My other issue, maybe related, is that I'm tearing up my hands with lots of callus and a couple of tendons in my right hand have developed bumps. I still think I'm try to manipulate the club and not let it swing. There are severely worn spots on the grips too.
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Contrary to recent posts where driver details were not included, I've not been able to hang on to improvement I'd seen with the club.
This is the only aspect of my game that is a problem right now. I think this post sounds like a few others, even to me...
So what I sought to test today at the range were the following things:
- Shoulder turn making sure the shoulders were vertical and not flat around the body. Left shoulder hits chin on back swing.
- The down swing is a rotation of the shoulders with little attempt to hit the ball or use the body. I think the body is moving around and providing stability, but I'm not trying to be aggressive with it.
- The down swing starts are a leisurely pace - the same speed I used to start the upswing.
- No attempt to manipulate the club with the hands -- the club stays behind the hands and the release is pretty minimal with right hand seeming to push the club through the ball.
This all was doable and seemed to work pretty well. Ball flight was reasonable and angular deviation was minimal. How about distance, I hear you ask. Yes, I wonder about that myself. I'm willing to trade the consistency if I have to drop back a club or two. But getting the driver off the tee to go out 200 straight will be an improvement. I can play with that.
I wanted to update my review of the little plastic pieces that clip on to the golf club with the carry distance on them. I've found that they do come off under normal use. I've lost at least one. Also I've rubbed the numbers off of one too. But I seem to have done a good job of learning the distances and rarely check anymore. If I were to judge this as learning aid, I can still endorse it.