I mentioned a few posts ago about one of my larger issues when playing golf is coming down too early. This could be a result of so many different negative parts of my golf swing that I find myself really just thinking way too much. In my head I am just going through a battle of “Remember to do this” and “Don’t do this!” it gets frustrating really quick and I end up just hitting the ball. The longer the club, the higher the tendency to come down too early and I just duff it.
To know me is to know that I am a research guy by nature, hooked on developing efficient methods to
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quantify or positively identify faults. What this means is that I will try almost any drill or advice to assist myself in this learning process. Today I actually had the chance to hit a few balls in my backyard with the objective of “coming in clean” to the ball address. To do this I employed a couple of tips to try and stay focused and help my mind’s eye.
Since coming down too early was the issue I wanted to remain in balance and make sure I aim more forward of the ball. I read an article about just how far this should be and it made sense to me. Using the same height tee that is holding the ball, stick another tee at the same height above ground but at an angle to where it does not touch the ball. Focus on the tip and wham-o there is a good point to aim for. Now that the ball point is settled and it is indeed in front just how far should I continue my swing? I placed another tee about 6″ in front of the ball as an indicator. The thought process is that I wanted to make sure I hit the forward tee after impact.
I was able to actually hit about 85% of my shots using this kind of a setup. This is up from about 70% that I normally get. Keep in mind that my backyard is WAY more relaxed than on the course where I can actually keep track of these types of things.
Do any of you have any tips or practice methods that work? Please feel free to comment.
