[Usendyduexy]

The tour is about knowing yourself, and knowing how to mentally play the game. Millions of guys can hit all of the shots, but its what pressure can do to make you fold.

That, and putting.

Went to public range yesterday and a local university's golf team was helping out with "The First Tee" program but turnout was very light and the guys took to the range to practice their own swings. Now I know it was the range but it was amazing to see how well the players could work the ball, call shots to different range landmarks and hit them dead on. Call 225 yd "punch shots" saying things such as "low punch draw over yellow flag" before they shoot ,,When they worked up to the drivers a few were hitting dead line drives still on the rise into the 250 net and I realized at that moment as good as these guys were, to make the tour must be so incredibly difficult.

[JohnfAclambrJA]

That would have been pretty cool to watch. It just shows that these guys are on a whole different level to the average golfer.

[Vezazvqw]

What exactly are the old ball flight laws? Also I highly doubt Donald doesn't understand why a ball flies a certain way.

I second that question. Can someone get into ball flight "laws?" The only law I go by is the repetition of a successful shot shape will eventually create muscle memory and practice is the only way to get there.

[brulpcoersero]

Old ball flight laws are not the shot shapes, but how people think you create them. The way people think that you should create a push-draw is to close your stance and aim your clubface at the target. This way, the ball will start where your stance is (to the right) and end up where your clubface is pointing (draw back to the left).

So that isn't what you should do? Are you saying that you should aim straight and swing inside out and close the clubface? That article is kind of confusing.

I'm no expert by any means, but I think the majority of pros (besides maybe Bubba) will use the "old laws" (as u say) and swing on plane and only change their set up angles/club face to produce more consistent shots.

[Vezazvqw]

Went to public range yesterday and a local university's golf team was helping out with "The First Tee" program but turnout was very light and the guys took to the range to practice their own swings. Now I know it was the range but it was amazing to see how well the players could work the ball, call shots to different range landmarks and hit them dead on. Call 225 yd "punch shots" saying things such as "low punch draw over yellow flag" before they shoot ,,When they worked up to the drivers a few were hitting dead line drives still on the rise into the 250 net and I realized at that moment as good as these guys were, to make the tour must be so incredibly difficult.

[bestworkothlo]

When you said the words 'low punch draw' I immediately went outside to make it happen. Didn't work too well.

[Usendyduexy]

If you learn the ball flight laws and what causes what to happen, you can learn to make any shot happen.

Could I make it happen like that? Yes. I was trying to get a low smooth flight with a controlled draw. Didn't work.

[PriniMai]

I disagree. Execution is only hard when you truly dont understand what you are doing.

I believe you're being naive. Executing the shot shape you want in golf requires practice and repetition. You can't accuse someone of not truly understanding something just because they are unable to do it.

[hotsaucemidl]

The ball itself has changed everything, in the days of balata balls it was harder to hit a driver straight but much easier to hit a low or high shot with an iron that moved one way or the other. I am old fashioned in that I still hit driver fades or draws by aiming my swing/stance where I want the ball to start and aiming the face where I want the ball to end up. The less I try to turn either way the better but sometimes that slight fade or draw will keep you in the middle of the fairway vs being off left or right.