Some Progress

We played with Sonny today, who is another teaching pro.  Has about a 2 index and hits a nice ball.

I'm still struggling with what I do on the course versus what I do at the driving range.  Sonny has seen me hit at both places and remarked that he would not recognize what I do on the course from what I do on the range. 

It's that different.  Usually golf swings are like finger prints and you can recognize them from 500 yards. 

So sad.  I can feel some of the stuff I'm doing wrong on occasion, but getting the sequence right continues to be a challenge. 

The problems Glenn saw are the still the issues. 

Sonny likes my hip turn and the ones he likes I can't feel.

I also saw a video that described the main difference between the good amateurs and the pros and that was that pros have hips that are very stable, don't move along the target path at all.  This keeps them from tilting in the back swing and in the down swing.  Something that ams like to do a lot. 

I have an unstructured day tomorrow, but time to do some practicing and playing. 

I think that being aware of what I'm doing at the range and on the course is the key to this mess. 

One of the differences between conditions is what one is thinking about when swinging.  On course it's much more target oriented and thoughts of "don't hit it right" and "uh oh, water left."  It might be that difference is blocking the smooth, proper sequence of a good swing.

I've not made a habit of picking a target on the range.  Too much interest and need to stay technical.  But when I've played holes at the range and laid out a course and played, it's been flawless.  I'll have to ponder this.

I also want to make sure I'm keeping the lower body in its proper position and not letting my interesting is hitting one for distance getting in the way doing it all properly.

I'll report back when the smoke clears.

Then Thursday we are off to SoCal and I'll get a round in Jay.  Need to hit the ball well there!