Now, I’m really confused
I hit some balls after work at HHGR in Lewisville after work today. The weather was cool and sunny, with a slight cold breeze from the west. The breeze diminished as the sun went down.
I started out hitting full 7-iron shots at the left hand green with the tree. Surprisingly, I was not starting out hitting fades, as usually happens, but draws or pulls, and occasionally, a hook thrown in. Similarly with the 5-iron, I was drawing or hooking. I had to really exaggerate over-the-top to make a fade happen today. Very strange. Even stranger was when I started hitting the short irons; fades or slices! I have no idea why my short irons were fading and my long irons were drawing… usually, it’s the other way around. I noticed that I may have been standing a bit farther away from the ball, and that seemed to reduce the fades / draws, but didn’t eliminate them. The only long clubs that faded were the hybrids, and both the 27- and 23-degree hybrids were slight fades only, no slices at all.
I also spent some time hitting 7:30 pitching wedges, trying to get back the finesse swing that worked so well in the spring. I had inconsistent striking of the ball, frequently hitting the ball fat or thin.
I also got out the 3-metal and the driver, and had a tough time, hitting mostly low hooks or pulls with both clubs. I ran out of balls before I got either club to straighten out.
Looks like it is time for another swing clinic. The only thing consistent about my swing is its inconsistency. One day, draws, next day fades…