Wednesday 15 February 2012

Pitching and One Piece Takeaway

Henning told me that he observed me while I was practising pitching... I thinned nearly every shot. Why? It could be a lot of different reasons.weight on the back, deceleration of club, too much wrist action. When he saw how I was pitching my hands were too much in front , thereby I shut the face of the club (from 52gap wedge would turn to 42 9iron). So we started to work on correcting these mistakes
First my takeaway was too wristy meaning I hinged my wrist straight away while starting the takeaway. It should be a one piece takeaway where I turn the club with my shoulder  and where the wrist hinge happens only towards the end of the upswing.
My hands and club (shaft) should be in line or behind the ball so that I can use the loft of the club and the bounce.
My weight should be on the front foot although the hands are more important as he showed while pitching on the  right leg.
And one should accelerate through the ball.

A great video showing the one piece takeaway

Monday 6 February 2012

Competition Monthly Medal

1.Keep a calm tempo during round especially  while putting
2. Visualise the shot
3. Continue being aggressive and continue to try to make birdies. its human nature to  try and protect it

Thursday 2 February 2012

Driving

I told Henning I did not like the way I was driving the golf ball. i got my old distance back but I did not like the swing. I thought it was all arms strength. I hit a few drives. He asked me to do my maximum shoulder turn. All it was was nearly 90deg. He turned my shoulders more until my sweatshirt really stretched and I was really feeling the pull. This is a shoulder turn. I thought what... I was afraid to hit it with such a shoulder turn... being afraid of not hitting the ball at all. I hit two balls with my maximum turn and they just took off over driving range fence and rising. Henning also put mud on ball to see where I hit the ball.
First this promotes a more inside swing just like kicking a football on the right outside with anticlockwise spin and one has to approach the shot on the inside... like Ronaldo doing a freekick.
Second like the rubber band slowly extenting and then letting it go. I was a bit quick going up...slow it down just a bit with maximum shoulder turn.
Third.... have to ask henning next time... forgot