yes i have lost 100yrds off my drive i brought some VERY cheap clubs to see if i enjoyed the sport and for the first few months was able to drive just over 300 yrds now after six months i struggle to clear 200yrds why am i getting worse on my drive but nothing esle
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Re: I lost 100 yrds
Has your ball flight changed? I mean besides being shorter. You probably arent hitting the ball squarly now. I lost 50 yards or so after I didnt play for a month mainly because my swing went in the toilet. I feel your pain. It sucks to lose yardage. Im having to hit 5 irons into greens instead of mids or wedges. The game is not as fun and it rattles your head. Anyways.....get your swing lined out and your yardage will come back.
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Re: I lost 100 yrds
Originally posted by yurgie View Postfor the first few months was able to drive just over 300 yrds
And now you cant get it past 200 yrds?
I'd suggest that whatever you were using to measure the original drives has just fixed itself!
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Re: I lost 100 yrds
Originally posted by yurgie View Postyes i have lost 100yrds off my drive i brought some VERY cheap clubs to see if i enjoyed the sport and for the first few months was able to drive just over 300 yrds now after six months i struggle to clear 200yrds why am i getting worse on my drive but nothing esle
Have a look at this: PGA Tour Statistics
That put you at around 8th in the world for driving distance when you started playing golf. Pretty good eh!
Was the course all steeply down hill with the wind behind it
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Originally posted by Stillhacken View PostHas your ball flight changed? I mean besides being shorter. You probably arent hitting the ball squarly now. I lost 50 yards or so after I didnt play for a month mainly because my swing went in the toilet. I feel your pain. It sucks to lose yardage. Im having to hit 5 irons into greens instead of mids or wedges. The game is not as fun and it rattles your head. Anyways.....get your swing lined out and your yardage will come back.
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Hi Yurgie,
It would help if you could post a video so we can see whats happening.
You mention a lot of movement in your lower body, are you having problems hitting behind the ball with your irons or hitting the ground with your driver?
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Re: I lost 100 yrds
Originally posted by GreeBoman View PostSo within a few months of starting the game you were driving over 300yrds?
And now you cant get it past 200 yrds?
I'd suggest that whatever you were using to measure the original drives has just fixed itself!
Brilliant!! Thanks for the laugh and you are dead on! It is up there with the guy who posted he broke 100 his third time out - sure... I did too - Tiger didn't though.Last edited by jamesh; 05-31-2007, 05:56 AM.
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Re: I lost 100 yrds
Hi Yurgie,
If you hit the floor hard, your posture could be the problem, you are tilting down on your downswing. Or your swing arc is getting steep, like those of Iron play instead of a wide takeaway & wide shallow downswing of a driver.
If you are only lightly touching the floor on the downswing, it could be your ball position in relation to your stand has change, just a slight fraction can make a different.
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