Does it matter to you and do I care what you think. Straight question
I had a lesson today and... (rolling thread)
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Does it matter to you and do I care what you think. Straight question
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Straight answer (which you seem impossible to give to my straight question).
A) No
B) I doubt it.
But I find it amazing that you keep banging on about keeping it simple yet spend so much time analyzing your game and trying different things.
I get confused.
To be brutally frank I gave up caring what you (or some others) thought a long time ago. Very happy, health issues aside with my golf and the former means I won't have to worry about single figures for now and every game for the next few months is a bonus
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
But you haven't answered my question Homer.
Do you consider the above "keeping it simple?"
Do you consider the above "keeping it simple?"
Yes I did. Said I don't care what you think so whether you class it as keeping it simple or not is down to you. I don't give a toss either way
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Fair play
PhilTheFragger
Provider of Entertainment for the Golfing Gods 🙄
Guys can we stop with the Homer fixation,
Yes he posts a lot, yes he has lots of lessons, that's up to him, it's not anyone's problem but his.
I'm getting fed up with threads getting diverted with sniping remarks, so can we accept that Homer does what he does and stop taking decent threads off track
Thank you
Yes he posts a lot, yes he has lots of lessons, that's up to him, it's not anyone's problem but his.
I'm getting fed up with threads getting diverted with sniping remarks, so can we accept that Homer does what he does and stop taking decent threads off track
Thank you
huds1475
Journeyman Pro
:clap:
I had a lesson earlier this week. The pro said that I should get more body turn through the impact zone, as I was doing too much with my arms and sometimes get stuck behind myself. At first the change felt to me like coming right over the top, but I started to hit some good shots on the range. He also did some work on my chipping and short game. I was playing in a 4BBB inter-club match the same afternoon. Got a good par on our difficult 1st hole to win it, but then had an 8 hole spell where I could only hit huge hooks. Fortunately my partner was playing well and carried me through it. On the back nine I decided not to think too much about the mechanics of the swing, and just hit the ball. This tactic worked and I started playing well again. We won the match 5&4. Incidentally our opponents were very complimentary about my short game in the bar afterwards, because I had made several good up and downs to win holes or rescue halves. This was a rare occurrence for me, as my short game is normally pretty rubbish, so that part of the lesson must have paid off! 
huds1475
Journeyman Pro
I had a lesson earlier this week. The pro said that I should get more body turn through the impact zone, as I was doing too much with my arms and sometimes get stuck behind myself. At first the change felt to me like coming right over the top, but I started to hit some good shots on the range. He also did some work on my chipping and short game. I was playing in a 4BBB inter-club match the same afternoon. Got a good par on our difficult 1st hole to win it, but then had an 8 hole spell where I could only hit huge hooks. Fortunately my partner was playing well and carried me through it. On the back nine I decided not to think too much about the mechanics of the swing, and just hit the ball. This tactic worked and I started playing well again. We won the match 5&4. Incidentally our opponents were very complimentary about my short game in the bar afterwards, because I had made several good up and downs to win holes or rescue halves. This was a rare occurrence for me, as my short game is normally pretty rubbish, so that part of the lesson must have paid off!
Sounds promising but needs ingraining I guess. Always hard to take it onto he course without over-thinking mechanically, getting carried away when the results occur and being overly disappointed when they don't!
Have an appointment with Mr Dransfield this afternoon that I'm really looking forward to. .
simplyme
Head Pro
Has a lesson today (or yesterday as it is now)
For some reason I have been hitting out of the toe for about a week now, felt like I was coming over the top but I just couldn't figure out how to fix it.
Popped in to my pro today, quick 6 balls, Trackman showed that my initial club path was -8!! i usually average + 2. A quick look at the grip showed I had a gap in the right thumb (he calls it an air pocket) was causing me to regrip at the top.
50 balls later and the draw is back, +3 swing path. Smash factor average around 1.37 and 93mph swing speed with the 6 iron.
Roll up medal tomorrow, so here's hoping for the lesson to pay off.
It just goes to show, we can all forget the basic fundamentals and the importance of them!
For some reason I have been hitting out of the toe for about a week now, felt like I was coming over the top but I just couldn't figure out how to fix it.
Popped in to my pro today, quick 6 balls, Trackman showed that my initial club path was -8!! i usually average + 2. A quick look at the grip showed I had a gap in the right thumb (he calls it an air pocket) was causing me to regrip at the top.
50 balls later and the draw is back, +3 swing path. Smash factor average around 1.37 and 93mph swing speed with the 6 iron.
Roll up medal tomorrow, so here's hoping for the lesson to pay off.
It just goes to show, we can all forget the basic fundamentals and the importance of them!
Took the NLP stuff and the fix for my swing into the first comp since. Best tempo I've had for ages and felt very calm. Hit it nicely and just one bad hole (a snowman - 8) and a couple of loose putts stopped me getting near the top five. No idea why it then went tits up on Sunday although I didn't feel great. Felt pretty happy with the changes made. Ever onwards
jdpjamesp
Q-School Graduate
Had a 48 and a 49 through 9 since my lessons. By far my best scores. Even more encouraging is that the 49 felt like I played really badly.
Lazkir
Head Pro
Thinking of having a Gasp lesson followed by a 9 hole lesson at Oakmere in Notts. There's a choice of several pro's, the two main ones being Daryl ST John Jones or Martyn Brown.
Does anyone have any feedback for me?
Apologies if I've inappropriately hijacked the thread.
Does anyone have any feedback for me?
Apologies if I've inappropriately hijacked the thread.
I had a lesson today, and.....(Rolling thread)
I've noticed these posts get into all kind of threads/topics so thought it best for it to have its own space and then posts won't be lost in the wrong places.
I'll kick start it...
I had a lesson yesterday with my assistant Pro, Sam Dodds, I wanted to just concentrate on my driver (off the tee in general) as for some reason a fade/slice had crept into my game and I couldn't identify why or how!
Our range isn't long enough so off we went down to the 10th around 3pm with a nice empty, but pretty windy course where I hit a couple of drives off the tee and he videod me as I played out the hole, we repeated this on the 11th but then with a little guidance.
On the 12th tee we deconstructed my current swing and then went through a few things he had noticed and made some changes hitting about 6 drives, these felt very strange and initially awkward at first but when I managed to do what he asked, it was amazing how effortless, long and a great feeling those drives became, even my posture felt much more comfortable.
We played out the 12th and 13th with my new swing and adopted it to my irons also, which had me taking more of a 3/4 shot with a club up at first with amazing and more accurate results both in distance control and shape, so much so I was stopping the ball dead on the greens and had a couple of spin backs also!
The fade/slice on my drives had all but gone and become/returned to a hook with the bad shots as I attempted to get used to the change, but apparently this was OK as it was telling him I was adopting, although a little too much, the change he was asking and looking from me!
By the 14th and then the 18th I fully understood what he wanted and needed me to adopt and why, it certainly won't happen overnight so it's the range for me over the next 2-days before my April Medal on Saturday off the new handicap and then more range work until I can get used to my new swing, which, if I can get to grips with it as quickly as possible, it could see me having even better, more consistent rounds as I've been putting some really good scores in lately but I've still been chipping out of trees and coming off neighbouring fairways, if I cut those out and find more fairways, the world will be mine, all mine I tell thee :whoo:
A 6 hole lesson, well worth the £30 he charged me :thup:
I've noticed these posts get into all kind of threads/topics so thought it best for it to have its own space and then posts won't be lost in the wrong places.
I'll kick start it...
I had a lesson yesterday with my assistant Pro, Sam Dodds, I wanted to just concentrate on my driver (off the tee in general) as for some reason a fade/slice had crept into my game and I couldn't identify why or how!
Our range isn't long enough so off we went down to the 10th around 3pm with a nice empty, but pretty windy course where I hit a couple of drives off the tee and he videod me as I played out the hole, we repeated this on the 11th but then with a little guidance.
On the 12th tee we deconstructed my current swing and then went through a few things he had noticed and made some changes hitting about 6 drives, these felt very strange and initially awkward at first but when I managed to do what he asked, it was amazing how effortless, long and a great feeling those drives became, even my posture felt much more comfortable.
We played out the 12th and 13th with my new swing and adopted it to my irons also, which had me taking more of a 3/4 shot with a club up at first with amazing and more accurate results both in distance control and shape, so much so I was stopping the ball dead on the greens and had a couple of spin backs also!
The fade/slice on my drives had all but gone and become/returned to a hook with the bad shots as I attempted to get used to the change, but apparently this was OK as it was telling him I was adopting, although a little too much, the change he was asking and looking from me!
By the 14th and then the 18th I fully understood what he wanted and needed me to adopt and why, it certainly won't happen overnight so it's the range for me over the next 2-days before my April Medal on Saturday off the new handicap and then more range work until I can get used to my new swing, which, if I can get to grips with it as quickly as possible, it could see me having even better, more consistent rounds as I've been putting some really good scores in lately but I've still been chipping out of trees and coming off neighbouring fairways, if I cut those out and find more fairways, the world will be mine, all mine I tell thee :whoo:
A 6 hole lesson, well worth the £30 he charged me :thup:
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Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Re: I had a lesson today, and.....(Rolling thread)
Cracking value for money. Hope it click for the medal
Cracking value for money. Hope it click for the medal
I doubt it, even with hopefully 2 decent sessions at the range between now & then, but if it reduces any of the issues I've been having on a regular basis then I can build on that and that can only be a positive for the rest of the season.
I'll be more than happy with buffer on Saturday off the new handicap and putting this swing change into practice.
One Planer
Global Moderator
Had a lesson today to try and correct a push that has crept into my wedge play.
My pro changed plenty but it was easy enough to implement and gave instant results.
Ball more forward. Weight forward. Very linear in approach without going the hole hog.
Contact and direction massively improved and confidence restored.
My pro changed plenty but it was easy enough to implement and gave instant results.
Ball more forward. Weight forward. Very linear in approach without going the hole hog.
Contact and direction massively improved and confidence restored.
Green Bay Hacker
Journeyman Pro
Fatting and thinning my short irons and messing around with my driver swing over the last few weeks led to a supposed 45 minute lesson today. The pro rang me up an hour or so before the lesson was due and asked me if I wanted to carry on with it as it was drizzling and very windy and his lesson before me had cancelled. I was still up for it and said I would get there early so turned up 45 minutes before I was originally due.
The lesson started on the putting green as that was where I was when the pro came out on the course and he saw that I wasn't standing with my eyes over the ball so I wasn't seeing the line properly. Moved onto wedges and short chips over bunkers and saw that my weight wasn't on the front foot and I was trying to hit the ball too hard - half swing back should end with the club the same distance forward and pointing towards the target. Mid irons were OK and he then worked on the driver and getting rid of the fade that had crept back in. After an hour and twenty minutes I had had enough after a full days work and called it a day. For £25 I had almost double my money's worth and it was money well spent. :thup:
The lesson started on the putting green as that was where I was when the pro came out on the course and he saw that I wasn't standing with my eyes over the ball so I wasn't seeing the line properly. Moved onto wedges and short chips over bunkers and saw that my weight wasn't on the front foot and I was trying to hit the ball too hard - half swing back should end with the club the same distance forward and pointing towards the target. Mid irons were OK and he then worked on the driver and getting rid of the fade that had crept back in. After an hour and twenty minutes I had had enough after a full days work and called it a day. For £25 I had almost double my money's worth and it was money well spent. :thup:
