Guys,
Have been working with hitting pattern and WOW I'm liking this. Couple observations from a newbie hitter.
PP#1 seems to be my key. As long as I'm actively pushing that fictional penny with the trail hand heel pad, i know extensor action is working and i ain't gonna flip it. I also feel PP#3 but it's secondary.
Rotating trail shoulder down along plane line in DS is key. Feels much more "under" but that's simply because i was OTT up until I figured this out. Helps me not run out of trail arm.
Short game pitches and 1/2 to 3/4 punch shots are pure bliss. It's to the point now where I can take my 60-deg on a muny practice green and NOT worry about blading one into the guys practicing on the green. Again, PP#1. Cut lobs, vertical hinging...what a joy.
I've had to rotate my practice sessions across multiple grass driving ranges. I completely obliterate my grass hitting stations. After 2 jumbo buckets and 2 destroyed stations I got the evil eye from a local range owner yesterday. I am running out of options so maybe I need to start wearing disguises.
I can actually hit a 1 iron off turf, and it does what it's supposed to do. Penetrating flight with slight fade. (I prefer hitting hybrids, but now I can put a 1-iron in the bag during a practice round just to say "hey Joe, hand me the butter knife" on a short par 4...LOL, always wanted to do that)
By following advice in the thread further down the page I gained 20 yards on my driver simply by putting ball forward and inside...past low point. Geometry is wonderful, ain't it?
Really looking forward to this season. Thanks for all the great posts on this fourm.
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