Just back from a late lunch time at my other office the PnP. Earlier I had been thinking about swing plane and why I swing through flat left and why I sometimes over balance forward.
Swinging a club in practice with no ball I started by trying to keep better balance and making my arms naturally release more down the line than inside the line. I found that the way to make my arms naturally release more down the target line was making my left hip turn a touch more aggressive and getting my weight to finish over my left heal on a straight left knee rather than on the ball of my left foot. It really counteracted my tendency to lean to much forward in the follow through and as a consequence felt like my arms were thrown out a little but the best thing was a feeling of much better balance.
I took this to the practice area and started off chipping, then pitching until I worked up to a full 7 iron.
Who knows if my timing was just good today of if I really have found a solution that will last? All I know is I don’t think I ever hit the ball better than today, my divots were much straighter, even had two that pointed a touch right. The ball was finding the middle of the club face and the ball flight was generally really straight, no shots with a lot of fade and no pulls even with my 54 degree wedge which always pulls normally. It was just a really fun ball striking session; I hope that I can replicate it next practice time.
I’m really starting to feel confident about how I’m going to play this coming year. One things for sure, getting off the range matts and onto the real grass is the best thing I could possibly have done for confidence in my play, you need to see the divot in the dirt!
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