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Muscle Memory

  • 09-07-2012 8:15am
    #1
    Dr.Silly
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    Hi,

    Just wanted to get an idea of how long it takes you guys to change something in your swing.
    For instance, if you're working particularly on say bringing the club more on the inside, or having a better release.

    Do you go to the range for 2 weeks and work on it so it comes second nature, then you start working on something else. Or do you go to the range for a 4 hour session and then bring it to the course.

    I know it's going to be different for everyone but would be interested in hearing different methodologies.


Comments

  • #2
    mike12
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    To be honest by the end of a lesson i can have the new move down as long as it is nothing too major, i will do as many range sessions as i can in the following 2 weeks but generally i can see the benefit before i leave the lesson.
    Mike


  • #3
    Kevinmarkham
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    I've been having lessons with David Lewis - in the Charlesland Driving Range - and he said it takes 3,000 iterations for 'muscle memory' to settle in. That's a lot of visits to the driving range/course, and probably explains why so few golfers execute their changes successfully... and end up finding a middle ground between old and new


  • #4
    Dr.Silly
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    Kevinmarkham wrote: »
    I've been having lessons with David Lewis - in the Charlesland Driving Range - and he said it takes 3,000 iterations for 'muscle memory' to settle in. That's a lot of visits to the driving range/course, and probably explains why so few golfers execute their changes successfully... and end up finding a middle ground between old and new

    3,000 .. holy crap !!


  • #5
    Dr_Colossus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,188 ✭✭✭Dr_Colossus


    Kevinmarkham wrote: »
    I've been having lessons with David Lewis - in the Charlesland Driving Range - and he said it takes 3,000 iterations for 'muscle memory' to settle in. That's a lot of visits to the driving range/course, and probably explains why so few golfers execute their changes successfully... and end up finding a middle ground between old and new
    Dr.Silly wrote: »
    3,000 .. holy crap !!

    Seems to vary between people and the degree of change involved. I remember an interview Woods gave sometime after the Masters regarding his poor performance and the interviewer was asking him about his new swing and whether he was comfortable with it yet. Woods was saying it was coming along but he hadn't hit the required 10,000 shots with it yet to fully trust it and developed the required confidence.


  • #6
    BoardsMember
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    3,000? If you look at most amateur golfers, every swing is slightly different. If you end up hitting the range that often, chances are that while you might be practising the new swing change, you might also be ingraining new bad things. I dont see how anyone could hit that many balls in practise in a reasonable length of time.

    Personally speaking, I really am not a fan of the range. Unless I am playing in the next day or two and have not played in ages, I give it a big miss.


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