Well there hasn't been much to post about over the winter (if you would call it that this year). I played a bit but the swing has been stuck in something of a rut.
Handicap is stuck at 4.5 and for the last month I have been striking it like a dog for want of a better term. However, as always it seems to be cyclical and I am beginning to hit it better. The keys that have helped me turn it round this time are:
- trying to stay as wide as possible with the left arm (in effect pushing the left arm as far away from my chest as possible in the backswing.)
- keeping the right elbow close to my side on the backswing
The net effect of this is that my forearms stay very close to each other on the backswing. This gives me much more width and hence more speed. This move also seems to require less compensation on the downswing and as a result I'm striking it better. Here's hoping this is not another false dawn.
I'm left with 5 months to get to scratch. I need some sort of breakthrough if I am to realize this goal. Watch this space.
