Forum: Instruction

Someone please help me and give me some putting tips yeterday i hit 14 greens in regulation and still shot like and 83 my putting is awfull

It's been 3 days since I've made that header pass at a company soccer game. Now my neck still feeling a pinched nerve on the left side. All my drives and long approach shots are hooking!!! How do you get rid of a hook when playing hurt with the left side of your body? I've been taking extra...

Could someone please tell me how to "quote" here? I tried to click the box-but nothing happens--almost like my golf game! Thanks folks :)

Every year this happens it's so annoying. Ever play with someone who when they aren't swinging well changes their swing on the spot? If you're playign well they will ask over and over how you do what your doing etc. Then like clockwork THE MINUTE you try and vocalize what your doing you loose...

Okay, I've heard of three putting but every now and then I will get a four putt. Any advice on this. Its usually when I have a super long one to begin with. RB:grumpy:

So, finally I am getting to a point where I feel pretty good about my swing (on most shots; as I still revert to a couple of bad habits now and again) and feel like I am chipping and putting decently (as can be said for a 19.8 HDCP). But I still have one major pain I need to overcome. When...

For years I have tried to set up square to the ball.:hissyfit: And before you asked I checked more than once if my feet were set up properly. :eek:And for years I have read that a closed stance promotes a draw and that a open stance promotes a fade and a square stance promotes a straight ball....

Starting up a little thread that could/will help beginners and maybe even the more skilled learn tricks on how to do certain things. What I am trying to start here is a thread discussing what you personally think is the hardest thing to master in golf. This could be the grip, posture, the...

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Anybody ever priced those swing speed meters? Where can you get a cheap one or a good one, or any one, for that matter? spidey

Hello I recently had a couple of rounds at golf-o-max and found (through my buddy's observations) that I have a tendancy to decelerate a little through impact. I think I am too conscious of not trying to kill the ball. Do any of you have any usedul drills that will help me to accelerate...

I'm a relative golf newbie(2 yrs). Is this highly frowned upon? I know no professional use this. They usually have some type of interlocking or overlapping grip. I feel silly having still adopting a baseball grip for my drives and irons. Should I fix this before its too late? How easy will it...

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...

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

I have purchased Jim Hardy's book and from what I have read I think I would benefit from switching to a one plane swing. I have the book (which BTW explains both swings quite well) and I have subscribed to an online instruction course but I also need to find a good instructor who can guide me...

If any of you have questions pertaining to golf and fitness, I'd be more than happy to help.

Hi, I'm looking into getting more wedges but my question is how useful are having 4 wedges? I just feel it's kinda redundant like how would you know which one to use from say 60 yards? Also if you have a GW, SW & LW do you EVER use your PW and if so when? Thanks,

I have developed a pull/hook with my irons which is totally new to me. I have always faded the ball both with my woods and irons. Now, I am hitting my driver dead straight or a bit of a fade or draw. I have the most confidence in my driver right now which is sad because I used to be all over the...

I have one major swing problem (not to mention all the small ones) that I can't figure out how to solve. When I am using a sand or lob wedge on a less than full shot I will about half the time shank the living daylights out of it. I have tried to swing more upright assuming that I was getting to...

At the 2nd annual "Better Golf Through Technology" hosted by iClub and MIT, Tomasi and Suttie presented an interesting “No Back Swing or Back Swing” research...wonder if it will "catch on"...especially for beginners? One less thing to worry about perhaps? :redface

Now I know you aren't supposed to have a death grip on the club. But just wondering if everyone uses equal grip pressure in each hand? Or do you have one hand that has just a little more pressure than the other one? Playing today, and hitting some shots out to the right. And thinking back, I...

Any advice on how to hit a wedge shot when the ball is in the deep rough and very close to the green? For example, you're in thick rough, 1 yard from the green and 5 yards from the pin. So the landing area of this ball has to be 2-3 yards away. I messed up a couple of these shots yesterday...

I am just curious if anyone has used this?

But they're sooooo worth it! :-) 2 years ago I took 3 hours of lessons for $210, or $70/hour. Yesterday I did a half hour lesson for $60, or $120/hour. eeek! :eek: But you know what, I got some video feedback and things to work on my swing that I would have never been able to figure...

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...

I hear the phrase "open up the club face" to increase the loft of a club esp. wedges. I have trouble with alignment with this set up any tips.

I'm in the Nepean area but am willing to drive a bit out of my way. I really need private lessons to fix my swing. I'm already taking a beginner's group lesson but feel that I need something more personal. Can someone please recommend me a good Instructor at a reasonable price? Or even a good...

Is it just me or is it weird that my 3 wood goes as far as my 4 iron, or a little bit further. I was at the driving range yesterday and i was hitting it 175-200 with my driver and my 4iron. WHats the deal?

So i decided to use my new digital video camera and took it to the range and watched myself hit shots. After analyzing it(i've never really seen my swing before other than mirrors) i noticed that i take the club back inside. Position at top is fine straight down the target line and the forward...

Recently I have been spraying the ball in every conceivable direction. I hit it solid but go from hook to slice to draw to fade to pull to push. I think I've even managed to invent some shots never before seen. I think it's mostly due to poor tempo, does anyone have any suggestions?

In the "Sweetest Swing" thread, BC MIST and I got into it over, among other things, some of the misconceptions about both SA swings and conventional swing motions. Instead of continuing the DISCUSSION in that thread, I think we'll just open another one... First, my "40 yards shorter"...

It's probably been asked before, but I couldn't find it. I'm about to take out a membership at the YMCA's gym (they have a playgroup for my kids while I work out), and I'm looking to focus on specific training to help with golf. Main target areas are: Wrists - For a straight guy, I have...

Does anyone here use a one-plane swing? I currently am a two planer (according to the June issue of Golf Digest..lol) but really am trying to convert to a one plane swing. It looks so much more comfortable and consistent. Only thing is that you need to address the ball further away than you...

This isn't really a direct question about mechanics but more of an indirect one, what books did you read about golf that you think really improved your game? What books have you been told about by other people and saw improvments in their game? Looking to get my first golf book (second...

I have been struggling lately and not scoring as well as I wanted. I want to shoot consistantly in the 90s and hopefully break 90 before the season's end. I found I was getting annoyed with myself, trying stupid recovery shots and dwelling on past mistakes. I realised that my mental game...

O.k,flipping through a Magazine the other day and noticed a tip for slicers. Tip was telling me to strenghen my grip a little by rotating my left hand clockwise. Played around a little with that at the range yesterday with great results! Went out and played today with even better results(no...

Last year I bought myself a full set of Taylor Made clubs, including the R5 driver, 9.5 degree, with the "D" set up for Draw, to counter my slice. Worked fine for a while but now I am all over the place and using my 3W exclusively. Getting good distance, up to 240,and better yet keeping it...

I am coming to the conclusion that there are certain fundamentals to the golf swing that are universal, and beyond that it starts to become "flavour of the day". For example, as BC has stated, impact at ball with flat lead wrist, swing plane, etc. Then there are more directed instructional "ideas"...

After fighting an Over the Top, Hit Reflex type swing for 4 years, I have decided to take the winter and make a swing change using a single axis type swing. I have been making good progress but have following question for the forum: Should I practice with only one club until the new swing is...

I got my set or Taylormade RAC os2 irons over the winter and have been hitting them at the range recently. It looks like I'm hitting them on the toe quite a bit. Does this mean my irons need to be adjusted in lie? Or should I be moving a touch closer to the ball. Thanks!!

Being a "The Golfing Machine" fan and also a fan of the work of both Mark Evershed and Mac O'Grady, who teach similar principles, I looked forward to reading "The Impact Zone," by Bobby Clampett, a student of TGM's Ben Doyle. The principles of any good golf swing, a. hitting down on the ball...

I thought Charles was beyond help...............guess I was wrong...............:scratchch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCSnobOdxf8

Been fighting a bad slice on drives since starting golf 2 years ago. I was at the range today and, recognizing that I'm not fully releasing the club, tried switching from my usual interlocking to a baseball/10 finger grip, stricly on speculation. I immediately starting hitting bombs, either...

I've always used an overlap grip since my father showed me the varden grip about 25 years ago. Unfortunately, whilst cutting up some avocados on monday night, I sliced into my left index finger (ouch!) up near the fingernail. The result is no way can I do the overlap (which has my left index under...