I found this interesting. I invited my older brother to play in a guest day outing yesterday. As has been typical lately, I began by playing pretty well- for me. Through 7 holes, I was one under. My brother, who has always been a much better player than I, was just terrible, probably 6-7 over. He was pretty down and not having fun. He was complaining that he couldn't hit the ball and having a miserable time. For the first 7 holes I said, hang in there, your swing isn't so bad, just play through it.
I noticed he was WAY under the plane and fanning his takeaway, really out of synch at the top and then flipping through impact, but I kept my mouth shut. He looked like he was going to cry, so finally I asked if he wanted a tip or two from observation. He was all ears and I felt terrible so I opened my big mouth. I told him to make sure he hinged his right wrist on his takeaway, and then make a smooth transition. He asked how to make a smooth transition when he is all out of whack, and I suggested he take the slack out by making a backswing until his lower back would not allow him to back any further.
Unfortunately, this same extremely deep backswing puts me in a position to get severely under the plane (I just get too deep, I'm very flexible). Immediately, I step up to hit my drive, and voila- I do what I told HIM.
Immediate huge way right to left hook- OB! I tee off again and salvage bogey. Next tee, he asks what I told him, because he couldn't remember, but it helped him some. I repeat what I said, hit my drive- another screaming push hook OB.
I will never, ever do that again. I will either keep my mouth shut and concentrate on my game, or tell them to play with what brung 'em.
Has this happened to you?
I noticed he was WAY under the plane and fanning his takeaway, really out of synch at the top and then flipping through impact, but I kept my mouth shut. He looked like he was going to cry, so finally I asked if he wanted a tip or two from observation. He was all ears and I felt terrible so I opened my big mouth. I told him to make sure he hinged his right wrist on his takeaway, and then make a smooth transition. He asked how to make a smooth transition when he is all out of whack, and I suggested he take the slack out by making a backswing until his lower back would not allow him to back any further.
Unfortunately, this same extremely deep backswing puts me in a position to get severely under the plane (I just get too deep, I'm very flexible). Immediately, I step up to hit my drive, and voila- I do what I told HIM.
Immediate huge way right to left hook- OB! I tee off again and salvage bogey. Next tee, he asks what I told him, because he couldn't remember, but it helped him some. I repeat what I said, hit my drive- another screaming push hook OB.
I will never, ever do that again. I will either keep my mouth shut and concentrate on my game, or tell them to play with what brung 'em.
Has this happened to you?
