A Couple good days and Perhaps a Suggestion to an Age Old Question

I've gone 78 and 76 the last couple of days.  So the hitting is back on track pretty much.

I've tightened up my lower body at the start of the swing to make sure I don't sway and to make sure I turn.  That seems to work.  I also was doing this while putting and had very good putting ball control.  It was fun!


As my readers will know, the old driver is the problem child.  I had two bad swings on the front today, which cost two shots.  I managed a one over par thanks to a birdie putt and reasonable iron play.

But as I mulled over this, it occurred to me that the difference between the range, where I don't miss the driver -- I can hit 10 in a row without an issue, and the course, where I might hit one in 20 properly, might be just a function of not completing the backswing.

Yes, a victim of my interest / excitement and I get short, quick, and I'm out of sync for the hit.  This came to me on one of the par 5s and I made sure I took it back.  Well, how does high, long, and straight sound? The Greeks and homey phrase, mirabile visu -- and by the Gods they knew about golf apparently.  It looked a bit like a miracle to me.

I followed that with a full swing 3 wood, something I tend to avoid due to erratic results, but low and behold, long and straight and right up the pipe.  So, it was 500 yards or so and in two shots I'm 40 yards off the green.

Next hole is a short par 4, I tee off with a 7 iron to avoid the 23 bunkers.  This sucker is dead up the middle.  I thought it was shortish, but nope, further up the fairway then usual.  A smooth pitching wedge over the bunker and a simple 2 putt par from there.

The last two holes of the day were a lot like that.  I did pull my tee shot on 8 and hit a thin 6 iron approach on 9, but it was all good otherwise.

I'm playing tomorrow and I'll see I can sync my range performance with that on the course.

Update:  I was actually getting that nice splatty sound when I hit a lot of shots.  I've seen one of the pros produce it with range balls, so I think it's in the strike.  I was using a TaylorMade Tour Preferred ball, which felt soft and reacted well.   The shots were creamy feeling.  I sure hope all this continues...