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Khorkar Super Active Golfer


Posts: 2394 Join date: 2009-06-19 Age: 37 Location: Sinkapoh
 | Subject: Shot Shaping Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:54 pm | |
| I am trying to learn the different type of shaping shorts. My skills are limited and want to improvement them.
Can anyone recommend some sites or information that can teach shot shaping? |
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slinger Incredibly Active Golfer


Posts: 4320 Join date: 2009-06-19 Age: 42 Location: Wild Wild West
 | Subject: Re: Shot Shaping Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:57 pm | |
| sebei howlian...... |
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Khorkar Super Active Golfer


Posts: 2394 Join date: 2009-06-19 Age: 37 Location: Sinkapoh
 | Subject: Re: Shot Shaping Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:58 pm | |
| Sifu... how to be haolian.. I need to practice and learn then only i can be near to your standards...
Please part some skills for me... Kopi as bribe ok? |
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slinger Incredibly Active Golfer


Posts: 4320 Join date: 2009-06-19 Age: 42 Location: Wild Wild West
 | Subject: Re: Shot Shaping Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:08 am | |
| i try to keep my disperson within a 10m radius, oreadi hard nough for me..... never think how shape left or right
if i find myself in your position to shape the shots, then i will just take my medicine n layup, i dun like to cheong, i thought u have learn your lesson.....haiz |
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Khorkar Super Active Golfer


Posts: 2394 Join date: 2009-06-19 Age: 37 Location: Sinkapoh
 | Subject: Re: Shot Shaping Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:12 am | |
| Ha ha.. still got cheong... but not so much liao. I must play a game with you..soon. 9-9 ok? |
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slinger Incredibly Active Golfer


Posts: 4320 Join date: 2009-06-19 Age: 42 Location: Wild Wild West
 | Subject: Re: Shot Shaping Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:55 am | |
| only gu niang ask stroke for par 3...... have some pride lah dun say i want to suan u...... |
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S70B Course Marshal


Posts: 4974 Join date: 2009-06-18 Location: Home sweat home...
 | Subject: Re: Shot Shaping Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:38 am | |
| Why do you want to shape your shots KK? Hitting straight is too easy? Just play your natural ballflight. Take more notice of the wind and know how it will affect it. eg A right-left wind will accentuate your draw and vice versa. I dun remember playing a round where I need to shape shots more than once or twice. I know TW does it but he's not playing on the same level as any of us here so I dun think you will need to do it until you can consistently shoot in the single digits abv par per 18. |
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Birdman Course Marshal


Posts: 3131 Join date: 2009-10-09 Age: 47 Location: Wherever my feet take me....
 | Subject: Re: Shot Shaping Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:52 am | |
| Khorkar, just one question..
Without looking, can you feel and tell where your clubhead is and where it's pointing at any point in your swing?
Clubhead awareness is the vital first step my friend. |
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Technospaz Advisor


Posts: 12516 Join date: 2009-06-18 Age: 36 Location: Typically OOB
 | Subject: Re: Shot Shaping Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:21 am | |
| For me, before I can shape my shots, I need to learn how to hit straight first. I plan to achieve that circa by December 2025. |
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watermyforrest Incredibly Active Golfer


Posts: 2875 Join date: 2009-07-17 Age: 36 Location: Serangoon Central
 | Subject: Re: Shot Shaping Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:36 am | |
| I am trying to shape mine straight.... |
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Khorkar Super Active Golfer


Posts: 2394 Join date: 2009-06-19 Age: 37 Location: Sinkapoh
 | Subject: Re: Shot Shaping Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:45 am | |
| | Birdman wrote: | Khorkar, just one question..
Without looking, can you feel and tell where your clubhead is and where it's pointing at any point in your swing?
Clubhead awareness is the vital first step my friend. |
Still cant tell yet whether my club face is and where its pointing. Guess, the answer is that I am not ready....
I thought it would be good thing to learn about the type of shots available. I mean at times, when playing, you always wish that if you could done things better by playing it differently. |
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Duval_S Hall of Fame Golfer

Posts: 7299 Join date: 2009-06-19
 | Subject: Re: Shot Shaping Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:03 am | |
| 2 months ago, I do occasionally encountered shot shaping specifically for my 6 to 8 irons....(I don play 5 and less)....well, the only challenge, was that I did not know it happened till the ball left my clubface...
Nowadays, I more occasionally encountered accidental shot shaping ...more 'power fade' (to pro, they call it shank).
OK, on serious-er note, the only shot shaping which I could execute is controlling (more like trying) the trajectory only.... |
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Right_sided_coach Golf Professionals


Posts: 856 Join date: 2009-06-24
 | Subject: Re: Shot Shaping Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:06 am | |
| Shot shaping is a useful tool to have and will give you a great understanding of your swing pattern. It helps give you awareness of what your path and clubface are doing at impact as well as your angle of attack. By understanding the ball flight laws and knowing how to read what your ball flight is doing, you are well on your way to being able to work out and correct any swing faults you may have. Some swing patterns will only enable you to fade while others will only enable you to draw. By practicing shaping the ball in both directions you can neutralise your swing and generally straighten out your shots. If you find you can only hit either a draw or a fade, this indicates you have a problem with your swing path and clubface. Maybe time to see a pro. Most golfers will have a stock shot they prefer but the good players can hit either shape on demand. My motto is that "the clubface is King" as this determines the starting direction of the ball. The path of your swing will determine which way the ball will curve, i.e inside path will draw the ball, outside path will fade the ball So to hit a right to left draw, the face needs to be slightly open at impact (this starts the ball to the right) and the path is coming from the inside (giving the ball the side spin). The opposite is true for a fade |
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seebayho Super Active Golfer


Posts: 1687 Join date: 2009-11-29
 | Subject: Re: Shot Shaping Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:42 am | |
| | Birdman wrote: | Khorkar, just one question..
Without looking, can you feel and tell where your clubhead is and where it's pointing at any point in your swing?
Clubhead awareness is the vital first step my friend. |
Excellent advice! to learn this awareness, all you need is to guess where your shots goes after hitting. As times goes you will be able to guess how far off it went from your intended target. |
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PinkPanther Junior Golfer


Posts: 208 Join date: 2010-06-22
 | Subject: Re: Shot Shaping Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:56 am | |
| Shot shaping is useful only when you are able to identify the type of shots you need to hit on the course. Hitting it straight will always be the best solution ; hitting it center of the green.
My current advise would be for you to hit the center of every green when you play on the course, regardless of the pin position.
Pink Panther |
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