What are some simple ways to fix a golf game

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Trying not to spend a fortune on lessons

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Most of us can’t really do more than one lesson every 2/3 weeks.

A good pro willlook at your swing and simplify it for you.

$50 and 30 minutes could really pay off.
Doing multiple lessons without interval of time between is not ideal.

IF you are wildly inconsistent, you may be swaying off the golf ball.
Staying balanced is paramount.

As far as gadgets, an orange whip is nice for training good motion.

All in all, hiring a pro for a half hour evaluation/lesson is probably the best way to sort out what to do.

I would avoid the YouTube rabbit hole personally. A pro can get you a consistent grip and setup and some drills to work on to make your swing playable.


You don’t have to spend a fortune on lessons, just one or two to get a direction.

As someone that has had every fault under the sun.. grip and takeaway.

Hammer these two home and everything else falls into place much, much easier

Working on a good solid wedge swing with ball first contact will set you 99% on the way to having a good all-around game. There is something about the heavy swing weight of a wedge and the length that forces you to really accelerate through impact in order to smack the ball first. I find I HAVE TO feel like I’m releasing the club properly through the ball in order to hit my wedge clean. That feel translates well up the iron chain.

When you practice always start with a wedge. Any wedge. I like to use my 52 because it’s the longest one I carry.

I start with 10 balls but I swing the wedge until I can hit 5 consecutive shots, ball first, where I’m aiming. Then work my way through the irons; P, 8, 6, 4, 18* then driver. I try to get 5 each consecutive playable shots.

If I have any balls left then go back to irons but this time the odds, 9, 7, 5, then one or two 3 wood shots off the deck. If I still have any remaining balls I go back to a wedge.

If I’m warming up before a round I do wedge, 8, 7, 4, 3 wood, Driver.

Also, if I’m having a particularly wonky driver day I find that switching to the 3 wood and hitting them clean off the grass “resets” my driver swing and gets my balance where it needs to be.

Oh and one more thing:

If possible, FIND SOME GRASS!
The mat will lie to you and get you hitting stuff super fat. If you can hit off grass that would be ideal.

Another edit:

I also caution against going down the YouTube rabbit hole but Eric Cogorno has some good videos on how to properly release a club. If you get this feel down it will absolutely simplify your swing. Pay close attention to how the lead wrist ROTATES and allows the trail wrist to overtake. You’re not bending your wrist you’re turning it.

Eric Cogorno Release

I would be careful with YouTube and taking in too much instruction, could lead to way too many swing thoughts. The main thoughts anyone needs to have to hit powerful golf shots is to keep your head/spine still through impact and keep your hands in front of the club head (lag) through impact. You hear “keep your head down” all the time but that’s a bit misleading- obviously you want to keep your eye on the ball but the real purpose is to create a central axis to swing around, which is why I say to keep it still rather than down, let it look at the ball flying as you swing through rather than twisting your neck. Creating lag mean you keep your right hand bent back as long as you can, not ever releasing consciously.

Neither of these things feel particularly natural or intuitive, so you basically have to trick your brain into doing this until you trust the motion.

The thing for me that I think made the most difference was using a wedge around my house with foam balls. I would just drill this into my head

You mentioned dedicated putting practice which would be the other thing I recommend- I consider this basically a separate part of the game

As far as simplifying your game and not worrying as much about mechanics, look up Tropicana golf or golf sidekick on youtube. More course managment focused with a few subtle tips to simplify the swing. Alot of it is take more club, shorten the swing and swing easy... Now if I could take my ego out and put those things into practice.