A Little Better
This morning, I practiced at the Hank Haney Golf Ranch in Lewisville. The morning was cool, with a breeze from the west into my face.
I started out alternately hitting pitching and sand wedge shots at the center flag just over the pond. I has striking the ball pretty well, but distances were shorter than usual. I then moved on to alternating the 4-, 6-, 8- and pitching wedges. I had a tough time at first, but once I worked on tempo and timing, my swing began to get better. I was also vexed with slices, and then realized that I was not releasing the club.
Next up, I got out the driver, and things weren’t pretty. I hit mainly slices, big, monster slices. Slice over the net and onto the adjacent 2nd fairway.
I put that beast away and then put impact tape on the driver, the 3i HALO, and the 6-iron. The 6-iron was being struck squarely in the middle of the clubface, so was OK. Both the driver and the hybrid, though, were being struck on the heel. I hit the hybrid very poorly today, never getting a solid strike on the ball. With the driver, I was striking the ball well, but with an inside-to-outside path with an open club face, leading to my high slices clear over the net.
I went back to alternating the 4-, 6-, and 8-irons, concentrating on tempo and timing, and being sure to release the club properly. My last few shots were well-struck and I left the range feeling I’d accomplished something.