Roper
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Hello everyone....
Great site and forum. I've been loitering for a while and finally decided to post.
My names Roper and I'm in the Merseyside area.
I've watched golf and fancied playing for a number of years, but always put it off through fear of embarrassing myself. My friends have all played since we were kids, or teenagers and it kind of passed me by as I played football.
I got a set of clubs to start off last October [Wilson X31's - starter set] and I was doing little more than "dipping my toe in the water" going to the driving range every few weeks, and getting nowhere with it.
In August I decided enough was enough and I booked lessons with a pro and have done 6 so far and played my first round in late August and have played 7/8 times since. I have well and truly been bitten by the bug.
I've made decent improvement in my lessons and Im happy I'm going in the right direction. The basics are coming along [grip, posture, stance], and I just need to work on getting it as a "muscle memory" and smooth things out.
Is it normal for huge improvements at first and then lots of lows as you try to tweak one thing and it alters another?
I'm 6 foot 3 inches tall and had my club shafts extended by an inch at the advice of the pro and Ive had them regripped with mid sized golf prides.
I'm finding that at the moment, my swing feels a bit "all over the place". Its not consistent and the speed and rhythm is inconsistent and can go from feeling OK, to feeling totally alien.
The last couple of rounds that I've played have been in damp conditions after a day or so rain and its been tough. I find I am miss hitting the ball a lot and its going low as though im hitting the ball with the sole of the club and lifting my head too soon.
I also stuggle with woods. That said, I've not done a great deal of work with woods in my lessons as yet. But when I use them I have a terrible slice that is inconsistent. Sometimes it will go straight with a slight fade right, the next it will fly off at 2 o'clock and into the trees. I cannot plan, as its all over the place.
I guess my main question is......Is this all normal?
How long will it take before I am able to play a bit more consistently? [I understand golf is a game where you always need to 'stay on top of your game'] but as a rule, how long before I am consistent 8/9 out of 10 shots.
What are things I need to sort/learn sooner rather than later to help me?
Sorry to pepper you all with so much.....but I thought i'd try and give you an idea of where I am at the minute.
Thanks in advance.
Roper
Great site and forum. I've been loitering for a while and finally decided to post.
My names Roper and I'm in the Merseyside area.
I've watched golf and fancied playing for a number of years, but always put it off through fear of embarrassing myself. My friends have all played since we were kids, or teenagers and it kind of passed me by as I played football.
I got a set of clubs to start off last October [Wilson X31's - starter set] and I was doing little more than "dipping my toe in the water" going to the driving range every few weeks, and getting nowhere with it.
In August I decided enough was enough and I booked lessons with a pro and have done 6 so far and played my first round in late August and have played 7/8 times since. I have well and truly been bitten by the bug.
I've made decent improvement in my lessons and Im happy I'm going in the right direction. The basics are coming along [grip, posture, stance], and I just need to work on getting it as a "muscle memory" and smooth things out.
Is it normal for huge improvements at first and then lots of lows as you try to tweak one thing and it alters another?
I'm 6 foot 3 inches tall and had my club shafts extended by an inch at the advice of the pro and Ive had them regripped with mid sized golf prides.
I'm finding that at the moment, my swing feels a bit "all over the place". Its not consistent and the speed and rhythm is inconsistent and can go from feeling OK, to feeling totally alien.
The last couple of rounds that I've played have been in damp conditions after a day or so rain and its been tough. I find I am miss hitting the ball a lot and its going low as though im hitting the ball with the sole of the club and lifting my head too soon.
I also stuggle with woods. That said, I've not done a great deal of work with woods in my lessons as yet. But when I use them I have a terrible slice that is inconsistent. Sometimes it will go straight with a slight fade right, the next it will fly off at 2 o'clock and into the trees. I cannot plan, as its all over the place.
I guess my main question is......Is this all normal?
How long will it take before I am able to play a bit more consistently? [I understand golf is a game where you always need to 'stay on top of your game'] but as a rule, how long before I am consistent 8/9 out of 10 shots.
What are things I need to sort/learn sooner rather than later to help me?
Sorry to pepper you all with so much.....but I thought i'd try and give you an idea of where I am at the minute.
Thanks in advance.
Roper
