Practice swings vs hitting a ball

[uscheese]

Had a great lesson this morning (2nd with this teacher) and I love what he's saying and the drills he has me doing. For some darn reason though I can't translate the slow motion or practice swing into my real swing. The moment I put a ball down and actually hit it I swing too far inside, too far across the line, suck the club back in etc etc. Besides repetition, how do you train your brain or body to do something new?

[glk]

Feedback aid - mirror, alignment sticks, pool noodle, . . .And reps at varying speeds and varying lengths. Occasional video to confirm you are doing drills correct. Few drills reps. Then hit a ball or two. Repeat. Don’t just rake the next ball over. Quality over quantity. And depending on the issue you don’t need a club or to hit balls all the time.

 

[RobertBaron]

Practice swings are pretty much worthless except for getting a feel for tempo and staying loose because your body isn’t actually trying to hit an object and it just knows.

 

Try putting a row of tees in the ground and work practice swings where you try popping them out of the ground. Or even a leaf for irons. Basically give yourself an object to strike or hit however many balls it takes to ingrain a new fell (you’ll need video to confirm what it feels like. If possible setup a camera or iPhone DTL and an iPad near the ball so you can see what different feels feel like. )

[milesgiles]

I think we all know that feel..

 

Swinging slowly whilst still hitting at a ball seems to help me. If you normally hit a 5 iron 160, slow it down to 120, or less. You’ll have a much greater chance of getting your swing sequenced as your coach wants you to.