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I had my first proper golf lesson about 6 weeks ago and it was the best money I have ever spent on golf.
The instructor immediately saw what I was doing wrong (casting the hands at the top and flipping the clubhead at the ball with the hands and arms rather than keeping the clubhead behind the hands and striking down on the ball using the rotation of my hips and trunk). So far so good.
He gave me 3 specific things to work on - 1. posture at address, 2. path of my hands on the takeaway and 3. keeping my wrists cocked in the downswing by rotating my hips and trunk instead of throwing my hands at the ball. He gave me some drills to work on and told me to come back and see him only once these things felt somewhat natural. He also told me to focus less on hitting balls and more on getting to the right positions in the swing.
So I've spent hours at home in the mirror and on the range and can honestly say that videos of my practice swing at full speed show a remarkable change.
However.... the minute I put that little white dimpled mind-wrecker in front of my club, my brain just doesn't let me execute my new swing - I immediately revert to my original swing. This is so frustrating its hard to put into words - I have a complete mental block.
To further prove this is completely in my head, I've found that if I close my eyes and video my swing, not only can I make great contact with the ball, but my swing looks exactly how I want it to.
If anyone has any advice at all, I'd really appreciate it as I'm about to have a nervous breakdown.... (and please don't tell me that playing golf with my eyes closed is the only answer!).
The instructor immediately saw what I was doing wrong (casting the hands at the top and flipping the clubhead at the ball with the hands and arms rather than keeping the clubhead behind the hands and striking down on the ball using the rotation of my hips and trunk). So far so good.
He gave me 3 specific things to work on - 1. posture at address, 2. path of my hands on the takeaway and 3. keeping my wrists cocked in the downswing by rotating my hips and trunk instead of throwing my hands at the ball. He gave me some drills to work on and told me to come back and see him only once these things felt somewhat natural. He also told me to focus less on hitting balls and more on getting to the right positions in the swing.
So I've spent hours at home in the mirror and on the range and can honestly say that videos of my practice swing at full speed show a remarkable change.
However.... the minute I put that little white dimpled mind-wrecker in front of my club, my brain just doesn't let me execute my new swing - I immediately revert to my original swing. This is so frustrating its hard to put into words - I have a complete mental block.
To further prove this is completely in my head, I've found that if I close my eyes and video my swing, not only can I make great contact with the ball, but my swing looks exactly how I want it to.
If anyone has any advice at all, I'd really appreciate it as I'm about to have a nervous breakdown.... (and please don't tell me that playing golf with my eyes closed is the only answer!).
Don't knock it til ya try it.
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