Paul
What do you do when this breakdown happens in the middle of a round ?…ie. you’ve just hit two or three horrible shots in a row and you’re only on the 12 th hole…..now what?
When this happens during a round of golf ,I just take my ” fetish ” club which happens to be a 5 Hybrid ,and I go on playing with it.I know I Will not fail with this Hybrid ,and then confidence ,rythm and tempo come back!
Happened during a range session today. Hit thin, fat, push, duck hook ….Everything wrong.
Just before I quit in disgust, I realized I was coming up on the balls of my feet at the start of the down swing. My body, sensing the imbalance, couldn’t do the weight shift nor the proper rotation.
I reestablished the proper weight distribution and arched back at setup and hit 79% of my shots on line +/- 5 degrees (my current goal). Being off balance throws everything off. Realizing you are off balance should have been obvious but I overlooked it.
I love the fact that you fixed your own swing. This is what I want everyone to be able to do. Sometimes it will elude you but if you go through the grip and setup through doing a proper routine this will take a lot of things off the table. Once you know they grip and set up is perfect think about your coiling and uncoiling, hinging and re-hinging and maintaining the spine angle. These are the only things that will cause the ball to go offline at this point. So watch your ball and it will tell you what you need to be working on. Simple once you get the hang of it.
How could you have been watching me warm up yesterday? You tip today was prescient. I topped ’em, hit ’em fat, sliced them — all of it. Unfortunately I didn’t have your tip in my head. Many thanks for it though. Rick.
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10 Responses to “When to Regroup”
April 19, 2013
Steven DAnother cause of a bad practice session can be fatigue in the lower body. That’s when I find myself “lunging” at the ball. Not good at all….
April 19, 2013
Paul WilsonSteven,
It sure can. If you feel tired … stop.
April 20, 2013
MichaelShannonPaul
What do you do when this breakdown happens in the middle of a round ?…ie. you’ve just hit two or three horrible shots in a row and you’re only on the 12 th hole…..now what?
April 21, 2013
Paul WilsonMichael,
You should be watching your ball to tell you what you are doing wrong in your swing. I just did a series of tips on how to fix your own golf swing:
How to Cure the Direction: https://ignitiongolf.com/cure-direction/
How to Cure the Spin: https://ignitiongolf.com/fix-spin-problems/
How to Cure the Contact: https://ignitiongolf.com/cure-contact/
How to Cure Spin and Direction Problems: https://ignitiongolf.com/cure-spin-direction-problems/
Also, here is another tip I did on this:
Lose Your Swing: https://ignitiongolf.com/lose-your-golf-swing
April 22, 2013
RaymondCHASTELWhen this happens during a round of golf ,I just take my ” fetish ” club which happens to be a 5 Hybrid ,and I go on playing with it.I know I Will not fail with this Hybrid ,and then confidence ,rythm and tempo come back!
April 23, 2013
Paul WilsonYou can do that too. Good Job.
April 29, 2013
BruceLaughtonHappened during a range session today. Hit thin, fat, push, duck hook ….Everything wrong.
Just before I quit in disgust, I realized I was coming up on the balls of my feet at the start of the down swing. My body, sensing the imbalance, couldn’t do the weight shift nor the proper rotation.
I reestablished the proper weight distribution and arched back at setup and hit 79% of my shots on line +/- 5 degrees (my current goal). Being off balance throws everything off. Realizing you are off balance should have been obvious but I overlooked it.
April 30, 2013
Paul WilsonBruce,
I love the fact that you fixed your own swing. This is what I want everyone to be able to do. Sometimes it will elude you but if you go through the grip and setup through doing a proper routine this will take a lot of things off the table. Once you know they grip and set up is perfect think about your coiling and uncoiling, hinging and re-hinging and maintaining the spine angle. These are the only things that will cause the ball to go offline at this point. So watch your ball and it will tell you what you need to be working on. Simple once you get the hang of it.
March 2, 2018
RichardRossHow could you have been watching me warm up yesterday? You tip today was prescient. I topped ’em, hit ’em fat, sliced them — all of it. Unfortunately I didn’t have your tip in my head. Many thanks for it though. Rick.
March 2, 2018
Paul WilsonRichard,
I am every where. Just when you think you shouldn’t be doing something I will catch you.
We all go through or have gone through it. Sounds like you are working on too many things. Regroup.