Seth.Tunstall

I started playing 2 years ago and I have changed every club in my bag at least 1 time. My Dad has had the same putter and irons since he was my age and plays better than ever and hasn't had any significant changes since he was younger. I guess i have either not found the clubs that work best for my swing or i get convinced by youtube or companies that i need to get the latest and greatest equipment (which i cant afford so i get the best thing that came out 5 or so years ago). But i want to know y'alls experience with this... When do you know you've found a club you want to keep in your bag? And how do you not get sucked into the marketing of todays golf manufacturers that if you get their latest thing you will shoot lower scores and hit the ball longer and straighter?

I am a 20hcp player and have been interested in purchasing a launch monitor (Specifically the Garmin R10). Taking the financial decision out of the equation, is this purchase worth it? what are the benefits for a player like myself to use a launch monitor and would it help the higher handicap person shoot lower scores? let me know y'alls thoughts!

yea I don't think there is anything wrong with it. The Instructors comments just got me thinking about it!

Recently watched a video on Jerome Rufin's Channel where he is attempting to go from never playing Golf to becoming scratch. He posts a lot of videos of him with instructors and one video he had a putting lesson with Derek Uyeda who is the coach for many tour guys. Derek made a comment that he doesn't think lines on the ball should be legal on tour saying if we cant have alignment sticks when we hit driver or iron shots then why can we have lines on the ball when we putt. What do yall think about this and is there anything else in Golf that should be illegal? What is something you think should be legal that currently isn't?

Thank you! honestly this gives me confidence that i am not just looking like a fool but to answer the topping question. I top essentially all my clubs but my wedges. Depending on life and scheduling i play a round at least once a month when the weather is nice and i have the opportunity to go to the range everyday after work. Managing expectations is something i need to work on because i watch a video and convince myself i have solved the issue and when i go play nothing has changed which leads to a not good time. But i do appreciate these tips and the time you took to respond

Thank you, this helped a lot! sticking to one guy on YouTube and not a random amount of instructional videos i think will help. everyone has different ways to do things and that will lead to confusion like I have experienced.

Some background. I am 23 years old, 6'5" and picked up the game 2 years ago and I have been at a 20hcp for about a year. I love the nerdy side of Golf and learning everything there is to learn about everything. The problem with this is I have all this knowledge but I have no clue how to organize it all. what is important vs what is not? what is purely for cosmetics vs what is purely functionable? What is essential vs what is not? please help. The Situation What are the essentials in a golf swing? What are the movements, positions and mentality during the golf swing that are needed to be successfully and repeatable? This question has been one I've wrestled with since I began to play Golf 2 years ago. I picked up the game with limited past experience and no one to teach me unless I paid for lessons and as a broke college student, unless I wanted to eat ramen for a month, I could not afford lessons. So what is the next best thing that could replace a formal lesson? you guessed it, YouTube! Now I will say that if you are brand new to the game and you just want to be able to grip the club and get in the correct stance then YouTube isn't the worst option. BUT for someone like me who knew the general basics and is looking to improve I am left with a million drills, countless instructors, tons of podcast and interviews, thousands of swings to compare to and all of this with no context of what really matters and what people just put out to get views. I'm left with having to record my swing and decide on the many things wrong with it which one I need to fix first. Is it my head position My hand position Am I too upright or too bent over Am I too steep or too shallow Am I taking the club too far back Do I need to turn more with my hips What do I do with my feet (especially after seeing Scottie's feet) All of these and more I have questioned and tried to fix but the problem is that I have not improved if any in the last year. I play regularly and I have a driving range close by so I have the sand but I don't know how to make a castle. As you could probably guess, hence me making this post, YouTube has not helped. the problem I am having isn't find the right drill or the right video to watch but determining what is truly important to get right in the golf swing. If I get nothing else right what do I need to get right? What is the Hierarchy of the swing mechanics for a successful and repeatable swing? If you were given 5 drills that you had to pick to be the only drills you could do for the rest of your life what would they be? What about the driver swing vs iron swing? My Tendencies and Struggles here is some context for me so you know what I am dealing with. I sold my driver because I only could hit mega-slices and it would cost me 9+ strokes just by losing balls in the right tree line or hitting out of the forest. My irons I am a chronic topper of the ball. it is rare I chunk my irons. and they also miss to the right but not as bad as the driver. I am inconsistent when it comes to ball striking I use the whole face of the club. there is no consistency. 100 yards and in i am fairly confident since my wedges are my most practiced club. Final Thoughts All of this to say. I am truly grateful for any response and my heart in all of this is to help anyone else who has had this same question of what do I need to absolutely get right before anything else. also just the desire to get better at this game so I can enjoy it more and not have a day ruined because I lost all 12 balls I bought in the clubhouse before I teed off. God Bless!