Golf Swing

lots to cover today, and less time to do it in. golf swing analysis. this post will be most for my own use rather than anyone who reads this, but oh well. my golf swing, but specifically my wedge game.

so my sand-wedge is a club that i use for primarily around the greens. it has 56 degrees of loft. it is a blade style club, which means it looks like this from the bottom

 

notice the relatively small amount of space where the brand name (Acuity) and big S are located? that is a relatively small area of the club that would be resting on the ground before impact. this area being small allows for the club to scoop right under the ball, allowing for greater loft, more spin and if done correctly, a longer ball flight. this is ideal for shots around the green where you have to get the ball a very exact distance, and spin becomes important. for a long time, i have been unable to hit my blade-style wedges in a full swing. i have yet to fully understand why, but i have accepted it, and decided to simply use this club for around the greens and short shots only.

now, this is my sand-iron. i call it differently in order to distinguish between my 2 clubs of the same loft.

see the distinctly larger surface area on the bottom (sole) of the club? this allows the user to hit a full shot easier. what this extra area basically does is that it allows for the club to spend more of its time on the ground, almost sliding along the ground upon impact, as opposed to the first club that i showed, which does not slide along the ground as easily. my sand-iron is much easier for me to hit for a full shot. this club can take a fully swing easily, and go about 90 yards or so.

this might show the differences in the sole of the club better.

now, onto my swing, which has taken on a new form this summer, due to me doing a fair bit of background research, and taking a few videos of my swing. my swing has been evolving to take on a draw, which is distinctly different from the fade that i have always played. my fade moves the ball from the right to left, and now if i do it correctly, which i have been practicing, i will be able to move the ball from the left to the right in a controlled manner as well. my biggest issue right now, actually, is getting the ball to go straight! i have found myself needing to commit to a specific shot-shape and being forced to play that, instead of just trying to hit it straight. when i attempt a straight shot, my golf ball can go either way; it can be difficult to predict. so in that sense, i still have plenty of practice to do.