http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2007/10/24/mickelsons-family-flee-fires/ Golf Swing Instruction To Help You Lower Your Handicap Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:15:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2007/10/24/mickelsons-family-flee-fires/comment-page-1/#comment-4542 frank Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:18:36 +0000 http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2007/10/24/mickelsons-family-flee-fires/#comment-4542 :smile:

]]> http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2007/10/24/mickelsons-family-flee-fires/comment-page-1/#comment-4540 frank Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:06:30 +0000 http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2007/10/24/mickelsons-family-flee-fires/#comment-4540 I am working on the 4 majic moves. There is a lot to remember.The breaking of the wrists immediately after address and the turning /pressing down on the left thumb before beginning the take- away is difficult enough but the holding of this position- the initiating of the downswing by the pushing off of and the transfer of weight from the right side is indeed difficult for an old stiff body such as mine(I am now 74). However I must do something to try to avoid the loss of yardage (particularly from the drive) I have experienced in the last year. I used to drive the ball an average of about 260 yards- today a good drive averages about 220. I wander if I should be trying to hold the 'eternal triangle' in place longer? Should I be trying to supplement the club head speed by pushing the hands through in the hitting area ( without trying to uncock the wrists or intentionally and conciously alter the eternal triangle)? I have a 10.5 degree driver( new burner- regular shaft) that simply skies the ball when driving into the wind- the result is- it looks great but goes no where. I have tried teeing it down - placing the ball back in the stance etc. but the result is always the same. I remember in the old days we used to think of hitting the ball with the driver a little on the upswing- is this still the same with the newer balls and clubs? Our drivers were probably 8 degrees or less. I took out an old driver( probably 8 degrees- that I once promised I would never retire) that I used to hit 260 yards+ the other day and found I couldn't hit it worth a darn. Have I changed that much or is it the balls? I have great hope for your method even for someone like me, brought up on the concept that the take away has to be in one piece. There was a time when many good golfers teed their ball quite high with the driver- I could never do this as it instilled a great fear in me of skying the ball. Now I believe some of the pros seem to be teeing the ball down and perhaps even hitting it slightly on the downswing. Is this an optical illusion or is it actually happening? I was at Royal Montreal the other day and noticed this phenomana at the President's cup matches. In any event our season is about over here. I am going to try to find an indoor driving range where I can see what I am actually doing and how far I am hitting the ball during the winter. At our club we have a practise range but you cannot tell whether you are hitting the ball 180 or 280 yards. I now know that most of the time it is the former. Thanks for your help and the hope you have given me that perhaps all is not yet lost. Frank I am working on the 4 majic moves. There is a lot to remember.The breaking of the wrists immediately after address and the turning /pressing down on the left thumb before beginning the take- away is difficult enough but the holding of this position- the initiating of the downswing by the pushing off of and the transfer of weight from the right side is indeed difficult for an old stiff body such as mine(I am now 74).
However I must do something to try to avoid the loss of yardage (particularly from the drive) I have experienced in the last year. I used to drive the ball an average of about 260 yards- today a good drive averages about 220. I wander if I should be trying to hold the ‘eternal triangle’ in place longer? Should I be trying to supplement the club head speed by pushing the hands through in the hitting area ( without trying to uncock the wrists or intentionally and conciously alter the eternal triangle)?
I have a 10.5 degree driver( new burner- regular shaft) that simply skies the ball when driving into the wind- the result is- it looks great but goes no where. I have tried teeing it down – placing the ball back in the stance etc. but the result is always the same. I remember in the old days we used to think of hitting the ball with the driver a little on the upswing- is this still the same with the newer balls and clubs? Our drivers were probably 8 degrees or less. I took out an old driver( probably 8 degrees- that I once promised I would never retire) that I used to hit 260 yards+ the other day and found I couldn’t hit it worth a darn. Have I changed that much or is it the balls?
I have great hope for your method even for someone like me, brought up on the concept that the take away has to be in one piece.
There was a time when many good golfers teed their ball quite high with the driver- I could never do this as it instilled a great fear in me of skying the ball. Now I believe some of the pros seem to be teeing the ball down and perhaps even hitting it slightly on the downswing. Is this an optical illusion or is it actually happening? I was at Royal Montreal the other day and noticed this phenomana at the President’s cup matches.
In any event our season is about over here. I am going to try to find an indoor driving range where I can see what I am actually doing and how far I am hitting the ball during the winter. At our club we have a practise range but you cannot tell whether you are hitting the ball 180 or 280 yards. I now know that most of the time it is the former.
Thanks for your help and the hope you have given me that perhaps all is not yet lost.
Frank

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