Golf Lessons

Danny dyers double

Have one booked for Wednesday evening . Iv never had one before but last summer was shown proper grip from a pro .

Was just wondering what I will be shown in the lesson . Im playing a year but still often scuff , slice and top balls . My short game is ok so I wouldn be wanting help with that .

This might sound like a silly question but just having a clue what to expect . Any advice much appricated

Keano

They'll probably have you hit some balls then advise what needs to be fixed and maybe put a plan in place and show you one or two things to work on before you go back to them again.

PARlance

Danny dyers double wrote: »

Have one booked for Wednesday evening . Iv never had one before but last summer was shown proper grip from a pro .

Was just wondering what I will be shown in the lesson . Im playing a year but still often scuff , slice and top balls . My short game is ok so I wouldn be wanting help with that .

This might sound like a silly question but just having a clue what to expect . Any advice much appricated

He'll prob just get you to hit a few balls with a 7i. A good pro will know what to work with you on almost straight away.

So from that point, you don't need to do much going into the lesson. It's listening during the lesson and the willpower to stick to what the pro says after the lesson that's important.

A 30 minute lesson won't fix much, it's the 10,15,20 or so trips to the range afterwards that you'll see the progress in (at our level anyway...Low HC's may be able to adapt quicker)
It's incredibly easy to just revert back to old habits at the range.

I'd be a big fan of doing a follow up lesson. I did 3 late last year over 3 months.
Same pro, told him that I intended to come back, wanted it to be a winter project. It put the pressure on me to have my "learnings" learned for the next one. I was told to keep range sessions to 50 balls. Quality practice not quantity. It's hard to get into this mode, it was for me anyway.

spacecoyote

Chances are the pro will ask you what level you're at, what you want to work on & what are your goals. It's your money & your time so he should work on what you ask. If you say your happy with your short game he won't work on your short game.

I'd imagine on a 1st lesson he'll take a look at your set up & suggest 1 thing to work on, either grip or posture or something like that.

Don't expect overnight miracles. Stick to the advice & even if it feels like youre taking a step backwards, persist with it anyway as you should see the long term benefits if getting the basics right

Keano

Read this great quote over the weekend by Ben Hogan and sums up me anyway how lessons go!

Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.

Danny dyers double

Cheers for the replys fellas .

After Sat it was either get help or give up for me . I don't expect to be Tiger Woods after just a year playing but as I said to be still scuffing and topping balls would suggest I'm doing something wrong .

Iv had good days were iv played well and hit everything in front of me to go out 2 days later and play like a guy only picking up a club .

And I'm not one to just go out every week for a round and expect to be good . I'm at the course early for practice every round . Wednesday night spend 2 hours practicing between range and short game and some evenings out back hitting plastic balls .

But obviously practicing the wrong things . So hopefully after Wednesday I get some direction . Ill post and let's yous know how it went . Cheers again

Keano

Things will get a lot worse...but stick with it as eventually it will become natural!

Danny dyers double

Keano A Legend wrote: »

Things will get a lot worse...but stick with it as eventually it will become natural!

This frightens me because I really can't imagine getting ant worse ðŸ˜႒ðŸ˜႒

Keano

Ah it'll be all worth it in the end!

Panrich

I can fully endorse the value of lessons. I am currently going for lessons as I was like you and getting very frustrated at my lack of consistency and in my case an inability to hit a ball more than 100 yards no matter what club I had in my hand.
I now am practicing much better and have an understanding of how my swing is working and when I hit a bad shot, I can understand better what might have caused it and how to get back on track with the next one. I still have a long way to go personally as I am having a bit of pain in my right knee when I come off the range (old cartialige injury), but I can see light at the end of the tunnel.

Russman

Danny dyers double wrote: »

Iv had good days were iv played well and hit everything in front of me to go out 2 days later and play like a guy only picking up a club .

Unfortunately that's not unusual for us amateurs !

Seriously though, listening to what he's saying during the lesson and, most importantly, having the discipline to do what he's told you when every instinct wants to revert back to old habits is the key.

Danny dyers double

Went to my first lesson tonight and it was interesting to say the least .

I hit a few balls and he had a look at the recordings . At my main fault was I was over swinging on my backswing and he also noticed I was even slightly bending my knees . He showed me where my left shoulder should be and explained about the right elbow not collapsing during swing .

Only disappointing thing was I only got to hit maybe 30 balss as after the lesson you leave his coaching bay .

So hope to get to the range Friday and see how it feels and maybe again sat if I don't go out for a round .

Was giving an drill to do at home . Just to cross my arms and make a swinging motion as it shows how far you should be backswinging .

Man on Fire

How much wer the golf lessons

realgolfgeek

Danny dyers double wrote: »

So hope to get to the range Friday and see how it feels and maybe again sat if I don't go out for a round .

If you do decide to go for a round, try not to revert to your old swing, no matter how bad you're playing. This is alot easier said than done mind you.
You will play worst probably before you get better as you're adjusting to the new swing.
Good luck with the lessons.

Danny dyers double

Man on Fire wrote: »

How much wer the golf lessons

30euro for half hour . I went to the Spawell .

Danny dyers double

realgolfgeek wrote: »

If you do decide to go for a round, try not to revert to your old swing, no matter how bad you're playing. This is alot easier said than done mind you.
You will play worst probably before you get better as you're adjusting to the new swing.
Good luck with the lessons.

cheers pal . Yeah iv been told it will get worse alright . I will defo stick with it as I'm quite pigheaded and desperate to improve and now iv some direction to practice to .

spacecoyote

Danny dyers double wrote: »

Went to my first lesson tonight and it was interesting to say the least .

I hit a few balls and he had a look at the recordings . At my main fault was I was over swinging on my backswing and he also noticed I was even slightly bending my knees . He showed me where my left shoulder should be and explained about the right elbow not collapsing during swing .

Only disappointing thing was I only got to hit maybe 30 balss as after the lesson you leave his coaching bay .

So hope to get to the range Friday and see how it feels and maybe again sat if I don't go out for a round .

Was giving an drill to do at home . Just to cross my arms and make a swinging motion as it shows how far you should be backswinging .

Had similar issues myself back on the day, overextended backswing & left knee breaking pretty severely.

Worked on that with a pro in spawell too! Steve Moore by any chance? Reigning it in a little and bracing the knees definitely made my swing more controlled and stable so its worth sticking with it!

Danny dyers double

spacecoyote wrote: »

Had similar issues myself back on the day, overextended backswing & left knee breaking pretty severely.

Worked on that with a pro in spawell too! Steve Moore by any chance? Reigning it in a little and bracing the knees definitely made my swing more controlled and stable so its worth sticking with it!

No the gents name was Shane a very nice guy . He did say I would have work to do with my legs but didn't want to overload me with info . He just told me to practice what I was shown tonight till it feels natural and then book another one with him .

redzerdrog

just had my 1st lesson and all I can say is wow i learnt so much I was doing wrong in such a short space of time. Now there is plenty of work to be done but the good thing is there is a couple of things I can work at at home without going the range.

What do you guys think, is it ok to get out and play as long as I am practicing to changes to my swing while on the course? Or should I just stick to the range for a week or two?

EvanCornwallis

Main thing is just stick to what you've been shown , no matter how uncomfortable it is or how bad it's going.

Do a bit in the range but I'd say get out on the course too. That's where you really do your learning.

loadwire

redzerdrog wrote: »

just had my 1st lesson and all I can say is wow i learnt so much I was doing wrong in such a short space of time. Now there is plenty of work to be done but the good thing is there is a couple of things I can work at at home without going the range.

What do you guys think, is it ok to get out and play as long as I am practicing to changes to my swing while on the course? Or should I just stick to the range for a week or two?

I'd say it's fine to play as long as you don't mind shooting higher than normal. I had 5 or 6 range visits before hitting the course. Even though I had improved in practice, bringing it onto the course was another stage for me - the new setup felt much stranger on an actual tee-box than it had done at the range.

Gradually I got used to it, probably took 2 or 3 rounds before it felt 'normal', even though I thought I was already at that stage in the range. As EvanCornwallis says, main thing is to stick with it and not revert to your 'old' swing.