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Hello, first post and first Q about my swing *now with video*
Hello,
I found this place last week and have just about read all the old threads in a few marathon sessions. Really enjoying all the info and my analytical mind has enjoyed getting into the finer points of the swing. I've learned a lot.
Now, on to my question.
I'm pretty good, I guess. The last 5 rounds I've played I've broken 75 including a low of even par 71. I've taken 3 lessons over my golfing career, which has been about 14 years I guess (I'm 26), and all three of the pros I took the lessons from told me I had a beautiful swing with which they wouldn't really change anything. My last 4 drives in play were 265, 270, 290, and 275 carry, and my driver clubhead speed has been clocked up to 118.
Now, I preface with all that to make a point that, at the end of the day, I should have a lot going for me, and also hopefully it helps give you a background. However, I have a couple of pretty big issues that are preventing me from breaking 70 and maybe getting into competing at a high amateur level, which is my goal.
1. I've been fighting the pull draws for some time. I've applied a lot of the things I've read here to my swing and at times it has helped, but I just can't quite "cure" it. I've been playing way right of greens and I still tend to miss left.
When I do that, I also tend to hit it just fat enough to come up 5-10 yards short.
2. I have what seems to be a mental block when it comes to the long irons. Any time I get into anything longer than a 6 iron, something happens and I can't hit 'em worth anything. I know I have the clubhead speed to hit 4 and 5 irons, and probably 3 iron too, but 3-5 irons seem like weak slaps, no compression, and all go about the same distance as my 7 or 8 iron. The divots on these tend to be big OTT looking things with the face shut, or I will occasionally push slice, especially when I try to hit the long irons with a half swing or punch swing. On long par 4s and shortish par 5s, I'm often reduced to kind of duffing it up close to the green and getting up and down, but I'm sacrificing strokes with my poor long iron play.
Here's new video of 7-iron shots, hit into the woods behind my house...
Any ideas? Looking at this video now, first time I've seen video of my swing in a long time, I can see that I'm quite flat on the backswing and my pivot looks loose.
Thanks! As I said, I love this place and have learned to think about the swing in a new way.
Hello,
I found this place last week and have just about read all the old threads in a few marathon sessions. Really enjoying all the info and my analytical mind has enjoyed getting into the finer points of the swing. I've learned a lot.
Now, on to my question.
I'm pretty good, I guess. The last 5 rounds I've played I've broken 75 including a low of even par 71. I've taken 3 lessons over my golfing career, which has been about 14 years I guess (I'm 26), and all three of the pros I took the lessons from told me I had a beautiful swing with which they wouldn't really change anything. My last 4 drives in play were 265, 270, 290, and 275 carry, and my driver clubhead speed has been clocked up to 118.
Now, I preface with all that to make a point that, at the end of the day, I should have a lot going for me, and also hopefully it helps give you a background. However, I have a couple of pretty big issues that are preventing me from breaking 70 and maybe getting into competing at a high amateur level, which is my goal.
1. I've been fighting the pull draws for some time. I've applied a lot of the things I've read here to my swing and at times it has helped, but I just can't quite "cure" it. I've been playing way right of greens and I still tend to miss left.
When I do that, I also tend to hit it just fat enough to come up 5-10 yards short.
2. I have what seems to be a mental block when it comes to the long irons. Any time I get into anything longer than a 6 iron, something happens and I can't hit 'em worth anything. I know I have the clubhead speed to hit 4 and 5 irons, and probably 3 iron too, but 3-5 irons seem like weak slaps, no compression, and all go about the same distance as my 7 or 8 iron. The divots on these tend to be big OTT looking things with the face shut, or I will occasionally push slice, especially when I try to hit the long irons with a half swing or punch swing. On long par 4s and shortish par 5s, I'm often reduced to kind of duffing it up close to the green and getting up and down, but I'm sacrificing strokes with my poor long iron play.
Here's new video of 7-iron shots, hit into the woods behind my house...
Any ideas? Looking at this video now, first time I've seen video of my swing in a long time, I can see that I'm quite flat on the backswing and my pivot looks loose.
Thanks! As I said, I love this place and have learned to think about the swing in a new way.
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