progress

need to keep head level throughout backswing and transition 1)settle into athletic stance 2)to ensure head stability, will keep left shoulder pinned to chest on backswing. need to keep shoulder from passing chin on backswing arms go back and level and then up with elbows turning steering wheel at same time. to help allow shoulder to stay level. turn shoulders around central pivot. right shoulder around body and up. fire arms try to make sure club pinches ball and sweet spot a few grooves up strikes ball. try to reduce amount of forward press at setup. bunker play. can't go fat, pay attention to right wrist need momentum, not speed stick bounce in sand just under ball, finish swing with club over right shoulder.

progress

Full swing right shoulder controls length of backswing; remember to let elbows turn steering wheel right shoulder back,right shoulder to left foot on down swing soft arms slide club under ball and then slowly allow club to rise; tendency to get too steep. with driver, set up very level. keep bottom of club at ball height, tendency to drop on full swing, like jamie sadlowski talked about with the elevated tee. swing level. right shoulder controls backswing length. Pitches must keep elbows under control if elbows roll open, can shank the ball. finish with right hand tendency to let backswing get too long

Swing thoughts

Keep arms ahead of body! Finish right arm. Keep elbows ahead of belly button. Bad swings usually from arms stuck behind body. Especially pitches. Rotate steering wheel on backswing. Especially on pitches, need to be aware of left elbow. Rotate steering wheel. Stay on target line. Visualize club mass moving into ball. Remember Monte excess head movement video. Drill with left eye shut and right eye shut If ball going left , consider whether head moving forward. Need to retain inside out swing and head back. Imagine shallow swing like airplane taking off

range sessions post monte

keep right humerus moving forward left arm off chest short backswing 1-2 count to limit lift at end of swing, right elbow to belly button keep chest turning on target line (iron man chest light) head alignment-head up a little, look down on ball keep left elbow rotated out to maintain levels, full swing and pitching. must finish right arm swing!!!

Monte 3

Monte 3 Bunker play swing right arm fully with open face (However if hardpan light, need to engage bounce, but clubface slightly open to lower leading edge) Keep body still Finish swing with right humerus forward (failure to do this is cause of blades) Concern is spinning out with hips (this is usually cause of bad shots) Trouble means hands held on or body spin Keep spine stable on backswing!!! Turn belly button, keep right arm moving in front of belly button Don't lift!!!! Full swing. Laser from sternum stays on target line backswing to finish. Turn not lift Backswing -laser stays on target line Downswing turn chest down target line Right elbow to belly button Right shoulder to ball Get left arm off chest! Finish swing

Monte 2

Monte 2 Head still, aimed down line. Eye line needs to be parallel to target line. Alignment very important for me. Head neutral. Consider lifting head slightly at setup and looking down on ball a little more. Be careful of lifting on backswing. Think of leaning down with left shoulder on backswing. work on 1-2 count and then swing 1 ends backswing and 2 is contact. Right Elbow to belly button Right shoulder to ball On follow through, get left arm off chest! tiny nudge of right hip is all that is needed iron man chest light remains on target line, slight body tilt at end of swing keep right elbow in front of belly button, don't let body outrace elbows on down swing To hit it low with low spin, ball forward and get arms really forward Alignment Field goal 12" in front of ball for target Ball Position Driver armpit wedge sternum Pitching. Tendency to lift remains Putting Get right arm forward Keep hips stable swing the club, don't hit the ball voodoo green reading

Monte 1

Monte In bunker speed is enemy Accelerate like a minivan right humerus forward keep weight stable until very end of swing just slight bump forward maintain levels When pitching get right humerus forward. Keep right arm moving. maintain levels. I tend to lift up at end of backswing. 1-2 count to control (shorten) backswing. left elbow out to quiet thumping tendency Blades come from accelerating too much and club kicks up Right shoulder drops leading not to shank. Get right shoulder forward instead of down Full swing Left shoulder , right shoulder drill Rotate shoulders around spine Left shoulder to ball keep low Prob: Lose spine angle then head lifts then swing in to out. Need to keep head from lifting and dropping, tend to let head rotate when left shoulder moves Keep arms in front of chest Get right arm way forward and allow soft arms to finish shot Arms forward enough will take care of chicken wing. Drill where right arm way forward will help limit backswing. Hips open after that.

9 holes

48. First round post lesson Good. 4 ups and downs. 14 putts Bad Distance control. Couldnt get out of bunker in one Use hybrid off tee 1,2,3,5,6,8,9??? Remember swing in to out Remember weight shift in Short backswing Consider pitching wedge in bunker

safe swing

full backswing and then arms only swing. let left arm separate from body. drag hands through. finish high. it is critically important to keep left shoulder stable. Tendency is to spin out shoulder. hands swing down shoulder line but do not rotate hands. remember sweeping the broom 6i-wedges- hit down on ball driver- 5i sweeping swing. swing out to right field. retain right wrist bend. watch tempo. don't jerk club up. ------- alignment pick spot little in front of ball line up club face. take stance with feet together and then move feet into aligned position. narrow stance for now.

lessons

working on weight shift. shift weight towards right field. tendency is to rotate without shifting. shift weight first. relax arms and swing,allowing hands to turn over remember to finish with tucked left arm setup with head back on all shots. head is trying to remain still. pick spot on ball.

lesson

weight shift very important right hip to right field. stomach to right field. club should be dragged by body weight into ball and bottom out in front of ball. right arm should be extended and follow through wraps around neck driver-be careful of angle of attack may need to envision ball near right foot to get club head down.

lesson pointers

flat left wrist. focus on hands passing 4" in front of ball. avoid swaying back. push off right foot. bump dump, turn. let right shoulder pass under chin. think of pitcher winding up. keep slow tempo on backswing. finish backswing and turn elbows.

driver lesson

backswing tempo can get quick swing in to out. remember to swing in to out, keep both arms straight as long as possible. hands extended from shoulder even after ball contact, hands rotated over. relaxed hands, let turn over concentrate on shallow approach and maintaining shallow path after the ball. club will fold over shoulder and can rebound. second part is weight shift push weight forwards if this is not working well, revert to gary player swing with leg follow through

lesson-sand play

change to bunker plan just chip ball out. open face slightly. hands ahead of ball (as for all swings) during downswing. lift club quickly. remember charlie wi lesson weight forward, toes out both legs low club retain bent right wrist no body turn, just arms finish swing chipping ball back in stance focus on dimple. hands ahead of ball during downswing.

6/10 playing lesson

played 5 holes today with pro who is 1 hcp keys for lesson

1)tweaked alignment a little- i will now aim at right side and draw the ball in rather than aiming at left side to allow for the fade/slice 1a)set club slightly closed and turn right hand over

2)need to take more aggressive lines than i have been taking/trust swing

3)finish swing-club on neck . think of pushing a small child on a swing.

4)sand-ball position forward-in line with left big toe! set up with hands behind ball

5)finish shots, esp putts and chips. commit!!!! short backswing long follow through

hole 10-par 5 (aim right side of fairway and draw ball in) score-par driver to fairway, outdrove pro, 5hybrid to fairway, 7 iron on, 2 putt hole 11-par 3 (aim right at green-don't be afraid of water) score-bogey 5 hybrid 170-won closest to pin 3 putts hole 12-par 4 (truth comes out) score-7 driver sliced right into lateral hazard. from rough shot sliced into fescue on right hit out chip on putt 2x hole 13-par 3 score par 6 iron 170 2 putts (tee shot was closest to pin) hole 14-par 4 score 7 driver to fairway-aimed at bunker in middle of fairway and carried it easily outdrove pro 7 iron bounced off right side of elevated green and landed right on edge of fescue 2 chips on 3 putts hole 18-par 4 score bogey tee shot -aim at y in cart path in the distance driver- flared into right rough and came to rest against tree distance wise-outdrove pro chip out from under tree 7 iron on (inside pro) 2 putts didn't go in one bunker, so we drove to trouble making bunker facing water and hit some shots out. got out every time onto green but see hints above note:pro went par on every hole. me not so much. great lesson!

short game //iteachgolf dancarraher.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtdQrtP1B70 depending on lie in rough, different techniques. note for buried lies, shaft is lower (to zipper bottom), close stance. for ball sitting up, shaft up to belly button https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e8-4MLEfaw tight lies, ball position forward, shallow approach with shaft up to belly button, face slightly open https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx3nea_24Z4 pitch to downhill green bunker lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62Qqe3UKNP0 LOW HANDS, CLOSED STANCE, LONG LONG LONG SHALLOW DIVOT flex knees, lower shaft (belt buckle), , closed stance, open face, divot straight at target, for long shots, keep club head in sand on follow through (visual) to get distance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ82Sv0RL7U still hands ahead of club head

bunker game

1)weight forward, hips past ankles. 2)practice turning shoulders, stable legs 3)butterfly grip, slight forward shaft lean 4)dead hands 5)ball at arch of left foot 6)follow down the line 7)chicken wing to finish left arm!!!

2014 summer goals

1) work on short game. Develop low chip/pitches 10 yd, 20 yd, 30 yd, develop high pitches 40 yd, 50 yd, 60 yd 2) putting-figure out how to see eye line. remember right wrist flex and shoulder push. need preshot routine. don't think too much. pick spot on ball and walk up to hole and focus on distance. 2 looks and go. 3) limit release of clubhead with wedges and short irons.

lesson 5/5/14

decided to have unorthodox swing. let arms get way behind body. short backswing, rotate hips, turn arms, keep hands dead, swing in to out. keep head behind ball. arms will pass head. relax hands, relax arms. allow them to turn over naturally. tendencies-get tense and not allow hands are arms to turn over. tendecies-let shoulders spin out. this leads to glancing blows with ball going left at worst or pulls at best.

swing thoughts

Trying short backswing and abbrievated follow through tendencies are to chicken wing with left arm and over rotate hands during down swing. My lack of feel is apparent, so we will be trying to hold the hands off. during this new swing, the hands feel like they are just dragged along for the ride. do not let them turn over. do not cast with the right wrist. just feel as if the final move is the hands set and then keep them there as long as possible. buump,dump and turn-monte video on golfwrx short backswing, dump arms, watch clubhead take very shallow path back to ball. especially with driver. okay to be a little steeper with irons and especially wedges. but swing in to out. arms should be far away from body after contact, with hands back, right hand palm up. create space with moving zipper to 10:30 monte video early extension keep head still! watch clubhead pass inside and shallow near left foot on downswing. like baseball player hitting home run. head is back.