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Head Pro
Decided that I have pretty much got to where I can by myself so decided that I didn't really NEED to replace my black superfast 4 hybrid with a white one just to match my other one 
so I decided the money would be better spent on lessons instead.
All in all, it was very encouraging. The pro had a look at me hitting some shots and basically said that I have pretty decent fundamentals and when I'm hitting my better shots, I have a good swing with a decent plane. Apparently my turn is inconsistent in that sometimes I get a good shoulder/hip turn and other times I cut it short, come down too early and that's where it tends to go wrong.
He asked me about what I was thinking when making swings and my ideas about what I needed to do and he was pleased with my answers about weight shift and spine angle. He also looked at my stats and noticed that in my last 20 rounds I have hit 50% fairways, but less than 20% greens, which shows that my iron play is in need of work.
He had me working on getting a full shoulder and hip turn and nice tempo in the swing and I noticed an immediate improvement, particularly with my 5 iron, which has always been a problem club.
It's still ropey in places, but I really seemed to click with the pro and found myself immediately trusting what he said. This is different to what I have had before with other pros, which may be part of the reason I have put off having lessons.
I have another lesson in 2-3 weeks to see how things are going. But I am feeling really positive about it. I hit another basket of balls after the pro left and found myself starting to get into a groove with it. My irons were going much straighter than they were before and I was getting a lot more consistent contact.
Best bit was when the pro reckoned that with a little work, I should be able to get down to about 12 without and major swing changes, only minor tweaks.
Chuffed to bits and can't wait to get out and work on it some more.
Swing thoughts for the week: TURN and TEMPO!
so I decided the money would be better spent on lessons instead. All in all, it was very encouraging. The pro had a look at me hitting some shots and basically said that I have pretty decent fundamentals and when I'm hitting my better shots, I have a good swing with a decent plane. Apparently my turn is inconsistent in that sometimes I get a good shoulder/hip turn and other times I cut it short, come down too early and that's where it tends to go wrong.
He asked me about what I was thinking when making swings and my ideas about what I needed to do and he was pleased with my answers about weight shift and spine angle. He also looked at my stats and noticed that in my last 20 rounds I have hit 50% fairways, but less than 20% greens, which shows that my iron play is in need of work.
He had me working on getting a full shoulder and hip turn and nice tempo in the swing and I noticed an immediate improvement, particularly with my 5 iron, which has always been a problem club.
It's still ropey in places, but I really seemed to click with the pro and found myself immediately trusting what he said. This is different to what I have had before with other pros, which may be part of the reason I have put off having lessons.
I have another lesson in 2-3 weeks to see how things are going. But I am feeling really positive about it. I hit another basket of balls after the pro left and found myself starting to get into a groove with it. My irons were going much straighter than they were before and I was getting a lot more consistent contact.
Best bit was when the pro reckoned that with a little work, I should be able to get down to about 12 without and major swing changes, only minor tweaks.
Chuffed to bits and can't wait to get out and work on it some more.Swing thoughts for the week: TURN and TEMPO!
