dhartmann34
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I was inspired to do this by @IceyShanks. I love checking in on his journey and thought it’d be fun to do something similar…especially because it makes me hold myself accountable as it's right out in the open for all to see. THP is also a nice place to keep it because I know others out there have gone through the same things and have advice and encouragement for when things get tough.
I’ve had a swing that has been….uhhhh….. a battle for a while. Somewhere between college and now things went haywire. I think it began with wanting to hit the ball longer and then continued with bad swing tweaks, dumb practice habits, trying every tip under the sun, and the inability to really embrace how much dedication it takes for a swing change of any type.
Since joining THP that at times borders on obsession/addiction, I’ve always wanted to play better, but often struggle with the fact that my game would not get better right away when I’m trying to fix things...which of course is hard because who wants to embarrass themselves when playing golf with other ‘internet golfers’ and their 350 yard drives?
I originally purchased a Groupon which included 2 one hour lessons, to see if I’d like Tim, a local teaching professional with a pretty good reputation. Now I’m signed up for a set of 10 lessons (12 total with the Groupon I purchased). He has a studio on the southside of Chicago, a couple of blocks west of the White Sox ball park. Pretty sweet place.
After each lesson Tim sends a video of the things we worked on, comments, and what he wants me to practice. My plan is to post each video after each lesson...and to have lessons about 3 weeks apart, giving me time to work on the things that I need to. Tim prefers me to mostly work on the drills without the club in my hand. He thinks the club and ball tend to mess things up, at least early on while getting some basics set in stone for the posture and takeaway. He thinks that if you practice the drills at home, or at the range (even this isn't ideal to him), you should just be able to swing once you get to the course and let the muscle memory take over. Obviously, it's not that easy, and he'd never make you believe it is, but in the long run, that's what we're aiming for. This makes it super tough as I love to go to the range and hit ball after ball. So far in each lesson, I think the most balls I ever hit was 10, and that was just getting loose before we started. The swing happens, the ball just gets in the way of the club path, and the shot is the result...is kinda how Tim says it. His teachings are based off of the "Tathata Golf Method" which you can find a thread on THP or of course on the internet.
I’ve gone through 3 lessons so far. I’ll be posting the videos and talking about each lesson and what I’ve learned. I've already had struggles of course and it's frustrating when it doesn't transfer over to the course, but I'll have committed to sticking with it and really making sure that I do exactly what I'm told. Otherwise, it's just a worthless venture and waste of money.
So welcome to this. If you have questions,comments or encouragement please send it all my way. I'm hoping for a fun and successful year with all of this. Let's do this!
I’ve had a swing that has been….uhhhh….. a battle for a while. Somewhere between college and now things went haywire. I think it began with wanting to hit the ball longer and then continued with bad swing tweaks, dumb practice habits, trying every tip under the sun, and the inability to really embrace how much dedication it takes for a swing change of any type.
Since joining THP that at times borders on obsession/addiction, I’ve always wanted to play better, but often struggle with the fact that my game would not get better right away when I’m trying to fix things...which of course is hard because who wants to embarrass themselves when playing golf with other ‘internet golfers’ and their 350 yard drives?
I originally purchased a Groupon which included 2 one hour lessons, to see if I’d like Tim, a local teaching professional with a pretty good reputation. Now I’m signed up for a set of 10 lessons (12 total with the Groupon I purchased). He has a studio on the southside of Chicago, a couple of blocks west of the White Sox ball park. Pretty sweet place.
After each lesson Tim sends a video of the things we worked on, comments, and what he wants me to practice. My plan is to post each video after each lesson...and to have lessons about 3 weeks apart, giving me time to work on the things that I need to. Tim prefers me to mostly work on the drills without the club in my hand. He thinks the club and ball tend to mess things up, at least early on while getting some basics set in stone for the posture and takeaway. He thinks that if you practice the drills at home, or at the range (even this isn't ideal to him), you should just be able to swing once you get to the course and let the muscle memory take over. Obviously, it's not that easy, and he'd never make you believe it is, but in the long run, that's what we're aiming for. This makes it super tough as I love to go to the range and hit ball after ball. So far in each lesson, I think the most balls I ever hit was 10, and that was just getting loose before we started. The swing happens, the ball just gets in the way of the club path, and the shot is the result...is kinda how Tim says it. His teachings are based off of the "Tathata Golf Method" which you can find a thread on THP or of course on the internet.
I’ve gone through 3 lessons so far. I’ll be posting the videos and talking about each lesson and what I’ve learned. I've already had struggles of course and it's frustrating when it doesn't transfer over to the course, but I'll have committed to sticking with it and really making sure that I do exactly what I'm told. Otherwise, it's just a worthless venture and waste of money.
So welcome to this. If you have questions,comments or encouragement please send it all my way. I'm hoping for a fun and successful year with all of this. Let's do this!