After a couple of rounds of punishment, I wanted to figure out where I had gone wrong.
I got the large basket of balls, which I call the Happy Bucket and started to hit them. A happy bucket is 154 balls or so. And it was hot and humid. The tees at the range are kind of a problem these days as they need to get the mover sharpened.
The grass is long and the teeing areas are uneven. It's a bit of a challenge as it introduces a bunch of other variables in the equation.
All in all, it didn't go great. There were a lot of pushes, which is better than yesterday as I was playing with a push slice. How many balls out of bounds? It's better you don't ask.
I took a break as I was sweaty and tired and hot. Sat for a bit and then went back to the chipping area.
I've found that chipping is a very good way to figure out what's off. Things are more slow motion and yet the distances involved allow for reasonable shot evaluation.
I finally figured out that I've been taking the club back too much to the inside. Which causes pushes, hooks and all sorts of nasty things.
I was really tired at this point, but someone left 10 balls at the practice area. I rounded them up and went back to the grass tees. What a difference. Drives were solid and strong and straight. The other clubs fell into shape too.
Now, it does feel like I am taking the club well outside on the backswing. It may be a struggle to make the change.
Everything is sore and tight. Lots of fluids and some ibuprofen for the day and we return to the fray tomorrow.
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