Monday, October 25, 2021

 The golf journey has plenty of ups and downs, and swing changes or adjustments are always needed on the way...

So the latest adjustment of back swing is this: smoothly swing to 3/4 position (left hand parallel to ground, club upright and wrist hinged, to form L shape), from there, just turn/rotate upper body (shoulders) to finish back swing (stop when back is facing target) with straight extended arms/hinged hands passively following to the top. From there, initiate down swing with lower body - get the hip out of way first.

With this adjustment, driver performance was recovered: mostly straight or draw. This adjustment was initially for driver, and then later applied to other clubs. Hybrids and irons (except for PW)  feel great, with added length. But 5 woods would push to right and PW inconsistent (left and right), so need more practice at the range for these clubs...

Played a couple of great rounds in 70s using this swing adjustment: Majestic Springs (Oct. 20) green tee: 11 fairways, 12 GIR, 2 birdies. California white tee (Oct. 23): 10 fairways (12 on target line), 6 GIR (a couple bounced off green), 2 birdies (1 chip-in).



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