Rob Owens
New member
In the last two months I'm back playing golf after a six year break, previously played off 14. I invested in some new clubs, joined my local club and was doing ok, too me a few attempts to get back below 100, but then slowly brought my score down to mid 90's, then high 80's then mid 80's - this is were the trouble started I went on holiday for two weeks, came back and booked a lesson I was awful, very tense, poor posture, shanking 70% of my shots.
My original plan was to ask the pro to concentrate on putting as that's were I was struggling (average around 38 ppr) but there I am at the range getting a video lesson and I couldn't hit an elephant from 10yards. The pro shows me my posture and swing on video, I'm too stooped over the ball and too close, my swing plane is too flat, my hip rotation is non existent, I'm dipping into shots, basically it's a mess - how I ever shot 85 two weeks previous I'll never know!
Since then I've had two more lessons and on video my swing looks a lot better and my posture is pretty good however my ball striking is terrible, I'm still hitting a lot off the hozel, to be fair the pro has advised the clubs need extending by 1/2" and this is a big problem with the contact I'm making with the ball but I still really concerned about how badly I'm playing, my last three rounds have averaged 135!!! the majority of shots lost lost in iron play - i was 9 off the tee on a par three, 2 in the lake, 2 out of bounds all shanked, then I smash a six iron to hole side bunker, chip out to 2 foot and make the putt!!
Has anyone else experience this kind of dramatic decline in ability? I'm sure some of it is club length, the different (but correct) posture and swing plane are also factors but to go from mid 80's to mid 130's!!!
My original plan was to ask the pro to concentrate on putting as that's were I was struggling (average around 38 ppr) but there I am at the range getting a video lesson and I couldn't hit an elephant from 10yards. The pro shows me my posture and swing on video, I'm too stooped over the ball and too close, my swing plane is too flat, my hip rotation is non existent, I'm dipping into shots, basically it's a mess - how I ever shot 85 two weeks previous I'll never know!
Since then I've had two more lessons and on video my swing looks a lot better and my posture is pretty good however my ball striking is terrible, I'm still hitting a lot off the hozel, to be fair the pro has advised the clubs need extending by 1/2" and this is a big problem with the contact I'm making with the ball but I still really concerned about how badly I'm playing, my last three rounds have averaged 135!!! the majority of shots lost lost in iron play - i was 9 off the tee on a par three, 2 in the lake, 2 out of bounds all shanked, then I smash a six iron to hole side bunker, chip out to 2 foot and make the putt!!
Has anyone else experience this kind of dramatic decline in ability? I'm sure some of it is club length, the different (but correct) posture and swing plane are also factors but to go from mid 80's to mid 130's!!!