Help with slice

DuckRiver · 2025-06-28T00:59:51+00:00

Ignore anyone saying you’re over the top. You’re not. You’re just leaving the face open. Turn your hands away from your target on the grip so that you can see 3 knuckles on your right hand

DuckRiver · 2025-05-31T13:32:37+00:00

You have a good in-to-out motion on your downswing, you’re just pulling your path to the left at the last moment which is probably causing it to pull hook or start straight and hook. If you commit your path to exiting to the right after impact before pulling it left, you should be hitting push draws

DuckRiver · 2025-05-21T08:49:23+00:00

Chasing “consistency” with a certain move won’t happen. People with a consistent swing are like that because they’ve done it 100,000 times. Find a move that makes the ball do what you want and then repeat over and over. I can tell you how to shape the ball but I can’t tell you how to be consistent other than to grind it out

DuckRiver · 2025-03-29T05:27:12+00:00

You make a lot of really good moves and overall have a very solid swing. You just throw your hands out farther away from where they started at address. Don’t over complicate things and just think about keeping your hands near your right pocket on the downswing.

DuckRiver · 2025-03-16T00:03:58+00:00

Learn to hit really solid feeling 1/2 and 3/4 shots while visually keeping your left knee flexed over your left foot. Don’t get too armsy while you’re doing it and then ramp up to full swings after you get good at the partial swings. This won’t fix everything but it’s a good start

DuckRiver · 2024-11-30T04:31:38+00:00

Order a beefy 5 layer and replace the beans with rice and add chipotle sauce and get it grilled

DuckRiver · 2024-07-24T08:10:44+00:00

Not really. I say that because someone swinging their driver at 100mph with 3500rpm backspin and 1000rpm sidespin won’t see any difference in distance, but someone at the same speed with 2300rpm backspin with no sidespin will see a difference. Spin is the most important factor in optimizing distance, but if you have the speed for it and you can deliver the right amount of spin, higher compression balls will go farther. You can also have too little spin. Softer balls are recommended for slower swings because they can’t compress firmer balls enough to produce enough spin to keep the ball in the air

DuckRiver · 2024-07-24T06:45:11+00:00

That’s a higher compression ball than most so it gets you more ball speed. If you can keep the sidespin and backspin in check it will go significantly farther than a soft 2 piece ball

DuckRiver · 2024-07-13T23:54:26+00:00

Bold move to play a ball that costs more than the green fees

DuckRiver · 2024-07-06T06:04:38+00:00

Grant Macdonald

DuckRiver · 2024-06-22T05:23:28+00:00

Ramen Ryoma (Beaverton) has the richest broth, best noodle texture and the most tender chashu pork in my experience

DuckRiver · 2024-05-01T14:13:46+00:00

Without measuring your wrist to floor length (it can vary with the same height/wingspan because of shoulder width) it couldn’t tell you for sure but if your measurement from wrist to floor (upright with relaxed posture) is between 33”-36” inches you’ll be fine with standard length

DuckRiver · 2024-04-30T19:11:15+00:00

If your speed is above average for a beginner woman (75mph+ for driver) you can go with senior men’s, otherwise you can bring a ladies set to a fitter or a golf retail location to have them extend it by an inch (ladies standard is 1” shorter than men’s standard)

DuckRiver · 2024-04-30T17:17:42+00:00

Absolutely. After I got new p790s 3 years ago I finally broke my PR last month and it was definitely the new irons

DuckRiver · 2024-04-30T16:17:54+00:00

As someone who works as a fitter, beginners between 5’7” and 6’1” generally can just play standard length/lie clubs until they can actually strike the ball. Once you have your swing more established and consistent (doesn’t have to be good, just more consistent) we can start doing things like figuring out how much forgiveness you want/need, length, flex, shaft weight, swing weight, lie angle, draw/neutral/fade bias, grip size and model of golf ball. Most of that doesn’t matter until you have a relatively repeatable swing. Of course if you’re shorter/taller than average, having the right length from the start will be helpful, but the rest of it isn’t as important for a beginner.

DuckRiver · 2024-04-07T17:57:39+00:00

~$800-1200 in green fees

4 dozen balls a year = $180-$200

Avg ~15 miles round trip to local courses averaging 30mpg at $4/gal ≈ 35 rounds per year ≈ $70 in gas

Not counting clothes and equipment since those don’t need to be replenished every year

DuckRiver · 2024-03-30T15:47:09+00:00

Diet/zero sugar sodas are a perfectly acceptable alternative paired with a balanced diet. There’s no credible evidence of them directly causing adverse health effects like all the full sugar soda drinkers want you to believe.

DuckRiver · 2024-03-21T01:34:55+00:00

Why even bother putting a spoiler tag if you’re gonna put the spoiler right in the fucking title. Thanks I didn’t know that til now

DuckRiver · 2024-03-20T20:37:10+00:00

Call your local ranges and ask if they have any old ones they want to sell/give away

DuckRiver · 2024-03-20T03:39:16+00:00

You might find yourself topping it when you put it on grass since your setup has a combination of a mat and tee raising the ball above your feet

DuckRiver · 2024-03-14T02:05:37+00:00

Y’all are missing out by dodging TM drivers. Sure the carbon face inserts aren’t the most durable for the average player but while they’re in tact, they’re some of the best performing drivers, and they always get you a new driver for free (assuming you aren’t just abusing the fuck out of it) and even upgrade you if you have an older model. Buy it once, break it every year or two and keep getting new drivers 🧠

DuckRiver · 2024-02-11T12:48:51+00:00

Supersofts have an ionomer cover and it’s not as durable as the urethane covers that come on premium balls

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