Mhairsto
05-11-2007, 01:00 PM
Hi Bobby,
I have most of your DVDs - driver, full swing, short game.
I've watched them many times and have applied most of your lessons and drills.
I think you are an excellent instructor.
My index is 12.8, down from about 16 a year ago.
With my new Hibore XL driver, I have developed a nasty hook in the past 2 weeks.
This new driver has a stiff fit-on-red Fujikura shaft. The head loft is 9.5.
My driver swing speed is about 93-95.
I feel like I'm leaning backwards very slightly onto my right leg
(I'm right-handed) on my <a href=http://www.purepointgolf.com/instruction-golf-swing-downswing>downswing</a>, causing me to swing up and then across to my left side,
way too low and sharply, instead of a nice, forward-facing, chest-out followthru.
So even though I end up with most of my weight on my left foot on followthru,
somewhere in the <a href=http://www.purepointgolf.com/instruction-golf-swing-downswing>downswing</a> I feel like I've fallen backwards a couple of degrees.
I have also recently started relaxing more on my setup. And it seems like my relaxing
more has affected my balance, and so I'm leaning back on my <a href=http://www.purepointgolf.com/instruction-golf-swing-downswing>downswing</a>
to offset the head momentum on the <a href=http://www.purepointgolf.com/instruction-golf-swing-downswing>downswing</a>.
The result is a slight to severe duck hook.
I lost at least 10 strokes off my round on Sunday due to poor, ugly, short, low, hook drives.
When I try to correct it by opening my face on setup,
and really forcing a straight-through and outward / upward followthru,
I start pushing my drives way high and right by 20-30 degrees.
These right-pushes can get way out of control. I cannot find a happy medium. But I rarely slice the ball.
What can I do to correct this leaning back problem?
Here's a recent finding: When I force my setup to start as if I'm leaning against a wall
on my left side, and straighten / tighten and press down on my right leg,
with a slight left / inward right knee bend, it stops me from falling backwards
on my takeaway, and forces me to follow straight through, and straight out,
and the ball flight is instantly lower, longer and straighter. But it feels forced.
I'm thinking maybe my new driver is a contributing factor. I'll go back to my Warrior 10 degree
driver and see if I still need to force the lean-to-the-left / pushing the right foot down on setup and takeaway.
On my long irons, I seem to also pull most of my approach shots, but not severe duck hooks. Just pulls.
And I've been told I do pull sharply through to my left on followthru - not straight out and up.
Update 5/11- I did it again. 4 of my drives were low pull hooks, and when I tried to correct and open my face a little, I was clear out in the next fairway with a huge push/fade. Again, no happy medium. I'm getting very frustrated with this new driver and / or its operator. My 85 could easily have been an 80 with 3 or 4 better drives!
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks for helping me with my game. I enjoy your dvds.
MHairsto
I have most of your DVDs - driver, full swing, short game.
I've watched them many times and have applied most of your lessons and drills.
I think you are an excellent instructor.
My index is 12.8, down from about 16 a year ago.
With my new Hibore XL driver, I have developed a nasty hook in the past 2 weeks.
This new driver has a stiff fit-on-red Fujikura shaft. The head loft is 9.5.
My driver swing speed is about 93-95.
I feel like I'm leaning backwards very slightly onto my right leg
(I'm right-handed) on my <a href=http://www.purepointgolf.com/instruction-golf-swing-downswing>downswing</a>, causing me to swing up and then across to my left side,
way too low and sharply, instead of a nice, forward-facing, chest-out followthru.
So even though I end up with most of my weight on my left foot on followthru,
somewhere in the <a href=http://www.purepointgolf.com/instruction-golf-swing-downswing>downswing</a> I feel like I've fallen backwards a couple of degrees.
I have also recently started relaxing more on my setup. And it seems like my relaxing
more has affected my balance, and so I'm leaning back on my <a href=http://www.purepointgolf.com/instruction-golf-swing-downswing>downswing</a>
to offset the head momentum on the <a href=http://www.purepointgolf.com/instruction-golf-swing-downswing>downswing</a>.
The result is a slight to severe duck hook.
I lost at least 10 strokes off my round on Sunday due to poor, ugly, short, low, hook drives.
When I try to correct it by opening my face on setup,
and really forcing a straight-through and outward / upward followthru,
I start pushing my drives way high and right by 20-30 degrees.
These right-pushes can get way out of control. I cannot find a happy medium. But I rarely slice the ball.
What can I do to correct this leaning back problem?
Here's a recent finding: When I force my setup to start as if I'm leaning against a wall
on my left side, and straighten / tighten and press down on my right leg,
with a slight left / inward right knee bend, it stops me from falling backwards
on my takeaway, and forces me to follow straight through, and straight out,
and the ball flight is instantly lower, longer and straighter. But it feels forced.
I'm thinking maybe my new driver is a contributing factor. I'll go back to my Warrior 10 degree
driver and see if I still need to force the lean-to-the-left / pushing the right foot down on setup and takeaway.
On my long irons, I seem to also pull most of my approach shots, but not severe duck hooks. Just pulls.
And I've been told I do pull sharply through to my left on followthru - not straight out and up.
Update 5/11- I did it again. 4 of my drives were low pull hooks, and when I tried to correct and open my face a little, I was clear out in the next fairway with a huge push/fade. Again, no happy medium. I'm getting very frustrated with this new driver and / or its operator. My 85 could easily have been an 80 with 3 or 4 better drives!
Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks for helping me with my game. I enjoy your dvds.
MHairsto