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Mojo23
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Panama
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 Posted - 07/17/2005 : 09:20:50
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Problem - Topping
Answer -
I think fairway woods are the most troublesome because they are forward in the stance yet they are on the ground. This means that the hands must be leading the club and any slight release early causes topping or fat shots. You must work on Straight Line Motion and unifying the hands to work on the correct release into the ball.
You must be willing to take a step back and work on solid contact with the ball. This might mean understanding how to actually put the ball forward and then still get the fairway wood to strike it solid and get the hands leading. Rehearse the motion in a short swing....chip a few shots and then add speed. Work with the hands and see how they work into the ball...as you get an understanding, add speed until you can hit it solid every time.
The deeper face fairway woods are in my opinion, more difficult to hit. I prefer a lower center of gravity and shallow face. As far as what is better for single axis, please understand that hitting the center of gravity (sweet spot) on any club that fits you will give you optimum results if your golf swing is correct. THERE IS NO ONE CLUB or any one club that optimizes Single Axis....it comes down to the club that fits you. Yes, there is a club that optimizes YOU and YOUR single axis based on the fact that the club is built your your swing dynamics. Tim can give you recommendations on clubs for you if he has the correct information about you such as swing speed, measurements etc.
In any case, video your swing from face on hitting a 3 wood. Watch exactly what happens at imapct. This is a good start. Then try to change it with slow motion swings using straight line motion.
Todd
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