Confronting the ball: let the motion make the shot
Golf is a difficult game, and practicing it effectively can be equally as difficult. Here is a post from OB left about pictures he posted in regards to working on his start down...
Originally Posted by O.B.Left
.......No ball there but Im getting to look more like that when confronted by the ball.
I like that OB says "confronted by the ball" because that is really what's happening. It's hard enough to change habits and ingrain something new into your motion in practice swings, then when the ball is in front of you it feels ten times harder. That ball charges you with executing your new motion and making it produce a straight away shot and solid impact, something very unlikely to happen when first introducing change to your golf stroke. Stick with it! One of homers very first revelations was that he steered the clubhead toward the green when a ball was in front of him, but when he practiced in the backyard and swung to clip the heads off dandelions he noticed a big difference in his motion, he didn't steer the dandelion, how could he? a dandelion could not be expected to fly 150+ yards with a straight flight and so instead he swung the club with a motion and let the motion clip the dandelion.
So try not to let the ball get in the way of progress, don't let mishit shots discourage you. Keep improving your motion and let the motion make the shot, the ball just gets in the way..
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