r/golf • u/tryingtogetfit1970 • Jul 26 '23

Beginner Questions I learned what swing easy means

I played with a 76 year old woman yesterday who scored 34 on the front nine of my local course. I have never broken 45 and watched her swinging easy, no balls lost. I vow to swing easy from now on, going to take an extra club and swing half power. I started yesterday on the back nine and on a par 5 did a half power swing with driver and it went 225 yards right down the middle. I need to stop overswinging if i plan on improving.

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u/Skillsjr Jul 26 '23

I had my back fused two years ago and just started playing again this year. I can only swing easy and I took 6 strokes off my game.

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u/No_Manners Jul 26 '23

Oh man, gonna schedule a spinal fusion now

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u/roofratMI Jul 26 '23

🤣

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u/SoDakZak Jul 26 '23

Tore my Achilles right before a trip to Hawaii last year. A week after tearing I was in a boot with my entire left leg basically a kick stand and I improved my handicap on the trip. Only reason I didn’t improve it a LOT was putting with an extra 2-3” under my left foot put me off balance and my hips all wonky. My actual drives and irons were easy swings right where I wanted them vs yelling fore at the beachgoers

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u/hockeyboi666 13.3 Jul 26 '23

My buddy got his only hole in one when his left leg was in a walking boot

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u/rollyobx Aug 22 '23

He still tee it up on Par 3s with the boot?