Golf Thread

[SKILL]

So i've got a fitting booked in a week and my play has completely gone to ****. Hit the driving range to try and fix and that didn't help.
Managed to get an hour lesson this morning, love lessons but it does make me wonder how i was hitting irons well previously and not so now... Things i'm not doing well;

• Stand too far away from the ball
• Stance too wide
• Don't turn my body so backs to target
• Club goes behind me on back swing
• Flicking wrists at impact
• Not hinging wrists on back swing
• Right arm comes to far away from body on back swing
• Body not rotating at impact
• Throttling the club with my grip
• Inside out swing

So yeh not much haha
So in the hour we mostly worked with a wedge just making sure the stationary setup was good then working on short chips (30-50 yards) concentrating on back swing to 1/4 swing and then small swing ensuring my body turned and not just arms.
Moved onto 9 iron and fuller swings.
Really helpful session so shall go back in a month or so for a follow up.
Then went onto the range with my lad and hit some duff shots but some great chips and a handful of awesome 7 iron shots. My normal 7 iron carry is around 125>130 yards but managed to hit a few around 145carry .

That's a lot of swing thoughts right there!!! One of the things I really like about my current coach is he just gives me one thing to work on and nothing else, if I had that list my brain would melt

 

[JustBen]

That's a lot of swing thoughts right there!!! One of the things I really like about my current coach is he just gives me one thing to work on and nothing else, if I had that list my brain would melt

Oh yes indeed it is, it does stop me rushing my shot which is good i suppose.

 

[JamesH85]

That's a lot of swing thoughts right there!!! One of the things I really like about my current coach is he just gives me one thing to work on and nothing else, if I had that list my brain would melt

Pretty much same thing for me, and if I do go to the range, it's to work on one thing only. At the end of the day when you go on the course you should be leaving all that behind you and just swing your swing. It's even more important when you get fitted. Defo don't go into that fitting bay trying to swing different to what your natural is or the last one thing you worked on, results will be completely skewed and a waste of time!

Golf is hard enough without a million thought rushing through your head at address to make it hard, give yourself a break haha