recently just had a lessoned, told me my swing was to swallow, so i now take the club back farther,lower, and more vertical than i use to, and at lessons i nailed everything straight.
Now, on the course, all my shots(woods and irons) go straight right.
Just wondering what causes this and how to fix it.
Also. if i put the ball up in my stance a little more would that help, or would it just put a bandage on the problem.
Taking the club back low and farther away can be overdone. Try picturing that you are putting the head of your club into the mitt of an imaginary catcher that is sitting behind you as if you were in the batters box hitting a baseball. This will give you the extension and low takeaway you are after without overextending it to the point of getting the club head out of position. Also...try stopping your swing when your arms are at about 7:00 o'clock and checking on your clubhead at that point. Your club's toe should be facing the sky at that point. (Here's a picture of Ken Venturi to illustrate) If your club head is out of position here, you're going to have a mis-hit or have to make some radical adjustment in the middle of the swing...Not a good thing.
I think going Farther Longer is what every golfer needs in there swing to at least be able to hit a nice trajectory shot. But hitting the ball straight right I'd say is a different thing. Maybe it is because you are releasing the club too late with your wrists in impact. Leaving the clubface behind slightly. Try snapping your wrists at the ball more early, therefore making the clubhead more square at impact.
Your hips are getting ahead and blocking you. Simple.
On the shallow rounded swing you had to work hard and fast to get the hips out of the way. Now that you are more upright, your hips may be getting way ahead of your hands. There is nowhere other than straight right for them to go. If you want to think of what it is like, think of David Duval. He spins everything away out and basically 'blocks' the ball (or he used to). Because of other parts of his swing being odd, this actually results in the ball going straight.
I think going Farther Longer is what every golfer needs in there swing to at least be able to hit a nice trajectory shot. But hitting the ball straight right I'd say is a different thing. Maybe it is because you are releasing the club too late with your wrists in impact. Leaving the clubface behind slightly. Try snapping your wrists at the ball more early, therefore making the clubhead more square at impact.
Your hips are getting ahead and blocking you. Simple.
On the shallow rounded swing you had to work hard and fast to get the hips out of the way. Now that you are more upright, your hips may be getting way ahead of your hands. There is nowhere other than straight right for them to go. If you want to think of what it is like, think of David Duval. He spins everything away out and basically 'blocks' the ball (or he used to). Because of other parts of his swing being odd, this actually results in the ball going straight.
I agree
When I start hitting the ball straight right I fix it by slowing down my swing and making sure i keep my hips locked until I am 3/4 of the way through the backswing.
I wouldnt lock the hips because fast hips are really a very good thing. I certainly dont like to mess like this without professional help, so id prob recommend seeing your pro again...
PROBABLY what you'll have to do is to change your timing. Instead of hips spinning from the top, they should start with a small lateral shift which initiates their turning away. The shift should drop your hands into position at which point you can simply turn through.
I wouldnt lock the hips because fast hips are really a very good thing. I certainly dont like to mess like this without professional help, so id prob recommend seeing your pro again...
PROBABLY what you'll have to do is to change your timing. Instead of hips spinning from the top, they should start with a small lateral shift which initiates their turning away. The shift should drop your hands into position at which point you can simply turn through.
How are fast hips a good thing? Fast hips prevent in a shank. Getting your hips through too quick is going to leave the clubface behind whilst it is still terribly open, Then either going straight right or a shank.
Didn't you say you were hitting them straight at the lesson? What is different? My guess is that during the lesson you are a bit more confident under the watchful eye of the instructor, but on the course you are on your own, and as the swing is new you don't have confidence in it yet and you aren't swinging all the way through but stopping...you already know you can hit it straight...just work on that grey matter between the ears and swing freely with confidence just like you did in your lesson!
How are fast hips a good thing? Fast hips prevent in a shank. Getting your hips through too quick is going to leave the clubface behind whilst it is still terribly open, Then either going straight right or a shank.
I'v whitnessed his in the past.
One word... torque. Fast hips gives you more potential for distance. By trying to hold back the hips, you are actually limiting your potential.
The club is getting stuck behind you. You need to sync up your shoulder and hip rotation. Remember the shoulders have to turn a lot more than the hips do.
You sound a lot like me here. I took some lessons and I was told by my teaching pro that my hips are indeed a lot faster than my upper body. I'd hit a lot of shots off to the right and/or slice. This may or may not help you: http://www.golfrewind.com/showthread.php?p=270012
August 7th, 2006, 04:03 PM
If your club head is out of position here, you're going to have a mis-hit or have to make some radical adjustment in the middle of the swing...Not a good thing.
I took some lessons and I was told by my teaching pro that my hips are indeed a lot faster than my upper body. I'd hit a lot of shots off to the right and/or slice. This may or may not help you: http://www.golfrewind.com/showthread.php?p=270012
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