Quote:
Originally Posted by McLovin
You have almost no chance of getting even decent without taking lessons. It's almost impossible (and by almost impossible, I mean 99.999% impossible).
|
what he said. My dad was a scratch golfer back in the day, and while he was the first one to put a club in my hands, once I showed interest he immediately got me to a pro for individual lessons. I spent a lot of time working with him and getting it right in the beginning. The last time I swung a club (a few years back), I still had the same basic swing mechanics and could hit the ball - because I didn't ingrain a lot of bad things. I see people on the range and wonder htf they got their swing. The reason a lot of people can't break 100 is:
a) they didn't take lessons
b) they don't do a lot of deliberate practice
Interestingly enough, I'm finding the same story with bass guitar, and now at age 50 I'm having to unlearn a ton of bad habits - which is way more frustrating than if I'd done it right in the beginning.