Played my first round of golf today

jbj said:
5th lesson this morning and it was great. I'm getting my arm up further than I ever thought I would and my numbers were pretty good.
Some drills to work on for my head movement and forward swing for next time. Once O get those locked down I'll be ready for the tour :grin:

The video playback comparing even last lesson to now is night and day, he then did a side by side with my first lesson and it looks like a different golfer. A pal who has golfed for 40+ years totally wrote off these lessons "you learn on the course, not with a big computer screen etc..." I'm going to record the playbacks on my phone next time so he can see how big an improvement I've made with just a handful of lessons.
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i've wanted to video my swing on a range or someplace, but around here they want between $75 and $100 per hour, and that's just WAY out of my range, especially for "pro's" around toledo ohio. if they were really any good, they'd be making money playing, not running some crappy local golf course.
 
This dude is £30 for 90 minutes. An hour hitting and drills, 30 minutes going over the video and I definitely make gains after every lesson.

Most other coaches want £45+ per hour so price wise he's very good, it's just round the corner and because he's using the big video wall thing, it's pretty scientific as opposed to just whacking balls at the range.
 
I'm signed up for lessons at Golf Tec, where they have the video analysis that you can watch right there while you hit balls. I will have the same instructor that I did for my swing analysis, and he was very helpful then with some tips. I just want to have a semi-consistent swing that will get the ball generally where I want it to go for now. Having a good teacher can make a big difference I think. I will know for sure in the next few months.

My wife is totally green at golf, and she is joining me on this little adventure. She will really be the proof of the pudding, because we have gone to the driving range a few times, and I see the frustration she has that she can't hit the ball how she'd like to. I try to explain things to her, but I am not a golf pro so my advice can be taken with a grain of salt.

On the driving range you can't really see what you are doing, you can only go my feel, and the last time I went I kept falling into my bad habit of shifting my weight to my back foot, but I didn't notice it until my friend pointed it out to me. I'm hoping the combination of instruction, plus using the video analysis will help me to improve.
 
jbj said:
5th lesson this morning and it was great. I'm getting my arm up further than I ever thought I would and my numbers were pretty good.

Some drills to work on for my head movement and forward swing for next time. Once O get those locked down I'll be ready for the tour :grin:

The video playback comparing even last lesson to now is night and day, he then did a side by side with my first lesson and it looks like a different golfer. A pal who has golfed for 40+ years totally wrote off these lessons "you learn on the course, not with a big computer screen etc..." I'm going to record the playbacks on my phone next time so he can see how big an improvement I've made with just a handful of lessons.
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My response to your pal would be that the best way to improve is by taking advantage of both on-the-course learning and off-the-course practice. A pro told me that once... :grin:

And congrats on the improvement. The fact that golf is so difficult to play well makes it that much more satisfying when you make some real progress.
 
tiger roach said:
My response to your pal would be that the best way to improve is by taking advantage of both on-the-course learning and off-the-course practice. A pro told me that once... :grin:

And congrats on the improvement. The fact that golf is so difficult to play well makes it that much more satisfying when you make some real progress.
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yea, that one good drive, that couple of good chips and maybe a few decent putts is what keeps us coming back and playing again.
otherwise, there'd be a LOT of golf clubs in the lakes on the courses. :bigg:
 
TomcatMF said:
The most uttered word on the golf course:

"Shit!"
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I'm so behind the times. :frown:

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Snuck in 9 rounds earlier.

It wasn't as bad but I'm still slicing most drives which is a pita as I'm not doing it on the range or during my lessons :mad:

Made some really nice putts early doors and a decent couple of 7 and 8 irons on to the green.

Didn't make a total arse of things when the group of kids let us play through which was good :grin:

My neighbour has decided as part of his bucket list he wants to play the Old Course before he hits 70 so I'm on a mission to wangle a handicap for myself so we can try the ballot when I'm off work midweek or not gigging at the weekends.
 
jbj said:
Snuck in 9 rounds earlier.

It wasn't as bad but I'm still slicing most drives which is a pita as I'm not doing it on the range or during my lessons :mad:

Made some really nice putts early doors and a decent couple of 7 and 8 irons on to the green.

Didn't make a total arse of things when the group of kids let us play through which was good :grin:

My neighbour has decided as part of his bucket list he wants to play the Old Course before he hits 70 so I'm on a mission to wangle a handicap for myself so we can try the ballot when I'm off work midweek or not gigging at the weekends.
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suggestion: when you set up with your driver, do everthing you normally do, and just before you take the club back, scootch toward the ball an inch-ish.
there's generally only two things making you slice your drive: #1) your leaving the club face open at impact, or #2) you hitting the ball on the toe of the driver.

if #1, moving forward a skoshe isn't going to hurt anything, but if it's #2, then moving forward will center the ball better on the face of the driver.

just a suggestion.
 
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It's definitely club face open and I'm sure it's down to my right hand. Coach said he's going to get to it once I've got my full swing in order so hopefully next lesson.
 
jbj said:
It's definitely club face open and I'm sure it's down to my right hand. Coach said he's going to get to it once I've got my full swing in order so hopefully next lesson.
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well, just keep that idea in mind. i find myself sometimes standing up too much on the down swing, which pulls the club back and puts the ball further out near the toe at impact.
so, when i'm finding myself slicing the drive, rather than try to adjust a bunch of stuff during a round, i just move a little closer to the ball, and i can usually pare back the slice quite a bit, so that i can at least aim a little further left and play the slighter slice into the fairway. :idea:
 
My wife and I did our first lesson at Golf Tec yesterday. I am getting better at keeping my weight centered with a shift to the front foot. We did some drills to help me work on that, and I notice immediate improvement. We also worked on my tendency to open the club face on my back swing, and also keeping my left arm straight. Next lesson is in two weeks. The nice thing is I get full access to their facility for practice, so now I don't need to buy ball buckets at the driving range. I'm going to try to make some time this weekend to practice and work on those drills.
 
Yeah this isn't going to last. I'm shouting at the TV more than on the course. It has not escaped Mrs JBJs attention :embarrassed:
 
jbj said:
I downloaded PGA 2k21 on the Xbox - I've managed to trade my shocking slice for a terrible hook :grin:
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I’m a long-time addict of that game. Play 1-2 rounds every morning with my coffee. Even mornings when I play real golf. :grin:
 
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