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04-18-2007, 10:22 PM
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| First round and lessons learned... Copied from my GTO journal... I just completed the first 9 holes of the season. The course opened today, so naturally I had to play. I shot horribly. 67 with 7 penalty strokes and 20 putts (no 4 jacks, though, and the greens were quite shaggy). However, the lessons learned today were profound. Lesson 1: I tried to employ the idea of a 'think box' and a 'play box'. Standing behind the ball is the think box - where all the considering and thinking happens. Practice swings and feels happen here. Standing beside the ball (address) is the play box - no thinking allowed! Lesson 2: Visualizing the shot is important. Very important. When I didn't have a clear idea in my mind what my shot should look like, I didn't hit the ball very well. Lesson 3: A specific target is important, too. The same result from not visualising came from not having a specific target to aim at. The ball just went willy-nilly, and I had nowhere to aim. Lesson 4: YOU CANNOT HIT A BALL WHILE THINKING MECHANICS!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every time I tried to hit a ball while trying to conciously widen my backswing or not roll my wrists or try to set my hands properly resulted in horrible contact. This goes hand in hand with... Lesson 5: Being in balance produces better swings. On every poor result, I did not feel balanced at some point in the swing. When I did feel balanced, my shots were in play. Final lesson: A good preshot routine goes a long way to solidifying the above.
__________________ True Length Technology Fitter - www.truelengthtechnology.com It's live! - www.ShipShapeClubs.com PCS Class 'A' Clubfitter A new highlight: Golfing the home course on Christmas Day. I say it too often: If it's golf club shaped, you can play with it. For the record, I'm a club doctor, not a swing doctor.  |
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04-18-2007, 10:34 PM
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| Re: First round and lessons learned... Quote:
im struggling to stop thinking about mechanics and i keep neglecting my preshot routine. hence my form is up n down like a tarts knickers! trying to get back to being a twatter!  |
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04-18-2007, 11:02 PM
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| Re: First round and lessons learned... Can only endorse Slats' thoughts here LP... Great thoughts. I have started (thanks to Slats in another thread) focusing on routine and I am doing pretty much as you suggest. Behind the ball, pick a target, visualise the shot and the result, pick a spot (or a divot, twig, pebble or blade of grass) about a foot or so in front of the ball that is on my target line and then turn the brain off, move to the ball, align myself with this spot, set the club, take my grip, and, pull the trigger...... Seems to work for me... You must be glad you can again get out on course...... Good luck next time out... Cheers 
__________________ Look at the Target, Look at the Ball, Swing... Dr Bob Rotella...  |
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04-19-2007, 12:37 AM
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| Re: First round and lessons learned... I'm SO glad to be able to get out. As the round wore on, the preshot routine wore off... The epitome of point #4 was this: Standing on #3 tee box, there is a creek and small valley (20 yards below the tee). It's a wonderful thing to play with a players mind ('don't top it into the creek!'). At any rate, I tee up with 4 hybrid (trying out a Mizuno CLK FLI-Hi). I go through the preshot routine, then proceed to FOCUS ON WIDENING MY TAKEAWAY. Top the ball into the creek. Ok, no problem. Reload, same club, same tee. SAME SWING - again, focused on widening my takeaway. Result? Another topped ball, this time it clears the creek and rolls into the lat hazard... The funny thing is, after the first swing, my playing partner says to a casual observer (I find out afterwards) "That's what happens when you think mechanics - and he does that all the time". My main problem last year was hitting a slice. I played the entire 9 holes slice free. One fade (about 7 yards, trying to hit straight), two pushes, and two complete toe rockets. I'm looking forward to practice tomorrow (going to the range in the city - the deer have been eating my grass seed in my back 40!) to work on widening my takeaway. Geez. Once my ballstriking comes around, I'm looking forward to playing some good golf.
__________________ True Length Technology Fitter - www.truelengthtechnology.com It's live! - www.ShipShapeClubs.com PCS Class 'A' Clubfitter A new highlight: Golfing the home course on Christmas Day. I say it too often: If it's golf club shaped, you can play with it. For the record, I'm a club doctor, not a swing doctor. |
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