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Originally Posted by mont86  ubizmo when you say slow down you mean the backswing, right? |
No, I mean the whole swing, start to finish.
This was the surprising thing about it. Although I was making a full swing, in terms of taking the club back, the force I was applying on the downswing felt like a lob shot. And I was amazed at how little distance I was giving up. Doing this, I was carrying about 220-230 yds, but straight, shot after shot. I felt I had complete control of the club head and was hitting on the sweet spot every time.
In contrast, swinging down hard I'd get 250 yds carry, but about 1 out of 5 would be straight, and of course I'd also get mis-hits that would only carry 150.
Lesson learned: when I can take this to the course and hit every fairway and carry about 230, then and only then should I think about putting more zip into the downswing.