Hi Folks,
Here I am
again on my third month of tuition with Darren Steels. I Must
say the work in the gym is starting to pay off as I feel a lot more supple.
Doing the stats is also helping to pin point weak areas in
my game. Looking at the stats Darren thought it was time for a putting lesson.
First thing he noticed was how I was standing to putt the ball. Just like the set
up for my iron's I was standing with my legs parallel to the ball but my top
half was twisted and open towards the hole. This made the putt slice slightly as I hit the ball. Standing correctly and
using a sweeping movement to hit the ball gave a more accurate shot towards the hole. We also
discussed how to read the green before putting the ball. I will use this advice
in my practice sessions.
To help to get the correct upward strike on the ball we used a lob wedge to putt with as a practice drill. If I struck the ball correctly it rolled true across the green.
Each month he checks my swing to make sure no bad habits
are returning. I told him usually it was my second shot ( on a par 4/5 hole )
which was letting me down as I either miss hit the shot or was not accurate
enough to get to the green or within a pitching wedge away. He looked in my
golf bag and ask me what club I normally took for my second shot. This was
either a rescue wood ( 21 degrees ) or a five wood ( 19 degrees ).I have also
started to use a four iron which I find more accurate than the rescue. He said
the rescue and the four iron were about the same club as regards distance so he
advised me to use the four iron if I was on the fairway and the rescue if I was
in semi rough. But mainly I have to practice more with the five wood as that
would give me more distance. He watched me hit a few shots with the five wood
and said I was coming down too steep on the ball not sweeping
it like you should. To correct this he put the ball on a small tee and
asked me to hit the ball again. He told me to use the same movement that I use when hitting my driver. This seemed to work well and I
started to hit the ball better. I will
now try this in my practice sessions. .
So plenty of things to keep me occupied for the next
month.
cheers
Mel
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