Your BEST contact drills....

[colu41]

I've really been focusing on improving my swing/game this year, and am making really good progress. Finally broke 80!

Now that my swing is "headed in the right direction", what are the best drills YOU personallly have used, that have made you a better ball striker?

For the current clubs I was fitted for, my miss seems to be towards the toe. Yes, it may be a slight EE issue, but I would say 90% of it has been alleviated. So as of now my swing is comfortable, and decent, just need to work on my contact.

 

BTW, this was from one of my better sessions on the backyard net. Sometimes have a few stragglers way outside on the toe. I've learned to warm up a bit, before using the tape 😆 first few shots can get ugly

 

Edited Monday at 07:57 PM by colu41
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[ferrispgm]

congrats on breaking 80!

 

If you want to become a better ball striker, focus diligently on addressing what is causing your issues.  If you are hitting it on the toe, work on whatever flaw is causing it and stick with it every single time you are on the range. Over time you will hit the ball better.  As you hit the ball better, your misses will get smaller and breaking 80 will become a consistent endeavor. 

[Rbsiedsc]

I am not great at ball striking but I have noticed intent and differential practice helps me a lot. Learning to consciously hit different parts of the face. For example, during my last range session, after working on drills from my coach, I worked on hitting toe, then heel, then center, then toe, then heel, etc..

[colu41]

43 minutes ago, ferrispgm said:

congrats on breaking 80!

 

If you want to become a better ball striker, focus diligently on addressing what is causing your issues.  If you are hitting it on the toe, work on whatever flaw is causing it and stick with it every single time you are on the range. Over time you will hit the ball better.  As you hit the ball better, your misses will get smaller and breaking 80 will become a consistent endeavor. 

I plan to get a lesson later this year. Just hoped for something to work on in the meantime. Thank you!

[colu41]

2 minutes ago, Rbsiedsc said:

I am not great at ball striking but I have noticed intent and differential practice helps me a lot. Learning to consciously hit different parts of the face. For example, during my last range session, after working on drills from my coach, I worked on hitting toe, then heel, then center, then toe, then heel, etc..

Interesting!

[Rbsiedsc]

4 minutes ago, colu41 said:

Interesting!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sweet-spot-golf-podcast/id1552917994?i=1000660745780
 

the mind can do some amazing things depending on stimuli or the task at hand

[ferrispgm]

5 minutes ago, colu41 said:

I plan to get a lesson later this year. Just hoped for something to work on in the meantime. Thank you!

Just make sure it's someone qualified and seriously stick with it.  Assuming the instructor is correct, I promise it will pay off.  Don't give up after a week or a month, say it's not working, and then try something different.  A different feel to accomplish the same fix is fine but jumping from tip to tip is no good.

 

Case in point, I hit balls for 2-3 hours or play most every Saturday/Sunday.  It honestly takes me about a year to get comfortable with a change to the point where I don't have to drill on it every range session.

[RogerinNewZealand]

2 hours ago, colu41 said:

I've really been focusing on improving my swing/game this year, and am making really good progress. Finally broke 80!

Now that my swing is "headed in the right direction", what are the best drills YOU personallly have used, that have made you a better ball striker?

For the current clubs I was fitted for, my miss seems to be towards the toe. Yes, it may be a slight EE issue, but I would say 90% of it has been alleviated. So as of now my swing is comfortable, and decent, just need to work on my contact.

 

BTW, this was from one of my better sessions on the backyard net. Sometimes have a few stragglers way outside on the toe. I've learned to warm up a bit, before using the tape 😆 first few shots can get ugly

 

Toe

Build 1 similar iron at 1 inch longer first....if thats instantly Centre Centre you have an answer

Ping S58 were best hit closer to hosel than centre. After reading ...i practiced.

Check lie angle eg need 1 up or 1 down

 

Or just stand 1 inch closer too Ball......

[ShortGolfer]

A nearby municipal golf course has a tilted chipping green that allows contact drills from either fairway grass or the rough. Most folks practice from the easy lies, chipping uphill.

I've been practicing more difficult lies, chipping downhill and putting enough spin on the ball to stop it on the green.  As well as sidehill lies and pitching out of the rough.

 

With just three balls in play I'll take the time to make each shot count, just like playing a round.  It helps to gauge the rough with a practice stroke or two.

Much different than hitting off a mat.

Edited Monday at 10:21 PM by ShortGolfer

[EddieEdwards]

1 hour ago, Rbsiedsc said:

I am not great at ball striking but I have noticed intent and differential practice helps me a lot. Learning to consciously hit different parts of the face. For example, during my last range session, after working on drills from my coach, I worked on hitting toe, then heel, then center, then toe, then heel, etc..

This is what I was gonna say.

[colu41]

2 hours ago, ferrispgm said:

Just make sure it's someone qualified and seriously stick with it.  Assuming the instructor is correct, I promise it will pay off.  Don't give up after a week or a month, say it's not working, and then try something different.  A different feel to accomplish the same fix is fine but jumping from tip to tip is no good.

 

Case in point, I hit balls for 2-3 hours or play most every Saturday/Sunday.  It honestly takes me about a year to get comfortable with a change to the point where I don't have to drill on it every range session.

I golf about 6 rounds a month. And I'd say I average 3-4 hours a week practice in the net at home. I know every swing tweek is different but, the one that really got me hitting my irons straighter this year took me probably a full month or two to be comfortable with. Although was just a takeaway drill, any rotation type drills really mess with my head and take me forever to get down.