Ahead of the game….Literally, my
shoulders are.
Great session working with Alasdair
for a few hours today, the plan - to
go back to the fundamentals, look
at the overall picture and find out
what needs tweaking and ensuring
that I then go on to practice the
correct things in the right way. The
opportunity to participate in a clinic
with Justin Rose yesterday, seeing
first-hand how effortlessly this world
class player struck the ball, makes
me even more determined to find my
groove.
S C R ATC H TO
I got out there to warm up about half
an hour before Alasdair arrived, one
of the few people in this life that I am
early for! I started off fairly well and
hit most up and pretty straight. It’s
not unheard of for me to pick up a
club after a few weeks off and rattle a
few along the ground. Today was the
first time I had hit a ball for a couple
of weeks and it has been months since
the last lesson.
I’m still focusing on trying to cure the
over swing or arm fold – whichever
way you want to look at it I’m losing
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power and wasting the energy I have
created. I know this is due to going
far too fast in the backswing, it’s still
catching me out. I think slow but it is
still far too fast. The whippy club has
certainly helped me slow down a great
deal - primarily due to fear of hitting
myself with it!
Inevitably when Alasdair strolls up I
start thinning the ball. I seem to be
thr