As I prepare for this weekends Net Amateur Qualifier, I have been trying to learn some short game techniques as well. I do have a pretty decent short-game, but have been watching guys like Stricker that play a 100 and in with very little wrist cock. I have been trying this from near the green 30 and in, it is more like an exaggerated putting style. It is very affective if you have a lot of green to work with, but is very accurate. I also have been posing and swinging in the mirror, this is really helpful to visualize the proper positions that the body needs to be in at any given point. Swinging in a net is very helpful as well, because you can work on one thing over and over and over without spending a fortune on range balls. I do a lot of hip high to full follow through swings to ingrain the impact position of what it is I am trying to do. Since I side saddle putt I have found that I do not need much practice except for before the round I will just get my speed down. As I mentioned before there are so many ways to swing a club. A lot of time I will be playing, liking what I am doing and hear in my ear,"That's not right!" or hit one bad shot and have someone trying to correct that bad swing for the rest of the round. If you have a certain person like that tell them if I need you I will ask. There a several guys on tour that come over the top or go inside too much, if you know an older good golfer this does not fit the old school of golf. The important thing is that for .005" of a second the club face is square, this is because they all have their release timed properly. I am no expert but I do know we each have our own little style and that it may or not be text book, but if like what you are doing, then do it! Practice does make perfect a swing that will never be perfect, it makes you more accurate. I will be back in touch Saturday afternoon and let you all know how it goes. I hope that this is helpful in whatever quest you may have on the course.
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