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NYYVol said:
Just have an issue with getting stuck. If my timing is alright, no issue.

If it's off, I'm all over the map.
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One of the best swing thoughts a pro ever gave me back in the day when I fought a block/snaphook . . . On the takeaway, feel like you are pushing your arms away from your chest. You physically cannot get the club stuck if you do that (You might come over the top and pull the crap out if it . . . but that's a different fix.)
 
#5,383
#5,383
I think that's just a mental thing. I don't go far past parallel, if at all, and still get turned over. That sounds more like a tempo problem
 
#5,386
#5,386
crazyguy said:
years ago I did....not so much anymore. I have an above average swing speed. I have a hard time not allowing my left elbow to collapse at the top.
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Go punch a bunch of lazy, 3/4 swing 7 irons and worry more about just letting the release happen. Releasing the club is something that is caused by centrifugal force; not some magical move.

. . . and quit worrying about whether your elbow is bent. Having a straight left arm throughout the swing is completely overrated IMO. As long as you aren't breaking down at the bottom of your swing, I wouldn't worry about it at all.
 
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#5,387
#5,387
GAVol said:
Go punch a bunch of lazy, 3/4 swing 7 irons and worry more about just letting the release happen. Releasing the club is something that is caused by centrifugal force; not some magical move.

. . . and quit worrying about whether your elbow is bent. Having a straight left arm throughout the swing is completely overrated IMO. As long as you aren't breaking down at the bottom of your swing, I wouldn't worry about it at all.
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well, it's the reason my swing looks like john daly. I'm going to try and get out to hit balls today...thanks for the advice.
 
#5,390
#5,390
crazyguy said:
well, it's the reason my swing looks like john daly. I'm going to try and get out to hit balls today...thanks for the advice.
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you might take swings that feel like you're taking it back a quarter of the way, but it will probably be in the right position. i used to have a long swing, and when i shortened it up, it felt that way.. i ended up having a lot better control with the shorter swing.
 
#5,392
#5,392
Won my first match in the CC yesterday 6 & 5.

Poor kid hit O.B. to start and never recovered.
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#5,393
#5,393
NYYVol said:
Won my first match in the CC yesterday 6 & 5.

Poor kid hit O.B. to start and never recovered.
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Golf is a gentleman's game . . . but it's really hard to stifle a grin when your opponent airmails one OB off the 1st tee.
 
#5,395
#5,395
What's everybody take on on-course out of bounds stakes?

I believe designed to speed up play and for safety reasons, but what a joke.
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#5,396
#5,396
GAVol said:
I'm actually envious. I can't imagine being that flexible.
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doozer said:
i can't either.

and i can't imagine where the ball would go if i could get that far turned and manage to still get the club on it.
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It's difficult because I start out loose...and get's looser. generally I need a pretty long warm up to start hitting it consistently. If I start out striping it down the middle I'm screwed...because it's going downhill from there.
 
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#5,397
Vols520 said:
What's everybody take on on-course out of bounds stakes?

I believe designed to speed up play and for safety reasons, but what a joke.
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I don't think they should be used except when there's a property line involved. If there's a safety concern, just invoke a local rule and put a drop area somewhere. Stroke and distance is way too stiff in those situations.
 
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crazyguy said:
It's difficult because I start out loose...and get's looser. generally I need a pretty long warm up to start hitting it consistently. If I start out striping it down the middle I'm screwed...because it's going downhill from there.
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That's the problem with a long swing . . . more opportunities for something to go wrong between address and impact.
 
#5,399
#5,399
When visiting the in laws we play the worlds crappiest course. It just happens that a couple of the holes set up so that it's easier to drive into another fairway and take the second shot from there....father in law hates it, I tell him that's the way the game is played.
 
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