While I was at the range today, a pro was giving an older teen a lesson a few bays away. The teen had a very exaggerated reverse pivot, and the pro wanted him to keep getting into that position. I will be very up front and say that I don't know what they were working on directly - maybe he tended to sway too much in the backswing and the pro had him exaggerating his body going forward in order to feel like he wasn't swaying back? But it made me think about learning things we thought were contradictory but in fact, they end up helping us.
Were you ever taught something that you initially felt was contradictory to "traditional" golf learning, but ended up helping your game?
Were you ever taught something that you initially felt was contradictory to "traditional" golf learning, but ended up helping your game?