A question comes in from a dewsweeper who writes that they often struggle coming down the stretch loosing there driver to the right. They are a right handed golfer. Can I help them.
Well relax this is going to be an easy one to fix. If your drives are getting wayward and you tend to hit shots that start oo much to the right and drift that way it would be my guess that you are becoming disconnected in your forward swing.

Here is what I mean by that. we want your arms to be hooked to your pivot and your body. If the club begins to be swung independently of your body with your arms it is easy for you to swing the driver away from your body and off plane to the right which would result in a loose swing and loose tee shots under pressure.
In order to fix this and tighten up your driving under pressure we need to get your swing more connected.
You cand do a few things to help this.
pitch balls with a towell under your arms thsi will help give you the feeling of having your arms connected to your pivot.
the trainnng aid I use which is great because you can hit balls at full speed and with your driver is the perfect connexxion. It is wonderful to help you keep your arms connected to your body.
practice with these tools and next time on the course try and make your swing feel like it does with the towell or connexion.

See if your swing and drives dont tighten up.
the perfcet conexxion is available in the dew store at dewsweeper store!

Stop the yips

This week we talk about some putting yips.
A dewsweeper writes in and says they they putt 10 to 15 foot putts great but constantly miss the 3 -5 foot putts for pars. they say they yip them can i give them any help.
lets understand first what a yip generally is.
The yip is an involuntary reaction in which your body anticipates the impact of the club with the ball and the result is that your hands give the putter head a little extra push and try and help the ball to the hole. All to often this results in a missed and pulled short putt.
The putting stroke is like all other strokes we have discussed here on the dewsweepers. we want the pivot or body to control the club not the hands.
Here are two things I have learned and tried which have successfully help overcome a yippy stroke on 3 and 4 footers.
Since a yip is the anticipation of impact it Can help by putting yourself in a situation in which you cant know when impact is.
try either on of these two:
close your eyes after you settle in over the ball and take a long look at the hole and your target line. stroke the putt with your eyes closed.
Just as effect and you might find it more comfortable is to look a few feet out in front of the ball rather than at the ball while making your stroke.
both of these make it difficult to anticipate impact and yip the putt
try it and see if you don't hole more 3 and 4 footers.

PGA Championship Edition Get Your Driver in Play

Club selection: Just because it is the tee doesn’t mean you have to hit driver. If you struggle early with your driver go to your 3 wood or hybrid. Don’t keep hitting driver after driver out of play. Be flexible with your tee strategy. Select the club that will land in the widest most generous landing area.
Focus on the process not the outcome. Each of us has something that we need to try and feel and do in our swing that we are doing when swinging our best. Focus on that thought when struggling off the tee in tournament play. Don’t focus on where you don’t want to miss or what poor tee shots have happened. This guarantees more poor tee shots to come. Get more involved in the process and stick to your routine.
Rhythm: when tension gets high and the driver gets wayward rhythm almost always increases. I can frequently be heard telling students to try and go 60 percent speed. Try this with your driver next time you struggle and see if you don’t gain your control back slower rhythm will help get you back to more solid contact. I always use the analogy that a car wreck at 50 mph is worse than one at 10., same principle here. If something is going wrong in your swing fast rhythm only makes the results and damage worse.
Tee it lower. When struggling off the tee. Go old school and tee the driver down lower. Make sure that the top of the ball is not sticking up above the head of your driver. The higher the ball is in teed up the easier it is for the driver to get underneath the ball and impart more curve spin on the ball. A ball teed higher also lends itself towards leaning back and swinging up at the ball which can produce erratic tee shots.
Try these suggestions next time driving the ball is a premium and your are struggling to get the ball in play off the tee. See if you don’t shoot lower scores.