I`ve tried every thing mentioned on this site had a lesson from a tgm teacher, bought all videos help from instructors messaging. All were good with advice and teaching .Its me I cant get any of it right. Today was the last straw.My biggest problem is when I start my down swing I push of my right leg and my head comes up and I top the ball. I can hit quality shots of a tee. I use the pivot well I think and my swing looks good according to others but when I hit anything on the ground I`ve been topping it. The best part of my game was hitting woods on the ground ,now I`m topping them . I knocked down every 2nd shot today. Any advice?...joeparr
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birdie_man
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Joe....
In your mind I think it may be helpful at this point to try to separate all the little "details" from- "the meat and potatoes."
The Meat and Potatoes:
-flat left wrist, clubhead lag pressure point, trace straight plane line.
-hit a dimple or two inside, on the way down (forward leaning shaft), with the clubface a few degrees open at impact
-WHAT you have to do with the CLUB: control the clubface (flat left wrist), control the clubhead (hit down with forward shaft lean), trace a straight plane line.
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Aside from that....
Dealing with what you've written above, it may help to just move your ball back and/or tee it up higher. Or you may need to setup less BACK (away from target) and/or slide less BACK.
Otherwise....
Do you slice?
If you DO you need to fix your clubface before anything else. See Brian's "Never Slice Again".....movie or article. It'll fix it FOREVER. FOREVVVVVER. (have you seen "The Sand Lot" movie?....hehehe ignore that if you haven't Joe.....)
If you DON'T slice.....work on the stuff in the "Flipper" vid.....
"Flipper Stuff":
-divot drill.....
-"wedding ring up" - FULL ROLL WITH A FLAT LEFT WRIST....TURN LEFT HAND KNUCKLES TO THE GROUND.
-Float Loading......."drop the club then pivot"....."The Fiddle Drill"....
-"wallop with your pivot"
-"the hands JUST hold on"
-from the top of your swing- "with your PIVOT, try to move your hands in a straight line to your left toe"
-etc.
...
So:
If your clubface is already fine and you don't slice.......
......work on "The Meat And Potatoes" and get some aiming point and trigger delay in there ("Flipper Stuff")....and you'll be ok.
The ball only knows "The Meat And Potatoes".........and if you have the "Flipper Stuff" down you'll be able to "hit it" with a bunch of different swings anyway. Honestly Joe.
"Clubhead lag is the secret to golf."(or something like that) -Homer Kelly
The late release gives you that nice, crisp, consistent, downward blow on the ball.....which give it the "sizzle" and the nice strong penetrating trajectory.
In your mind I think it may be helpful at this point to try to separate all the little "details" from- "the meat and potatoes."
The Meat and Potatoes:
-flat left wrist, clubhead lag pressure point, trace straight plane line.
-hit a dimple or two inside, on the way down (forward leaning shaft), with the clubface a few degrees open at impact
-WHAT you have to do with the CLUB: control the clubface (flat left wrist), control the clubhead (hit down with forward shaft lean), trace a straight plane line.
...
Aside from that....
Dealing with what you've written above, it may help to just move your ball back and/or tee it up higher. Or you may need to setup less BACK (away from target) and/or slide less BACK.
Otherwise....
Do you slice?
If you DO you need to fix your clubface before anything else. See Brian's "Never Slice Again".....movie or article. It'll fix it FOREVER. FOREVVVVVER. (have you seen "The Sand Lot" movie?....hehehe ignore that if you haven't Joe.....)
If you DON'T slice.....work on the stuff in the "Flipper" vid.....
"Flipper Stuff":
-divot drill.....
-"wedding ring up" - FULL ROLL WITH A FLAT LEFT WRIST....TURN LEFT HAND KNUCKLES TO THE GROUND.
-Float Loading......."drop the club then pivot"....."The Fiddle Drill"....
-"wallop with your pivot"
-"the hands JUST hold on"
-from the top of your swing- "with your PIVOT, try to move your hands in a straight line to your left toe"
-etc.
...
So:
If your clubface is already fine and you don't slice.......
......work on "The Meat And Potatoes" and get some aiming point and trigger delay in there ("Flipper Stuff")....and you'll be ok.
The ball only knows "The Meat And Potatoes".........and if you have the "Flipper Stuff" down you'll be able to "hit it" with a bunch of different swings anyway. Honestly Joe.
"Clubhead lag is the secret to golf."(or something like that) -Homer Kelly
The late release gives you that nice, crisp, consistent, downward blow on the ball.....which give it the "sizzle" and the nice strong penetrating trajectory.
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birdie_man
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BTW if we could somehow see a video it would help Joe.
Not sure if you know how to do that but it would help....maybe you know someone who can do it?
Not sure if you know how to do that but it would help....maybe you know someone who can do it?
Brian Manzella
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You need to DROP your arms on the downswing Joe.
DROP 'em!
Then as they fall, PIVOT enough to "catch them" and have them DROP ON THE BALL!
And Joe, you haven't had a lesson from me.
You need to DROP your arms on the downswing Joe.
DROP 'em!
Then as they fall, PIVOT enough to "catch them" and have them DROP ON THE BALL!
And Joe, you haven't had a lesson from me.
golfbulldog
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I like Brian's advice -if the statement "dropping on the ball" implies a downswing strike that is downwards and forwards. Tom Tomasello makes that point in his swing video lessons - hitting down and forward with the right forearm in the downswing, as if one were trying to hit down on the inside quadrant of the ball in the direction of first base.
Jeff.
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