For 12 years I've been swinging my golf clubs all wrong. Granted I've never taken a formal lesson in my life. But surprisingly, none of my friends never noticed a gigantic flaw in my swing (to be fair, no one likes giving or listening to amatuer golf advice). Basically I was taking the club back incorrectly with a closed face from the get go, thus leading to all sorts of problems including me having to generate all the power instead of letting the club do the work.
Well tonight my friend, BK, pointed it out on my very first swing at the driving range. He described what I was doing wrong and showed me a drill on how to fix it. I really struggled with the drill at first because after 12 years of habit, it took me awhile to get a feel of what was right. When I finally got comfortable with taking my club back, I worked it into a full swing...and BAM! (Well, maybe after the 3rd or 4th try). But that first solid contact was exactly like that euphoric feeling when you take your very FIRST swing ever at a golf ball and it goes straight. I couldn't believe how much work the club when you swing it right. I'm back to "hooked on golf" mode. Thanks, BK.
Unfortunately, there's 100 more things I still need to fix with my game. But at least I can cross #101 off the list.
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In this situation, we can defy the saying and change it to - It is never too late to teach old dawg, correct tricks.
Best of luck on your newly discovered swing.
MGC
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