Tags: Golf, swing, bags, problems

Hello fellow golfers!

Me and and my classmates are working on a project for school. We had to come up with a problem, and try to solve it. The issue we up came with is, when you carry your golf bag the clubs swing and hit each other, this causes damage to the clubs, and noise that is a distraction to other golfers.

We would like to know if you agree that this is a problem.

 

Thanks

Tags: Instruction, golf, Friend, course, swing, putt, chip, pitch, Glayva
As I post this latest addition to my blog, Vic & I are demolishing a bottle of Glayva (sorry for any future  spelling mistakes).  We are venturing out to the course tomorrow (Saturday) and he is picking elements of my game in need of redevelopment. (all of it he says) 
He has identified several key areas where I could "easily" shave strokes from my handicap.
1) When chipping/pitching, I have a tendancy to be 'handsy' (his words) instead of turning though with my body towards the target, I flick my wrists over causing inconsistancy in my distance/direction control.
2) We agreed I have not been positioning the ball directly below my eyeline at address when putting & am positioning the ball slightly behind centre of my stance. 
3) I am not completing the follow through and am finishing my swing short. This is due to me not turning fully towards the target with my belt buckle facing just to the left. As a result I am pushing the ball to the right.

I have now found that so long as he is keeping the Glayva flowing, I will listen to every word of his advice.
He has just told me it will be evident in my game tomorrow, remembering that the 1st Tee shot is over a burn.

Vic is currently playing off 7 and is a sincere playing partner who would only inpart sound advice if it were truly required to enable me to reduce my current handicap towards its former status. (he is sitting beside me at present)

I will update this blog upon my return.  If he is as wise a sage as his years predict, then I shall be in line for a drastic cut to bring me down to size.  If I remember what he told me!

Tags: Golf, Round, Score, Putt, Par, Birdie, Bogey, Swing, Hole
I am currently on a weeks holiday (vacation) from work.  I am getting in as much golf as possible (wife permitting).  Over the past 4 days I have played 1x9 holes & 3x18 holes.  I have played in one tournament (the Bogey) and the rest have been Bounce games off the Yellow Tees.  Yesterday (Monday) I played out of my skin and went round 10 below handicap. 

Hole  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18   Out   In    Tot

Par    4  4  4  4  3  5  3  4  4   5    3    4    4    4    4    4    3     4     35   35    70

Score 6  5  4  4  3  6  4  4  4  6    4    4    5    5    5    4    3     4     40    40    80


My swing was consistant, my putting near perfect, my mindset was clear of any negativity.  The weather was very mild for our time of year, with no wind & some sunshine.  I could almost see every shot I intended to make.  My playing partner didn't fare so well and my game seemed to have an effect on his.
Who knows when the Golf Gods will exact their revenge.  usually when you least need it.

Tags: clubs, swing, lessons, irons

Golf lessons went great this week. Last week was just alot of talk about what the following weeks will bring. This week we actually got down to hitting some balls at the range.  My missing link to my swing was proper wrist movement. I still find it diffcult to pull it off correctly everytime but I do notice it working great the more I practice.

As far as clubs go I am applying some thoughts to them the same way I do with playing guitar. Keep it simple as much as I can. I dont need all the irons, a beginner or even an average player in my opinion really does not need the choice of 7 irons to confuse them unless its a crucial decision. For me I pick the odd numbers and bring only them. Thats only 4 irons, leaving my choices easier to make. I love the PW and feel very confident using it. From what I gathe,r casual play and short courses are a great place to bring more wedges over a full iron set.  I will get new grips on the 5 & 9 iron and perhaps consider a hybrid to replace the 3. I am horrible with a driver and the woods. My ideal setup ( which is why buying a full set of irons is a waste for me) would be 3,5,7,9 irons , PW, SW, LW, Nice Putter.  Im not even sure a 3 iron would be used and maybe a hybrid should replace as I hear many people do. I still feel I would do poorly with a hybrid this early on in my playing.

 

Tags: swing, first round, beginner, video, strong grip, release, hinge
Thanks to encouragement I've received from fellow golfer on the forums I've decided to take the leap and play my first round of golf.  My swing is still very raw.  I have been practicing with various clubs for around 3 months now and have taken 5 lessons from GolfTec which has only given me the fundamentals, I still struggle with getting consistency in my swing.   The lack of consistency is what's kept me off the course, fearing that I'll get out there and not be able to hit the ball, making for a frustrating and embarrassing experience.  I realize now that I'll never be consistant enough to feel like I'm ready, so I just need to get out there and have fun.  Thanks for all the encouraging words from everyone!

Up to now I have mostly practiced with my wedges (sand and pitching) so I'm pretty consistant with them, but very inconsistant with my other clubs.  I have decided to dedicate each practice session to getting better with a particular club.  This morning I practiced with my 9 iron and I'm starting to see some improvement with it.  I'm mostly focusing on just taking to club back to a quarter swing as taking a full swing usually results in a low pushed shot.  I think my main problem is I am either releasing the club too late, or not enough.  My grip might also be suspect as I think I have too strong of a right hand grip, but when I try to weaken it it feels really unnatural to me. 

It's really hard to tell what my problems are without video to look at, so I plan to have my wife take a video of my swing from different angles so I can post on the forums and have some of you guys see what flaws have crept into my swing that I'm not seeing.  Look for that sometime next week.

This is my first blog, so sorry if it's all over the place.  I'll try to keep an daily record of my progress.

Tags: golflink, blog, golfing, golf, putter, putters, iron, swing, tournament, ball, caddy, green, hole, handicap

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