Best lesson with a Pro you've ever had

[Leftitshort]

Point taken but on the premise the lesson progresses. The thing is, with all lessons, unless you work on the changes there is little chance of it making a difference

what changes did the lesson in post 2 make? Did you manage to shorten that back swing? Any resulting handicap cuts?

 

[Deleted member 1740]

I was struggling for ages with my putting and had never had a putting lesson though I’d been through a few putters, as it’s always the putter isn’t it?‍?‍

Had a putting lesson and it’s improved massively.

 

[Slab]

Not had much proper tuition. By far the best was the putting lesson. Am usually a better putter than my handicap but a couple of bad habits crept in that saw too many three putts from poor pace from distance

Took a lesson about a year ago and she sorted it all out in my stance/PSR and I'm using it religiously & putting consistently well

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I was struggling for ages with my putting and had never had a putting lesson though I’d been through a few putters, as it’s always the putter isn’t it?‍?‍

Had a putting lesson and it’s improved massively.

What changed? What were you doing wrong and what did the pro changed. In a similar boat at the moment where its always the putter to blame and not a user error (although not been able to practice hasn't helped)

 

[NearHull]

A putting lesson. Didn’t actually putt very much, a lot of talking really. Two changes though, I was often coming up a foot short on medium putts, he got me to take my practice putt 18in behind the ball on the putting line and not to the side of the putting line - works well. The second was for downhill putts. He taught me to identify the point where the ball would roll into the hole on a straight line at a constant speed and then putt to that point. It was initially difficult to grasp the concept, but I still use it.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Point taken but on the premise the lesson progresses. The thing is, with all lessons, unless you work on the changes there is little chance of it making a difference

Absolutely. There is no point going for a lesson if you don’t practice what has been taught.

 

[Depreston]

Every pro has probably had that.
Your backswing is too long
Your backswing is too long
Your backswing is too long
Your backswing is too long
Your backswing is too long
Your backswing is too long
Your backswing is too long
Your backswing is too long

Film the guy and let him watch it

''My backswing is long isn't it''

i hate my long backswing seems impossible to change for me ... think it's more mental than anything it feels more powerful

 

[bobmac]

i hate my long backswing seems impossible to change for me ... think it's more mental than anything it feels more powerful

You can have a long backswing, just don't hit the power too soon

 

[Rlburnside]

i hate my long backswing seems impossible to change for me ... think it's more mental than anything it feels more powerful

I have mate like that (14hc)he’s got a long backswing but very inconsistent ours is a links course and he can get away with it sometimes but if he played a parkland course I don’t think he would break 100 many times.

He had a lesson and the pro tried to get him to shorten his swing but he just couldn’t do it.

 

[fat80b]

I'm another long back-swinger - John Daly-esque I like to think.

My big thought is slow the back swing and takeaway right down to get a nice wrist-set and angle where I want it. If I have a slower backswing, I can control the over swing and generally the result is much more consistency. Whereas if I try and kill the ball (with a big overswing, my lack-of-talent quickly comes to the fore)