Got in a quick 18 last night. I'm playing in bifocals, so I'm not keeping my head upright enough for my shoulders to turn right -- not the greatest ball striking night.
However, I hit a tee shot on the 181 yd par 3 17th that was the way I want to hit every shot. Powerful, effortless, ball mark two feet from the hole, high, hint of draw. Stroke was just like I planned -- hitter's stroke, from top, angled hinge, bacon strip divot, mind in hands, not even a whiff of flip.
I WANT THAT FEELING EVERY TIME!
I first picked up the game in college and I think I was a natural hitter (former athlete, good at most any sport I've picked up). My standard tee shot was a 3-wood of the ground. Just beat down hard and away it would go (cheap laminated real "wood" wood). I then read everything I could on golf and got the idea that we should swing around our spines (i.e. the hinge is there and not in the left shoulder). Further, I bought into the return to address position view. So my natural "swing" is a flip, and it can go pretty well if timed right...
Thank goodness for this group! Lynn, the DVD, the resources here, everyone else -- thank you. I've been working on my hitting stroke all summer (DVD only lately -- my advice to all is get it before you start!). It's coming -- I shot a 39 (with 2 balls OB). I'm actually looking forward to focusing on the drills when it's cold, because it is hard to monitor your actions in full swing mode.
Okay, enough confession...here's to compression -- may we all achieve it at will!
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