Golf physics question

Alignment and excecution take practice.

Getting the ball to move left is all about RIGHT. Aim RIGHT of target. Swing further RIGHT of target. Be a ltttle more assertive with your RIGHT hand at impact. If this isn’t moving the ball left, move your RIGHT foot away from the target line a bit.
I like this. I’d be cautious about doing anything different with the right hand though, only because “trying” to do something with your hands can result in overdoing it. Most times, all you have to do is move the right foot back (close the stance) and swing “normal”.
 
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I like this. I’d be cautious about doing anything different with the right hand though, only because “trying” to do something with your hands can result in overdoing it. Most times, all you have to do is move the right foot back (close the stance) and swing “normal”.
Agreed about the hand. Too much can result in some snap hooks. Mostly I was suggesting to be working to get the club face back to square and closing at impact.
 
The other thing I would add is that your eye can mess with your alignment. Make sure that your feet, shoulders, and swing path are all aligned and aiming to the same place. You can double cross yourself real quick by aiming your feet right while having your shoulders and swing path at the intended target.
 
Golf is the hardest game I've ever played. I've been trying to learn how to play golf for about two weeks, but I'm still not getting any improvements
It will take quite some time, and even then, progress is not a straight line. I've reached the point where I thought I had my game almost where it needed to be about thirty times. Sometimes you just have to narrow your focus and look to have a good nine, or a few good holes, or even a few shots that do exactly what you intended to do.
 
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Golf is the hardest game I've ever played. I've been trying to learn how to play golf for about two weeks, but I'm still not getting any improvements
I've been playing for 25 years. Like @Cyclonepride said, it will take quite some time. I still have days where I go out and feel like I can't do anything right. Just focus on little victories and small improvements and try to get 1% better every day.
 
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I taught myself at a par 3 course, feel like that really helped me just get some of the fundamentals in my swing down. Only using a handful of clubs, not trying to learn driver, and you can only be so far off on a 120 yard hole. Oh and mine was real cheap so it wasn't such a big money/time sink.
 
I've been playing for 25 years. Like @Cyclonepride said, it will take quite some time. I still have days where I go out and feel like I can't do anything right. Just focus on little victories and small improvements and try to get 1% better every day.
Yep. Last year I was striping my 3 wood down the middle like a machine, and this year, I have a massive hook out of nowhere. Also had one outing where it looked like I had never picked up an iron before in my life. SMDH
 
This summer I've been so busy that I've all but abandoned golf. Probably haven't touched a club in 6 months. For these reasons, I'm convinced if I decided to play a round today I'd probably shoot the lowest round of my life.
 
Yep. Last year I was striping my 3 wood down the middle like a machine, and this year, I have a massive hook out of nowhere. Also had one outing where it looked like I had never picked up an iron before in my life. SMDH
I was playing pretty well last Saturday at Coldwater. All of sudden, I couldn't hit my 8 iron or wedges. Just kept shanking them. Played the next day, had zero issues with it.
 
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Yep. Last year I was striping my 3 wood down the middle like a machine, and this year, I have a massive hook out of nowhere. Also had one outing where it looked like I had never picked up an iron before in my life. SMDH

Doing the same with my irons this year. Good looking shot until you look down at the flag and realize it's 15 yards to the left. No idea what the difference is, going nuts trying to fix it.
 
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Doing the same with my irons this year. Good looking shot until you look down at the flag and realize it's 15 yards to the left. No idea what the difference is, going nuts trying to fix it.
If you do it consistently, just aim right!
 
I was playing pretty well last Saturday at Coldwater. All of sudden, I couldn't hit my 8 iron or wedges. Just kept shanking them. Played the next day, had zero issues with it.
That sounds like what I did that day. Alternated between topping it (which I never do) and shanking. Drove me insane. I think my back tightened up and I wasn't limber enough to get down and through the shot, so I've started to squat a little lower in my stance and that seems to have fixed it for now.
 
That sounds like what I did that day. Alternated between topping it (which I never do) and shanking. Drove me insane. I think my back tightened up and I wasn't limber enough to get down and through the shot, so I've started to squat a little lower in my stance and that seems to have fixed it for now.
I think I just became dehydrated and tired. It was really humid that day and I probably didn't drink enough water. Typically when that stuff starts happening, I just ease up my swing and it fixes it but it wasn't working that day.
 
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If you do it consistently, just aim right!
There's a funny part of golf, and I'm sure it has to do with the setup, but a lot of the time you see someone who will consistently hit it off in one direction, but when they adjust for that error, end up hitting it dead straight in the direction they're aiming.
 
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There's a funny part of golf, and I'm sure it has to do with the setup, but a lot of the time you see someone who will consistently hit it off in one direction, but when they adjust for that error, end up hitting it dead straight in the direction they're aiming.
The flagstick is a magnet, even if you aim away from it your mind still sees it.
 
There's a funny part of golf, and I'm sure it has to do with the setup, but a lot of the time you see someone who will consistently hit it off in one direction, but when they adjust for that error, end up hitting it dead straight in the direction they're aiming.
If the course isnt careful placing the tee box markers, and they are not square with the fareway/line of flight it can really mess with some golfers.
 
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