New Swing Key Thoughts

In the long time effort to make the long clubs perform like the short ones, I'm trying to use the following swing thoughts.

1) To stand at a better distance from the ball while driving, I'm lowering my hands.  This is my normal short iron position.  I hope the length of the driver and longer clubs will move me to the proper distance.

2) To avoid moving the club behind me and getting stuck, I'm taking the club back more vertically and making sure that I take it away with a shoulder turn. 

I was using these keys today.  I hit a number of very good drives.  I was also longer with the irons.  We might call this a semi-miracle cure.  However there is always a downside.  I seem to be causing my right elbow and shoulder some stress.  I was going to pop some anti-inflammatoryies at it, but it's concert in the park night and that usually means a couple of beers.  I don't like mixing this stuff.

But I'm happy with this.  I like the distance and my direction control is intact.


I've been trying to putt like Snedeker with his popping stroke and using the Dan Whittaker pitching method.  I think these are valid methods, but I need more practice with them.  I had distance control issues with both.