First, let me describe a little better what I am talking about.
I took a lesson with Brian in Loo-ville last year. He had me hitting balls off of a slight uphill lie on the edge of the range with a 4-wood. These shots, when hit correctly, transmitted to my arms the feeling of a "heavy" ball. The clubhead really felt heavier as it made contact with the ball.
Just last weekend I was thinking about that drill and what Brian was trying to get me to do. So, on the 18th hole, I made a swing with the driver that reproduced that heavy feeling. I really made solid contact ... good drive all around.
Now what I do to get this feeling is to "swing with the slope." I noticed that in my normal swing, the ball never felt heavy. I also noticed that I was not swinging with the (flat) slope on normal shots. I only did this on uphill lies. So, when I make the bottom of the swing more parallel with the ground, the ball feels heavier.
EXCEPT .... with short irons (8, 9, PW) I cannot say that the ball ever feels heavy the way it did with the driver or 4-wood. So, those of you that hit the ball better than I do, does the ball feel equally heavy with all clubs? Or, does it get progressively heavier with decreasing loft?
Also, I notice the thing I need to do to get this heavy feeling is to add axis tilt away from the target. So, what I am trying to figure out is if I need to add more tilt with the shorter irons. Or, maybe I am looking for something that is not there...
Anyone (Brian too) willing to share what their swings feel like?
I took a lesson with Brian in Loo-ville last year. He had me hitting balls off of a slight uphill lie on the edge of the range with a 4-wood. These shots, when hit correctly, transmitted to my arms the feeling of a "heavy" ball. The clubhead really felt heavier as it made contact with the ball.
Just last weekend I was thinking about that drill and what Brian was trying to get me to do. So, on the 18th hole, I made a swing with the driver that reproduced that heavy feeling. I really made solid contact ... good drive all around.
Now what I do to get this feeling is to "swing with the slope." I noticed that in my normal swing, the ball never felt heavy. I also noticed that I was not swinging with the (flat) slope on normal shots. I only did this on uphill lies. So, when I make the bottom of the swing more parallel with the ground, the ball feels heavier.
EXCEPT .... with short irons (8, 9, PW) I cannot say that the ball ever feels heavy the way it did with the driver or 4-wood. So, those of you that hit the ball better than I do, does the ball feel equally heavy with all clubs? Or, does it get progressively heavier with decreasing loft?
Also, I notice the thing I need to do to get this heavy feeling is to add axis tilt away from the target. So, what I am trying to figure out is if I need to add more tilt with the shorter irons. Or, maybe I am looking for something that is not there...
Anyone (Brian too) willing to share what their swings feel like?
