Duff Shot

[Pky6471]

After more than 10 yrs of fukking around with this stupid game, I still have fat/duff shots, although it's much less now... So I went to the range last weekend and told myself to find the cause (stupid R&D mentality) and fix it ... or won't home until I find the root cause

So I got 2 large buckets (~240 balls) and started analyzing my fault. After the first 50-60 balls, it became obvious to me that during my forward swing my left leg was not straightened enough... Now I know why I hit a ball much cleaner when I "stand tall". For the rest of the session, my left leg was straight/little bend with my back swing and I kept it straight when I hit a ball with my forward swing ... guess what... I hit 150+ balls (driver, 3W, gaybrids, MX-23 5i, GW) without a single duff shot (I played from grass, not mat) so I am happy with the results... Ball went further and ball dispersion was excellent... I never hit a ball that clean and repeatedly clean... I think I crack the code for my stupid swing

[mongrel]

Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice doesn't make perfect. But it makes it better. When you get it dialed in like that, do anything you can to note how you did it and how to get there again when something goes awry.

[Pky6471]

Practice. Practice. Practice. Practice doesn't make perfect. But it makes it better. When you get it dialed in like that, do anything you can to note how you did it and how to get there again when something goes awry.

thanks Mongrel... I KNOW that I will remember this because I have been finding the root cause of my duff shots for a long time... in the past, EVERY TIME I "stand tall" I hit a ball super clean, then once in a while I doubt myself thinking that all Pros bent their knees and that's when I fukkkked it up again. , my swing and bent knees just don't work, simple as that... last session at the range confirmed that loud and clear, especially 150+ shots without a duff shot, statistically, it's a good as one could prove to himself... Just like research "thing is easy once we crack the code"

Next project is "draw and fade at will"... NO, I can't draw sh$$$$t

[mongrel]

thanks Mongrel... I KNOW that I will remember this because I have been finding the root cause of my duff shots for a long time... in the past, EVERY TIME I "stand tall" I hit a ball super clean, then once in a while I doubt myself thinking that all Pros bent their knees and that's when I fukkkked it up again. , my swing and bent knees just don't work, simple as that... last session at the range confirmed that loud and clear, especially 150+ shots without a duff shot, statistically, it's a good as one could prove to himself... Just like research "thing is easy once we crack the code"

Next project is "draw and fade at will"... NO, I can't draw sh$$$$t

Some pros don't draw the ball so if you can develope a reliable controllable fade, its all you need. Since you are a scientist, this month's edition of "Golf Magazine" has a good article about swing path, stance and all the other statistical stuff that makes the ball go left, right or straight.

[SoonerBS]

Pky, whenever I start hitting shots fat, it is usually because I am not keeping my head still. I have my playing partners watch me and this is the reason more than not. Sometimes, if I am not concentrating on my swing, I allow my head to dip on my downswing. This causes me to dig deeper on the shot. Y

You might want to try to keep your head still and level and make sure your shoulders are level in your stance.

[Not a hacker]

I know this may sounda bit like Larry advice, but the best advice to get rid of hitting it fat is making sure your hands lead the clubhead through impact, taking a divot just in front of the ball. Some rare golfers have the talent pick the ball cleanly off the turf brushing the grass without taking a divot, but it's not consistent for most of us. The most consistent way to get clean contact is to take divots, but get the ball just before the ground. Doing this means it doesn't matter if your swing is slightly different each time and you take different depth divots, as long as you get the ball first you will still get a crisp, solid strike every time.

Don't ask me what you should do to get this hands leading the clubhead impact position as there a million different ways to do it. I go with the Ron Del Bario passive arms swing which you can google, but there are plenty of other ways which probably work just as good.

P.S. This obviously doesn't work for driver as you have to hit it slightly on the upswing for best rsults, but as you tee it up you don't have to worry about hitting it fat unless you are a real chop.

[Pky6471]

Thanks for all advices guys/girls/AC-DC... As long as I 'stand tall' and don't bend my left leg too much then I could avoid duff shots, I prove it to myself over and over again... I swear I WILL NOT doubt myself again

(Some pros don't draw the ball so if you can develope a reliable controllable fade, its all you need. Since you are a scientist, this month's edition of "Golf Magazine" has a good article about swing path, stance and all the other statistical stuff that makes the ball go left, right or straight.)

I know, I am not skillful enough to draw and fade at will, I will stay with my baby fades

(Pky, whenever I start hitting shots fat, it is usually because I am not keeping my head still. I have my playing partners watch me and this is the reason more than not. Sometimes, if I am not concentrating on my swing, I allow my head to dip on my downswing. This causes me to dig deeper on the shot. Y)

I guess dip a head on downswing would be equivalent to not "standing tall"

(I know this may sounda bit like Larry advice, but the best advice to get rid of hitting it fat is making sure your hands lead the clubhead through impact,)

I know for sure that my hands lead the clubhead through impact, but I still get duff shots if I don't "stand tall" and straighten my left leg

Fred Couples generates a lot of power when he straightens up his left leg, Rori and Michelle Wie are the same way

[NiftyNiblick]

Keep your left heel flat on the ground, even if this prevents you from reaching parallel on your bacswing. Heel off the ground means loss of balance, at which point anything you're trying to do biomechanically is out the window anyway.