Taking golf lessons....again

[fknhippie]

Golf lesson today, worked on the driver. I'm still hitting the ground first, so I really need to work on that. Hip sway toward the target is good and starting to feel normal. Getting my swing speed up a little, 94, so that's 3mph faster than last week.

Bought the Smoke driver, I'll take those 25 extra yards all day long.

Never going to bomb it as far as you young guys, but at least i can keep going off the white tees.

 

[psaboy]

Wtf?

There is a golf page?

Hell yeah

I'm as surprised as you are !! I'll never log out again

 

[black francis]

Golf lesson today, worked on the driver. I'm still hitting the ground first, so I really need to work on that. Hip sway toward the target is good and starting to feel normal. Getting my swing speed up a little, 94, so that's 3mph faster than last week.

Bought the Smoke driver, I'll take those 25 extra yards all day long.

Never going to bomb it as far as you young guys, but at least i can keep going off the white tees.

For me the key was remembering to tilt my lead shoulder up so I'm hitting it on the upswing

I follow us golf tv on YouTube.
It's geared towards the 50+ golfer.

It's helped me a lot.

I also cut about a half inch of my driver and the control has improved a ton. Keeping the drives in the fairway now which is nice.

 

[fknhippie]

Taking your lesson from inside on a simulator out to the golf course is a little more difficult than it should be.

 

[NEhomer]

Taking your lesson from inside on a simulator out to the golf course is a little more difficult than it should be.

Yup.

I over-did it in the sims a month ago and now my leg pain is back.

Fuck!

 

[fknhippie]

Ok, another lesson under the belt.

Now we're adding in shoulder and hip bend. Lower back isn't a fan as of yet, a little tingling down the leg, hopefully it gets better. He wants me to have a minimum of 30 degrees and as high as 40. Currently, I'm at 22 degrees.

At least it's a set-up thought and not another one in the backswing.

We talked about ground force, but I guess I'm not ready for that yet...if ever.

 

[NEhomer]

Ok, another lesson under the belt.

Now we're adding in shoulder and hip bend. Lower back isn't a fan as of yet, a little tingling down the leg, hopefully it gets better. He wants me to have a minimum of 30 degrees and as high as 40. Currently, I'm at 22 degrees.

At least it's a set-up thought and not another one in the backswing.

We talked about ground force, but I guess I'm not ready for that yet...if ever.

Sounds like a tour pro teacher!

 

[fknhippie]

Back from another lesson. Comfortable with the hip bend/forward lean, whatever you want to call it.

Hitting the ball cleaner, actually had a 160 carry with my 7 iron, but only once, had several with over 150 carry...getting closer to my goal.

However, a lot of shots went left, my club face was closed a few degrees at contact.

The cause, not enough hip sway towards the target...fuck...I was doing so well with that.

Now that I have more bend at address, I don't have the same feeling on my lead side that lets me know I'm getting the proper movement towards the target.

Now that I know that it should be an easy fix. The instructor is also going to make both measurements visible on the screen which will also help me to correct the problem

 

[fknhippie]

Bought more lessons...looks like an extended winter.

Told my wife, we're getting older, the best chance we have of getting better at golf is now.