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    swing dilemma

    Hi guys, golf can really make a person crazy sometimes. I was hitting the ball so cleanly I won the Sunday comp. Since then can hardly hit a fairway shot to save my life.At the end of the last game a fellow golfer said he thought I was playing the ball a little too far back in my stance.The problem is always the same, taking a large divot before the ball. He thinks that playing it so, causes the brain to compensate, causing me to chop at the ball. Any thoughts? I am taking the risk of playing comp tomorrow and really do not want to make a total ass of myself. I know it is hard to diagnose without seeing but any thoughts will help, if I can just get two or three away my confidence will pick up and make a big difference.
    Regards, Peter.
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    Ah, play well one day and not the second. When I fall into that trap, without fail, it's usually the day I play well I'm swinging from the inside, and the next day my muscle memory gets lazy and I'm more over the top trying to hit the ball square instead of attacking from the inside and letting the club close square naturally.
    Coming from the inside and flat produces a much more shallow divot for me and is much more forgiving with weight shift and ball placement problems. I step back and for the rest of the round, precede every shot with a few baseball swings to check my starting point and flatten my swing. I coached baseball for over twenty years and must have hit a million or so "fungos"....so I have a good inside out swing thought if I remind myself. From there, it's, don't get too focused and eliminate too much thinking and use an inside out feeling for the swing instead of trying too hard to control club face in striking the ball. It seems to work its way out quickly.

    Good luck to you....hope it helps.
    Last edited by mconn; 07-10-2009, 01:38 AM.

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    • #3
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      Thank you mconn, could this also cause a slice off the odd one I do manage to strike?
      Peter

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      • #4
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        Sometimes we need to re-establish the bottom of our swing arc but more importantly, we need to make sure our spine angle is not changing during the swing.
        Try playing the driver off your left shoulder and the rest of the clubs off your shirt logo.
        Swing with a tee in the ground and find where your irons are bottoming out then make sure you place the ball near that spot.
        Also, move your hands ahead with irons at address, this will have you hitting crisp irons.

        Originally posted by golfshooter View Post
        Hi guys, golf can really make a person crazy sometimes. I was hitting the ball so cleanly I won the Sunday comp. Since then can hardly hit a fairway shot to save my life.At the end of the last game a fellow golfer said he thought I was playing the ball a little too far back in my stance.The problem is always the same, taking a large divot before the ball. He thinks that playing it so, causes the brain to compensate, causing me to chop at the ball. Any thoughts? I am taking the risk of playing comp tomorrow and really do not want to make a total ass of myself. I know it is hard to diagnose without seeing but any thoughts will help, if I can just get two or three away my confidence will pick up and make a big difference.
        Regards, Peter.

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        • #5
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          Thank you keiko, that seems to be the problem, I have lost the bottom of my swing arc. Then the confidence goes and its all over. I have decided to play comp tomorrow anyway, I can't fix it sitting at home.We don't have a range here just a practice fairway that is difficult to get on,so I pretty much got to play though it. I'll let you know how I go.
          Regards Peter.

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          • #6
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            Just a reminder that an over the top swing makes worse the problems you have and you'll be chasing your tail trying to correct each individually. A flatter swing makes it much easier to control spine angle, weight shift and the like....to me that's a first step. You're chopping at the ball instead of attacking it the way the club was designed to do. It should approach from a shallow angle on a downward tragectory and allowed to rotate naturally...which will occur with a weak, and light grip; especially with the right hand. Everything else is much easier to deal with if that's your FIRST priority in my opinion. Without a good swing plane that matches club construction, you're due to repeat everything and give golf instructors and driving ranges lots of business. I've been there.
            Enjoy...the "game"

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            • #7
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              Well,comp was a disaster. I think I was beaten before I started because my confidence was so low.I won't be playing again until it's sorted.

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              • #8
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                Originally posted by golfshooter View Post
                Well,comp was a disaster. I think I was beaten before I started because my confidence was so low.I won't be playing again until it's sorted.
                Golf is a great equalizer, and someone else has benefit from your misfortune. If you played well once, you will again. Not taking the frustrations of golf personally or as a statement of self worth is a key to improvement.

                My other suggestion would be to get out of the thinking game during competition, and use thoughts on athletic moves you have confidence in that mimic a good golf swing. Look for instructors and instruction on those lines to regain that confidence and consistency. You'll be back.

                Take care and enjoy.

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                • #9
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                  Hi golfshooter,

                  I remember seeing your posts about using Don Trahan's swing, don't know if you are still doing so? Just a few shots in the dark, but are you taking your club too much inside? Or are you coming up as fast as possible?

                  Sorry if you are not using Trahan's swing any more.

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                  • #10
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                    Originally posted by keiko View Post
                    Sometimes we need to re-establish the bottom of our swing arc but more importantly, we need to make sure our spine angle is not changing during the swing.
                    Try playing the driver off your left shoulder and the rest of the clubs off your shirt logo.
                    Swing with a tee in the ground and find where your irons are bottoming out then make sure you place the ball near that spot.
                    Also, move your hands ahead with irons at address, this will have you hitting crisp irons.
                    great advice, sounds as if you need to hit the range with a good pro or low handicapper armed with a camcorder. Its very hard to take problems like this to the course and sort it out there, when i try it usually results in a round not enjoyed.

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                    • #11
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                      Thanks guys It turned out to be as simple as not enough weight shift onto the front foot,Since I remedied that I have hardly duffed a shot.
                      Regards, Peter

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