hello to everyone

hello just a quick note to say hello to you all, and now hopefully you can all help me to hit my drivers straight.
cheers

Hi Ian,

Welcome to GTO, can we have some more information about your drives................ball flight etc and I am sure plenty of guys can help.


Regards


Ian.

welcome ian
this is the place to improve everything!

hi Thanks for the reply it is much appreciated, i am aiming to try and knock 10 shots off my game,.
i have changed my grip slightly, however when driving the ball always seems to hook to the right, i correct this by aiming extreme to the left to allow the ball to come, but this is to inconsistant, any help would be great.
this site is greta hopefully it can help my problem, once this is sorted i can move to other underlying problems, thanks again you all out there,
ian

Hi Ian,

Firstly stop aiming further to your left to allow for the slice, this only makes the slice worse.


What you need to do is work on your alinment first, find some pavements slabs outside or a line on the carpet at home, line you feet up on the line with the ball just inside your left heel.........................now have a look down at your feet and try to remember what this looks like, because this is square to the target...............also lift your club up and place across your chest this also should be on the same line as your feet pointing at your imaginary target. (my guess this will feel like you are aiming left)

All you need to do is go to the range with 100 balls and make sure you are SQUARE every shot checking your feet, ball position and club across the chest......by the time you get to the 55th ball you should start straightening this up.

Hope this helps

Ian.

p.s just work on this for a few weeks and nothing else......"don't try to run before you can walk".

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Once you learn the swing, your next step is mastering golf psychology................

cheers how is your golf game, have u improved through thsi site.
Ian

[quote=ian walsh] cheers how is your golf game, have u improved through thsi site.
hi ian
i have absolutely no doubt that joining this forum has improved my game immensely. when i joined i had only been playing on and off for a year i sliced my driver and long irons i couldnt pitch chip or putt and my average score was around the 120's. by asking questions or just reading other post i am now breaking 100 ever time i play. i now drive with a 3wood which is 200yds and accurate! im hitting nice irons and my chipping and putting has become consistently reliable. i booked a block of 6 lessons with apro but only had 2 so far because im happy with my current rate of improvement ill save the others for a rainy day!

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cheers slats
"Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle"

i too have been playing for around 12 months since re discovering the game, i used to plat off 18 but did not play for some 10 years,
i am finding it increasingly difficult to play to the standard that i used to. however i am averaging around 95 -- 100 depending on which course i play.
i find it such a great way to de stress, what about you.

great for managing stress a few hours out in the fesh air no wife or kids bugging you LOL
i try to play twice a week that way improvement should come quicker.really focusing on all parts of game swing, mental and physical side
looking to join a club soon and start playing in comps

played today again came off 95 so wish i could knock 10 shots off my game, i wish i could play twice a week.
have just joined golf society at work play 4 time s a month at moment.
like u said time away from kids great stuff.
anyway i hope this site can improve my driver as once again seems to go to the right, any suggestions

well once agin played today went round in 95, drives once agin going to the right,
averaged 220 yards which i am happy with, but just cant seem to get the direction, please help...

hi ian,
i had exactly the same problem mate. it nearly drove me round the bend i tried every drill going to no avail and seeing as all other advice on issues worked i put my driver away a bought a 3 wood and its has transformed my game massively i hit 2 drives in last nights round straight as an arrow at around the 240 yd mark! ive not hit a slice or fade since i bought it!
just a suggestion and it doesnt have to cost a lot i decided to get a 3 wood after trying my friends 5 pound bargain basement special!
good luck anyway

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cheers slats
"Golf can best be defined as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle"

hi ian,
this is a cool site, im sure alot of people can get your driver straight.

Liam,

Hello;
This might sound to simple but I have seen it work a number of times including myself. Try open up the club face a little more and swing straight through instead of across your body. You may be causing the slice with a closed up face. Who knows. Or cheat and put a little chap stick on the face of the driver.
Reggie

Another thing to try is choking down on your driver a little so it's about the same length as a 3 wood. This should allow you to make more solid contact with your driver and more consistency.