Chumpalot83
Assistant Pro
So, in a bid to not let the cold dampen my golfing spirits I managed to get to the range both on Friday and Saturday.
Friday I must admit was a very rushed affair as I had to be somewhere. It was cold and I honestly couldn't feel some of my fingers on my right hand. I had to keep stopping in between shots and the odd shot where I'd catch it so fat the vibrations in the club made my hands throb!!!
Anyway, I got some good shots out of it and worked some more on eliminating my initial wrist action to start the backswing, this has practically gone now. Hopefully never to return.
On Saturday I had my first golf lesson over at Belhus Park GC. The guy teaching me is a friend of the family so I got a good price with tokens for around 600 balls thrown in too! Not too shabby! Those on here who have read some of my other posts will know I have a bit of an issue with slicing at the moment. He got me hitting a few balls and after the third one stepped in straight away and changed my grip. It felt awful at first, completely alien but low and behold after about 10 balls they were going much straighter. Some were going left (which I've never done before - signs of the grip working I guess) but the majority were on targert. I can now feel the clubheard coming down a lot squarer(?) on impact.
I had 40 minutes with him and we only really worked on grip and a tiny bit of shoulder alignment. My left shoulder was very open and pointing left of the target. He got me to close this up straight with my right. Again it seemed to help.
To say I'm happy would be an understatement. I now have some checks to do when setting up to the ball and a lot of the guesswork has been taken out of my stance/posture which gives me confidence.
Now, a question if I may (as if I haven't rambled on enough...). My Callaway X-16s... they're great and all and I got them for a great price around a year ago but the grips are looking very worn. I compared them with some new grips in the shop and the difference is night and day. Now, I thought about getting them regripped, but then wondered if the money would be better spent towards a new set of clubs. I know it's early days but my game is improving somewhat and I'm wondering how much these clubs have left to give me. If someone suggests I keep them for another year then fine, I'm not exactly itching to spend a few hundred quid just for the sake of it. The clubs in general are still in great condition, no chips, dents or pitting. As I say it's just the grips that need some attention and trading them in whilst they're still in good condition might be worth it in the long run.
What do people think?
Thanks
David
Friday I must admit was a very rushed affair as I had to be somewhere. It was cold and I honestly couldn't feel some of my fingers on my right hand. I had to keep stopping in between shots and the odd shot where I'd catch it so fat the vibrations in the club made my hands throb!!!
Anyway, I got some good shots out of it and worked some more on eliminating my initial wrist action to start the backswing, this has practically gone now. Hopefully never to return.On Saturday I had my first golf lesson over at Belhus Park GC. The guy teaching me is a friend of the family so I got a good price with tokens for around 600 balls thrown in too! Not too shabby! Those on here who have read some of my other posts will know I have a bit of an issue with slicing at the moment. He got me hitting a few balls and after the third one stepped in straight away and changed my grip. It felt awful at first, completely alien but low and behold after about 10 balls they were going much straighter. Some were going left (which I've never done before - signs of the grip working I guess) but the majority were on targert. I can now feel the clubheard coming down a lot squarer(?) on impact.
I had 40 minutes with him and we only really worked on grip and a tiny bit of shoulder alignment. My left shoulder was very open and pointing left of the target. He got me to close this up straight with my right. Again it seemed to help.
To say I'm happy would be an understatement. I now have some checks to do when setting up to the ball and a lot of the guesswork has been taken out of my stance/posture which gives me confidence.
Now, a question if I may (as if I haven't rambled on enough...). My Callaway X-16s... they're great and all and I got them for a great price around a year ago but the grips are looking very worn. I compared them with some new grips in the shop and the difference is night and day. Now, I thought about getting them regripped, but then wondered if the money would be better spent towards a new set of clubs. I know it's early days but my game is improving somewhat and I'm wondering how much these clubs have left to give me. If someone suggests I keep them for another year then fine, I'm not exactly itching to spend a few hundred quid just for the sake of it. The clubs in general are still in great condition, no chips, dents or pitting. As I say it's just the grips that need some attention and trading them in whilst they're still in good condition might be worth it in the long run.
What do people think?
Thanks
David
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Sorry, I meant chris661. He said I should go and have 'a feel' of some in a shop (golf club grips) followed by a 
