Forum: Instruction

Couple of questions about the ball position at setup. I set up with the ball fairly far forward in my stance (mid to outside of left foot with driver, just shy of inside left foot with PW). I know that this is much more forward than is generally suggested. What impact will this have on my ball...

Hello never posted a thread here but was wondering if anyone can help out. I have lost a lot of distance this year with very high amounts of total spin (4500-5000) after watching many instructional videos I have managed to lower it to about 3600. I'm only going by the screen at golftown but I can...

The driver, as always, is still my nemesis. Pull, slice, hook or sky. 1 out of every 50 is awesome. Am I missing something? My irons are good. My Hybrid is excellent and my 3 wood is decent. What's up with the driver? Does anybody have any insight to this crazy club?

Just as the title says. I've always had a high ball flight. All clubs including driver, but not my 4 wood. I don't mind this so much with my 9 through wedges but would love to get the rest down some. I'm sure i'm losing 15-25 yards on most shots and probably more with the driver. Any insights would...

The last couple times I've been to the range, I've had my left hip "pop" on follow through when hitting balls with my driver. I always stretch before starting and slowly work through the bag starting from wedge up to driver. The irons are not a problem. I'm ok for 4 or 5 shots with driver and...

It seems suddenly this season I have lost all the distance I used to have especially with driver. I used to drive the ball consistently 240-260. Not always straigt but far enough. Now I am barely getting to 200. Most of the guys I was playing with this past weekend were hitting 3 and 4 irons longer...

After pretty much getting my irons pretty much fitted to me by The Saint I am now hitting them right down the middle! I consistently hit my 4 wood 220 down the pipe buy can't do anything decent with the driver. Either pull or push or in the trees or in the other fairway! No distance to speak of and...

Need some advice before a fitting. It seems like every putt I take from longer than 15' the ball skips, skids and bounces within the first 4-7' of contact before settling down. This of course creates all sorts of problems. I still seem to be able to lag it within 5' or so, but it's extremely rare...

Golfing is one of those sports that everyone should get involved in. It is fun and it is not too strenuous. That makes it perfect for people of all ages from the very young to the very old. Not many other sports can boast the huge age range of people who play golf. If there is one thing they all...

I wrote a few golf help articles for a project, so I figured I would post a few anyway: A golf hook can be compared to Pele's "banana kick" in football. In the case of a right hander, when the golf ball strays severely, from the right to the left, it is referred to as a hook. Where left handers...

Ok here is my problem (well 1 anyways). Whenever I use my driver the ball seem to shoot up a mile in the air, I carry it between 240-260 yards, but I just feel its wasting energy and if I hit it lower it should go further as the energy would be used forward instead of up. I currently hit a Nike...

Hey guys, I got looking around the forum and finally decided to join. Great site! But I have a couple of questions. I've been doing some research on some products to help me get an edge (I have a running bet with a friend about who can drive farther - kinda silly I know). I'm wondering which of...

I usually aspire to break 90, and I often shoot 88/89. But I sometimes score in the high 70’s low 80’s. My bain is the 39/49 or 49/39 game, usually a result of a 40% fairways hit in regulation (FIR) record. <o:p> </o:p> I have fixed the FIR with a KZG driver. I am now more like 85%. ...

So, I have been to the driving range quite a few times now... but I think I have went as far as i can on my own. I am gonna book an appointment at golf town and a local pro, to see if I can get better/straigter :) In the meantime: Any idea why I am always launching the ball to the right...

I'm really having a hard time hitting my 3 wood off the fairway, it always goes a mile high. I can barely hit it over 200 yards. I have a feeling I'm hitting down on it too much (usually take some turf), but when I think of hitting down with a wood I think de-lofting the club so why is it going so...

Hello all. I recently purchased a new Nike driver to replace my old Integra. With the Integra, I was hitting good drives but I had a tendency to slice. Now, after living for 2 years with a slice problem, my new Nike has the exact opposite problem...I am hitting duck-hooks off the tee! ...

I just started playing golf last August ('06) and have now played about 120 rounds to date. I usually play from the white tees and am scoring on average between 85 to 93; my scores are fairly similar if I play from the blue tees. I started off slicing but now always hit the ball straight or with a...

My wife has taken on the same addiction to golf that I have, however she is wiser than I and realizes she would benefit from some short game lessons. Does anyone have any recommendations for instructors that typically work with lady golfers? Thanks in advance

Is there an ideal range for ball spin, or ball spin realive to clubhead speed?

I'm teaching myself to play golf....just started in the fall of last year. I'm generally a pretty good book learner and have been reading a ton of books and watching video on the swing, etc. So the other day I finally understood the shoulder rotation and release a little better and really...

When someone talks about a 250 yard drive, are they talking about where the ball hit the ground or where the ball stopped? Obviously for wedges, etc. it's pretty much the same thing but with longer clubs you get quite a bit of roll, depending on the ground conditions. cheers, Kris

Started out this year with a goal: swing like Ernie. Nice and smooth, no jerkiness. Never break sweat at the driving range and no blisters on my hands. Everything was looking good and I was getting more distance with less effort. I read the article on 1-plane vs. 2-plane swing and decided to...

I just bought this book "Tour Tempo" by John Novosel which is pretty interesting. I know people have spoken of it here before. Here's the funny story. I read in the book that most people found the timing of the swings very fast and it took some time to get used to. Being a clever fellow, I...

I came up with a new theory about why golf is (for me at least) so hard. Feedback. When I swing really hard, I feel like I'm swinging hard and the ball should go a long way. It doesn't of course but it _feels_ like it should. When I swing in a smooth, relaxed way, it doesn't feel like I've...

i've only been golfing a couple years and recently broke 80. i feel one of my main problems is lack of power. i hit my 7 iron about 140. I would like to know how some guys can hit a 9 iron 140 yards without even having as good of technique as I feel I have. would like to hear everyones thoughts on...

My current driver of choice is the Titleist 10.5 905R with NV65 reg flex. And when i'm on it's a bomber. The problem is that there never seems to be any roll out of the drive. Now I'm not saying i'm a big hitter, far from it, but lets say if I hammer it out there 250yds, my total distance will be...

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Please join me in welcoming Marc Peterson to the team here at OttawaGolf.com. Marc will be hosting this forum and helping us all get our swings in order. Let's make him feel at home here. MARC PETERSON, CPGA, Director of Golf Ottawa Athletic Club Marc was voted 1999 OTTAWA ZONE TEACHER OF THE...

I spoke with Marc today, and he asked me to let you all know that he will return to the forum in about two weeks. He is quite busy right now and sends his apologies.

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<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#111111 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=600 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Learn The Swing On The Practice Range by Tom Ward PGA Tour Instructor </TD></TR><TR><TD>To a beginning golfer hitting a golf ball seems easy until they try...

<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#111111 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=600 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Indoor practice is good for your game Mike Kubiseski T-to-Green Golf School </TD></TR><TR><TD>How can I tell if the ball goes straight? My ball usually goes...

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<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#111111 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=600 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Finishing Position Important Part of Swing By Rob Knights As published in Flagstick Magazine </TD></TR><TR><TD>Let's look at the finish position. This is...

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<TABLE style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" borderColor=#111111 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=600 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>The Angle Of Approach by Tom Ward PGA Tour Instructor </TD></TR><TR><TD>The clubhead should be descending at impact with the exception of the Driver and the...

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