Bye bye driver
I have taken three lessons now with Darlene Sommer at Play Better Golf. First she changed my grip. Then she changed my address.
Yesterday she took me on the next step — my backswing.
Turns out I wasn’t rotating my shoulders at the top of my swing — they were too flat. This caused my club head to be in the wrong position, which meant I had to compensate during my swing to square my club again at impact.
I could do it, most of the time, but it costs me distance and control.
Which is all very fine — and I can tell by how it feels that when I rotate my shoulders to lift my club my swing “looks right.”
But there’s a problem. My poor body is now completely confused. “You want me to do WHAT? Twist like this and then . . . hit the BALL?”
And do I leave it in peace? No, of course not. I went out after my lesson to hit some balls. Against Darlene’s advice I should add, she has more sense than I.
A small bucket of balls and then nine holes at the GVP muni course.
Quelle horreur!
I can connect once in awhile with my irons — and when I do, the ball sails — but my driver. I’m hitting the GROUND on nearly every shot.
I’m playing 18 today with my EWGA travel league. I may just have to hit my five iron or my rescue club from the tee . . . either that or play with a bag over my head.
September 2nd, 2007 at 12:23 pm
Have you tried GolfTEC in Pittsford NY? They have helped me realize a good swing within my self that is comfortable and has changed my game for the better! Best of luck
September 2nd, 2007 at 3:45 pm
Hi, Mike, thanks for stopping by. No, other than a half hour “get started” lesson last year, I haven’t tried anything else but this outfit. I will keep GolfTEC in mind in case this doesn’t work out but I have a feeling it will. It just really changed how I swing at the ball