Time to visit your Pro?

[JohnnyDee]

You're playing a round with some mates and it's all going a bit skew-whiff. One of the group points out what he / she believes you're doing wrong.

Question:

* Do you accept their tip and immediately try and work on what they've suggested you're doing wrong. Perhaps they're same handicap as you are or maybe in same category. So what gives them the right to tell you where you're fouling up.

* Do you resolve to try and work through it yourself as "you know your own game better than anyone else."

* Do you make a detour to the Pro Shop en-route back to your car to book a lesson on the thing that's blighting your game.

 

[ScienceBoy]

Try getting custom fitted for your threadstarter, I bet you could get another 15 threads out of it!

Back on topic, I look at the flight, I have enough experience and knowledge of my own swing to know if the tip is good or not.

The pro always knows better of course, but all my lessons now are about keeping me where I need to be, I rarely learn anything new, sometimes the same thing is worded differently which helps a lot.

 

[Foxholer]

Old quote I remember....

If you have a bad round...forget it - it happens as part of Golf.
If your next round is bad too....check your fundamentals - grip, alignment etc.
If your next round is bad... go see a Pro

 

[ScienceBoy]

Old quote I remember....

If you have a bad round...forget it - it happens as part of Golf.
If your next round is bad too....check your fundamentals - grip, alignment etc.
If your next round is bad... go see a Pro

Spot on here, learn your own game and LEARN how to go to the practice area/ at home and practice the fundamentals away from aimlessly swinging a club at the ball.

Grab a bit of chalk and a couple of sticks for the range and a mirror for home, should be all you need.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

On a number of occasions I have continued too long with the same problem. After visiting the pro the problem has been solved within 10 minutes. I have wasted far too many rounds with a fault not to learn that the answer is to see a pro makes an awful lot of sense. Not after one bad round but after 2 or 3.

 

[Slab]

Old quote I remember....

If you have a bad round...forget it - it happens as part of Golf.
If your next round is bad too....check your fundamentals - grip, alignment etc.
If your next round is bad... go see a Pro

Keeping your options open here

Go see a pro:
He'll sell you a lesson... or
He's got new shiny gear!

 

[Dan2501]

I'd tend to ignore what most handicap golfers tell you is wrong with your game. Most of them are clueless, and most will actually tell you something that could make you worse. If you believe you have an issue in your swing, get down to your pro.

Or, just buy a shiny new driver. That fixes everything.

 

[bladeplayer]

Old quote I remember....

If you have a bad round...forget it - it happens as part of Golf.
If your next round is bad too....check your fundamentals - grip, alignment etc.
If your next round is bad... go see a Pro

Im with this ^^^

If i shoot the lights out i wont turn pro

If i play one or 2 rubbish rounds , hey ho , its golf

 

[CMAC]

You're playing a round with some mates and it's all going a bit skew-whiff. One of the group points out what he / she believes you're doing wrong.

Question:

* Do you accept their tip and immediately try and work on what they've suggested you're doing wrong. Perhaps they're same handicap as you are or maybe in same category. So what gives them the right to tell you where you're fouling up.

* Do you resolve to try and work through it yourself as "you know your own game better than anyone else."

* Do you make a detour to the Pro Shop en-route back to your car to book a lesson on the thing that's blighting your game.

listen politely, thank them and ignore it.

 

[Foxholer]

listen politely, thank them and ignore it.

Or maybe tell them that it's a 2 Shot Penalty for giving advice!

I'll certainly consider what mates say, though they rarely do and it's normally simply the fault/condition rather than the solution. We've seen enough of each other's play to notice things that are 'not usual'. That's different om how I'd react to a 'stranger' I was paired up with who gave similar advice - which would be more like CMAC's style.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I won't change anything during a round. If someone offers advice I'll listen, thank them and maybe store it for future reference at a range. If the game is really off I'll usually try and work through it at the range and then seek advice from my local pro

 

[HawkeyeMS]

I'll pretty much ignore all "advice" from anyone but those I specifically seek advice from.

Generally if I play badly once I'll forget it, if it continues to happen or I notice a particular bad shot recurring for a few rounds in succession I'll get myself down the range and go back to basics. If it still continues I'll go and see a pro. It generally doesn't get to the see a pro stage.

 

[Nashy]

I listen to people who I have played a lot of golf with and know when I am doing something different from the norm.

My dad is usually the quickest to pick up on something, even when playing against each other in a four ball we cannot let each other carry on struggling when we spot something.

I have a mate who's a qualified Pro and go to him for lessons, we played together as juniors and adults so he knows my faults which makes it easier during lessons.

 

[jamielaing]

For me this comes down to who it is from. I've had putting advice from someone who drained everything so I listened to him. Likewise the guy that I play with week in week out as he can see where things are different.

One thing that I did listen to and really regretted it was during a club fitting in AG. Looking back the guy was trying to make me fit the clubs he had available and it messed me up for a few rounds. Then it occurred to me that these guys aren't much better than me (possibly aren't better at all!). Really don't think I should be listening to them!