanding.Best 9 in a long while. Played 7-8-9, all par 3s in par-birdie-par. 7 should have been an easy birdie that I just missed, and then I almost birdied 9 also.
Sleeping well tonight.
This is the birdie putt I had on 7 that I missed.
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Now that (I think, yeah right) I have gotten my swing basics in order, next step is to improve my overall fitness. I have been jogging and exercising past few years frequently and infrequently so I am not out of shape. I just feel that especially my core strength is below average, due to sedentary work. As I walk all my rounds with a pushcart, I feel quite exhausted after rounds. Especially lower back gives me a lot of notices during rounds. So I enrolled to crossfit class starting early August. I believe better core strength and stamina will help me also to concentrate better on course due not feeling fatigued.
(Actually, I'm gonna be the next Bryson DeShampoo
