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Played a round today. Right from the first tee I started topping the ball, until I got close enough to use the wedges, then no problem. It was very annoying, especially in light of the fact that I haven't been topping as much lately as I used to. I was beginning to think I was past that, but it came back today with a vengeance.
It was killing me off the tee and on (what should have been) long fairway shots.
I really focused on keeping my head still, but that didn't fix it. I worked on keeping my left arm straight in the downswing; that didn't fix it either.
I kept my composure, forgot about my score and just tried to figure it out. I went to a gentler swing, thinking maybe I was swinging too hard and that was causing it somehow. That helped a bit, but the problem didn't entirely go away.
I checked my posture and discovered that I was leaning over pretty far, so I took a more upright stance, thus moving a bit closer to the ball.
Fixed!! The toppers went away from that moment. Apparently I was leaning over and then pulling up--something I've noticed before. In fact, this was why I gave up on the one-plane swing. I found that the increased leaning angle was inherently unstable for me. It may be that my tendency to address the ball a bit farther away from me than I should is a hangover from my 1PS days, or it may just be something that tension makes me do.
I ended up with a 115. While that's terrible, you have to understand that it's better than my typical 120. And in fact, when I finally cracked the code I was playing decent golf (bogey golf, which for me is terrific), but it was too late too do anything about my score.
I figured I'd share the story in case it might help someone else who gets into the same rut.
It was killing me off the tee and on (what should have been) long fairway shots.
I really focused on keeping my head still, but that didn't fix it. I worked on keeping my left arm straight in the downswing; that didn't fix it either.
I kept my composure, forgot about my score and just tried to figure it out. I went to a gentler swing, thinking maybe I was swinging too hard and that was causing it somehow. That helped a bit, but the problem didn't entirely go away.
I checked my posture and discovered that I was leaning over pretty far, so I took a more upright stance, thus moving a bit closer to the ball.
Fixed!! The toppers went away from that moment. Apparently I was leaning over and then pulling up--something I've noticed before. In fact, this was why I gave up on the one-plane swing. I found that the increased leaning angle was inherently unstable for me. It may be that my tendency to address the ball a bit farther away from me than I should is a hangover from my 1PS days, or it may just be something that tension makes me do.
I ended up with a 115. While that's terrible, you have to understand that it's better than my typical 120. And in fact, when I finally cracked the code I was playing decent golf (bogey golf, which for me is terrific), but it was too late too do anything about my score.
I figured I'd share the story in case it might help someone else who gets into the same rut.
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