Why its hard for me to watch The Haney Project, Playing Lessons, Golf Fix etc.

[rckwd]

The Haney Project, Playing Lessons, Golf Fix etc. and golf tips in magazines make me nearly break out in a sweat every time I watch or read one now. That wasn't always the case. Last year I read a tip in a magazine about improving your -50 yard game. Not that I needed a lot of help (I was consistantly hitting an umbrella @ 40 yards) but I rushed out to my range to try this new "trick" out. Well then...I started hitting balls straight out in front of me, topping, shanking...I COULD NOT hit a half wedge shot to save my life. This plagued me for 2 months (and I was hitting everyday). Just because of that little "tip" I read about. I don't how it screwed my swing up but it did. It didn't mess with my full swing, just any swing 3/4 and under. I literally put my clubs away for 2 months and seriously decided to quit! But one day, for some reason, I picked my wedge up and went in the yard and it was like that little glitch wasn't ever there.

Now I am so afraid that I will see or do something that will mess me up that it literally makes me afraid to try different things. Case in point: I was on the course yesterday (shot a 84) and was trying to hook or slice the ball on demand. Then when the first time came I needed a straight shot I hooked it...bad. My stomach fell to my feet. I went straight to the range after finishing the round just to make sure I didn't screw something up!!

Do any of you have this paranoia?

I do want to add this....I haven't had a chance to talley my handicap since buying that new driver of mine but that thing is awesome. It is like a magic wand!!

- one more thing....I am just getting around to watching The Haney Project shows (I TIVO all the fore mentioned shows)....I have been wanting to watch them but I thought(and he does/did have one messed up swing) watching Sir Charles and that messed up swing, would mess me up or something....see what I mean..LOL -

[Zeph]

Not at all, I have used many tips I've found online also. I agree that there are an overwhelming amount of tips around, but they won't go away, so it's up to each and everyone what they want to pick up and not.

Just because all the shops in my local mall have clearance sales doesn't mean I should go and buy something from all of them. Using a random tip you found to try out can work, or it won't work. I don't mind reading tips, but I don't go chasing them. I go the other way around, if I have a problem and want to work on it myself I seek tips online.

I've read and heard so many tips and fixes, they don't get to me as much as before. It's mostly a mental issue.

[rckwd]

Not at all, I have used many tips I've found online also. I agree that there are an overwhelming amount of tips around, but they won't go away, so it's up to each and everyone what they want to pick up and not.

Exactly!! It is all mental. I dont mind trying new ideas...but since that time, if they dont work out...that is when I start fretting wondering if it is going to be the same thing all over again.

[kafka01]

You have to know what you are looking for, filter through these stuff and sometimes you find something useful. I watched golfchannel the whole winter, and i would say i found about 4-5 things/drills that i decided might be useful for me in the new season.

General rule for me - if something sounds to complicated / not understandable in the first run, just forget it, not worth trying, since you dont want to stand over your ball and have to go through a checklist before hitting the ball.

[GaijinGolfer]

Sounds to me like you are overthinking it.

[rckwd]

Sounds to me like you are overthinking it.

I know I am!!! But its like a disease..Like Sir Charles was doing.

[Dub]

I know I am!!! But its like a disease..Like Sir Charles was doing.

Couldn't have been

that bad.

[rckwd]

Couldn't have been

No,no,no...Thank God I dont have that issue anylonger...but it is still in the back of my mind.

And I didnt realize his swing was so BAD...man that was pitiful...he looked like a special ed student out there.

[Dub]

No,no,no...Thank God I dont have that issue anylonger...but it is still in the back of my mind.

Yup....the show comes on Golf Channel tonight at either 8:00pm or 9:00Pm EST. I'm looking forward to seeing some progress!!! No wonder he was caught driving drunk.....probably had a few drinks after his round to forget about the low flying uglies he was slapping around the course.

[TMO]

The Haney Project, Playing Lessons, Golf Fix etc. and golf tips in magazines make me nearly break out in a sweat every time I watch or read one now. ... Now I am so afraid that I will see or do something that will mess me up that it literally makes me afraid to try different things.

I had a teacher who thought that the golf channel was a godsend. Stop and think about that for a second. Yes, every lesson was an adventure with some days being spent learning the exact opposite of what I had learned the previous lesson. I'll stick with physics and kinesthesiology rather than have some tour pro guess.

If you are going to watch the golf channel think of it like it's American Idol when they are going from city to city: mostly terrible and not going to teach you how to sing. Just my two cents though.

[GaijinGolfer]

I know I am!!! But its like a disease..Like Sir Charles was doing.

I make a point of not thinking about swing mechanics while on the course. I just hit the ball.

Thinking about swing mechanics is fine when you are on the range, but when you are on the course your only focus should be on where you want the ball to go.

[Parker0065]

I like "The Fix" and I think it could be a really excellent show, perhaps the greatest golf instruction show of all time if they would just slow it down a bit and make the show 1 hour. I'm sure there's plenty of info that can be handled to fill up an hour and lets face it. Wouldn't we much rather have a hour of golf instruction rather than another one of those "Top 10" shows!

As far as Haney and Barkley,,,,,It's just TGC's version of E-TV!

As far as the "Quick Fixes" go, you have to know and understand what exactly you are trying to accomplish in your golf swing before you go plugging in any type of drill or band-aid. For myself, I have been working on one particular swing for the last 15 years which was based on Harvey Pennicks "Little Red Book". When I hear a tip or drill I evaluate it to determine if it has any value in helping me improve or maintain the swing that I am working to perfect. If it has no value then it goes into the garbage and I wouldn't be going to the range and trying it out just for fun.

Basically you have to know what your goals are in working on your swing and have the ability to evaluate tips and how they will effect those goals!