Wiskey
GRINT 12.7
I was doing pretty good for while there,... but the last month or so my game was falling apart. My putting was on fire, and I was driving well, but I couldn't hit any other shot to save my life. They were going right, they were going left, I was hitting behind, topping balls, super inconsistent. And to make matters worse my body was really hurting after rounds. It all came to a head when I was playing back to back rounds on a Executive course that I was walking with a friend and I was really playing badly. Some shots were 45 degrees off! I was trying really hard to figure out what I was doing, we even did slow mo video of my swings to try and sort it out.
Finally on the back 9 of the second round it clicked. I was trying to kill the ball. I loosened my grip and started swinging "easily" again. Suddenly my tempo was back, I was hitting greens again, and it was like my shots were on rails! Not only that but my shots were going so much further that I had to drop back a club!
Plus! After a round I feel so much better! And I dropped a full 10 shots in 9 holes after already walking 27 holes that day. Today I went to the range and hit 30 shots with various irons in a row that would all have been in the fairway.
Has anyone else had this experience? Do you have any idea why less "effort" creates more distance?
Just curious,
Whiskey
Finally on the back 9 of the second round it clicked. I was trying to kill the ball. I loosened my grip and started swinging "easily" again. Suddenly my tempo was back, I was hitting greens again, and it was like my shots were on rails! Not only that but my shots were going so much further that I had to drop back a club!
Plus! After a round I feel so much better! And I dropped a full 10 shots in 9 holes after already walking 27 holes that day. Today I went to the range and hit 30 shots with various irons in a row that would all have been in the fairway.
Has anyone else had this experience? Do you have any idea why less "effort" creates more distance?
Just curious,
Whiskey