I’ve been golfing on and off for about 2.5 years. This summer I’ve played the most I have but I can’t keep this up forever with college and work start back up for me in a couple months. How can someone get better and more consistent overall when you don’t have the time or the money to get out there every week?
I’m curious what little things throw people off during a round.
For me, it’s usually stuff I don’t notice until I’m actually over the ball — glove feeling weird, watch feeling bulky, sunglasses slipping, hat feeling off, shirt sleeve catching, or sweat getting annoying.
Do you have any small comfort/distraction things that mess with your setup or swing?
Do you fix it before hitting, or just try to ignore it?
I believe I am on plane on takeaway and backswing, but I can’t for the life of me stop coming over the top…. Any suggestions or other things thou see wrong? Driving about 260-280; slices or pull fades
Thanks friends
Edit: a few people saying, “it’s not a baseball bat” or “dress better”. I understand lol. But, I am here to learn and to get better and I have my own style. Thanks to the ones that provide constructive criticism, tips/drills, and even links to videos I can go watch. 🫡🤙🏽
I’ve been working on fixing my over-the-top (OTT) move, and I think it’s improving. I rarely top the ball anymore, but I’m still running into a couple of issues:
Frequent heel strikes
Club grounding too early before impact
I’m trying to focus on one or two priorities instead of changing everything at once.
Based on this swing, what are the biggest issues you see? Do the heel strikes and early grounding look like symptoms of something else (early extension, setup, weight shift, etc.), or should I keep focusing on the OTT first?
Any drills or feedback would be appreciated!
As the title suggest, I've recently been hitting nothing but hosel rockets. This was never an issue before for me, as my typically miss-hits were off the toe. But after playing multiple times this weekend, it seemed as if 9/10 iron swings were shanked. Driver was fine, woods and hybrids were struggling, but not to the same extent. Any idea what could he causing this/any advice how to fix it?
I have been golfing for most of my life and have been a single digit handicap since high school. If I am playing a casual round, I play to my handicap and am very consistent. If I play in a tournament I always shoot at least 10 strokes over my handicap because of the nerves. My heart rate spikes for the entire round and I burn 1.5x-2x the calories that I normally would. My strength is my ball striking and in tournaments I completely lose my swing, sometimes hozzle shanking or topping multiple shots when I don't ever in a typical round.
Does any one have any tips for someone that is struggling with the pressure of competitive golf? Any book podcast recommendations on this topic? I'm close to booking an appointment with a sports psychologist because this is so frustrating.
So like most mediocre golfers I have a tendency to swing just too hard. Probably for the first 10 years of me golfing I spent more time on the range than actually playing (as a kid my parents didn't really support my golfing so I didn't really get money to go play actual golf, just a lot of time on the range) I developed the bad habit of just going 100% on every shot. It's allowed me to develop a VERY fast swing speed (think borderline long drive), but it's just hard on my body.
I'm not in my 20s anymore and the day after playing I just feel beat up. I've tried in the past to work on a slower swing and just struggle with timing it, and I think in my head I've built this expectation of yardages that I think I need to pull back from. Does anyone have good tips/advice for working on this? Also, I'm confident it will help improve consistency. When I'm rested/recovered/properly fueled and everything is in sync I have good rounds, but if any of that is off I start spraying drives, or I just over hit everything and fly things even farther than my normal distances.
Working on less head sway in the backswing. I'm also trying to train for long drive, so some of the extra movements for a long drive swing creep into my game swing.
I’ve been playing the best golf of my life this year. Shot a personal best 82. But my last few rounds I’m struggling to make good iron contact. I had one day where everything was coming out low, short, and leaking right. I’m plagued by tops. And recently added the low diving hook shot to my miss hit repertoire. I’ve always considered my irons to be the best tool in my bag but currently they’re my greatest weakness.
My driver remains the best it’s ever been. My chipping and putting are on a rise. But the last couple weeks the irons have been a disaster.
So what do you do when your irons are in a slump? Do I just power through and wait for it to come back?
The last few years I’ve been on a quest to get better. Don’t get to play as often as I’d like but made sure to take lessons and get my game into a better place. Usually was a 90’s player but I find myself shooting in the low 80’s every now and then and I’m curious….
For those that have broken 80 (esp those that had to grind to do it) what really helped get you over the hump?
\-a guy who golfs
I’ve been playing golf since October 2025, and finally feel like I am getting closer to breaking 90.
88 is my PB recently, but that was a one off.
I have been playing as conservatively as possible, aiming for “bogey golf” and 1 par in order to break 90 consistently; never going for hero shots, almost always laying up, playing sensibly.
My scorecard from this morning is very typical of what I get recently. A fantastic (for me) front 9 shooting 42, then it all goes south on the back 9.
The course was no more difficult on the back 9, I just start duffing / fatting / slicing shots that I never done once on the front 9.
I feel like the most likely cause is being aware I am on target for breaking 90, then I get bad swing thoughts, almost as if I start thinking “you are going to duff this!” on the back swing ..
Any advice?
Any advice or focus points are appreciated!
This is a 7 iron btw.
I was given a driver from my dad it’s a 2010 superfast stock Burner and I usually hit around 230-280 with it but Its old and has some chipping on the exterior. I’d like to upgrade it what drivers should I switch to or which ones would add more yards to what I already have? Or what sounds the best or looks the best I’m a fan of the Qi series but not sure which to get outta the 3. Don’t have the biggest budget or should I get fitted? I do have a slice most of the time not sure if the fitting would help.
I have been playing golf for a while now, and I noticed that almost everyone I play with has a rangefinder in their bag.
I usually use the distance signs on the course or just guess the distance myself. Sometimes I get it wrong and choose the wrong club, but it has been okay so far, so I never felt like a rangefinder was a must have. But since more and more people use one, I am curious about the biggest reason for having it.
Does it really help lower your score? Or does it just make club choice easier and help the round feel smoother?
If you could give only one reason why you always bring a rangefinder, what would it be?
I’m not sure if it’s my club head is closed or my swing path but if anyone has any tips on this, or swing tips in general that would be greatly appreciated :)
I've played maybe 10 rounds of golf in my life, 6 of them being this year. Just got my own clubs - long - and have played 3 rounds with them. Still working on consistent contact. Dealing with a little bit of a slice when driving as well.
Thanks gents.
I had to simply remove my 3w from my bag because I couldn't make great contact with it. Everybody sung their praises about their hybrids so I got a 4h for the 220ish yd shots from the fairway.
Thing is, I can't make great contact with this club either. The balance feels weird cuz it's heavier than my irons, and the shaft is shorter than my 8 iron. My mishits are nearly always thin and off the heel so ball shoots like a low pull.
Totally open to the fact that I probably need to just be athletic and swing with more coordination. But I'm curious if there's a club that you feel swings more like an iron (like more descending blow rather than "sweeping")
Which clubs do you have at the top of your bag between driver and 5 iron?
I'm very new to the sport, but I have a background in other sports like baseball and hockey, so although I know it's very different, the body mechanics for swinging an instrument to hit something are something I have an understanding of.
When I went to buy my clubs, the guy who helped me explained that it's not really about overall height, but moreso arm length. We did some measurements and he said I should have no issues using standard length clubs. I'm not a giant by any means, I'm 6'2, so pretty tall, but it seemed reasonable to me I could still fall within the average range to use standard length.
The driver feels good, the shorter clubs though, not so much. It feels like I'm constantly topping the ball and can't get under it. My friends, who are more experienced than me, say the clubs do look short, but then sometimes I hit the ball pretty well and it doesn't feel so bad. So I'm confused.
Is it better to get longer shafts now, while I'm still basically brand new to the game, so as not to build bad habits and poor form? Or is the fact I'm so new to the game probably the greatest factor in me not hitting the ball well, and the length isn't really the issue, and instead it's my form? I'd like to build proper form, but lengthening out an entire bag of clubs isn't exactly a cheap option. I would do it, if it's the right thing to do, but I'd rather not do it and not need to if it's my lack of experience that's making me top the ball.
Hi all, just started my golf journal and was given some second hand clubs. I am curious if I am missing anything. Still figuring out Irons, Woods, Hybrids, etc. Would appreciate some input thanks all!
Started my golf journey about 5 years ago and about 2 years in I decided to get fit for my first set of irons. After the fitting we decided to order the irons 3 degrees upright. The clubs made an immediate impact on my contact.
Fast forward to now, I am starting to work on fixing early extension and casting issues I have. When working on this I can’t help but notice the ball going more and more left of target. So in a nutshell, my question is if you think my lie angle needs to be more flat/ standard to promote a better attack angle? Or should I stick with what I have?
Thank you in advance!