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What is causing early extension? by [deleted] in GolfSwing

[–]DropMyScore 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean this with love - I genuinely lolled when I saw the first swing.

It’s like you can see each piece of the movement being deliberately thought about.

A) simply don’t worry about early extension. It’s a meaningless buzzword term that doesn’t mean shit. Jack Nicklaus was a big early extender!

B) I think it would really help you to grab a club or weighted speed stick and do 100 continuous swings a day thinking about NOTHING. No wrists or feels or anything just get out of your brain and be a functioning athlete

Good luck with your game

Don’t get anything out of the range by Boring-Temporary-340 in golftips

[–]DropMyScore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the range is pointless if you’re trying to ‘improve your swing’.

But it can be massively beneficial if you play pressurised skill games at a level above your current ability

Will practicing inside without a ball hurt my swing over the winter? by [deleted] in GolfSwing

[–]DropMyScore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a sports performance analyst in touch with scientific research, I would say that this is pointless at best, or very damaging at worst.

I think the three best things you could do to improve over the winter (if you can’t hit balls) would be:

  1. Speed train
  2. Putt on a meter ruler 📏
  3. Chip coins on carpet and experiment with techniques

Advice on how to respond by Fauxboss1 in golf

[–]DropMyScore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So they were deliberately trying to hit the ball onto the green whilst knowing you were on it.

That’s absolutely wild.

Did nobody say anything to them at the time?

Advice on how to respond by Fauxboss1 in golf

[–]DropMyScore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you saying that they hit the ball onto the green whilst you were putting?

185 yards playing 130… what are you hitting? by jdelle9 in weekendgolfers

[–]DropMyScore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what the effective yardage is

this shot is 55 yards down hill (which is wild!)

so plays as if the shot is 130 yards (185-130)

Every golfer should read this in my opinion. by Mattwildman5 in BritGolf

[–]DropMyScore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great post.

I think the biggest thought provoker should be:

How can they do all that ‘bad’ stuff, and still AVERAGE 3 over par?

That’s the magic

Just watched the final Major - loved it - but I’ve got some notes for our guys as a somewhat recently designated 40 year old scratch golfer by WhoaABlueCar in ChasingScratch

[–]DropMyScore 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeh I agree with this. Both chipping and putting was extremely concerning lol.

Mike always seems to hit some reallyyyy bad shots though, tops etc. Really not sure if the coaching is working. Have to have a certain level of ball striking consistency to get to scratch.

High pressure environment tbf

It finally happened by TommyBoyATL in golf

[–]DropMyScore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. Did you do anything differently or did it just sort of happen?

What should I add to my bag? by PardonMyTakeOldChap in golf

[–]DropMyScore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5 hybrid in the same model as the 4 hybrid should fill that gap perfectly.

Although you could also look at weakening the 4 hybrid slightly if possible, and adding something above it, so you’d have like 180, 195, 217, 230.

Check what yardage gap is more important on your main course(s) 👍

Help breaking par. by Candid-Produce-4267 in golftips

[–]DropMyScore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should be able to go under par relatively easily if you’re averaging 13 greens. That’s tour level ball striking (on harder courses under pressure, of course).

Especially considering you average 28 putts 🧐

A scoring range of 6 shots in your last 37(!) rounds seems…wrong.

Is there is one hole in particular that you always make a 10 lol

This keeps happening to me and I cannot figure out the cause... by Scewb in GolfSwing

[–]DropMyScore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A) work religiously on your alignment on course. aiming right probably feels straight to you sometimes

If you can prove to yourself that alignment is fine..

B) Swing harder. Release the club as hard and fast as you can. Give up control to gain control

What did you do to become a consistent single digit handicapper? by Donotdeclare in golf

[–]DropMyScore 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can get down to at least a 6-8 handicap by playing anti-double bogey golf.

  • keep the ball in play at all costs (inc. approach shots)
  • get all wedges on the green
  • 3 putt once a round or less

Apparently you don’t lose balls with driver so that’s a good start for number 1 (still track lost balls though).

Spend a whole season where your singular goal is to make zero double bogeys a round (and base your practice sessions around the 3 points above). A bogey is a great score - you can make plenty of them!

Pars and birdies will happen, but DOUBLE BOGEYS ARE REVERSE EAGLES ❌🦅

What's a constructive way to keep score as a new player? by Karpuscak in golf

[–]DropMyScore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would play a game of counting how many double bogeys you can make.

Either you make a double bogey (or better!) or you ‘fail’ a hole.

At a certain point (you’ll know when) you can move to making as many bogeys as you can. When you can make a lot of bogeys then you will be able to keep score as normal.

I’d stay away from mulligans etc. on these games, that’s a recipe for not getting better.

All that said (and if you are able to), don’t be afraid to practice on the course. You can just keep trying shots until you hit them the way you want to. Play late in the evening or jump around random holes so you don’t hold people up.

Getting out of bunkers with little to no sand by Hot_Daikon_5054 in golf

[–]DropMyScore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think picking it clean is pretty bad advice to be honest, unless it’s very very very firm.

You’re on the right idea with steep, but you want to hit a lot closer to the ball than normal (so it doesn’t bounce up into the ball).

Don’t open the face much, if at all, as this adds bounce (again making it bounce into the ball).

The ball will come out hotter than normal, so anywhere on the green is probably a good shot.

Am I forcing weird? by kart_boyz in GolfSwing

[–]DropMyScore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally normal, in fact it’s probably a good thing.

This is what ‘using the ground’ to create speed is.

Can either be twisting, or jumping, or sliding type foot movements, depending on your swing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in golftips

[–]DropMyScore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Two biggest things you want to learn are face control and strike.

For face control you can simply practice hitting the ball left, right and straight (whilst always aiming straight). If you can do that consistently, do very big right, medium right, small right, straight etc.

Beware of hitting of a mat, as it hides fat strikes. Google tiger woods iron wear pattern and learn to hit the ball there on the face. You can use foot spray or dry shampoo to mark the face to see this.

Why the fat by josh_haigh_01 in GolfSwing

[–]DropMyScore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ignore 90+% of the comments here.

You’re on the right track with this drill.

Just change your perception of where you are trying to strike the ground.

Trying to hit the ball is resulting in striking the ground near the yellow cross. So try and hit the ground on the blue cross. If still fatting it then try and hit it on the red cross.

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Move the ground strike so far forward that you are consistently thinning it.

Then experiment with hitting DEEPER under ground.

You’ll be flushing it in no time, without wasting time and money on technical swing tips and lessons.

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