jonjay
Newbie
Hi All,
Bit of advise needed, opinions welcome!
A bit of background about myself:
My brother and I started the Golf 18 months ago, he is 41 and I am 30. My brother chose the organic route of learning like looking at online videos, reading and secret in the dirt. Myself on the other hand 18 months ago had lessons after the 1st month of starting. I thought it would be beneficial to have lessons from the beginning so I do things right from the start. I am a very analytical person so before I start anything I do plenty of research and reading, I immerse myself with my goal. My brother is like me however he is more emotional person and has a very short attention span. He gets frustrated easily and changes his swing every week and has done so ever since things clicked for him. I stick at things and try to see them through.
My Swing:
In the first six months, my local PGA Pro taught me the "traditional" swing. Being a beginner the grip, posture and stance were the first lessons and then we worked on the golf swing takeaway and follow through etc..etc..Scores where over 110 and they fell dramatically after the first 406 months! 12 months in, my scores fell further as I was driving very well (270-280 yds consistently), accuracy with iron shots was excellent and I developed a good amount of smash so confidence was great. My PGA Pro decided to move areas and could not teach me anymore, this was bad news! On the day he moved, ironically I scored my lowest ever score of 84. For a month and a half I was hitting 84s, 86s, 88s regularly. My short game and putting was stopping me breaking into the 70s but I wasn't worried I hadn't worked on that part of my game yet as I just wanted to start hitting the ball consistently which I was. I started working on my short game, watching Geoff Mangum for putting, various tour pro's for good short game technique and shots. For a short time, everything was good.
Mechanics:
My drive to improve was strong until I had a few disaster rounds where I couldn't hit a ball and needed some help to put me back on a good path. I went to another PGA Pro and he rectified errors in my swing. He improved my grip however he changed other things my old PGA Pro taught me. The first the first 6 weeks my game went massively down hill. Things did start to come together though and my ball striking was getting back to its best so confidence grew. Scores started to fall back to "normal" however I developed a strange hooking problem with all my woods. This problem then manifested itself into more problems. I now have a lot of flaws that I strongly believe should not be there especially when during the period when I was hitting mid 80s.
1) I Cant drive anymore (haven't hit a good 280 yard drive on fairway in a long time). I am lucky to get anywhere near 200.
2) I keep hitting my woods fat and sky my shots. I am ruining my expensive clubs.
3) Keep hitting iron shots fat
4) I am so bogged down with mechanical thought now that its like my body no longer wants to turn through the ball and my arms just stab at the ball.
5) My Confidence is shot.
6) I cannot take my practice game to the course.
The Mind:
I have felt like this ever since my old PGA Pro left and I am at the end of my tether now. My new PGA Pro teacher is good however when he corrects me at the range, I think I got it and its lost by the next day or the next time I play. I have invested so much money in lessons that I don't want to do it anymore. I am not a negative person, I have read all of Bob Rotella's books and really tried mentally my hardest for 18months to stay positive and trust everything I have been taught. Todays round has simply broken me...102...I am mentally drained. I am beyond being angry at myself for not preforming and I am angry at myself for spending so much money on lessons without any reward.
Total Rebuild?
Do I need to rebuild my swing by myself from scratch? I am worried that starting again will not help me as I am too far down the road with what I know from my two previous teachers. I am also not willing pay more more lessons on the range. I feel its pointless and there isnt anything more left to teach there. I do well on the range and poor on the course. I must stress this is not the PGA Pro's fault.
As you probably guess by my ramble above (apologies if it doesn't make sense) I am in need off help
My brother on the other hand is hovering in the mod 80s and going from strength to strength.
Bit of advise needed, opinions welcome!
A bit of background about myself:
My brother and I started the Golf 18 months ago, he is 41 and I am 30. My brother chose the organic route of learning like looking at online videos, reading and secret in the dirt. Myself on the other hand 18 months ago had lessons after the 1st month of starting. I thought it would be beneficial to have lessons from the beginning so I do things right from the start. I am a very analytical person so before I start anything I do plenty of research and reading, I immerse myself with my goal. My brother is like me however he is more emotional person and has a very short attention span. He gets frustrated easily and changes his swing every week and has done so ever since things clicked for him. I stick at things and try to see them through.
My Swing:
In the first six months, my local PGA Pro taught me the "traditional" swing. Being a beginner the grip, posture and stance were the first lessons and then we worked on the golf swing takeaway and follow through etc..etc..Scores where over 110 and they fell dramatically after the first 406 months! 12 months in, my scores fell further as I was driving very well (270-280 yds consistently), accuracy with iron shots was excellent and I developed a good amount of smash so confidence was great. My PGA Pro decided to move areas and could not teach me anymore, this was bad news! On the day he moved, ironically I scored my lowest ever score of 84. For a month and a half I was hitting 84s, 86s, 88s regularly. My short game and putting was stopping me breaking into the 70s but I wasn't worried I hadn't worked on that part of my game yet as I just wanted to start hitting the ball consistently which I was. I started working on my short game, watching Geoff Mangum for putting, various tour pro's for good short game technique and shots. For a short time, everything was good.
Mechanics:
My drive to improve was strong until I had a few disaster rounds where I couldn't hit a ball and needed some help to put me back on a good path. I went to another PGA Pro and he rectified errors in my swing. He improved my grip however he changed other things my old PGA Pro taught me. The first the first 6 weeks my game went massively down hill. Things did start to come together though and my ball striking was getting back to its best so confidence grew. Scores started to fall back to "normal" however I developed a strange hooking problem with all my woods. This problem then manifested itself into more problems. I now have a lot of flaws that I strongly believe should not be there especially when during the period when I was hitting mid 80s.
1) I Cant drive anymore (haven't hit a good 280 yard drive on fairway in a long time). I am lucky to get anywhere near 200.
2) I keep hitting my woods fat and sky my shots. I am ruining my expensive clubs.
3) Keep hitting iron shots fat
4) I am so bogged down with mechanical thought now that its like my body no longer wants to turn through the ball and my arms just stab at the ball.
5) My Confidence is shot.
6) I cannot take my practice game to the course.
The Mind:
I have felt like this ever since my old PGA Pro left and I am at the end of my tether now. My new PGA Pro teacher is good however when he corrects me at the range, I think I got it and its lost by the next day or the next time I play. I have invested so much money in lessons that I don't want to do it anymore. I am not a negative person, I have read all of Bob Rotella's books and really tried mentally my hardest for 18months to stay positive and trust everything I have been taught. Todays round has simply broken me...102...I am mentally drained. I am beyond being angry at myself for not preforming and I am angry at myself for spending so much money on lessons without any reward.
Total Rebuild?
Do I need to rebuild my swing by myself from scratch? I am worried that starting again will not help me as I am too far down the road with what I know from my two previous teachers. I am also not willing pay more more lessons on the range. I feel its pointless and there isnt anything more left to teach there. I do well on the range and poor on the course. I must stress this is not the PGA Pro's fault.
As you probably guess by my ramble above (apologies if it doesn't make sense) I am in need off help
My brother on the other hand is hovering in the mod 80s and going from strength to strength.
