Great Post @Canadan Interesting to hear different thoughts on the 'why?' I went through the posts and tallied all of the 'whys' so far....nerdy, I know, but think it's fascinating:
#1 Reason: What's the Point? - 14 Tallies - This also included: "I suck, Don't want to try, Too old, or too far gone, Not disciplined, Buying Equipment is more fun"
#2 Reason: Time - 13 Tallies - Most people just don't have time to schedule a lesson, drive to the lesson site, sit with the instructor AND THEN spend time at range or course practicing. We get it, it's hard to find the time, but if you just have 15-20 mins a day, you can get better.
#3 Reason: Winter/Season/COVID - 12 Tallies - How can I practice when it's terrible weather outside? This one is different for us because most of the practice we give our players is for them to do at home.
#4 Reason: Find Right Person - 10 Tallies - No one is close to me, or I might light the person...Totally get this, you need to find someone you can get along with and knows what they're doing.
#5 Reason: Expensive: 6 Tallies - Self explanatory, totally get paying $100 or so every time you go see a coach is up there, this is why we made all the instructional videos up front (saves us on a big time part of instruction), and spend our time giving Feedback. We are more efficient, so we can only charge $50 a month for unlimited Feedback.
#6 Reason: I'm planning on it - 10 Tallies -
#7 Reason: Already on it, signed up for Lessons - 7 Tallies
#8 Reason: I don't want to Retool my whole swing - 1 Tally...This is a bit of a paradox. Changing one thing will likely send you into needing to adjust other parts of your swing that won't match the new swing part, AND realistically, you can never just change ONE aspect or add a band aide and expect to get better. Maybe this should be counted in Reason #2
Again, great post, thanks for starting
Matt
Matt:
In addition to having to deal with a shoulder problem, I am a # 3 in your list - Winter. I will not pick up a club until the range at my club opens in late March or early April. I know that you say I can do the work at home over the winter. My fear is that without being able to swing a club and hit any balls, how can I subjectively determine what if any progress I am making. How do I know what I would be working on is improving my swing without me being able to witness it?
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