We have a question from Inner Circle member, Dave739. And Dave says, “I am somewhat new to this method and love the occasional results I get. However, I have one issue that I can't seem to shake. I continue to hit the ball flat or thin. I watch the tapes over and over and try numerous adjustments but I just can't get the proper strike to the ball. Any suggestions?”
O.K., Dave. As you know, I definitely will have some suggestions, so here we go. First thing I think you need to check is that, since you seem to say that you have occasional good results, but imply you are more often having not the results you're looking for, the first place I'm going to look at is your clubs. I think you need to go find a club fitter and get checked. Your shafts could be too strong or too week, which would affect our club squaring up into impact and at the right height.
Another thing, the lie angles could be off. They could be too upright or too flat. Another one could be, depending on your height or your arm length, they might be too long or too short.
Naturally you could ask, 'Well how could it affect the club if it's too long?' Well, if it's too long and your brain senses that in straightening out your arms coming into impact the club might hit the ground, it forces you to pull out of the shot, either straightening your legs up or letting your arms break down.
Start with the clubs. We're so quick, as golfers, to always blame ourselves and never look at our equipment. Yet the equipment is the thing. It's like carpenters or anybody else says that, even if you have the skills, any job is more easily and more correctly done when you have the proper tools. That's one thing we seem to overlook in golf.
Another thing I think that you have to be careful about is you keep saying you go back and look at the videos and you make numerous adjustments. Remember, the setup determines the motion is the number one mantra of the Peak Performance Golf Swing. Your numerous adjustments should only be making setup changes that are correct to get over the ball properly. The setup determines the motion and then the motion swing that you want to hit the ball. If you're constantly always making adjustments and some of these adjustments, in terms of setup and maybe even the swing, are like picking things off the top of the tree everywhere and constantly changing, how can you work on getting the setup groove so you can get a grooved swing so you can make good hits.
I appreciate you looking at the videos but see the good things and only work on doing it right. Remember, Secret #5 says when you hit a bad shot, the answer is “Who cares?” Do the next setup and swing correctly. Look at those tapes and only find the right things to do in your setup and swing and do those. Don't let yourself get caught up in chasing all kinds of things and trying everything with no rhyme or reason.
You have the material, use it. Get everything into the proper setup so you can make the proper swing.
I'm going to close by saying don't overlook getting your clubs checked. Find yourself a good, certified club fitter so that he can check out your setup and your swing to make sure that your clubs fit you.
When you do those things I think you're going to have some great improvements in your ball striking.
The Surge!