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I feel your pain man, I was at the top of my game the a month ago, could hit any approach shot,10 through 50 yds on the dime. I went to my monday class yesterday after vacation (skiing) and being sick and I can´t hit an approach shot to save my goddamn life. FML
It is the way of golf.
EDIT: I actually want to make you feel better. This summer (6 months ago approx.) I went golfing with my friend, his father and a friend. I had been practicing the aforementioned 50 yard approach shot with my 60 degree wedge and it worked like a charm. Lo and behold I am behind a pond, 50 yards from the flag. Up to that point I had been playing badly and was on full tilt, but I was sure that shot was going to change the round, I had hit it hundreds of times on the range and on the course. I bladed it straight into the water. The next thing I remember is me holding one half of my wedge while the other one lay on the grass next to me. I then proceded to throw both halves into the pond. My friend later informed me that I did not have to buy a new club; you can change the shaft.
Me waddling into the pond without my shoes/socks to fish out my wedge was the single most humilliating and illuminating moment of my golf career. It is simply not worth it to get really invested into the game. You play better if you are not. But you are not alone.
Keep walking.
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god golf has got to be one of the most frustrating games ever. it takes so long to get to a point where you arent just purely awful. and then you come to expect more of yourself and so you get even more frustrated about that one fucking 3putt or missed GIR that was super easy. ugh. havent played in so long.
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On September 21 2011 04:36 Zorkmid wrote:
The other thing that holding a club with a light pressure is that it frees up your wrists and shoulder muscles allowing for much more clubhead speed and power. It's a bit counter-intuitive, but the harder you swing, the slower the clubhead and less the power.
This is so true. The problem I have is that for short approach shots (10 - 25 yds) I tend to not follow through the swing and just stop inmediately after contact and I have thus very little control .
The main thing with this is once I get it ironed out and go focus on other aspects of my game I seem to lose the "feeling" and have to iron it all over again. Do you have any advice for not loosing "feel", especially on the short game?
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Calgary25993 Posts
On September 21 2011 05:10 Ganjamaster wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2011 04:36 Zorkmid wrote:
The other thing that holding a club with a light pressure is that it frees up your wrists and shoulder muscles allowing for much more clubhead speed and power. It's a bit counter-intuitive, but the harder you swing, the slower the clubhead and less the power. This is so true. The problem I have is that for short approach shots (10 - 25 yds) I tend to not follow through the swing and just stop inmediately after contact and I have thus very little control .
I call this 'The Stub', and it was the bane of my approach game for 4 years.
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Ahh golf blogs, how I wish I could golf all year round here. I only got out once this year and shot a 116(I was golfing with my 91 year old grandpa so the score did not matter)! I usually like to get out around 15-20 times a season. I think my best score was in the mid or low 90's last year. I had bought a new set just before the end of the season, I would have loved to use them more this year.
I love your golf blogs Micronesia, always shows that I am not the only person who stuggles on the lynx time to time mostly all of the time for me. 
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On September 21 2011 05:13 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2011 05:10 Ganjamaster wrote:On September 21 2011 04:36 Zorkmid wrote:
The other thing that holding a club with a light pressure is that it frees up your wrists and shoulder muscles allowing for much more clubhead speed and power. It's a bit counter-intuitive, but the harder you swing, the slower the clubhead and less the power. This is so true. The problem I have is that for short approach shots (10 - 25 yds) I tend to not follow through the swing and just stop inmediately after contact and I have thus very little control . I call this 'The Stub', and it was the bane of my approach game for 4 years.
What you want is all your weight forward, and to hit down and through the ball, NEVER breaking the wrists.
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On September 21 2011 05:10 Ganjamaster wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2011 04:36 Zorkmid wrote:
The other thing that holding a club with a light pressure is that it frees up your wrists and shoulder muscles allowing for much more clubhead speed and power. It's a bit counter-intuitive, but the harder you swing, the slower the clubhead and less the power. This is so true. The problem I have is that for short approach shots (10 - 25 yds) I tend to not follow through the swing and just stop inmediately after contact and I have thus very little control . The main thing with this is once I get it ironed out and go focus on other aspects of my game I seem to lose the "feeling" and have to iron it all over again. Do you have any advice for not loosing "feel", especially on the short game?
The only way to keep your feel is to practice. Lots and lots.
Also, before you go and and play, practice those little short shots on the range too. They are worth more than drivers !
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On September 21 2011 05:31 Zorkmid wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2011 05:10 Ganjamaster wrote:On September 21 2011 04:36 Zorkmid wrote:
The other thing that holding a club with a light pressure is that it frees up your wrists and shoulder muscles allowing for much more clubhead speed and power. It's a bit counter-intuitive, but the harder you swing, the slower the clubhead and less the power. This is so true. The problem I have is that for short approach shots (10 - 25 yds) I tend to not follow through the swing and just stop inmediately after contact and I have thus very little control . The main thing with this is once I get it ironed out and go focus on other aspects of my game I seem to lose the "feeling" and have to iron it all over again. Do you have any advice for not loosing "feel", especially on the short game? The only way to keep your feel is to practice. Lots and lots. Also, before you go and and play, practice those little short shots on the range too. They are worth more than drivers !
Absolutely, lately that is all I have been doing on the range and I have noticed the short game has a more significant impact on my scorecard than longer shots. The weird thing is that my strong suit is my 3 wood off the grass as opposed to my short irons, which are by far my most drilled shots.
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On September 21 2011 05:10 Ganjamaster wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2011 04:36 Zorkmid wrote:
The other thing that holding a club with a light pressure is that it frees up your wrists and shoulder muscles allowing for much more clubhead speed and power. It's a bit counter-intuitive, but the harder you swing, the slower the clubhead and less the power. This is so true. The problem I have is that for short approach shots (10 - 25 yds) I tend to not follow through the swing and just stop inmediately after contact and I have thus very little control . The main thing with this is once I get it ironed out and go focus on other aspects of my game I seem to lose the "feeling" and have to iron it all over again. Do you have any advice for not loosing "feel", especially on the short game?
Im not sure how good you are, but if you are in the 90-110 range, its most likely worth it for you to just get your ball on the green. you really shouldnt have it in your mind to hit the sweet lobbing shot that stops on a dime near the hole.
I just take a pitching wedge, open my stance abit, bring my feet closer together(more like putting) and use a very putting-like shoulder motion. it gets a very consistent stroke which allows you to gauge distance abit better after futzing around with it for a couple rounds.
its prolly not the best way to execute the shot(especially the open stance, close feet thing. i forgot where i got that from but it stuck and works for me) but its a heck of alot better than just swinging with your arms at it like you are shovelling the ground. just played a round with my dad after not playing golf in like 2 yrs. 5th hole i do that, look up and it rolls in the hole for a bird.
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On September 21 2011 05:45 Orpheos wrote:Show nested quote +On September 21 2011 05:10 Ganjamaster wrote:On September 21 2011 04:36 Zorkmid wrote:
The other thing that holding a club with a light pressure is that it frees up your wrists and shoulder muscles allowing for much more clubhead speed and power. It's a bit counter-intuitive, but the harder you swing, the slower the clubhead and less the power. This is so true. The problem I have is that for short approach shots (10 - 25 yds) I tend to not follow through the swing and just stop inmediately after contact and I have thus very little control . The main thing with this is once I get it ironed out and go focus on other aspects of my game I seem to lose the "feeling" and have to iron it all over again. Do you have any advice for not loosing "feel", especially on the short game? Im not sure how good you are, but if you are in the 90-110 range, its most likely worth it for you to just get your ball on the green. you really shouldnt have it in your mind to hit the sweet lobbing shot that stops on a dime near the hole. I just take a pitching wedge, open my stance abit, bring my feet closer together(more like putting) and use a very putting-like shoulder motion. it gets a very consistent stroke which allows you to gauge distance abit better after futzing around with it for a couple rounds. its prolly not the best way to execute the shot(especially the open stance, close feet thing. i forgot where i got that from but it stuck and works for me) but its a heck of alot better than just swinging with your arms at it like you are shovelling the ground. just played a round with my dad after not playing golf in like 2 yrs. 5th hole i do that, look up and it rolls in the hole for a bird.
I get what you mean. I do not try to hit the pin from farther out, but if I am 25 yards from the pin on the edge of the green I expect it to be at least within 10 yards of the hole and this sweet lob is what is required to do that haha. I would normally try to hit a run up but sometimes the terrain (Bunker, hill) requires the sweet lob and it makes me so mad not to be able to hit it after so much practice.
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United States24755 Posts
In my experience a lob is rarely a necessary shot... my pitching right now (not that I've had time to play since work started a few weeks ago haha) is the strongest part of my game and all I do is hit the ball square with my 56 degree wedge (unless it's a long run in which case I use pw). The longer carry I need, the further I bring it back. The longer run I need, the further back in my stance... simple as that. No need for anything fancy. It's only once every several rounds that I find myself with a shot where I need a long carry and virtually zero run.
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I still cant get out of this rut ive been in all summer. Last year i was shooting in the low 90's. Now i cant even finish a round.
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