Sometimes I hook; I’ll fix that with a more upright backswing and a “follow the yellow brick road” follow-through. Sometimes I shank; same fixes, but with a little bit more “club camera” on the ball (NSA 2). Sometimes I pull. If I’m feeling frisky, I’ll hit a push by accident.
Sometimes I’ll hit one right down main street.
Sometimes I’ll be lights out at the range. Sometimes I’ll shank 10 straight. Sometimes I’ll hit ‘em all fat. Sometimes I’ll pull them. I can usually pull it all together and hit some good shots. I typically leave satisfied.
Sometimes I’ll snap hook my driver – other times I’ll hit a ball that cuts and draws in the same shot. (my friends love that one – it actually moves in two distinct directions). Sometimes I’ll outdrive a couple of the scratch guys that I play with.
I rarely, if ever slice. But now that I’ve written it, I expect the slice parade to start rolling through my game.
Here are the first 5 holes from my round today --
Holes:
1) Pop up drive, good approach shot, chip on, putt, put. Bogey – Par 4
2) Shank 5iron, hit 5 iron from front right of tee box, putt, putt. Bogey - Par 3
3) Good drive, shank’d approach, good approach, flubbed pitch, chip on green, putt, putt, putt. Snowman – Par 4
4) Good drive, ok second shot, miss 100pw into green by about 30 yards, chip, long putt, putt, putt. Double bogey – Par 5
5) Called a “draw” shot to my buddies. Thought about Soft Draw pattern. Hit 165yd 6iron 5 feet from pin. Putt, put – Par! – Par 3
7 over through 5 holes. Story of my life.
I’m starting my third season of actively playing. Playing weekly. Putting in a fair amount of range time. Taking lessons. Trying to get better.
I’m going to see THE MAN in early May, but until I get down to NO, how can I address this inconsistency? I practice all that I can, but I work a ton – time won’t allow anymore. I’ve vowed to work on my short game more. I’m sure I could save tons of strokes there.
Lastly, I surf swing thoughts almost daily. Something that worked for me one round or range session will likely kill me the next time out. A good example was the “hit the ball after the ball” drill. That drill helped me hit some of the best iron and driver shots that I’ve ever hit. Next day, I was shanking it.
Sorry for the disjointed post. Guess I needed to blow off some steam.
How can I kill this inconsistency?
PS – I love golf.
Sometimes I’ll hit one right down main street.
Sometimes I’ll be lights out at the range. Sometimes I’ll shank 10 straight. Sometimes I’ll hit ‘em all fat. Sometimes I’ll pull them. I can usually pull it all together and hit some good shots. I typically leave satisfied.
Sometimes I’ll snap hook my driver – other times I’ll hit a ball that cuts and draws in the same shot. (my friends love that one – it actually moves in two distinct directions). Sometimes I’ll outdrive a couple of the scratch guys that I play with.
I rarely, if ever slice. But now that I’ve written it, I expect the slice parade to start rolling through my game.
Here are the first 5 holes from my round today --
Holes:
1) Pop up drive, good approach shot, chip on, putt, put. Bogey – Par 4
2) Shank 5iron, hit 5 iron from front right of tee box, putt, putt. Bogey - Par 3
3) Good drive, shank’d approach, good approach, flubbed pitch, chip on green, putt, putt, putt. Snowman – Par 4
4) Good drive, ok second shot, miss 100pw into green by about 30 yards, chip, long putt, putt, putt. Double bogey – Par 5
5) Called a “draw” shot to my buddies. Thought about Soft Draw pattern. Hit 165yd 6iron 5 feet from pin. Putt, put – Par! – Par 3
7 over through 5 holes. Story of my life.
I’m starting my third season of actively playing. Playing weekly. Putting in a fair amount of range time. Taking lessons. Trying to get better.
I’m going to see THE MAN in early May, but until I get down to NO, how can I address this inconsistency? I practice all that I can, but I work a ton – time won’t allow anymore. I’ve vowed to work on my short game more. I’m sure I could save tons of strokes there.
Lastly, I surf swing thoughts almost daily. Something that worked for me one round or range session will likely kill me the next time out. A good example was the “hit the ball after the ball” drill. That drill helped me hit some of the best iron and driver shots that I’ve ever hit. Next day, I was shanking it.
Sorry for the disjointed post. Guess I needed to blow off some steam.
How can I kill this inconsistency?
PS – I love golf.
