Losing your swing and what to do against it

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ParHunter

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Hi,

I was on the range last evening and for the first time I was experiencing how going normal speeds up the club but I didn't manage to incorporate it into my swing last night. Today I went to the range again to work on it. I first tried it with the driver, I squad down as part of the transition and then went normal sometime in the downswing. That worked quite well. I then tried to apply this squad and jump into my irons. I was hitting beautiful soft draws with what felt like a good but controllable speed. I then went from a 6 iron to my 3 iron but I was hitting it heavy. Went back to my 6 iron and there it was it - low 90degree shots. I don't know whether they were shanks, whether I topped them or what ever. In a about 5 shots with my 3 iron I was going from hitting some of my best shots to hitting it like a 28 handicapper. I've tried to go back to my 'old (but still fairly new toss out)' swing feeling without trying to squad and jump. Still same result, tried small pitch shots with my 7 iron - same result.

How do you recover from that? How do you figure out what you are doing wrong without having your coach or a LM next to you? The bad shots felt a lot like the shots I had most of last summer when I tried to get a flw and pivot like mad. Is this 'losing' it just a sign of old handle dragging coming back?

It is quite frustrating being so close and then to completely lose it.

Regards

ParHunter
 
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ZAP

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I try to keep a list of the feelings I have when I am hitting it really well. When I go through a rough patch I find my list and start trying stuff. Sometimes though you just have to take a couple of days off and regroup.
 
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Take notes on the feels and have that notebook in your golf bag, it will help, especially if you note what your main swing thoughts were on the good days. Many times we get in a groove with one thought and when we think that thought is fully incorporated into the swing we forget about it and find something else. When you have a bad day and look back on a good day of ball striking and see an entry that you hit the ball great thinking about A, B, and C and realize you haven't thought about B in a month or so, the fix can be easy. Hogan suggested to do it among many others including eyeoffish, it may feel goofy but it is really valuable information about your swing. You have the input (conscious thoughts, feels) and the output (ball flight) and any other details that could've affected your performance. Hard to know where you're going if you don't know where you came from...
 
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ParHunter

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Hi magicmaker, thanks for that tip. I will do that, I wrote down some swing thoughts a while back but it is a good idea to link it to good days and keep it up to date! I've found myself forgetting things in the swing before, that notebook (or probably iPhone for a gadget lover like me :) should help with that.

Thanks

ParHunter
 
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