do you ever get that feeling

that as soon as you start taking the club back, I mean in the first inch or two, that it is going to be a bad swing?

yes. I think its called negative thinking. I know this, it plagues me. I am trying to learn to have positive thoughts in both the swing and on the course. You need to do this to get a regular game going. I have often played rubbish on the course from this kind of mental torture and as soon as I go back to the range with a different mind set I hit the ball as I want to. This is what we need to do to give us the game we want. Hope this helps.
Regards,
Robert

I am not so sure this is such a bad thing. In fact, it might be your subconcious telling you something about your posture, your setup, maybe your ball position, and that if you can stop your swing, do so, and start over with your pre shot routine.

get that feeling on occasions and hit a bad shot then twine to playing partners why didnt i stop and set up again!

Absolutely! I know sometimes that things aren't right before I've started to take the club back. I've tried to discipline myself to stand away and start the pre-shot routine again but occassionally have to re-learn the lesson when I don't and then spend the next five minutes trying to find my ball in the bushes.

I get up and walk away when that happens.

Clear head = Crisp Contact

I know what you're talking about. For me, though, it happens in transition. I feel really confident in my setup (and won't take the club back until I feel good). What happens is at transition, sometimes I try to 'crush it', and bump my hip away from target.

Then I proceed to chunk the ball. The problem is that it's not until I've hit that I realise what I've done...

yes...and after you make all the effort of finishing the swing, you prove to yourself that you were right? Way too often. Usually I just back away and start over.

At the same time, sometimes you just ground the club and you can see the entire swing and you know it will be a great shot. On those, I hit quickly before the feeling passes....haha.

Yes, I know exactly what you mean. For me its about having a pre shot routine. always getting into your setup the same way and a swing thought to concentrate on. Then a few looks at the target, a waggle and then pull the trigger

This is all shots inc chips and putts

Sometimes I will forget to do one of these things (usually just being lazy or forgetful) and something just doesnt feel 'right' as i start back

Yep, had one of those today.

I played a fast par3 9 holes late this afternoon while my wife was taking her clinic (anyone else have a wife or GF playing?)

120 yd, 8i...I felt something odd on my take away, on top I thought to stop but didn't and damned if I didn't wiff the ball.

I've noticed the last week I've been pushing and slicing a few of my iron shots this following some serious push/slicing of my driver, so I was practicing an antislice wrist postion in my swing.

Too many thoughts, spent far too much time addressing the ball and thinking. Decided to grip it and rip it. Never felt so many buttery feels in sequence before . Overshot a cpl of greens by 10-15 yrs tho.

Might have been that I took my MacGregor 1025C out? I've been waiting to see if I had game enough for them before scratching up the soles with with this Florida sandy soil. I been hitting fat alot while dialing in my new slower tempo swing.

Yes,,,And after reading the posts, I usually go through with the swing,which is a mistake..Good posting..I wouldn't have thought of posting
this topic.

Good post alright. I think from this post everyone gets this feeling. For me it is about half way back, and on my follow through I'm already regretting going through with the shot! I think if you feel it at set up then you can back away but its almost impossible to do mid swing. Hardest thing for me is to walk up to the next shot and not think about what I did wrong! I think you just have to go through your routine and hit it, no analysing on the course!

I suppose it`s the opposite of the feeling you get over a putt sometimes that you can see the line and almost know it will go in.