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Old 05-17-2005, 12:58 AM
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I'm not sure yet man. I'm still kinda figuring things out myself.

Imparitives? Essentials? That's about as quick and important as you can get.

I know that I can pretty much always hit punch shots solidly...so sometimes I do that. I've just re-discovered hitting. I've been practicing with it more and am really starting to like it. Very easy once you understand it...trace straight plane line back and mash down on the ball. I couldn't get over the fact that it feels like the clubface is closed on the backswing...but now I understand that it opens through the ball because of spine tilt away from the target. Big thing for me.

Basically, I just am finding that as my understanding of my golf swing and TGM is increasing, I am having less and less problems...and the ones I have I can diagnose much better. I understand lots now, I just need to ingrain it in more so it is habit.

I don't usually lose much lag...so if I'm off it is usually with plane...unless it's bad rhythm and too much tension (those come mostly from bad days and also just anxiety...I try to manage as best as possible. Learned that from Keygolf).

Personally, it has made a huge difference to me to just understand how hitters trace a straight plane line (on the ground) with the clubface whereas swingers trace a line that arcs. If I stay loose and have good rhythm and trace those respectively different lines (depending on whether I'm hitting/swinging) I can pretty much hit it straight...because I know my wrist alignments (also !very! important!!!) are always gonna be pretty good.

Sounds to me like a better mechanical understanding of your swing would help. Keep with it man it's worth it.
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