BradMorris64
Turf Fears Me
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A couple of months ago I went to a highly regarded teaching pro to get my swing looked at. He came up with a list of things that I needed to work on. It has been a real struggle for me and I have actually regressed to the point I can barely break 90 right now. Last weekend I got the chance to play with a scratch golfer who (after the round, and after I paid out my skins losses) told me he thought I was standing too far away from the ball and it was throwing me completely off balance during the down swing leading to all sorts of issues, many of which mirrored the list the teaching pro had come up.
What's interesting to me is how the player was able to go right to the core of the issue (poor ball position) while the teaching pro saw all of my compensations for that poor ball position and had me trying to fix those one at a time. Which would be hopeless.
I guess it's true what they say. NEVER pass up the opportunity to play with golfers who are better than you. Even if you lose $15 in skins, that's a lot cheaper than going to a teaching pro, and you quite possibly might learn a lot more.
What's interesting to me is how the player was able to go right to the core of the issue (poor ball position) while the teaching pro saw all of my compensations for that poor ball position and had me trying to fix those one at a time. Which would be hopeless.
I guess it's true what they say. NEVER pass up the opportunity to play with golfers who are better than you. Even if you lose $15 in skins, that's a lot cheaper than going to a teaching pro, and you quite possibly might learn a lot more.
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