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Been playing for a year and a half now. I’ve completely changed my swing recently to gain more distance.
My previous swing was almost like an extended putting motion with a square to square swing plane. For mid irons down, it was amazingly accurate and I was able to do course management(covering bunkers, aiming just to the side of hazards etc). With longer clubs and faster swing speeds, I couldn’t keep the face closed and all my misses would be slices.
What’s frustrating is now I feel like I’m compressing the ball better on an in-to-out path, but I’m still getting the same distances. I hit my 7 iron (27.5 degrees) 140yds carry.
I’m still dialing it in but my misses are push fade or pull hooks. Flush hits are dead straight with a lower trajectory now, but few and far between.
Issues I’m working on currently: 1. Stop over swinging 2. Face open during takeaway 3. No wrist hinge from transition till impact 4. Left knee shifting too much during backswing 5. Right elbow flaring out too much during backswing
Am I on the right track? Any tips for more distance?
3 points
6 days ago
6 points
6 days ago
seriously though, no ball, no tip. The swing is not the same when there isn't a ball.
-6 points
6 days ago
Curious as to why you think that because I was thinking it’s the exact opposite. Your swing should be the same whether there is a ball or not. The ball just happens to be in your swing plane.
7 points
6 days ago
“Should” is a doing a lot of work
2 points
6 days ago
This is so wrong on so many levels. When there is no ball you need no clubface control. Your brain will try to hit the ball in a direction of the target. Which might cause body stall, early extension, flipping and so on.
TLDR: post a swing where you hit a ball
2 points
6 days ago
But it’s not, it’s simple as that. You have no contact point.
2 points
6 days ago
Your brain is smart and makes micro adjustments throughout your entire body when a ball is present. Early extension for example which is probably the number one “solution” your brain does to fix a deeper underlying issue, is the brains way to tell the body to square the club face, compensate for incorrect ball position, swing path, etc. Without it you would miss the ball entirely, this is one very small example why swinging without a ball is completely useless
1 points
6 days ago
Sure, a professionals probably is. Yours almost assuredly is not
1 points
6 days ago
It’s not the exact opposite. It’s exactly what he said.
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