My take away from The Sweetser in Asheville was this; I played lots of fine shots and drove the ball fairly long and straight, but my iron shots were often not going very far. The acceleration possible with a driver because the ball is on a tee and contacting the ball first not an issue is NOT the case with iron shots off the turf. This is especially true with the early bermuda fairways at the BFCC where the lies are extremely tight.
In a nutshell today I could sense the place, the sensation of where my arms and club would end up at the finish of my swing. The backswing seemed slow and connected and mostly a shoulder turn where my right knee stayed in place as I wound back. The front swing wasn't rushed or harried but felt like one continuous motion that didn't ever stop.
You always hear about the golf swing should be as if the ball is simply in the path of the swing, in the way and there's no sensation of a "hit". I could feel this today.
The backswing was shorter and I had more focus on out there/ the target / the front swing.
This is also something to explore with short shots and I played lots of fine short ones today with a slower and shorter back swing and more acceleration through.
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