Anytime you learn something new, it takes time for it to become
part of your swing.
You have to trust your instructor and trust yourself that if you
repeat the motion, you will repeat the results(good or bad).
As Henny Youngman used to say,
”
if it hurts when you do that, stop doing that.
”
Anytime you learn something new, it takes time for it to become part of your swing.
You have to trust your instructor and trust yourself that if you repeat the motion, you will repeat the results(good or bad).
As Henny Youngman used to say, “if it hurts when you do that, stop doing that.”
The same could be said about things that feel good, like a good swing. Practice is certainly the best way to incorporate good results. But being able to visualize how your swing felt at the time and trying to reproduce that same feeling over and over is also important. I know, easier said than done.
One of my golfing buddies (nameless No. 2) starts off strong and then loses it. Then I remind him, and sure enough, he gets It going again. The problem is that he forgets. Without the reminder, he forgets for the rest of the round.
When you learn something new, it’s very important to practice that particular motion until you trust that it is part of your swing and you don’t have to think about it any longer. Write It down if you have to so that you can refer to it from time to time.
The beauty of teaching is that you have this storeroom of notes to help people. Every once in a while I remember that I’m not doing the very thing that I’m trying to teach somebody else so I have just helped myself.
For more help with your swing, see your local PGA or LPGA golf professional.
