Ted and I first fixed my grip (had a very strong grip) and worked on squaring the clubface in the backswing (had a very closed face at the top of the swing). Then we worked a bit on right forearm on plane at address and tracing the plane line. Then on the right forearm takeaway.
In our last lesson I was swinging so well that we really didn't change anything except for talking about making my irons a little more upright because the wear mark on the clubface was on the sweetspot, but angled at a direction towards the toe. We then worked on putting. But before that lesson I would get a couple of shots a round where I would get OTT and steer the crap out of it.
So after we got done with my putting we went back to the range and I asked to hit some drivers and I then started coming OTT and steer it. Ted pointed out that I was getting way too fast in the start down and that would throw my body out of place. So we worked with that, basically another way of learning feel from mechanics.
As a hitter, I focus a lot on my #1 pressure point on the way down. What I eventually noticed is that for me, pressure = speed. So I thought to myself 'maximum pressure in that #1 pressure point at impact.' If I get the maximum pressure on the startdown, then my startdown is too fast and I'll almost assuredly come OTT and steer it.
Once I stopped thinking about speed and started to think more about pressure, things really took off for me. In fact, if I need to hit one really long, I don't even think for one minute about swinging harder or trying to generate more speed. Just try to generate more pressure at impact.
As far as other parts of my game, reading thru Jeff Hull's Mental Management posts has helped a great deal as well.
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