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How is the practice going in between lessons?
Honest answer is so/so. A mix of frustration, enjoyment, potential, and regret, haha. I'm doing it over the winter so that I embrace the changes and don't care where the ball is going for a while. If you would have seen my range session today you would have laughed at me for like 60% of my swings. But the other 40% showed what the potential could be. Going to stick with it, and hopefully be ready by Spring.
That being said I just bought a live view sports camera and plan on hitting the sim hard this winter to get the fundamentals and changes down I’ve been trying to master for a long time.
Anyways JB, good luck. It’s crazy difficult to ingrain these new moves without countless reps and hours of practice.
The struggle is real.
No man, I get it. A few years ago (wow, it has been about 6 now), I started this and it was topped balls, thins, etc. Then you get one and it is pure and you realize what is in there somewhere. I got an injury and then backed off, but glad to see others are going through it.
I am currently in the process. I need to completely start over after the debacle that was last season
It's definitely a humbling experience. You really have to be willing to get worse before you get better. And for most of us, you included obviously, we don't have time to be spending hours at the range every day to get it ingrained quickly. So it becomes a bit of a drawn out process, and can easily lead to giving up. Just have to be patient (easier said than done), and take the long term approach. I think one of the biggest keys is finding an instructor you trust, and who you get along with, and don't feel bad about looking like an idiot at times in front of.
If I head down the path, I have made peace with this part.
Come join me on it, will be entertaining at least. We could have an #ssholes & Esquires reunion with our new swings in a year or 2 haha.
I think a near "re-build" from time-to-time is good for everyone. I call it "re-baselining". Let's face it, and I'm guilty too, as time marches on we run into various shot issues on a given day/week/month. As such, we start fussing with various segments of the swing to isolate the "fault" which in reality often negatively impacts other parts of the swing. Before I know it, I'm back to square one anyway. And in my case, I try to remember to accept the uniqueness of my swing which could be more compact, not as "wide-reaching", more upright, etc. We all see pros on tour who have what some would term "non-textbook" swings for which I'm fairly certain instructors tried to "teach-out".Ever wanted to rebuild the swing? I don’t necessarily mean start over from scratch, but basically doing so, without erasing any natural athleticism you might have?
Any reason you have or have not?
I actually haven’t decided if I am going to do it yet, but I am having some unique thoughts. While the passion for the game is stronger than ever, now is the first time I am getting crazy excited about playing again. Part of that is because what we have on tap for 2020, part of that is how much fun I have had playing the last couple of times out.
Visiting her old instructor got me thinking.
Ever wanted to rebuild the swing? I don’t necessarily mean start over from scratch, but basically doing so, without erasing any natural athleticism you might have?
Any reason you have or have not?
You issues for me:
1. Time
2. Patience
It would be tough to find time to practice and groove a new swing. It's already hard enough to get little changes to stick. I'm also not very good at being patient which would be a problem.
I’ve taken one lesson from an instructor which didn’t take. Since I’ve Taken lots of video and actually been discussing with @Lions81 who is going through a similar changeGoing through an instructor?