Proper Steps To Improve?

[ShawnSum]

Was about to make a new post about practice, expectations, etc and remembered I made this post last year when I started playing again. So as I sit here while it has continuously rained since yesterday I am reminded how little I actually get good practice in for this game I so badly want to improve in! Since this post last year I found a good instructor and have met with him a few times, started reading "The Practice Manual" by Adam Young (lowest score wins is next!) and have overall learned a good amount of stuff in regards to my swing, my tendencies, my flaws, etc and have improved my iron game but still got a long ways to go!

I've always thought of myself as a "feel" player but the more I learn about the golf swing and the mental side of things the more I realize all I'm really doing when I'm on the course and hit a bad shot and tell myself I'm going back to "getting a feel" for a certain aspect of the game is just letting my subconscious take me back to a place that is comfortable...which is not helping me progress towards my goal of becoming better! So right now I've always gotta remind myself to stop going back to my "comfort" zone while playing...especially if I'm expecting different results!

I think this happens because I've not been able to ingrain or get enough reps in of the new stuff that I'm doing so I've gotta sort that out. At the very minimum I'm thinking I need a good turf mat and a net, and then maybe later down the road one of the more affordable launch monitors. Anyway, thanks for reading if you made it this far!

[Vinsk]

14 hours ago, ShawnSum said:

I think this happens because I've not been able to ingrain or get enough reps in of the new stuff that I'm doing so I've gotta sort that out

That’s probably a good analysis. Remember that doing the ‘movement’ you want slow and methodically five times is better than 20 reps at full speed only ‘feeling’ or thinking you’re doing it. Confirm your position/movement with video. Hold it. Repeat slowly...repeat...repeat. 

Edited June 8, 2020 by Vinsk