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Originally Posted by Ian Hancock Hi Todd,
I would be interested to know if you are still working on this theory, and how as it improved your Golf. |
Hello Ian. I'm still trying to work this out, and I've reintroduced a bit of faffing. Here's my current drill...
1. Practice swings. Ideally, I take one practice swing, with full focus. Not one of these mini-swings. But...
2. If that practice swing is obviously bad, i.e., I either don't even touch the grass or I sink the club into the ground, I adjust my posture and take another. Even if the second one is bad, I don't take another. I just set up my shot and hit it anyway.
3. I remind myself not to let my head up until I see my right heel come up.
That's it.
What I've found is that if I'm feeling a bit tired or if I've just had a bad shot, my posture is likely to deteriorate. In particular, I'm likely to stand too far from the ball and reach out, because my arms are tense. Or I don't release my butt and keep my spine straight, so my back is rounded at address. If I don't correct this, I'm *very* likely to straighten my spine and pull up when I swing, and top the ball.
The posture check is pretty fast and automatic now, but once I've released my butt and straightened the spine, it's important to swing and hit the ball promptly, because if I don't, my butt will tuck under again without my even noticing it.
Mentally, it's all about reminding myself that I know what the right posture (for me, anyway) is and to settle into it without getting into the mindset that I'm solving a puzzle each time I address the ball.
The other thing is: Never try to hit the ball hard. Just hit it. If I think I need more distance, take more club. That's why they're in the bag. And if it's the driver...just hit it. Trying to hit the ball harder than my normal swing is ALWAYS a mistake.