A useful and sound exercise for those who go to the driving range .
I don’t ..
My game is fairly consistent ,no slice ,no draw ,My ball goes straight with the occasional slight fade .
So my way of exercising is to pick the patch of the fairway (Or a zone of the green on Par 3’s ) where I want my ball to land on and measure the deviation ,if any, from it .
The most difficult shots to be accurate with are the medium distance and short distance pitches .
Hi Paul, Took this tip out the range today. Results:
20 Drives total…
Hooks: – 0 shots
Pulls: – 4 shots, 20%
Straight: 12 shots, 60%
Push: 2 shots, 10%
Slice: 2 shots, 10%
Adding Pulls and Slices together gives 6 shots over the top, 30%
The thing I noticed most was on the straight balls I could feel that I stayed behind the ball throughout the shot.
Any thoughts?
Thanks, Tom
The pull is fine if you are still keeping it in play. It’s when the bad shots are really bad that’s a problem. The pull is you hitting. Maybe do it again but every time you pull it think if you felt the arms pulling down or you were trying to give it a little extra. if so, you will see what is causing it. Make sure you are doing the roll over drill too. You have no hooks and some slices. I would get rid of the slice spin.
Thanks for the analysis, the two slices where actually fades and probably would have landed in the first cut on most holes. I get your point on “no hooks”. I need to work on my release.
Appreciate your instruction, my game has made significant improvements.
Regards, Tom
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5 Responses to “Chart Your Shots”
March 10, 2019
RaymondCHASTELA useful and sound exercise for those who go to the driving range .
I don’t ..
My game is fairly consistent ,no slice ,no draw ,My ball goes straight with the occasional slight fade .
So my way of exercising is to pick the patch of the fairway (Or a zone of the green on Par 3’s ) where I want my ball to land on and measure the deviation ,if any, from it .
The most difficult shots to be accurate with are the medium distance and short distance pitches .
March 10, 2019
TomCHi Paul, Took this tip out the range today. Results:
20 Drives total…
Hooks: – 0 shots
Pulls: – 4 shots, 20%
Straight: 12 shots, 60%
Push: 2 shots, 10%
Slice: 2 shots, 10%
Adding Pulls and Slices together gives 6 shots over the top, 30%
The thing I noticed most was on the straight balls I could feel that I stayed behind the ball throughout the shot.
Any thoughts?
Thanks, Tom
March 11, 2019
Paul WilsonTom,
Those are pretty good numbers.
The pull is fine if you are still keeping it in play. It’s when the bad shots are really bad that’s a problem. The pull is you hitting. Maybe do it again but every time you pull it think if you felt the arms pulling down or you were trying to give it a little extra. if so, you will see what is causing it. Make sure you are doing the roll over drill too. You have no hooks and some slices. I would get rid of the slice spin.
March 11, 2019
TomCThanks for the analysis, the two slices where actually fades and probably would have landed in the first cut on most holes. I get your point on “no hooks”. I need to work on my release.
Appreciate your instruction, my game has made significant improvements.
Regards, Tom
March 17, 2019
Paul WilsonTom,
Glad you are doing well. I love hearing it. In today’s tip I stress the importance of getting rid of that slice spin so yes, it is vital you do so.
Here are some of the roll over tips:
DRILL: 3 Ways To Roll It Over: https://ignitiongolf.com/3-ways-to-roll/
Roll Around The Stick: https://ignitiongolf.com/roll-around-stick/
Clarifying the Roll Over Drill: https://ignitiongolf.com/clarifying-roll-drill
Another Reason To Do The Roll Over Drill: https://ignitiongolf.com/another-reason-to-roll/
How Long Should You Do The Roll Over Drill: https://ignitiongolf.com/roll-over-drill-how-long/