re: One Swing Thought

I got frustrated enough today to leave the course early for the first time. Left after 12. My “miss” is firmly in my head now and I don’t know how to fix it.

When I started a fought a nasty slice off the tee. Somewhere along the way I learned how to blister my driver long and straight.

My second shot (on a good day 90% on a bad day 100%) is a fat iron or wedge. If I’m 100 yards out on my second shot, odds are I’m about to hit a wedge 20 yards.

I was very close to listing my clubs on eBay, and as much as I enjoy the good shots, the bad ones are making the game pretty frustrating. It sucks to be the only guy in my group in the fairway off the tee, and then taking two more strokes to advance the ball 100 yards for a tough chip or putt. Not a lot of coaches around here either, so I’m at a crossroads

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I got frustrated enough today to leave the course early for the first time. Left after 12. My “miss” is firmly in my head now and I don’t know how to fix it.

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Been there before. Now when I get there, if I'm playing alone, I'll turn it into a practice session almost like I'm out on the range. Especially if there's a group in front of me and noone behind (which happens alot golfing single.) Best practice you can get in is on the course, so I'll play three different balls off the tee and kind of compete against each other. Makes a shitty round turn into a fun one where you get some good practice in.

Take a video of yourself and see what ur doing. IMO you must be dropping your head height on ur downswing..

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One Swing Thought

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I only get one?

I have no swing thought. Unless a hosel rocket pops up. Then my only swing thought is to make sure I feel like I'm moving my hips back away from the ball in transition to prevent early extension (aka fricking the goat)

"don't chunk it you moron"

Had a really bad round 2 days ago that I cannot get out of my head.

Feel that. My Driving isnt bad, and I feel more comfortable around the green than I ever have. But I am having such inconsistency with my irons. Really just need to take a lesson.

Smooth and relaxed on the way back.

More importantly though, been really focusing on ball position, alignment, and distance from the ball before the shot though because that determines a lot about what my swing is going to have to look like in the first place.

It’s not ball position. I feel like I’m doing one of two things. “Dropping” my center a gravity on the downswing, or not shifting my center back over the ball. I get my weight forward, but there’s a good possibility that I’m naturally shifting back and not getting my center chest/pelvis forward in a timely manner, therefore bottoming out just before the ball. Found a few drills on athletic motion golf that I’m going to try at the range this afternoon. I’ve never felt so deflated on a golf course.