Right before I start the putter back, I think about making solid contact. This brings your attention to the back of the ball and helps keep your head still at impact, which is a must. Many amateurs take a peek down the line too soon, and that can cause all sorts of mis-hits.
How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball.
It's about hitting the ball in the center of the club face and hitting it hard.
Gene Richards swings, the ball bounces foul and hits him in the head. No harm done.
The good kind of spin - backspin - comes from hitting the ball cleanly, then making a divot after impact.
It is scary when bowling how hard batsmen hit it now.
I am an arm hitter. When you snap the bat with your wrists just as you meet the ball, you give the bat tremendous speed for a few inches of its course. The speed with which the bat meets the ball is the thing that counts.
The cast clubs were a big part of it, too. I found I wasn't getting that instant feedback I was used to with a forged blade. The sweet spot is a shade bigger, and when I didn't hit the ball dead center, I didn't know it, because it still felt great.
It's got to feel good off the face, it's got to look good from on top of the ball. And then, obviously, it's got to perform. But in those iron testings, obviously, I'm just trying to hit the best shots I can.
If you watch Dominic Thiem and Naomi Osaka, the way the ball comes off the racket is totally different.
