jaywelby34 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 I was just starting to break into the 80s on a regular basis which felt good. I wanted to take some lessons to fix a few things and perhaps elevate the game even further. Long story short the lessons broke me completely. I was at a point a few months ago that I almost considered giving up the game. It was that bad. Any tips on regaining the swing and some confidence? Quote Manhattan, KS Ping G30 Driver 9.5 degrees Taylor Made RBZ Black 3 wood Nike Vapor 3 Hybrid Sub70 699 Pro Irons 4-PW (KBS Tour 120 Stiff) Taylor Made ATV 58 and 52 wedges Tour Edge 56 Sand Wedge Odyssey White Hot #9 Putter No official handicap but about 18. Link to comment
RickyBobby_PR Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Go back to what you were doing before your lessons and work on those things at the rangers ego develop the movement patterns again. What did the instructor have you change in your swing? How many lessons and how frequently did you take them with this instructor? How much time did spend working on the things your instructor had you doing differently? GolfSpy_SHARK, THEZIPR23, cnosil and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: PXG 0811 X+ Proto w/UST Helium 5F4 Wood: TaylorMade M5 5W w/Accra TZ5 +1/2”, TaylorMade Sim 3W w/Aldila rogue white Hybrid: PXG Gen2 22* w/AD hybrid Irons: PXG Gen3 0311T w/Nippon modus 120 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 50*, Tiger grind 56/60 Putter: Scotty Caemeron Super Rat1 Ball: Titleist Prov1 Link to comment
cnosil Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, jaywelby34 said: I was just starting to break into the 80s on a regular basis which felt good. I wanted to take some lessons to fix a few things and perhaps elevate the game even further. Long story short the lessons broke me completely. I was at a point a few months ago that I almost considered giving up the game. It was that bad. Any tips on regaining the swing and some confidence? Why did the lesson break you completely? Swing changes are hard and need to be practiced. Any change will feel different and uncomfortable because it is not what you typically do. Unfortunately you provide no input on what you need help with so the basic answer is take lessons and practice. russtopherb, pakman92, MNUte and 4 others 7 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment
MNUte Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 As has been mentioned, you're at a bit of a crossroads as to how you approach it. The first option is to go back to what was working for you. Just work on remembering the feelings of the motions from before your lessons. How your body felt when you were swinging the club back then, how you were thinking, etc. Then commit to those feelings and just work on shaping your game around that old swing. The second option is to dive head first into the lessons you've had and potentially more. Golf is one giant kinetic change, so it's very hard to change a few things like you wanted without the entire kinetic chain being affected. So continue to practice from your lessons, focusing on the feelings and development and not the results. Again, DO NOT FOCUS PURELY ON THE RESULTS, those will come in time as you lock in the habits and behaviors. The third option is to stay as you are now and adapt your game to your current swing. Case in point, before improving his swing, Bubbie from Good Good could only hit a banana slice off the tee and his wedge game is meh. So, he always aimed way left off the tee and became incredibly good putting from off the green. As Golf Sidekick put it, "it's called golf, not golf swing." Rahm, Wolff, and plenty of other professionals have succeeded with less than traditional swings. Without more information on what you tried to change, what lessons you took, etc, it's almost impossible for us to give you tailored advice. So as it stands, the above three approaches (go back, go forward, or adapt to the present) are about as good of advice as anyone can give. All three have their pros and cons and all three will take time. It's up to you on how much time you want to commit and how you want to approach it. Good luck! cnosil, GolfSpy_SHARK, stephenmatt and 1 other 4 Quote Rag tag bag, but it does the job. Taylormade R1 driver. Ping G400 3 wood. Cleveland Halo Launcher 3 hybrid. Cleveland CBX launcher irons (5-PW). Assorted wedges (48, 52, 58). Odyssey White Hot Pro 2.0 putter. Link to comment
Middler Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 It can be very hard to make changes, you have to practice and stick with it for a while, and you have to be open to the changes. If you don’t believe they’re going to work, they definitely won’t… I went to a pro who broke me, but I believe in lessons as a means to improve. So I went to another pro (and didn’t tell him about my failed lessons with the first pro). His advice was very different, and it worked great. May seem counterintuitive, but I’d go to another pro… Tyler86, GaDawg, pakman92 and 3 others 6 Quote Titleist TSR2 11° HZRDUS Red CB 50 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize Titleist TSR2 16.5º HZRDUS Red 60 CB 6.0 & TSR2 21º HZRDUS Black 4G 70 6.0 w Lamkin UTx Midsize Mizuno JPX923 HMP 4-GW, T22 54.12WS, T22 58.04DC w Lamkin ST+2 Hybrid Midsize Evnroll EV5.3 Maxfli Tour & ProV1 Ping Pioneer - MGI Zip Navigator AT Payntr X 002 LE, Ecco Biom C4, Payntr X 001 F (Mesh) Link to comment
cnosil Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, Middler said: May seem counterintuitive, but I’d go to another pro… Good point; an instructor/Coach is someone you have to communicate well with. If the communication isnt working try someone else. pakman92, RickyBobby_PR, GolfSpy_SHARK and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: G400 Max 9* w/ KBS Tour Driven Fairway: TS3 15* w/Project X Hzardous Smoke Hybrids: 915H 21* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype 915H 24* w/KBS Tour Graphite Hybrid Prototype Irons: TR20V 6-11 w/Vizard TR20-85 Graphite Wedge: 54/12D, 60/8M w/:Accra iWedge 90 Graphite Putter: Sacks Parente MC 3 Stripe Backup Putters: Milled Collection RSX 2, mFGP2, Futura 5W, TM-180 Member: MGS Hitsquad since 2017 Link to comment
GolfSpy_SHARK Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 like @Middlersaid but I like analogies. Much like a therapist, a pro/lesson may not translate for you from one to another. May not be speaking your language in the lesson or its just not making sense. Nothing to add otherwise here but good luck. Hope you can figure something out. pakman92, RickyBobby_PR, bens197 and 1 other 4 Quote Check out my reviews: G710 Irons Official Review I MC Shaft & V Series Putter Official Review 2022 Forged Tec's Official Review I Nitron Push Cart Official Review WITB: Weapons of grass destruction (link to WITB) Traverse is filled with all this shiny metal and tracked by RadSpeed 8* - MotoreX F1 6X SIM 3W - Project X HZRDUS Green U505 Driving Iron 17* - Project X HZRDUS Black SpeedZone 4H - Project X HZRDUS Black 2022 King Forged Tec's 4-PW - KBS $ Tape 130 48 (SM8), 52 & 60 (SM7) - Nippon Modus 125 S ER2VI PROV1X #19 Are you a veteran? Check out the Veterans Golf Association (VGA) Thread! Link to comment
Bossfan Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 I took lessons last year. At first I didn’t play as well. Went from mid 80s to around 90 give or take a stroke. After a few rounds my scores came back down and I even broke 80 for the first time. It just took some practice on the course for things to kick in. Quote D- Tour Edge EXS 220 4W- Sub 70 949X Hybrid- Sub 70 949X Utility- Sub 70 699 U 21 degree Irons- Sub 70 749 5-PW Wedges- Sub 70 286 50+54, Tour Edge 1 out 58 degree Putter- Cleveland Huntington Beach soft # 11 Ball- Titleist Tour Soft Link to comment
Blueberry_Squishie Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 In addition to what the others have said. If I'm really struggling, Making some half swings with my feet together to just rehearse solid contact always help. Quote Cobra F9 9.5° (Hzrdus Yellow X) Cobra Speedzone 15° (Tensei Blue X) Srixon H85 19° (Hzrdus Black 85 6.0) Mizuno MP20 MMC 4-PW (KBS $ Taper 120S) Mizuno T20 51°, 55°, 59° (KBS $ Taper 120S) Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5.5 34" Srixon ZStar Link to comment
Stuka44 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/7/2022 at 10:56 AM, jaywelby34 said: I was just starting to break into the 80s on a regular basis which felt good. I wanted to take some lessons to fix a few things and perhaps elevate the game even further. Long story short the lessons broke me completely. I was at a point a few months ago that I almost considered giving up the game. It was that bad. Any tips on regaining the swing and some confidence? My advice would be to attempt to forget all of your lessons, and don't take anymore. Go back to the swing, grip, stance whatever it was before that got you into the 80's. Practice chipping, putting, and approach shots with the swing you had. That will shave stokes. Strategy, and good decisions, will help. I have said this to others on this forum. If you aren't topping, or skulling drives and approach shots regulary, then you have(had) your swing that was usable, and satisfactorily functional. What you need is to practice chipping the ball to within 4 feet of the hole, on the 12+ greens you're likely to miss in a round, because your 50/50 make distance on putting is probably 5-6'. Practice those sub 6 foot putts a lot. That 4 footer made can be a one putt, or a non 3 putt from 25 feet, either way it saves you a stroke. And practice putting knowing this fact, that at 10 feet and over your make percentage starts at about 20 % and goes down from there. Practice distance control on everything over 10 feet with one goal in mind, DON'T THREE PUTT!, If one goes in its just a bonus stroke saved. Practice, practice, practice with the swing you had. There is nothing that a golf swing SHOULD BE! Quote Driver: Cobra King Speedzone Irons: Mavrik 4-GW Wedges: CG-14 56 & RTX 52 Hybrid: Callaway Apex Pro 2H Woods: Gigagolf 3W, Putter: Ping Scottsdale Wolverine Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV Link to comment
pakman92 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 For me, lessons have worked best when they are spread out so that I have a chance to work on a single change at a time. I've had 4 lessons this winter spread out over 5 months. Only worked on setup and backswing changes the whole time. I need a lot of repetition to make any changes to my swing. In particular, if the instructor changes your ball position, grip, posture, etc., it's going feel incredibly strange for quite some time. Weekly lessons are fine of course provided that you are reviewing changes and keep working on a single change or 2 until you feel comfortable. I just can't work on more than a couple things at one time until I'm ready to move on. One of the most important things is that I trust my instructor and believe that the swing changes will make me better and I understand why. For me, if I don't believe in the instructor or the changes, it's time to find a new instructor. Eveyone's pace is different. For example, someone can easily make a takaway change and make it his/her own within weeks. Others, it may take years to make the change. my 2 cents. stephenmatt, GolfSpy_SHARK, mynerds and 1 other 4 Quote Epic Max LS 11.5° (10.5°+1) w/ Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 6 stiff Epic Flash 3 Wood 17° (15°+2) w/ Project X Even Flow Green 60 stiff Super Hybrid 21° (20°+1) w/ Mitsubishi Tensei CK Orange 80 stiff Rogue Hybrid 5 (24°) w/ Aldila Synergy 60 HYB Graphite stiff 2021 P790 Irons 5-AW (1° flat, weakened lofts) w/ Aerotech Steelfiber i95 cw regular CBX2 Wedges 54°, 58° w/ True Temper DG 115 Wedge flex Odyssey White Hot OG #1 Stroke Lab, 33 in Pro V1 Bushnell Launch Pro Link to comment
stephenmatt Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 I recommend finding a new instructor just like a few other people have said in this thread! I was in your situation with an instructor prior to finding my current coach and switching was the best thing that I could have done. Quote Link to comment
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