Forum: Instruction

I've been doing some research online but can't seem to find any instruction on proper setup for a draw shot. Anyone know of any links regarding correct techniques for a draw shot? thx --neo

Does anyone know of a web based system to track scores and calculate handicapps. Everything linked in the software section is windows based, I need something platform independent that works from any browser since I am running Linux. :cool

I have noticed a wide variety of grips people use to hold their club when they swing it, and I was wondering it there is a common grip that is considered optimal with respect to placement of the thumb. Some have it at the back of the shaft and some on top(with both thumbs pointing straight down),...

I was taking a practice swing today preparing for my shot and my brother standing adjacent to me says, "You wanted to know why you are pulling your irons because the club face is closing right?" Of course I did, so I got him to spit it out, and he said I have the ball to far forward in my...

I am curious how many people actually take a full swing, going right to square on the backswing, and full around on the follow through. Due to range of motion issues from too many left shoulder dislocations, I am unable to take more than a 70-80% swing. This has worked well for me though, even...

Right now I can hit the fade shot. The distance is from 240 to 260 yards. My ball will roll forward. But the ball should roll to the right if it's the fade. Few times I hit the draw shot but my ball roll to the left. I never know how I hit these draw shots. My ball will go to the left or...

I have some problems to hit my 3 iron. My swing is pretty solid. I have no problem to hit 3 iron from the tee. But I have the bad shot in the soft lie (like in the wet days). I couldn't make good contact. I wonder if it's ball position problem. maybe half an inch of the ball posion of...

I am tired and bored after practicing the putter just for 20 balls. I spend 20 seconds for each ball. You know, it's so easier to lost the focus after hitting a few strokes. I couldn't understand someone can putt the ball hundreads of times in one session. Is it useful to improve the...

Recently I couldn't understand one issue after watched the Ford open last week. Tiger Woods hit one drive like 365 yards. I noticed his balance was off a lot. It means that you don't need keep the balance after follow through to achieve the longest drive distance. I am not sure if my thought...

My swing with a driver and a 6 iron. I've included slow motion on each shot from both angles. My typical shot is a fade with 6i to my driver, I play a straight ball with my 7i-60*. A bad shot is usually a pull or I hit it fat. I usually pull it if I can't miss right. What do you think?

Hey everyone, I'm wondering if you folks had any thoughts to the role of the shoulders in the golf swing - especially throught the impact and follow through portion of the swing. Do you pay any particular attention to shoulder rotation - i.e. try to actively rotate your shoulders through the...

Hey there, I was wondering if anyone had anytips on making shots land softer. My natural ball flight is a draw, and I'm having a real hard time making my shots bite. Maybe my question is - how do you get more spin on your shots. My shots are pretty high, but when they land - they don't seem to...

How's it goin' all? I was wondering if anyone had any tips to help coming over the top on the ball. Recently I've been finding that I've been fighting this, and I don't know what I've been doing different from before - and it doesn't happen all the time either... it just seems to appear from...

I'm getting these monster divots. Make it stop.

I was at GT the other day and tried the Burner driver. The sales associate said I needed a stiff flex shaft based on my swing speed avg around 100 -105. Today, I was at NB in Orleans and tried the R7 Draw. It had a regular shaft. The rep recommended not to go with a stiff based on watching how I...

Anyone have any insight for me on how to do this. Where the ball should be in stance etc. Really killing me in my short game. Thanks

Anyone ever tried the putting arc or Idl putting aids. really struggling with the putter and looking at possibly purchasing one.

I've developed the most brutal slice with the driver recently. Even good shots I start down the left and find on the right. Me and the drive said good bye in my late teens. <excuse>partly due to equipment changes</excuse> but Iwon't get into all the detail. I have a decending stroke to begin...

Most of my game recently has been boiling down to my grup. I have always played a neutral to weak grip, probably inspired by my interpretation of the pencil drawings of Jack's grip in myu grandfather's copy of "Golf my way" as a youth. It's pretty deeply inset in my swing. I'd say my biggest...

ok, I know why, 'cause it's not a slice...still Many of thegreatest golfers of all time moved the ball left to right, Jack, I think Tiger favours a fade, can't think of any others off hand but I wouldn't be surprised to find out 90% of the top guns were fade over draw, oh yeah there's always...

This is one of the things I've picked up from the more modern thinking on the game. I played a huge reverse C off the tee way back in "the old days". When I started really trying to make a decent score and focus on the whole game I moved to a more compact iron swing with a quiet lower body,...

Well, seeing how golf fever is hitting me full force thought I'd post a short clip of a driver swing in a friends back yard. This was season before last, I was playing pretty good when this was taken. I was pretty mortified when I saw this at first, but over time it doesn't seem so bad. ...

After going through all heck to encorporate a driver into my game (it's a long story), I was toying around with the "modern" driver stance. Right now it's of utmost importance for me to use the roughly the same swing and setup for every club, but I have to say, teeing the ball up off my instep and...

I have always believed in a simple backswing. I'm one of those guys that likes to set the club really early. I like to knife it back up in a way that feels very "one plane" to me, regardless of whether it is or not. It sets up my whole swing, and when I'm playing well it's more or less my only...

:confused I played a round of golf last night and it was by far my best this year, 85 (well ,good for me!)on a pretty tough course down at Montreal. My driver has been mis-behaving of late so i thought that a upgrade would be a good for my game and finally get a little further off the tee....

I just picked up a hybrid 3. Everything I'd read and heard about them says it should be easier to hit than a long iron, but I'm having trouble adjusting to my stance and setup compared to my long irons. The hybrid is an Adams A3OS 3, loft/lie/length: 19/59.25/40.5 (specs: ...

I'm looking to take some lessons either at Golf Town Trainyards (close to home) or at Kevin Haime's (close to work). Anyone have a pro to recommend at either place? Thanks!

How do you find out what your natural rhythm is? I'm not a fast talker, and I'm a senior, but does that mean I have a slower rhythm than the norm? Any documentary evidence?

Question: Why is that I can hit my average drive 200 - 250 yards, but as soon as I get to a long iron, I top the ball? If I could hit a second shot I would break 90 consistently as I am in the 92 - 98 range all year ( with some exceptions ). Any ideas on hitting long irons and fairway woods? ...

OK the long par 5's are killing me. I hit a decent drive, then cannot for the life of me hit a wood off the grass, fairway or rough so I end up hitting a 3 - 5 iron then usually a wedge into the green if all goes well. What I'd like to be able to do is hit a wood off the deck, what's the trick?

Has anyone ever taken the Level I, or Level II indoor courses at the RA centre? Is anyone in the forum planning on taking them this year? I am a "self taught" golfer, meaning never had a lesson, and score in the mid 90's. I'd like to improve my game and thought this may be the way to go. Any...

Thanks to 'The Saint' I have got a set of junior clubs which I want to use to take my nephew who is 7 out to play. I will be heading out to the range with him but I am wondering where to start. Do you show him a proper grip and then let him swing away? I obviously want this to be fun so I am...

So I am watching the Haney Project marathon and it reminded me that I had meant to ask here about Golftown lessons. Who has done this before and did you find them effective? I have never taken a real golf lesson before but was thinking about doing a set of lessons over the winter to help curb the...

Hey Guys. I took up golf more seriously when I worked at a golf course when I was 16. Unlike many people I got into the game when my dad has only ever played a few times. We went on a family trip a few months back and I brought the clubs...dad mentioned for the first time that he would maybe...

So i have been serious issues with my driver lately and after reading the forums and suggestions i tried to book a lesson with another pro closer to home as i live in the east end. He was recommended on here by a few members and after 4 attempts via e/mail and basically being ignored i thought i...

Hey guys, I've recently come to the conclusion that my 'R' flex shaft is too active through impact and is causing too many wayward drives. The shaft in question is a UST V2 75g R flex shaft with 2.2 torque. I'm looking at actually replacing the whole club as it's 5 years old any ways, but my...

Hi, I have been trying to golf over the last 5 years. I have taken a few lessons from the Parks and Recreation dept. in my area (Mississauga) and also from an instructor. I have a better idea about what I am doing wrong but really not much improvement. Are there any instructors in the Mississauga...

Was at golf town for my free swing analysis with Marc Lacombe yesterday. Enjoyed it very much. Sure nice to see yourself on video. Unreal how the obvious stand out when you playback. :eek:

I've noticed, when watching pro golfers on t.v., men or women professionals, setting their club down behind the ball, hold their club with their right hand only (right handers, oposite for us lefties or hand lowest on the shaft) and then once set, place their left hand on the club when ready to...

Hey all! Im new to the forum. Ive been playing for a long time now, im 21 now. I have a consistant hit but the direction of my ball is unpredictable especially with the driver. Usually the ball will go left (more so with driver). I dont care much about distance now, all i want is to be able to hit...

A good Golf Swing Setup is just not that tough! The good news is that you probably have a good athletic golf swing setup and all you need is to brush it up and be more relaxed. You can choose from three different Golf Grips. It’s your choice and you should choose the golf grip that feels right...

This going to be a dumb question but I will ask it hoping to get an answer and continue in my fog of the golf swing. Low irons PW-7. If you want to compress the ball and potentially spin it backwards obviously you need club head speed but do the pros position the ball in the centre of their...

When I miss with my irons it tends to be a push. Straight but not in the direction I was aiming. eg 150 yards to the green, I find my line, maybe a divot a bit closer for easier aiming, and the ball would go straight but 25 yards to the left of target. I am a lefty. It has to have something to do...

Well I watched the infomercial long enough and ended up buying an 8 Iron tour striker. ( The club that makes you keep your hands ahead of the ball at impact so you hit down on the ball) . I find it useful on the range for certain things. When I first got it I hit it perfectly and was upset...

I have never seen the DVDs on S&T but I think I have developed my own version of it. Basicly keeping a little more weight on my front foot, dropping my front shoulder a little bit during the take away and a nice balanced follow through. On short irons, I love it. You come down on the ball...

Has anyone talk to anyone or have tried themselves this product? I do believe in the power of positive thinking and would love to train my brain to be " In the zone " through out my round but is this for real or not?:scratchch ...

My last few rounds I must of hit 8 iron shots fat!!! I just want to explode when I do it. The link below is a short video of me hitting balls at the range. Does anyone see anything in my swing that would open me up to hitting it fat. :confused ...

I have a tendency sometimes to get overactive with my wrists on the downswing. Are theyre any drills I can do to emphasize keeping the wrists hinged and maintaining lag on the downswing? thanks