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Old 04-21-2008, 07:58 PM
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Re: Open stance with driver to clear my hips?

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Originally Posted by larryrsf View Post
If you had been on Harvey Penick's golf team, you would NOT have been allowed to hit driver over and over again. There is probably no better way to ruin a golf swing.

He made his teams practice with short to medium irons-- the "scoring" clubs. Driver is simply to put the ball in play. Smart players hit the whole bucket with a 8i-- and then a driver or two just ensure they can bring that swing to their driver.


Larry
I am a firm believer that we must learn (or teach ourselves) the correct golf swing with short irons--and then slowly migrate that to our longer clubs. If we can do it with an 8i and then make a horrible out of sequence slash with driver, DON"T HIT DRIVER until your correct swing is totally ingrained--the ugly slash never pops back up again. Each time that happens you ERASE dozens or hundreds of good swings.

I practice with 7i or 8i. I work to make the best swing possible with that club--and then when I get it, hit it over and over again-- trying to POUND that into my brain, to make my subconscious understand and agree that this is the best movement sequence--

Here is my typical practice shot on the range. I might hit 100 of these, trying to hit a target 10 in a row!!

YouTube - Latest Swing

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