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Bucket,

That's exactly the type of honest evaluation I'm looking for. I will leave the particulars of swing correction to the experts. The part that concerns me the most is a two-way miss. Right and left. This type of pattern requires great discipline in adhering to a committed routine.

If you can eliminate most of your misses to one side or the other, you will have an easier time fitting your pattern to the golf course.

So your part of the plan is to decipher the swing changes you need to make and to implement these moves over a period of time.

HB

Next question. Tell me about your short game. Shots inside full sandwedge. Bunkers. Pitches. High. Low. Flop. Tight lies. Rough. Anything else you can think of besides putting. Short game philosophy (one club, many, close to the ground as possible, or something else)

First . . . Question: A lot of times I'm just trying to "hit it there" basically a straight shot. Should I instead of thinking "hit it there" think hit a draw there? I think right to left is more of my natural curve. But I can go both ways (don't do it Mike O!).

SHORT GAME

• Short chip shots are my strength. I'm pretty decent at hitting sandwedge chips to about 40 feet out.
• If I have to hit longer chips I typically have more trouble with distance control. I'd say my error is typically long.
• I can hit low wedges with some check pretty good
• High wedges are more of a problem for me. I don't do well with flops. I'm a low spinner type.
• I hit down on chips and pitches maybe too steep.
• 40-50 yard shots are tougher for me particularly if they have to carry something . . . come in too low and hot.
• I typically chip with sw, gap and 9 . . . I used to carry lob but no mo'. 48, 52, 56.
• I'm better at hitting shots hard than soft.
• I'm more snappy than sweepy.

How's that?