philly169
Journeyman Pro
I recently had a lesson with my old pro at the local pay and play course (Lakeside Lodge, Pidley) who has recently decided to invest in some new kit including a flight scope and indoor studio. I've kept in contact with him over the years since changing courses and moving to Brampton Park GC and been to a couple of golf seminars he's organised, spoke to him on social media, etc.
First of all we discussed how things have changed since we last had a lesson, I'd sent him a couple of slow motion swing videos and he was really impressed. I told him about the changes I've made and where I think my problem areas are. My problem areas are losing it off the tee with a slice and general consistency. He then talked to me about flight scope and the stats that we are going to see, etc.
We went through 8 iron, 6 iron, 4 iron and driver, just to get an idea of what was going on and to see what changes, if any, would need to be made.
8 iron was first, I was a bit nervy about hitting indoors but soon got to grips with it. I flushed a few down the middle, others with a slight fade and a few with a pull. Probably due to where the radar target line was against where I was hitting. He began testing me on my distance and asking what I would normally hit an 8 iron and I said between 130-140 and i was bang on.
He took me through some of the numbers in a simple fashion and told me where he thinks we should be in regard to face angle, path, smash factor, etc. 8 iron was pretty good so moved onto 6 iron and 4 iron.
We started to notice a common issue when looking at 6 & 4, I was coming slightly over the top which was causing my natural fade and in some cases a slice. He didn't want to make any drastic changes to my swing but started showing me as I come down I need to keep my elbow down a tiny bit to start the club coming on the inside.
What I found really helpful was seeing the numbers change as I made the change, the first couple of times you could see there was only a slight difference but more and more you could see the numbers being where they needed to be, albeit the club face was left open as I came through, but these were all things picked up by the flightscope. It was making me think about what I was doing so that I could hit the right numbers.
We spent a bit of time working on that and went onto the driver, of which I had the same issue however we made a slight change in the back swing to flatten it slightly, and moved my right foot back a touch to help get the inside path.
Straight after the lesson he emailed me all of the data showing swing speeds, angles, paths, etc and i really felt it was worth the £40 for 60 minutes.
My previous lessons with my old pro were good, but I felt being able to see the numbers and work to make them better a far better experience! £35 for 30 minutes just seemed like an expensive driving range session.
I would highly recommend having a lesson using trackman or flightscope as it gives you a great insight into every aspect of your swing! Can't wait to work on the range and go back to check the numbers!
Numbers and graphics: http://s211.photobucket.com/user/philly169/library/Blog Images
First of all we discussed how things have changed since we last had a lesson, I'd sent him a couple of slow motion swing videos and he was really impressed. I told him about the changes I've made and where I think my problem areas are. My problem areas are losing it off the tee with a slice and general consistency. He then talked to me about flight scope and the stats that we are going to see, etc.
We went through 8 iron, 6 iron, 4 iron and driver, just to get an idea of what was going on and to see what changes, if any, would need to be made.
8 iron was first, I was a bit nervy about hitting indoors but soon got to grips with it. I flushed a few down the middle, others with a slight fade and a few with a pull. Probably due to where the radar target line was against where I was hitting. He began testing me on my distance and asking what I would normally hit an 8 iron and I said between 130-140 and i was bang on.
He took me through some of the numbers in a simple fashion and told me where he thinks we should be in regard to face angle, path, smash factor, etc. 8 iron was pretty good so moved onto 6 iron and 4 iron.
We started to notice a common issue when looking at 6 & 4, I was coming slightly over the top which was causing my natural fade and in some cases a slice. He didn't want to make any drastic changes to my swing but started showing me as I come down I need to keep my elbow down a tiny bit to start the club coming on the inside.
What I found really helpful was seeing the numbers change as I made the change, the first couple of times you could see there was only a slight difference but more and more you could see the numbers being where they needed to be, albeit the club face was left open as I came through, but these were all things picked up by the flightscope. It was making me think about what I was doing so that I could hit the right numbers.
We spent a bit of time working on that and went onto the driver, of which I had the same issue however we made a slight change in the back swing to flatten it slightly, and moved my right foot back a touch to help get the inside path.
Straight after the lesson he emailed me all of the data showing swing speeds, angles, paths, etc and i really felt it was worth the £40 for 60 minutes.
My previous lessons with my old pro were good, but I felt being able to see the numbers and work to make them better a far better experience! £35 for 30 minutes just seemed like an expensive driving range session.
I would highly recommend having a lesson using trackman or flightscope as it gives you a great insight into every aspect of your swing! Can't wait to work on the range and go back to check the numbers!
Numbers and graphics: http://s211.photobucket.com/user/philly169/library/Blog Images
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) couldnt hit anything properly so never again for me.
