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by Maarten Goldstein, Apr 26, 2005 3:20am PDT

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  • So, at the ole' driving range today my quest to straighten out my golf shots continued. I've successfully been able to fix the God awful slice from time to time, but the ball still goes crooked--not slice crooked in the sense of curving in the air, but just not going forward, going to the right at about a 30' angle. I blame my follow through. Today I actually had a few consecutive straight-forward hits, but the club was hitting the ball too low (I theorize) because the ball was going much higher than I think it should have. So I'm fighting several bad habits at once, which is always fun. I also still get the occasional "Dammit" shot where I undercut the ball or hit it across the top, making it either pop up and fly a fantastic 10 or so yards forward, or bounce pitifully away.

    My hands are beginning to get a "this feels right" feeling as far as my grip is concerned, as when I can get them organized properly I seem to have more "better" shots. Right now I believe the major issues with my swing are a follow through that is not straight through the ball but rather across it, and a failure to rotate properly at the hips. I've been experimenting with standing different distances from the ball and hence bending more at the knees, as well as which angle to take the backswing in, as it seems to be pretty open, because walking to find an open pad at the range I see some guys who bring the club back way up high, and others who seem to bring it back behind them sideways, almost like a baseball bat, and yet they all seem to get drives that make me jealous. For me the swing seems to be in a plane at a 45' angle from the ground (much like the angle formed with between the ground, the head of the club and the shaft as I stand there ready to screw up) and I think if I can get my follow through and club orientation right, it might be salvagable. Yes, indeed.

    This has been the golf report, Omaha reporting. Back to you, Ted.