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been having lessons for about 6 months with the same pro. he's a top bloke. however, i've started to notice that at the end of every lesson he quickly chucks something in at the end that makes a huge difference to my swing, set up or posture. this leaves me unsure and lost and my game suffers. so the end result is i have to go back and find out what the problem is. he'll sort it out and once again chuck something in at the end. it seems i'm going round and round the same problems and i havent noticed much of a score drop.

today my friend said perhaps he's deliberatly doing it so you come back for more lessons.

for a while i've been working on not cutting across the ball thats causing a slice. after 3 hours worth ''a tiny improvement''. went to a new pro today he sorted it within 5 minutes.............i was standing to close to the ball by a huge margin. i feel angry and hard done by.

ANY THOUGHTS?
 
I doubt he's doing it deliberately. It sounds more like you two just aren't on the same wavelength and he's not getting his message across to you effectively enough. It happens. Been through a few pros in my time!

If you've found a new pro, then great, stick with him.
 
I doubt he's doing it deliberately. It sounds more like you two just aren't on the same wavelength and he's not getting his message across to you effectively enough. !
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i did think that but surely standing too close to the ball should have been picked up. thats day 1 week 1 stuff.
 
You would think so but I just can't see the motivation for giving crap lessons in the hope that someone will come back.

Better to give a decent lesson and keep them coming back as the improve.
 
You would think so but I just can't see the motivation for giving crap lessons in the hope that someone will come back.

Better to give a decent lesson and keep them coming back as the improve.
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good point. that would make more sense
 
I think pro's know the same stuff, I think it's the relationship you have with the pro that makes the difference. My personal opinion.
 
Come on charly 6 months are you having a laugh,surely for your money you would like to see your scores improve.Im certainly not trying to be funny here,but there seems to be a few people who are having lessons on a consistent basis and seem not to be getting any better.Now there can only be a couple of reasons for this-the pros not good enough in getting his message across or the person having the lesson is not taking the info on board and taking it out to the course.My mate had a lesson last week on the wednesday,straight after we went out,for the first 4 holes he played fairly well but when we got to the fifth his 8 iron that he normally gets on the green fell well short because the pro had changed his grip and he was getting less distance than normal.He then changed back to his old grip and never hit a descent shot the rest of the game,now hes mentally gone.Why then have a lesson,get sorted then change back,that is why in my opinion unless your going to listen and then execute save your bloody money.
 
Your pro may be looking at getting some parts of your swing right first then he will add something else. If a Pro changed everything all at once then you may never play golf again. Its best to work with what you have, and make small changes that will in the long term lower your scores and give you a much better more consistant swing.

If you feel this is not the case then see another pro.. Its £25.00 on your part and you will have the answer your looking for, if he tells you its all wrong explain whats not working and then go from there, maybe a new pro could help.

I used a few pros when learning in the early days, then i met Dan Frost PGA pro, and my swing changed for the better and i have never looked back.
 
Not only that but different pros have different ideas about how to do things. That's not to say one is right or wrong though.

You have to find a pro who you get on with, and who teaches a swing that compliments you.

Just look at all the different swings on tour, many different ways to do things, but they all work for the individual in question, even if they wouldn't work for someone else.
 
I doubt he's doing it deliberately. It sounds more like you two just aren't on the same wavelength and he's not getting his message across to you effectively enough. It happens. Been through a few pros in my time!
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HRC

Please tell met about your experience of being through a few pros in your time!!!
 
I doubt he's doing it deliberately. It sounds more like you two just aren't on the same wavelength and he's not getting his message across to you effectively enough. It happens. Been through a few pros in my time!
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HRC

Please tell met about your experience of being through a few pros in your time!!!
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Not in writing! :o
 
Been to a fair few pros in my time. Some are very technical in their approach and others prefer you to feel the right position. THey should of course be able to teach either method but they all have their own way of doing things. One guy I saw was very gadget orientated and the one I use now is much more about feeling the position and where the club is.

If you aren't happy, you have two choices. You can speak to him and explain your frustrations and ask why its happening or you can walk away.
 
Why then have a lesson,get sorted then change back,that is why in my opinion unless your going to listen and then execute save your bloody money.
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This is the reason people don't get anything out of lessons. Too many think the can have a lesson and instantly improve and when they don't they say the pro makes them worse and go back to the thing you were trying to fix in the 1st place.

Most people have a multitude of swing faults and correcting one part often leads to faults in another, it's totally unrealistic to expect a pro to be able to fix things in half an hour and it's also unrealistic to expect to take what you are taught onto a course without hours of practice. You also have to understand what it is you are trying to achieve.

When I started having lessons last year I was playing rounds and for the most part hit the ball horribly to start with but I knew what I was looking for and once, maybe twice every round and get it right and that was all I needed as I knew that the more I practiced the more often I would get it right. It takes a lot of mental strength to keep persevering when things aren't going well but going back to your old ways is pointless. It's also pointless having lessons if you don't practice in between.

My lessons were as much about talking to my pro asking questions about what he wanted me to do as they were about hitting shots. There's no point doing something if you don't understand it.
 
My lessons were as much about talking to my pro asking questions about what he wanted me to do as they were about hitting shots. There's no point doing something if you don't understand it.
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too true
 
I had a 30 min lesson (with a k vest) last night. I paid £20 and hit no more than 12 balls. What I learnt last night i would never know myself and the training he gave me had very little to do with golf and was all about posture, angles and balance.
I have to now practice throwing a ball against the wall and catching it for 6 weeks !
I know it sounds weird but i trust my pro - he is one of these very technical young guys.
At the end of the day you could have a lesson with Harman foley or cowan but if you don't practice what you are taught and stick with it you will not improve.
 
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