1. Aim- I laid a club down between myself and the ball to help me aim for the correct flag. If any of you have been to a driving range before you know there are several spots you can swing from and several flags that you can aim at. In case you want a better definition, click on the link you see above. When I picked a flag I then aligned my club up with it. If you try this out be aware of the other club. You want to make sure it is in a position where you won't hit it with the club you are currently swinging with.
Here is how I used the club in between to help me aim. |
3. Follow Through- I wasn't swinging all the way and when I was I gave it my all thinking I would
slam that sucker. I did my best when I slowed down my swing and followed through with my belly facing my target. Below is a video of me working on this...sorry that you have to tilt your head to watch it. Any idea how to flip it?
Recording myself made me think of school. In my masters program we recorded our speeches to self reflect and see areas we could improve on. When teaching I have recorded lessons to reflect upon as well. This was a good learning experience for me to see what I could work on next. On my next visit I would like to work on not bouncing when I hit the ball and trying not to hit it off the toe of the club. The toe is the tip and that's what made my ball go right instead of straight.
Before I went to the range yesterday, I thought to myself as a teacher I would encourage my students to go to the library and checkout several books to learn the basics of golf off the course. I then thought, that's pretty good advice and I should do that for myself. I love reading children's books so I got a mix of both adult and kids books to look at. Sometimes I feel like I learn more in children's books because it is very cut
Here are some of the books I selected to read. |
Love this!! We are going to make a date and head to the range. I know just by the few pointers you stated will help my golf game. We do a golf fundraiser at school every year, and my game is never good. Horrible! To be more precise. Sounds like a great time.
ReplyDeleteThanks Layla! I would love to go to the range with you in the near future.
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