Post by shoot54today on Apr 12, 2010 6:53:12 GMT -5
As I posted previously, I had taken about a 5-month break because my game had totally unraveled and it just was not fun at all. The poor play was all self-inflicted.
A few weeks ago I hit some balls with OK results and then some balls a few days later and the dreaded skanks appeared again. Something is seriously out of whack and what used to be so natural was now pretty bad. I didn't hit any balls for about a week and prior to going to the range last week, I did Monte's little drill at home with a Nerf football. Went to the range and realized I was yanking the club way inside with very quick wrist break. Got the club more on plane and hit the ball decent, but it just doesn't "feel" like "my" swing.
I hit the range again yesterday and getting the club more on plane I am hitting it pretty good until I go to hitting some 3/4 lob wedges and then the ball starts going sideways again as I feel just totally out of whack. I just am not releasing the club naturally. This hold on, block skank. Then, right out of the blue, I got a "feel". I used to feel like I was releasing from the top and felt like I was throwing a ball with my back arm. I stood there with my wedge in my right hand and would take it back and then just throw it down with the right arm. I start throwing 60-yard darts at the flag. Cool. I grab a 6-iron and just freaking hammer it. Then, even I, Block it Right Mike, with the driver start hammering these smoking draws straight as can be.
It is taking a little while but the "feel' is starting to come back. Not easy eliminating all of the garbage out the golf brain.
A few weeks ago I hit some balls with OK results and then some balls a few days later and the dreaded skanks appeared again. Something is seriously out of whack and what used to be so natural was now pretty bad. I didn't hit any balls for about a week and prior to going to the range last week, I did Monte's little drill at home with a Nerf football. Went to the range and realized I was yanking the club way inside with very quick wrist break. Got the club more on plane and hit the ball decent, but it just doesn't "feel" like "my" swing.
I hit the range again yesterday and getting the club more on plane I am hitting it pretty good until I go to hitting some 3/4 lob wedges and then the ball starts going sideways again as I feel just totally out of whack. I just am not releasing the club naturally. This hold on, block skank. Then, right out of the blue, I got a "feel". I used to feel like I was releasing from the top and felt like I was throwing a ball with my back arm. I stood there with my wedge in my right hand and would take it back and then just throw it down with the right arm. I start throwing 60-yard darts at the flag. Cool. I grab a 6-iron and just freaking hammer it. Then, even I, Block it Right Mike, with the driver start hammering these smoking draws straight as can be.
It is taking a little while but the "feel' is starting to come back. Not easy eliminating all of the garbage out the golf brain.
I got the feeling of using the right side of my upper back/shoulder on my downswing, something I've never done or felt before. Being a lefty golfing righty, I'm left side dominant and I 'think' I have a tendency to pull myself into & hump the ball even on little chips and pitches. The results are as horrendous as it sounds 