Otis32
Active member
Something started to happen with my driver swing last year and the issue became cemented in the second half of the year. Good swings in previous years would see me carrying my driver in the 235-240 yard range. Right now what feels like a good swing and good contact is more like 210-215 yards in the air.
While I am aging (mid-50's) I still hit my mid irons and below a very respectable distance. 7-iron swing speeds on my skytrak and with the sim at the club are routinely in the upper 70's to 80-81 MPH. Driver swing speed has now dipped below 90 when the summer before it was in the 93-97 range.
Did spend a lot of time last year with the sim dialing in my irons, working on ball first contact, staying centered, "on top" of the ball and finishing on my left side. It worked pretty well and I got my index under 10 for the first time. Should probably be happy with that but want to get it down to a 5 over the next couple years and don't see that happening if I can't regain that extra 20-25 yards of the tee.
Anyone struggling with a similar issue? Have always heard the swing is the same for every club but it is not translating for me right now. Frequently hit my tee'd up 3-hybrid as far as my driver using this "new" swing but as I move up to longer clubs I can't keep the speed up. Is this a set-up issue? Will say that my driver swing (and swing in general) in the past tended towards being a little back footed but also felt like it allowed for "the room" to get the longer clubs through the ball.
While I am aging (mid-50's) I still hit my mid irons and below a very respectable distance. 7-iron swing speeds on my skytrak and with the sim at the club are routinely in the upper 70's to 80-81 MPH. Driver swing speed has now dipped below 90 when the summer before it was in the 93-97 range.
Did spend a lot of time last year with the sim dialing in my irons, working on ball first contact, staying centered, "on top" of the ball and finishing on my left side. It worked pretty well and I got my index under 10 for the first time. Should probably be happy with that but want to get it down to a 5 over the next couple years and don't see that happening if I can't regain that extra 20-25 yards of the tee.
Anyone struggling with a similar issue? Have always heard the swing is the same for every club but it is not translating for me right now. Frequently hit my tee'd up 3-hybrid as far as my driver using this "new" swing but as I move up to longer clubs I can't keep the speed up. Is this a set-up issue? Will say that my driver swing (and swing in general) in the past tended towards being a little back footed but also felt like it allowed for "the room" to get the longer clubs through the ball.