Lessons

[MrC]

Hi

Average golfer. Shoot around 100.
Woods ok but one will slice badly every so often.
Irons can be hit or miss. Consistent distance when striking clean. Misses are fat or left.
short game terrible
putting ok. Lack feel if anything

6 half hour lessons bought for me

limited time to play. Was thinking start February with lessons every other week focusing on swing. In between range/practice but will have little course time. Does this work? Or is better in summer we can get more course practice in evenings?

definately will need short game practice lesson at the end maybe 2

 

[pokerjoke]

I would wait till it warms up and you have time to put any drills the pro gives you.
Imo there would be no point having a lesson if you cant put the drills into practice however you could practice chipping or pitching if you had a small practice area near you.

 

[Fish]

I would never put a time frame on a series of lessons, find a pro that will not treat you like a cash cow.

I'd personally have a lesson and then work on the things from that lesson until I was ready for the next lesson without still thinking too much about what I was first shown, otherwise you can stack all the lessons up in your head too quickly and end up blowing your mind by thinking about far too many things over the ball.

Take your time and practice as much as you can after each lesson to get those things taught ingrained before booking your next lesson, don't map them out imo.

 

[bobmac]

How long have you been playing and do you enjoy practicing ?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Speak to your pro and discuss what you are trying to achieve and want from the lessons. It sounds like a balancing act, but I would suggest you'll need to be testing yourself on the course as often as you can to see how you're progressing

 

[AMcC]

Would agree with what has been said.
The pro I go to said he doesn't want to see me during the season other than a quick mot or if there is a problem. I am lucky in that we can play all winter as well at Gailes.
Explain to him what you are hoping to achieve and let him tailor the package to suit you. Then play and practice as much as you can between times. Even better if he allows you to send him videos of your swings between lessons. This can be very reassuring to know you are still on track.

 

[SocketRocket]

If you have lessons and all the Pro does is explain swing positions without instructing you on how to create good club ball impact and how the wrists should be used to create this then don't pay them any more money until they do.

 

[MrC]

Thanks for the replies

in answer to the question I have been playing a few years now but only taken it seriously the last year or so

i enjoy practice. It's just finding the time as work and family commitments

 

[Doh]

I would say that a lesson a week is to much at this stage as others have said you need time to practice after lessons. So plan ahead make sure you can commit some time otherwise you will just waste your lessons.

 

[chip barm]

i took up golf in july this year. my wife got me 2 half hour lessons in october. the first helped me fix some fundamental stuff and i've been using that over the last two months. i'll be taking the second lesson around february or march to help me improve further and hopefully break 80.

 

[Garush34]

I'd space them out more as well. It takes time and practice to ingrain changes and there's nothing worse than having two lesson in a row working on the exact same thing because you haven't given it enough time. I have only had 4 lessons since august 2015 because I like to take the time to work on things. I try not get have a lesson during the season unless things are going really wrong and I need to get things checked over, otherwise just leave it and play with what you have.

A short game lesson is a good idea I think. Work getting one or two basic shots that you know you have when around the greens.