Down Swing Black Out

[Ball Turf]

Hello All


I was wondering if any one has any suggestion on how to take a swing to the course. I read TGM when I have free time. I also watch my videos of my swing that I took with my AI. I practice my swing with my impact bag. I am also educating my hands by swing with each arm separtedly and I LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! at my wrist position's When I am at the range. ( FLat left wrist/bend right wrist) I can hit some awesome shots. I make sure that I am in balance and bringing the hole club to the ball.

My problem is when I take it to the course I lose my rhytem. I get to fast and I think I really have too smack it. Which, I know is not correct. I really hit some poor shots, shot that I know won't hit the fairway or the attend target. DOWN SWING BLACKOUT!

I went to the range this afternoon and worked on light grip preasure. So, I could feel , The loading of the sweet spot against PP # 3 and sustaining it. Work pretty good at the end of my session.

Any Suggestion ?

Thanks

Ball Turf

[drewitgolf]

To cure downswing black-out, visualize the path of the clubhead through and beyond impact per 8-0 #3.

Also per 5-0, Monitor all three elements of the club (1-L) by way of the hands-stop monitoring the clubface instead of your hands.

Lastly check your balance. When you loose your balance, no matter what you are working on, your central nervous system will over-ride it as a defense mechanism to protect you from getting hurt.

[Ball Turf]

Drewitgolf

Thanks for the reply.

I am going to try this drill that Billy Mckinney uses for balance. He is using a 2X4 cut to about 2 ft you lay the thin side on the ground and stand on the top thin side. Start practicing your prodcedure's and you do it till you can stay balance on the miniture beam. Suppose to get you in tone with the Earth. Ben Doyle also use this method except with a plastic milk create. I'll practice this this week-end.



Ball Turf

[drewitgolf]

"The Jupiter Effect"

[EC]

[quote="Ball Turf"]Hello All


I was wondering if any one has any suggestion on how to take a swing to the course. I read TGM when I have free time. I also watch my videos of my swing that I took with my AI. I practice my swing with my impact bag. I am also educating my hands by swing with each arm separtedly and I LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! at my wrist position's When I am at the range. ( FLat left wrist/bend right wrist) I can hit some awesome shots. I make sure that I am in balance and bringing the hole club to the ball.

My problem is when I take it to the course I lose my rhytem. I get to fast and I think I really have too smack it. Which, I know is not correct. I really hit some poor shots, shot that I know won't hit the fairway or the attend target. DOWN SWING BLACKOUT!

I went to the range this afternoon and worked on light grip preasure. So, I could feel , The loading of the sweet spot against PP # 3 and sustaining it. Work pretty good at the end of my session.

Ball,

You've correctly identified your problem, loss of RHYTHM, but possibly you do not really understand its meaning. Rhythm has nothing to do with pace or tempo, but instead everything to do with the RPM's of the left arm and the club (keeping them in-line) with consideration to the intended hinge action. Remember, each hinge action has its respective travel time and distance and has to be entered into your computer prior to start up.

EC

[giantsuckingsound]

Hello All


I was wondering if any one has any suggestion on how to take a swing to the course. I read TGM when I have free time. I also watch my videos of my swing that I took with my AI. I practice my swing with my impact bag. I am also educating my hands by swing with each arm separtedly and I LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! at my wrist position's When I am at the range. ( FLat left wrist/bend right wrist) I can hit some awesome shots. I make sure that I am in balance and bringing the hole club to the ball.

My problem is when I take it to the course I lose my rhytem. I get to fast and I think I really have too smack it. Which, I know is not correct. I really hit some poor shots, shot that I know won't hit the fairway or the attend target. DOWN SWING BLACKOUT!

I went to the range this afternoon and worked on light grip preasure. So, I could feel , The loading of the sweet spot against PP # 3 and sustaining it. Work pretty good at the end of my session.

Any Suggestion ?

Thanks

Ball Turf

Yoda came up with this gem on my trip to the Swamp.

Keep doing your impact work as suggested by Yoda. Put the bag at follow through and smack it monitoring your alignments. He's posted some excellent drills with the bag. Keep doing them.

When you go to the course, just be aware of the ball. BUT in your mellon, picture that impact bag out there at follow through. Don't get to concerned with the ball, just blast the "pretend" bag with your selected hinge action. Let the motion make the shot. This will keep you from QUITTING. Remember through the ball to both arms straight. Impact does not achieve the rank of a STATION.

I have some Blackout issues too, but this seems to help.

[tradekid]

NO...No...No...Not once in this whole discussion have I heard the word
TARGET. Y'all range bound, ball bound. When you are on the course you have to be TARGET bound. You can't be a swing mechanic while on the course shooting for score. You have to learn it, ingrain it , before you bring it.

Divide your range work in half. The first half you work on mechanics, positions, acquired motions. LOOK, LOOK, LOOK FEEL, FEEL, FEEL. The other half pretend your on the course. Make bets aganst yourself. How many times can I hit this target green in a row. I have 10 balls left, lets see how many I can land in an imaginary fairway. Challenge yourself.

Prepare.. Prepare.. Prepare.

I think Ben Hogan once said, "If you didn't bring it with you, you aint going to find it out here."

[bts]

I imagine playing on the course while practicing at the range, and vice versa.

[jim_0068]

I think the "downstroke blackout" is a lack of focus. When we lose focus we lose the preparation and we lose our rythem.

When this happens i imagine a drill i do at the range, but on the course:

When i am really working on my accuracy and ball striking i put two clubs down on either side of the ball and leave very little room, think 1". This drill has done wonders for my ballstriking and can create quite a crowd around you too when you are striking them well.

Anyway, imagine those two clubs on either side of your ball when you're on the course, PICTURE THEM THERE.

Focus.

Then hit them.

[6bmike]

Whack the daylights out of the impact bag. If you black out doing that then the problem is acute. LOL.

The ball does have an over powering effect on the golf stroke. The hands stop thinking and the brains begin to mortify at the thought of hitting the ball poorly.

I always thought an impact bag could cause stoppage but in fact it trains a powerful pivot, as well as a wonderful place to unload the power accumulators. Follow Lynn’s impact bag procedures and smack it hard.


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