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PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP ME, I PLAY OFF 10 AND CAN DRIVE THE BALL A COUNTRY MILE. THE GUYS I PLAY WITH ARE ALL LOW HANDICAPPERS AND I'M ALWAYS MILES PAST THEM, BUT THEN I COME TO PLAY MY SECOND SHOT WHICH 9 TIMES OUT OF 10 IT IS A LONG WEDGE OR 9 OR 8 IRON, THEN IT HAPPENS , I SPOIL IT ALL BY SH****** THE BALL 50 YARDS RIGHT. SEVERAL NINE IRONS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED DUE TO THIS DISEASE, I AM THINKING ABOUT GIVING THE GAME I LOVE UP, ANY SUGGESTIONS. I HAVE TRIED MOST THINGS, WEIGHT ON MY SOLES ETC ETC
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Jimy,
I like you used to hate the 8 - PW shots, now I can't wait to hit them. It took some time to figure this out. I love to hit driver, The flow of the swing, the snap of the wrist.
During a drive you are swinging in a u shape with a wide bottom. The club length is dictating the motion. The short irons also dictate their motion. 1. The ball is closer to your feet. some times closer than you think. This is due to the length of the club. 2. You are bent over at the ball and socket joints of the hips more. This is determined by the lie of the clubs. 3. The ball position is about in the middle of the stance.
I have a few drills that might help. Get a 4 foot peice of rope about 1/2 inch thick. Measure the distance of the 9 iron and put a peice of tape where the end of the shaft is. Use the rope like a golf club. Take a normal grip on it and swing the club in tempo and with some snap at the bottom. The end should hit the ground. The swing plane is correct when the rope hit you in the back of the elbows, backswing and through swing. Work on this tempo. Concentrate on the bottom of the arc. It should be a V not a U.
The other drill is an alignment drill. Set a ball up on a line to the target with the logo. Make sure it's straight on line. Next put a tee in the ground about 4 inches ahead of it. Take your normal stance and look at the alignment. It will seem that it is too far to the left. It is part of the smoke and mirrors of the short game. Since you are positioned to the side. Your perception of straight is more skewed. Trust this alignment and you will hit it straight.
GolfBald
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