re: Week 19 of 2014 Golf Thread

I too had a really good lesson... I really like Rob's teaching style, very communicative and easy to understand what he was trying to get me to do.

Overall, my swing is in pretty decent shape. We only made a minor tweak to my grip. My left hand was a tad too strong, and so when I was back to the ball my clubface would be closed if I had everything lined up. But, to make a grip change after 20 years is pretty tough, so I'm going to need to practice that motion a lot, trying to keep my left wrist in line at the top, and not "bow" it to get back to that safe position at the top I was used to.

He also took a look at my wedge game, and made some big improvements there. I have always been a "digger/driver", so he tweaked my hand position at address to be more neutral (less delofted) and taught me to use the bounce of the club. Also quieted the wrists on the backswing. This was a tremendous improvement.

I will definitely go back, after a month or so of practice. I kinda felt dumb that all I had to do is make some simple tweaks, that I just couldn't figure out on my own. But that's why those guys are good at what they do... For anyone struggling, get some professional help. You can grind it out on your own, but they can see things that you can't, often in just 5-10 swings.

tldr: Rob is good.