You might want to check your alignment as that is one of the most common causes of losing it right. You might just be hitting it right where youre aiming. Atleast that's the case with me.
big tourney tomorrow
game is solid , short game sharp
but , losing some drives right
hips are outracing my arms , the more I try to use arms the worse it gets
quick tip time !
to much hip movement with driver , losing it right .... how to stop
thanx
When I have too much hip movement and leave the ball out to the left (I'm left-handed), I find that my right foot is turned open too much. When I turn my right foot in closer to perpendicular to the target line, it helps to correct this mistake because it prevents me from sliding down the target line.
When I have too much hip movement and leave the ball out to the left (I'm left-handed), I find that my right foot is turned open too much. When I turn my right foot in closer to perpendicular to the target line, it helps to correct this mistake because it prevents me from sliding down the target line.
Do both those moves, and for sure you will quit going right...
big tourney tomorrow
game is solid , short game sharp
but , losing some drives right
hips are outracing my arms , the more I try to use arms the worse it gets
quick tip time !
to much hip movement with driver , losing it right .... how to stop
thanx
You're in good company. This is one of Tiger's problems when you see him flaring the ball out to the right. For a quick fix, try turning the toe of your left foot (if you're right handed) a little more to the front. This will slow your hip release some but it will also restrict you follow through to finish some as well. Try it out on the range to see if this will help you. Tiger says when he's having this problem he tries to swing his arms first and hold his hips to reduce their activity, but frankly...He's Tiger Woods. His body control is world class.
to much hip movement with driver , losing it right .... how to stop
thanx
This works for me, plus I pick up some extra clubhead speed. I hope I can describe this in a way that makes sense - when I start sliding my hips I find that I also move my head a little to the left. What I end up doing is moving the center of my swing forward and inadvertently shortening the distance to the ball. As a result I have to pull my arms up and in (This is not conscious - it is simply my body compensating in order to hit the ball). I end up hitting the ball with a good swingpath, but the face wide open.
So...and I know you've been waiting for it...here is my fix. I try to feel myself swinging "past my head". I'm sorry, but that is the only way I can describe it. I don't try to keep a steady head because I don't care if my head does move a bit backwards on my driver backswing, but after I make my initial move with my lower body at the start of the downswing, wherever my head happens to be, is where I want to feel like I keep it until past impact. I really do feel as if I am swinging around my head, but in reality I believe that my head actually moves backwards a bit. I make cleaner impact, and pick up a bit of swingspeed at the same time.
There is one thing to watch out for though, it is important not to make this move too early. You have to start shifting your weight to the front foot or else you will spin out and pull hook.
Well you've got all kinds of quick fixes here. For me, when I lose it right, it's as simple as not releasing the clubhead.
The thing is that it is a lot simpler to do than it is to describe. It really is a feel thing. As far as releasing the clubhead goes, I think that it should be a natural result of everything that has gone before in the setup and swing. If you have to think - OK, now release, then it is very hard to time it consistently.
You're in good company. This is one of Tiger's problems when you see him flaring the ball out to the right. For a quick fix, try turning the toe of your left foot (if you're right handed) a little more to the front. This will slow your hip release some but it will also restrict you follow through to finish some as well. Try it out on the range to see if this will help you. Tiger says when he's having this problem he tries to swing his arms first and hold his hips to reduce their activity, but frankly...He's Tiger Woods. His body control is world class.
That sounds like a good tip, sometimes this creeps into my swing and I get the hooks from it but I think I'll try that out!
Another simple swing thought that is easy to think about and not hard to execute...... "Swing then turn" at least its easy for me....
August 18th, 2006, 03:54 PM
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