[8cork]

8cork,

It sounds, on one hand, like you don't need my advice. It sounds like you get the most out of your ballstriking.

Maybe I can help. I always knew that I was not the calm, causual type. I swing more like Nick Price than Bob Murphy. So my goal was always to build a swing that would work at that speed. I'm more relaxed than I was early on, but I'm still on the quick side. When I practice, contary to some common advice, I try to get my swing ramped up to on course speed. I think you want to swing at a pace that fits your personality.

Trying to fix your swing on the course just does not work, as a rule. If you are mechanical on the course, it can interrupt the flow of your swing and cause steering and other problems. You might have one tendency you can think of and have a few practice swings with some special feel before you start your routine. Once you walk in, if you take practice swings, they should be directed towards the shot at hand and not away from the current miss.

If you are more calm and casual in normal life, you need to look at what causes you to speed up. Are you clear about what causes the left shots? Can you take some video while you play and compare it to the range? Have you taken the whole bottle of pills with regard to being overplane? Understanding the cause of your left shots may go a long way towards solving your problem with getting it to the course.

HB

HB,
I think you have it the nail on the head. I think I have not gotten over my overplane swing issues enough to be comfortable on the course. It seems I always revert back to bad habits. I need to keep grinding and working on what Lynn, Ted, and Jeff taught me at Falcons fire and learn to trust it on the course. I also think I could greatly help myself if I could learn to carry the same mentality on my full swing as I do my putter. When I am on the greens I have no swing thoughts, I am very much a feel putter. I just make the putt in my mind, then let my body execute. Of course, a putting stroke is much easier to execute than a full swing. I need tips on how to play and think on the course like a good feel player does. When I am hitting full shots on the course I am so wrapped up in the mechanics and my own swing thoughts I rarely think much about the target or visualizing the shot.
Bucket and I are going to get together for a day at the course in the next couple of weeks. I think it will be eye-opening to have him evaluate me on the range, and then see what happens on the course.