The Golf Thread

Cliffy6745

Stevie off Adam Scott's bag. On the bag for 14 majors. Have to figure this is it for him full time.

Wobbie

Cliffy6745 said:

Stevie off Adam Scott's bag.

that doesn't sound right.

eddiec

Driver problems: Hey guys, I see a lot of people here having trouble with the driver. I'm no pro, I play off 15, but I've been working at a golf course/driving range this past summer and the guys I work with are unreal. I was having major driver issues as well and I wasn't even taking it out of the bag. Irons, fine...driver, crap. I was telling this to one of the assistant pros and he said he'd have a look at my swing. Within 5 minutes I was loving the driver. This is what he told me: 'Slow down, let the back swing happen.' He went on to tell me that so many high handicappers he works with rush the driver, making a super short backswing which inevitably slices the ball a mile right or they overcompensate and duck hook it 30 yds left.
Without knowing, because of the fear of the driver, I wasn't turning my shoulders and making about half a turn on the backswing as compared to my irons. Give it a try, it really helped me. As he said, if you can hit a 5 iron there is no reason you can't hit a driver.

The Juggler

eddiec said:

Driver problems: Hey guys, I see a lot of people here having trouble with the driver. I'm no pro, I play off 15, but I've been working at a golf course/driving range this past summer and the guys I work with are unreal. I was having major driver issues as well and I wasn't even taking it out of the bag. Irons, fine...driver, crap. I was telling this to one of the assistant pros and he said he'd have a look at my swing. Within 5 minutes I was loving the driver. This is what he told me: 'Slow down, let the back swing happen.' He went on to tell me that so many high handicappers he works with rush the driver, making a super short backswing which inevitably slices the ball a mile right or they overcompensate and duck hook it 30 yds left.
Without knowing, because of the fear of the driver, I wasn't turning my shoulders and making about half a turn on the backswing as compared to my irons. Give it a try, it really helped me. As he said, if you can hit a 5 iron there is no reason you can't hit a driver.

thank you for this. definitely feel like i'm rushing my swing. and my pro said the same thing about being able to hit my 3 iron and iron's well, should be able to hit the driver....slow down, let it happen.....will give it a try

ponytd

Yes, that is a good tip. Also keep your lower body quiet during the back swing. A lot of people move their lower body a lot and never realize it. You shouldn't be turning your hips much, but instead turning your upper body around your spine. A lot of people sway backwards during the back swing of a driver trying to create power. You'll never get much power if you sway. Your hips will turn naturally, but too much usually causes a sway or the reverse pivot. A good drill is to put the back of a chair almost right up against your right hip(or left hip if you're a lefty), maybe 2 finger widths away. try taking a practice swing with the chair there(you may not be able to hold a club, so just pretend you've got a club in your hand). If your hip hits the chair, you're swaying. If it moves the opposite way of the chair, you've got a reverse pivot. Your hips should pretty much stay where they're at and only turn slightly. It will help you to focus on your shoulder turn more. If you do it right, you should feel pressure in your inside right thigh. From there, you kinda push towards the target with your hips and let your hands fall (think of you holding a rope or chain and you're pulling it downwards). It'll take some work, but should help you focus on that shoulder turn and keeping the lower body still.

Empty Glass

We've had quite a few posts without a Fuck Tiger. And these instruction posts ?!? We're losing our way here - ) )

Wobbie

Empty Glass said:

We've had quite a few posts without a Fuck Tiger. And these instruction posts ?!? We're losing our way here - ) )

you're right.

fuck tiger.

Wobbie

just heard a "big name" I had completely forgotten about....

Anthony Kim

whahappened?

Ledbetterman10

My father and I play for our league championship on Monday. The change from a 9-degree driver to a 10.5-degree driver has been huge for me. I always went with the 9-degree on the basis that the lower the degree of loft, the farther it goes. But that club wasn't very forgiving. When I hit it perfectly, it went far and had a wonderful "ping" sound to it that might fool an onlooker into thinking I knew what I was doing out there. But when I didn't hit perfectly, I was "that guy" wandering through your fairway asking if you've seen a ball come through here. But with this 10.5-degree driver, every shot has been good, even on occasions when I know I didn't hit it perfectly, Once I even caught some of the ground on my swing and still hit it just 20 yards shorter than I did on a perfect swing the previous hole. So yeah....10.5, bro.

Wobbie

would you go crazy if I posted a yawn smilie? )

JK......good for you.

Ledbetterman10

Good to be there but we still gotta win. My putting is proverbial turd in the punch bowl.

Wobbie

Ledbetterman10 said:

Good to be there but we still gotta win. My putting is proverbial turd in the punch bowl.

there are excellent images of this on google, but our mods may not be in a forgiving mood today...

Cliffy6745

Good article on Anthony Kim. Was talking about him recently with a buddy. Unfortunate he isn't out there

http://www.golf.com/tour-and-news/anthony-kim-ryder-cup-breakout-star-2008-nowhere-be-found

Cliffy6745

RYDER CUP WEEK!

norm

Cliffy6745 said:

RYDER CUP WEEK!

rowler's haircut

norm

we've all been here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6COktrYeIE

Cliffy6745

norm said:

we've all been here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6COktrYeIE

That's incredible

Cliffy6745

norm said:

Cliffy6745 said:

RYDER CUP WEEK!

rowler's haircut

BOOM.

I feel a huge upset coming.

Ledbetterman10

My dad and I won our golf league! It's our first championship together since he was the assistant coach on my little league team when I was 10 years old.

Wobbie

Ledbetterman10 said:

My dad and I won our golf league! It's our first championship together since he was the assistant coach on my little league team when I was 10 years old.

Right on, dude!! :-bd

should we talk Dolphins?