The result of my first golf lesson...

[SonicBoom]

was to dramtically go backwards. The pro made my swing more upright for my irons and said that I should use the same swing for all my clubs.
I have since played and tried with my driver and can't hit for the life of me. It was a really strong part of my game until the lesson.
I am playing in a charity golf day tomorrow and from playing well I am now worried that I will come last! Should I go back to the old swing or persevere with the new?
Note the new swing is currently sending the ball 20-40 left of where I'm aiming so basically in the trees !

 

[bobmac]

I would certainly use the swing you feel comfortable with and enjoy the day.
Then when you get more time to make the changes to the swing, go for it. If however the changes dont help, talk to the pro and tell him of your concerns

 

[SonicBoom]

OK thanks that helps.

 

[Doh]

Welcome to the forum

I am sure most people on here will tell you to stick with what your pro says. Many new golfers who have lessons often get worse before they get better.Usualy because they have ingrained faults into their swing before. The pro has seen these faults and has asked you to do certain thing to change it. Your problem might be that you want instant success thats not the way it works you have to put the work in.

See it as a work in progress

 

[bobmac]

Welcome to the forum btw

 

[USER1999]

Surely a good pro should work towards correcting your swing, so that you can still play in the mean time, and over a period your swing will migrate towards his ideal. Making large wholesale changes which leave you unable to play is poor coaching in my view.

 

[GB72]

For me it would depend on how long ago the lesson was. If I had put a couple of weeks into making the changes then I would stick with the new swing but if I had just had the lesson then I would be tempted to revert to the old swing so as I enjoyed the charity day then work hard on the changes after that.

 

[One Planer]

Toatally agree with Murph here.


That's how I have progressed up to now and is, for me, the best way.

 

[DaveM]

Yes I have to agree to. A little at a time, is best for me too.

 

[sev112]

Take the Pro to court - there are far too many of these charlatans out there

 

[trevor]

I was talking to a golf pro / teacher at the seniors open and he said you should never come away from a golf lesson worse than when you started. Didn't believe him though as I've never come out instantly better, always had to work on things and allow a couple of weeks for it to slowly digest into my brain.

 

[RGDave]

Making large wholesale changes which leave you unable to play is poor coaching in my view.

I don't necessarily agree. Depends on the ambition of the pupil.

I once had a lesson where what he got me to do made it almost impossible to hit the ball. I practised 1,000s of swings in the garden, then off to the range and then entered a comp, about 3 weeks later.

It was worth it for 45 points.

 

[Monty_Brown]

I tend to agree with RGDave: "Depends on the ambition of the pupil".

If you booked a lesson the day before a society day and basically wanted to sort any really obvious mistakes to just give things a tweak before the round, then it's not a sensible idea to be making big changes. However, if you say to the pro "Sort my game out" then he's likely to start making more fundamental changes.

Good pros will ask this as the start of the lesson though: "What do you want from this lesson, and what are your long-term goals for your game?"