Kevin Shields
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"Circus folk, Nomads....very small hands" - Austin Powers
Shut face and too much lean
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"Circus folk, Nomads....very small hands" - Austin Powers
Kevin Shields
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With all this confusion and agony, did you ever consider trying Building Blocks? Its a great systematic way to clear your mind.
I have thought about it. The chip feels fine, but once it gets to hitting pitches and rotating the arm to "plane the shaft" I get all out of whack. I can't seem to make my arm and club match up to what BM does in the video. Like someone has an extra degree of joint freedom or something lol...
Back from the range. Worked on just short chip shots (a la building blocks) to small punches. The swivel motion is still a bit of a mystery, but I did have some excellent pitch shots where I felt like I made the full swivel and ball flew pretty much dead straight. I thought I was gonna hook it for sure rolling my arm that much, but the ball-flight said otherwise. Those were highly satisfying - must have been doing something right.
Changed my sequence for taking the left hand grip. Placing the fingers together, then taking the left hand grip made pressing the heel pad into the grip a bit easier.
People were kinda looking at me funny with all my "waggle, waggle, tap, tap, forward press murmuring
. Kinda like Moe Norman mumbling for a Coca-Cola... Oh well.. it was worth it to hit a solid 8 iron punch about 125 yards with a slight fade.
Gonna keep working on that swivel.
Changed my sequence for taking the left hand grip. Placing the fingers together, then taking the left hand grip made pressing the heel pad into the grip a bit easier.
People were kinda looking at me funny with all my "waggle, waggle, tap, tap, forward press murmuring
. Kinda like Moe Norman mumbling for a Coca-Cola... Oh well.. it was worth it to hit a solid 8 iron punch about 125 yards with a slight fade. Gonna keep working on that swivel.
mjstrong
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Smell like cabbage?
Well, figured it was time for an update. I have been working my way up from chips, to pitches, to full shots, and today something started to click. I went to the range and the first several balls were my typical under-plane horrible hooks / thins / etc. Slowed down, pulled out the wedge and decided to try to hit a cut chip. Raise the club, drop it on the ball, pivot through. Well... it worked. By the end of the range session, I hit multiple 8 iron shots, slight fade, with awesome compression, and about 160-165 yards. Now, the 3 wood and driver still liked to spray left and right, but the path was much better and contact was solid. I just have face control and sequencing problems with the long clubs. Some shots however were just excellent. Hit a 3 wood about 255 and just straight as an arrow.
Just absolutely tickled to have hit some fades today...
Just absolutely tickled to have hit some fades today...
Well, I can't get any video from the range up. But, I did want to post for review the following backswing sequence. It is stills from a video and is the backswing I have been practicing an using at the range lately. Trying to get the swing more upright, right arm higher than left in the takeaway, etc. At the top, I really feel charged onto the right foot, however my transition needs work (more step on the left). I tend to "lose it" on the downswing somehow... then I hit a hook or thin shot (dropping underplane perhaps)?
I'm really working to fade the ball. I can draw it from this swing, but I hate the draw with a vengeance. I want that power-fade.
Anyways, been working better and better. The backswing btw is not positioned. It is dynamic. Yes, I know, swinging at a ball would be better. But I can tell you from feel and doing it over and over this is the backswing I have been working at.
Bman and staff.. have at it.
[media]http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu227/kc8kir/Backswing%20May%202010/Backswing.jpg[/media]
then I hit a hook or thin shot (dropping underplane perhaps)?I'm really working to fade the ball. I can draw it from this swing, but I hate the draw with a vengeance. I want that power-fade
.Anyways, been working better and better. The backswing btw is not positioned. It is dynamic. Yes, I know, swinging at a ball would be better. But I can tell you from feel and doing it over and over this is the backswing I have been working at.
Bman and staff.. have at it.
[media]http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu227/kc8kir/Backswing%20May%202010/Backswing.jpg[/media]
vjsinger
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The backswing looks so much better than it did last year, good work. The transition issue(without seeing a swing it is just a guess), may be because you are focusing on the Backswing too much now and trying to get the arms too high. In working on your swing further you may find that speeding things up will help you, again don't see the swing so it's just a guess. I like the look of frame 5 as the start of your transition.
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