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Ding, Ding, Ding

• Adalanar 282 Posts

  Tue, Oct 25 2011 10:09 PM

  Not sure if anybody else has the same problem - but it seem that I am not able to hit the ding regularly with my irons.

  With the drive and putter I am OK and I try to hit the ding early, spot on or late depending on wind/slope. This works pretty good for me

  With the irons this method does not work that good as distance control is quite a challenge (it does with the Raptors that I do not carry anymore). As I am not able to hit the ding I am trying to get better with this method but I am wondering I I should invest the time to learn how to ding the irons.

  Any thoughs on that would be appretiated

• broahes 191 Posts

  Wed, Oct 26 2011 6:48 AM

  I got into this habit  when I first started playing.  I used the Rapture clubs and learned how to miss the ding to make up for wind/slope instead of moving the marker.  I still use that method a lot in putting, but only to help hold the line of a hard breaking putt, especially uphill ones.

  I went from the Raptures to the G-10s that you have now too.  I learned pretty quickly that I was going to have to learn to ding my shots, or at least try to.  All I can say is practice practice practice.. then when you've got it down, practice some more.  I know where you are coming from, and it isn't an easy habit to break, but it has to be in order to do well with your irons.  I can add this.. you will love the G-10s when you get use to them.

   

  Best of luck!

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Oct 26 2011 7:12 AM

  Adalanar:

  With the irons this method does not work that good as distance control is quite a challenge (it does with the Raptors that I do not carry anymore). As I am not able to hit the ding I am trying to get better with this method but I am wondering I I should invest the time to learn how to ding the irons

  Without a doubt the G10s will kill you if you try to aim by missing. Their precision is the reason. They are very accurate if you ding them but miss that ding and you bring more than the standard deviation into play, oftentimes with drastic results. You can get away with this method with your Satins, driver and putter but the irons are different.

  Rather than struggle by missing on purpose, try aiming and missing together. Aim like you normally would and then picture in your mind's eye what missing the ding 1 or 2 pixels on the side of the wind would look like. Don't actually try to miss there, try to ding the shot but visualize the miss before you swing (almost like giving yourself a post hypnotic suggestion.) Your misses will be closer to the ding and if on the correct side of the wind you  will get decent outcomes.  You also take out of play the wild deviation you get when you miss with the wind. Eventually you will adapt to what it takes to ding, or get very close.

• Adalanar 282 Posts

  Thu, Oct 27 2011 9:08 AM

  thank you gentlemen - i will work on this

• b0geybuster 2,574 Posts

  Thu, Oct 27 2011 12:40 PM

  You could also choose another ball with higher feel to slow down all clubs!

  Cheers,

  b0gey