I say that because of the drive I hit on the range yesterday, with a used range ball, that went 332 yards if it went an inch, because I was able to actually laser measure it when it stopped.
I mention all the time that there are mounds at the back of the range guarding the Par 3 course beyond it and, depending on how close you are to the back limits of the range tee deck, can be up to 350 yards distant.
I was at the range for a couple of hours today doing some work on my swing changes and hitting some balls, but I won’t have the time to get into it all until tomorrow.
Here is a swing I hit which I recorded down the line, and this happens all the time when I’m hitting driver – this time it was one of the range attendants who happened by to collect empty buckets as I hit a drive.
I will likely begin my outdoor season this coming week after countless delays (weather, Covid bout and a laceration on my right index finger a couple of weeks ago that is now healed), and I’ve been looking for some decent drives with my old action I want to use for comparison.
I last did any meaningful swing work in 2019 (’20 & ’21 were a write-off with the Covid restrictions and other things with which I was occupied during that time), and I have a couple of swings from August that I don’t mind too much, even with the usual issues that aggravate me.
Well, that didn’t take long at all.
I spent the last two days following my last post working on modelling the traditional long drive swing action with which we’re all familiar and… things are going well.
It’s either the mid-winter doldrums or I’ve reached the end of the line looking at the mechanics of the for-now named Post-Modern swing model.
Also, I really went at it speed work-wise yesterday and just about every back and rib muscle is protesting, so I’m taking another look at the mechanics of what I call the traditional long-drive swing motion.
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