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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1002.1 | Move the Ball... | ASABET::J_REID | | Thu Jul 05 1990 16:48 | 7 |
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I would try moving the ball a little more back in you stance. I
had the same problem for a while, but it has cleared up after doing it.
Jim
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| 1002.2 | Ball Position !! | RAYBOK::COOPER | MAD HACKER | Thu Jul 05 1990 17:42 | 6 |
| Re. -1
I agree with the ball position hint. I have great success with
my 5-wood and I play the ball almost in the middle of my stance.
I play the 3-wood just a little further up.
Mad Hacker
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| 1002.3 | Relax and pretend you have a 7-iron in your hand... | LEDS::OBRIENR | | Thu Jul 05 1990 18:55 | 0 |
| 1002.4 | Relax! | SIOG::OGRADY | | Fri Jul 06 1990 07:58 | 11 |
| Yeah, relax!!
I think ball position is important but from my own troubles on the
fairway i think that there is a big tendency to try and burst the
fairway woods. After all, you are usually a long way from your target
and you obviously want to get as close as possible.
So swing like you're cosying in a smooth 7-iron and i think you'll
be amazed with the result. The fairway woods can be very valuable
at times.
martin
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| 1002.5 | hit it ssuare!!!!!! | CIMNET::CAFE | | Fri Jul 06 1990 09:42 | 11 |
| Your right hand may not be turning over enough,
Place ball just inside left foot and do not reach for the ball.
Take a practice swing and stop abruptly just before striking the
ball, your club face could be opening up on you;if so,turn your
right hand over a little,try the practice swing again and see
if the address holds square..
then swing 85% and let it fly
RICK
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| 1002.6 | Experiment with a Pro | AKOV11::FEENEY | non golfers live half a life | Fri Jul 06 1990 10:39 | 13 |
| Somthing is keying you to tense up or to swing differently. Try at a
range to experiment to see if you can isolate what you do and or feel
different when placing the wood on the fairway versus a tee. Best still
have a pro watch you swing a fairway wood versus an iron. Also pay
particular attention to the divot. I find If I'm not extremely careful
in executing my swing technique properly I will tend to hit my fairway
wood outside in (divot is to the left) and my shot will go left, right
or straight depending on the happenstance of where the face is at the
time of impact. Irons with a little attention to technique will have
a divot heading for the pin although the club face is not correct all
too often.
Phil
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| 1002.7 | Are Drive and 3,5 all same model? | SIOUXI::BREEN | | Fri Jul 06 1990 17:36 | 10 |
| My problem has been the opposite - hit fairway woods 3 and 5 well but
slice the driver off the tee. My 3 and 5 are Spalding Execs and I have
a Prima driver.
I ended up swinging differently and addressing the ball differently
depending on whether I was hitting driver or fairway woods.
If driver is different model than 3,5 then that may be root of the
problem.
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| 1002.8 | What happened to the driver? | GUESS::BLACKMAN | | Fri Jul 06 1990 18:52 | 8 |
| Re .7: I swing Spalding Exec's for my 3 and 5 metalwoods, and a Taylor
Made Tour Preferred for my driver. I can hit both good and bad shots with any
of the clubs, and my swing is such that I fade almost as often as I draw.
Except for one weird day, I never could hit the Exec driver. First it
quacked (dove left), and then it cracked (internally, minor, but some parts of
the casting started to rattle around in the head cavity). Is any of this like
familiar?
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| 1002.9 | Rattling Drivers !! | RAYBOK::COOPER | MAD HACKER | Fri Jul 06 1990 19:34 | 8 |
| re. -1
Funny you should mention the rattling head ! I used to use a Prima
driver but I hit it real hard one day and it started rattling when I
shook it. I thought they were foam filled so was really surprised when
this happened. It didn't seem to effect the performance of the club
but I kept waiting for the face to cave in or something !!!!
Mad Hacker
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| 1002.10 | Hook + Draw Fade + Slice | NEWVAX::FS71R | S. Va. District CS Engineers | Tue Aug 07 1990 13:12 | 13 |
| With a driver I line up the ball with my Left heel, with the 5 wood I
line the ball up with the middle of my stance, so when I use my 3 wood
I line the ball up in the middle of those 2 positions. Also what is
your lie. If the lie is above your feet and you address the ball as if
the lie was at the same height as your feet you will slice. Go to a
driving range take out your driver and hit the ball with it positioned
in the middle of your stance. Nice slice huh? as you move the ball up
closer to your front heel the slice will diminish until it goes
straight. If you keep moving the ball past your front heel it will
start to hook. so ball position is very important as to whether you
want to play a draw a fade or a straight shot with any club in the bag.
BG
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