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VISITOR QUESTIONS -
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From Brian - OFF
THE TOE
Answers
"Consistently
strike ball toward toe off sweet spot. Have tried standing closer,
Addressing ball cheating toward the shank, Farther away etc. Help!! If I
focus and address a spot approx 1/2 inch outside of my ball I hit it
SWEET. Asking for a drill to straighten out my sight picture. Thanks for
the help." |
From Richard - SLICING
TEE SHOT
Answers
"I
have been slicing my tee shots for 20 years, I have tried everything from
closing my stance, taking the club more inside closing the face, aiming
right, and I still cut the ball. sometimes I can play the cut and do okay,
but sometimes its really bad. Do have any tips that I can try??" |
From Kim - OVER
THE TOP
Answers
"I have a really bad tendency to come
over the top. I have taken many lessons, and when I swing with my left arm
only, it's great, but my right arm overtakes and I always come over the
top. My divots always point way left. Please help!" |
From Matt Goyak - SWING
TOO QUICK
Answers
"I am
a 7, but I am very inconsistent off the tee. My practice swing is a nice
full fluid inside out swing path with good body/shoulder turn. When I
stand over the ball and swing, I feel like my swing is not as full,
quicker, not near as fluid and an outside in swing path. Can you give me
any suggestion(s)?" |
From Rick DeMello - HEAD
MOVES UP
Answers
"I am a 9 handicap and my head moves up on my
back swing. How do I prevent this?" |
From Mark Cardelli - MID-IRONS
PUSH SLICE
Answers
"It
appears that from my 3 iron to my 7 iron, I have a push slice (I am
right-handed). When I hit the ball, it starts off right and continually
goes right. It started happening ever since I started hitting my driver
well. Help!" |
From Bill Wall - WAGGLE
TOO LONG
Answers
"I'm 56, a 7 handicap, and golf every day. Lately, I have trouble
starting the back swing. I waggle or move the club up and down and just
can't seem to get ready to take the club back. I stand over the ball too
long before I swing the club. I'd sure like to just get up to the ball and
begin the swing. Any suggestions? Thanks."
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From Jared - PUSH
SLICE
Answers
"I am
16 years old and a 5 handicap. When I was younger I used to hook and draw
the ball a lot because of my hips flaring out and my arms lagging behind
me. Recently I have been during the worst shot in golf...the push slice. I
am not a very flexible teenager and have trouble getting my shoulders to
90 degrees, also I think my swing is a little upright. If would be great
it you could give me some tips on how to achieve a better ball flight!
Thanks." |
From Ben - DISTANCE
CONTROL WITH IRONS
Answers
"I
have many problems with 150 yards in, and 100-50 and 50-0 being quite
terrible, with little control and thus an inability to hit quality high
spinning pitches. I have large divots but little spin. I can hit the
longer clubs a little better, but as the clubs get lower I seem to be able
to hit, like say a 5 iron, the same distance as a 3." |
From Pete - HITTING
MIDDLE IRONS
Answers
"I am having big problems
with my mid to long irons. I seem to do fine with short irons, but I leave
big divots. I also do fine with my drivers. When it comes to
mid to long irons, I leave huge divots, slice, and get no distance at all.
What am I doing wrong?" |
From Brett Turner - STOP
FADING
Answers
"Hi I
have been playing golf for a while and not long ago I just started to keep
fading the ball with my woods could you help me and tell me how to stop
fading it?" |
From Curtis Smith - ALASKAN
MELTDOWN
Answers
"Hi guys. Once the snow
melts my handicap usually hovers around 5. My problem is I always fight to
find my timing year after year. The latest nightmare: My entire life
I've been drawing the ball (and hooking it on a bad day) but lately I've
been unable to get out of my own way and the result is a week fade or
push. It's killing me because of the lack of distance and accuracy.
Mentally, I've never had to consider going in to trouble on the right side
of the fairway but now I'm afraid to let it rip off the tee. When I do let
it fly, the duck hook often rears its ugly head again. I'm having a
meltdown in Alaska!" |
From Clyde Herron - NEED
TO FLATTEN WRIST
Answers
"I'M
RIGHT HANDED, WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO KEEP THE LEFT WRIST FLAT AT THE TOP
OF MY BACK SWING? IT IS CUPPED AND I NEED A DRILL TO HELP CORRECT IT.
THANK YOU."
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From Kevin Smith - HORRIBLE
SLICE
Answers
"How do I fix my horrible slice?"
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From Scott McInnus
- SHANKING
Answers
"I
am a 4 handicap who has recently started playing like a 20. The problem is
that I developed a case of the shanks. I had never hit shanks in my life
and I can't explain where it came from. I have managed to stop shanking
the ball, but my swing is just terrible. I am at least two clubs shorter
than I was just a few weeks ago, and I don't know if I'm going to draw or
fade the ball. I look at the divot that my irons make, and they seem to be
pointing left of the target, and it feel likes I'm shutting my hands down
and trying to steer the ball. The result is that some times I close up the
club face, but more often I cut across the ball. I appreciate any
advice/help you can give me with this problem." |
From Ron Call -
DOWN SWING
Answers
"What feeling should I have to
begin my downswing? Does the left shoulder feel as if it rotates under the
chin? I know the down swing begins with the left knee slamming shut.
Should I feel as if my right or left shoulder starts the movement towards
the target? What drills can I do to stop coming up out of my spine angle
at the top of my back swing?" |
From John - BACK
SWING
Answers
"I have a preoccupation with my back swing and a converse lack of
attention to keeping my eye on the ball, my head down, following through
and turning. I feel I need to forget about my back swing and concentrate
on all other aspects of my swing - even to the point of looking at the
FRONT of the ball (or so I imagined) which seemed to help. Can anyone give
me a pointer on how to spend less time worrying about my back swing so I
can concentrate on the rest of my swing? Thanks if you can." |
From Mark - HANDS
BACK
Answers
"At
the top of my back swing, my hands are located behind my body. Can you
suggest any drills that will help me prevent this?" |
From Tom O'Brien - LOW
LEFT HOOK
Answers
"I've started hitting a straight low left
or low left hook. My swing feels ok, but I have felt that maybe I was a
little fast or maybe rotating my left hip to early and left. I feel that I
almost always have the ball close to the center of the club face. I have
tried to relax my grip pressure and slow my transition move without
success. What can you suggest?" |
From Lou Spiotti - PULLING
IT LEFT
Answers
"I
continue to have problems pulling the ball to the left. Sometimes the ball
starts off straight and curves left. Sometimes (especially off the tee) it
comes as a smother hook. With shorter irons (9 iron), the pull is not as
dramatic but it is very problematic because it it well off target. It is
very frustrating. Any suggestions?" |
From Steven Mayo - DUCK
HOOKS
Answers
"Over the winter in an effort to shorten my swing I started using the
Momentus swing trainer. I don't know if it has to do with anything but
this year I am hitting nothing but 50% duck hooks and 50% ground ball duck
hooks. I have tried going to my local pro who told me to try to keep the
club face open which I have tried many times but with no luck. I would
give anything to get even my push back from a few years back. Last year I
was shooting in the mid 80's and this year barely breaking a hundred!
Please help!" |
From Gary Gardner - HIGH,
RIGHT, SHORT
Answers
"I'm a 14 handicap (right handed) -- Recently, I've tended to
hit my woods and irons 'high, right, and short' --
especially my woods (which have stiff graphite shafts). I've tried
strengthening my grip and trying to get an inside-out swing path (vs. the
outside-in I'm experiencing). Any suggestions on drills?" |
From Chad Portman - VARYING
DISTANCES
Answers
"I hit my driver
150-225 yards. I hit my 5-iron 175-220 yards and my PW 2ft-158 yards. I
only swing 75mph which may be my problem? As for my other clubs, I can't
even hit them! Help..." |
From Steve Williams - DROPPING
RIGHT SHOULDER
Answers
"Help... lately I have been
dropping my right shoulder (I'm right handed) on iron shots. How can I
correct this?" |
From Greg Lowe - PAST
COLLEGE PLAYER NOW PUSH TO THE RIGHT
Answers
"I played golf in college seven years
ago. Didn't play much since but could always go out and shoot fairly low.
Well hung the clubs up for almost year can't stop a push. I went to an
instructor but he starts talking about pronating, rotate and gets me to
stay put in position a lot. I have always just gone out with a wedge and 2
iron and been able to fix the problem with tempo. In college my coach
called me a feel player, back swing, slow tempo. I can't work out the
push. I am starting to feel like a 15 handicapper looks. Thanks for any
help..." |
From Buddy Herrington - SLICING
Answers
"I have a problem with slicing the ball. What can I
do?" |
From Jim Jones - PUSH
TO THE RIGHT
Answers
"I'm square
to the target before I swing, but I've developed a slight push, with
just a hint of fade. It seems more prevalent on my short irons. My
drives are usually 5 yards off the fairway, and my birdie putts are
25-30 feet instead of 5-10 feet. I play to a 5 and would like to
take my game the next level. Is my push a result of
squaring my target line? My grip is relatively strong. My swing is a
little upright. Are there any minor adjustments I should make in my
pre-shot routine? I'd like to solve the problem without re-vamping my
entire swing." |
From Dwaine - FAT
SHOTS
Answers
"I
have a fairly long and low back swing which I am quite happy with. My
problem is when I start to come down with my swing I lose control and end
up hitting fat shots. I feel like I am sweeping the club along the ground
and forcing the club through to the finish. HELP!!!" |
From Neil Warren
- HOOKS AND TOE
SHOTS
Answers
"Hi, I'm a 7 eager
to lose those last strokes off my handicap. I've taught myself to play
golf with decent results. It seems that isn't quite enough anymore. My
main problem is, my misses are consistently hooks or toe balls. I'll find
a cure for that by reading tips on-line or through instruction booklets.
But, as soon as I fix that problem, another one arrives...i.e scull every
now and then, a heel shot or push. I get frustrated and resort to my old
swing, producing yet again a hook or toe ball. My swing feels a little
off balance, not real tight, a lot a moving parts, which contributes to my
inconsistency. Any advice on building a consistent golf swing and balance?
My handicap thanks you!" |
Marj Malizio - SHOULD
I TAKE A DIVOT? Answers
"I golf to a 15
handicap. I am a former tennis player, who has been playing golf for about
15 years now. I feel like to get to the next level with distance on my
fairway shots - I need to learn to take a divot. #1 Am I correct
with this logic or is it not really necessary to take a divot? I have
always scooped the ball off the fairway. #2 Are there any drills,
concepts to work on that will help me with to achieve this. I am one that
loves the time spent practicing on the range!! Appreciate your help." |
Jeremy Logan - REPEATABLE
SWING Answers
"Hi. I need help with my mental game
and physical game. I have seen a few times this year, out of all our golf
matches, my real swing, or how I should be swinging. Now I
have tried to duplicate it, but it just doesn't seem to be working. Every
time I play, something new is wrong with my swing. I find myself making
silly beginner mistakes. I need to help with my drives and my iron play. I
seem to draw or hook my drives, and every now and then I will fade or
slice them, but not as much as the draw or hook. I have a problem getting
off the tee also. My irons are not as bad, but not good either. I seem to
fade my long irons, but my shorter 7-pw irons are ok. What can I do to
improve my game and finally show everyone - and prove to myself (including
my coaches) - that I am a good golfer?" |
Jay - SLICING
TEE SHOT
Answers
"I
don't slice my irons, but I slice my tee shot. I've tried to shorten my
back swing. It helps, but no distance. Any
suggestions?" |
Dileep - HIGHER
TRAJECTORY
Answers
"I hit a nice long ball, but with a consistently low trajectory,
especially with my mid and long irons and woods. When I face trees in my
line, I always have a hard time. How do I get these shots to fly more
naturally or higher?" |
James Lee - NOT
TAKING A DIVOT
Answers
"What's the best way to practice hitting the ball correctly
without taking too big of a divot? The first 4 years I've been playing,
I've never taken a divot. Everybody says I scoop the ball." |
Walter - SWING
TOO FAST
Answers
"I am 70
years old, and I still can't slow down my swing. I try a slow take away
but I rush the down swing. I try to stop at the top and that seems to
help. Also, I try to visualize the path of the club head during the swing.
Please help." |
Joe - TOEING
& TOPPING SHOTS Answers
"Out
of nowhere, I am starting to hit the ball off the toe of the club with my
irons, producing pulls and shots off to the right. I am also topping the
ball. I am a low handicapper and this has me baffled. This past winter
I've been using a weighted Momentus swing trainer. I've heard that this
could have started this disaster. Any help would be
appreciated." |
Matt - TOPPING
THE LOW IRONS
Answers
"I always have trouble hitting my irons 3, 4 and 5 off the
fairway. I always top the ball. How do I stop?" |
John - REVERSE
PIVOT Answers
"What causes the reverse pivot?" |
Jose - BALANCE
PROBLEM
Answers
"I have very poor balance. I have tried to hit balls with my feet
together and it works, but when I go out to play, I do the same old things
and my balance is still poor. Please help - thanks!" |
Rubin - HOOKING
MY DRIVER
Answers
"I am a left handed golfer
having a problem with hitting my driver and fairway woods. I hook the ball
severely and it rarely gets airborne. I hit my irons straight most of the
time but I've began to also hook my irons but not nearly as severe. What
can I do?" |
Patricia -
GOING TO THE RIGHT
Answers
"I have a handicap of
23
and
have
been playing golf
awhile.
It seems I have developed this
'going to the
right.' Not really a slice, maybe a push,
but it sure puts me
in places I do not want to be...help!" |
Larraine
- GETTING
YOUR OLD SWING BACK
Answers
"Two
years
ago,
my
handicap
went
from
16.4
to
11.3
in
one
season
and
lasted
through
the
following
year.
This
year,
I
totally
forgot
my
swing!
My
handicap
has
gone
back
to
16.5,
and
I
still
haven't
figured
out
why.
How
can
you
forget
your
swing,
and
what
can
you
do
(if
anything)
to
get
it
back?!" |
