This was exactly the theme with Derek Lyons who had a hole in one very recently.
Congratulations Derek. Derek has had a course of lessons recently and started by complaining of a lack of distance and lack of a quality strike. Often the simplest advice works the best and after looking at Derek’s numbers on Trackman we went outside to work on ball flight and swing feel. The data was helpful, but the real work needed to be done by feeling the swing improvements and their resulting ball flight improvements outside.
Golf is game played with many of the senses and we must embrace the right one at the right time: feel, sight, sound, imagination all play a part. Science, data and logic sometimes need to take a back seat!
With Derek, we worked very quickly on softening how tightly he was holding the handle. Remember, the club has a handle which we hold. We do not grip the grip. As Derek held the club lighter, he could work his hands much better and ‘feel’ his swing improvements very quickly. Allied to an improvement in the height of his shots, he started to feel more confident and trust the lightness of the handle and the resulting longer, freer, looser swing.
Richard Williams had a hole in one in July following lessons to create height, Derek likewise in August, so we must be due a lesson taker improving their flight height to have one in September!
Contact me to create height, flight, power and distance or to study your data: 07974403289 or richard.harrison@roehamptonclub.co.uk
