St Will Posted 25 August, 2009 Author Share Posted 25 August, 2009 OK - so who is winding who up now?! I just want an answer to my chipping problems FFS :mad: What's wrong with your chipping?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 OK - so who is winding who up now?! I just want an answer to my chipping problems FFS :mad: Holy CARP... Legendary poster KPT is ousted after a mistaken post proves to us his real identity! Yep KPT is Padraig Harrington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 Hmm unusual suggestion to find on a golfing technique support thread. So TDD, what you are saying then is that the back swing should be more circular so that there is more spring in it? Or is this something designed for playing a round in cramped conditions under the North Pole? I know my old instructor said a good swing should be like clockwork but he never mentioned the winding up bit first. Will try that tomorrow But surely a good swing is like winding up like a coiled spring, then unwinding to deliver the power power to the ball contact at the optimum moment. Avoid swaying forward during the unwinding so as to avoid coming across the ball and pulling it left. Winding up is crucial I think you'll find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 What's wrong with your chipping?!Well I have a tendency to catch those short lofted shots from heavy rough a bit thin - especially under pressure on a par 3 in a major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Will Posted 25 August, 2009 Author Share Posted 25 August, 2009 But surely a good swing is like winding up like a coiled spring, then unwinding to deliver the power power to the ball contact at the optimum moment. Avoid swaying forward during the unwinding so as to avoid coming across the ball and pulling it left. Winding up is crucial I think you'll find. Some coaches say coil around a fixed point, so there are less moving parts, and some say coil into your right side on the way back, and turn through onto the left side on the way down (in other words, your weight should shift in the direction the club is swinging - that's the Butch Harmon philosophy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Will Posted 25 August, 2009 Author Share Posted 25 August, 2009 Well I have a tendency to catch those short lofted shots from heavy rough a bit thin - especially under pressure on a par 3 in a major. lol it wasn't a major, it was a world championship event (I assume you're talking about Harrington?!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenevaSaint Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 Is that something you know for sure?! Did you know that Kadeem was also a very good snooker player on the circuit until Carpal Tunnell Syndrome put paid to that profession for him :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 lol it wasn't a major, it was a world championship event (I assume you're talking about Harrington?!)Yes - and it was a major (the US PGA ) - call yourself a pro ;-) Seriously though, I often overhit them myself. Too tense perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 Yes - and it was a major (the US PGA ) - call yourself a pro ;-) Seriously though, I often overhit them myself. Too tense perhaps? Nah get that knee bend in there, feet close together, front foot stance open, weight on the front foot ball forward in the stance club head back level with the knee and whoosh 180 yards no problem with the lob wedge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Will Posted 25 August, 2009 Author Share Posted 25 August, 2009 Yes - and it was a major (the US PGA ) - call yourself a pro ;-) Seriously though, I often overhit them myself. Too tense perhaps? Could be a whole bunch of things to be fair, but I better not pick out one or two of them just in case kadeem thinks I'm talking crap again ;-) try one thing though - if you watch Tiger Woods, he chips with a very weak left hand (so the club is more in the palm of his left hand, rather than in the fingers). Try that. When you look down, you want to see 1 or even no knuckles at all on your left hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 Nah get that knee bend in there, feet close together, front foot stance open, weight on the front foot ball forward in the stance club head back level with the knee and whoosh 180 yards no problem with the lob wedgeI find I can get more distance with my 52 gap wedge - but the problem is the fact that the ball is the wrong shape afterwards and it has usually decapitated someone before coming to rest. At Stoneham decapitation is treated as a serious misdemeanour - especially in a medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 Could be a whole bunch of things to be fair, but I better not pick out one or two of them just in case kadeem thinks I'm talking crap again ;-) try one thing though - if you watch Tiger Woods, he chips with a very weak left hand (so the club is more in the palm of his left hand, rather than in the fingers). Try that. When you look down, you want to see 1 or even no knuckles at all on your left hand.I will let you know how I get on with that ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Will Posted 25 August, 2009 Author Share Posted 25 August, 2009 I'm on kadeem hardison watch and I can confirm said moron is in the house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batterseasaint Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 So where do you play St Will? Noticed earlier in the thread that you talked about Farnham/ Guildford... I'm based in Godalming, so frequent all sorts of courses round here like West Surrey, Milford, Hurtmore etc. Any recommendations of decent courses? West Surrey is about the only really good one I have found, though can only use it sparingly as it is members only so I have to rely on a work colleague who is a member there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 I'm on kadeem hardison watch and I can confirm said moron is in the house! Personal insults are against forum rules, donchaknow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 Personal insults are against forum rules, donchaknow? No shock that you stick up for one of your little group of "friends". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nineteen Canteen Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 No shock that you stick up for one of your little group of "friends". Looking forward to your next 2 thought provoking posts this evening. Try extending your post to another sentence and tell us all you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadeem Hardison Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 so are we to assume he isn't the bloke I saw in block 35 either?! Block 35? Sorry, I thought you said Block 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 Looking forward to your next 2 thought provoking posts this evening. Try extending your post to another sentence and tell us all you know.Cutting NC, cutting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 No shock that you stick up for one of your little group of "friends". Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 So, my drives seem to fly predominantly to the right, when i attempt to move the club face slightly or change my swing to counter act this, it goes to the left. Whats going wrong ????? Oh, btw, i have had lessons on my swing and my Iron play always goes straight and where i want it. Cheers guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 So, my drives seem to fly predominantly to the right, when i attempt to move the club face slightly or change my swing to counter act this, it goes to the left. Whats going wrong ????? Oh, btw, i have had lessons on my swing and my Iron play always goes straight and where i want it. Cheers guys I'd say you have a dominant right hand, caused by excessive strength. This could result from any one of a variety of lifetime habits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 I'd say you have a dominant right hand, caused by excessive strength. This could result from any one of a variety of lifetime habits. I could name one, but then i do swap over, as a result of being such a stud ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano6 Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 Block 35? Sorry, I thought you said Block 25. Are you the fella with the dodgy goatee / musketeer / Pires look then? Thought you made a good few observations tonight mate, and always enjoy hearing your take on the game. Have you ever done any coaching to a serious level? I guess you have as it shows. You are maybe a bit vocal, especially for a quiet area, but I'll forgive you that. You also remind me of a fella I often see practising at Otterbourne Golf Club - are you he? If so do come say hi next time I'm in (you'll recognise me!). Oh - and your son is cute too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 So, my drives seem to fly predominantly to the right, when i attempt to move the club face slightly or change my swing to counter act this, it goes to the left. Whats going wrong ????? Oh, btw, i have had lessons on my swing and my Iron play always goes straight and where i want it. Cheers guys You're just not taking this golf thread seriously are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 25 August, 2009 Share Posted 25 August, 2009 You're just not taking this golf thread seriously are you? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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