Considering changing my swing

[rhodes81]

I think I finally have to change my swing. Here lately my swing has gotten flat, flat, flat. I worked a long time on getting my swing flattened out but now it has gone too far. I am just too inconsistent with my ball striking and I am going to change back to a more upright swing. I got away from my original upright swing because of a bad case of hooks that I now believe had more to do with alignment than my swing plane.

Now, for the meat of my post. How long does it take to become consistent with a new swing? Should I stick with my old swing through the summer and try to keep my handicap where it is and save a change for the fall when I have more time to work on it? Or try the change and see how it goes, going back to my current swing if things get too screwy?

[stricklerlee]

That's a very good question, rhodes. I'm at the same stage as well. Would like to hear this from other golf tutors around here.

From me, I would say if you want to get better long term, I would consider changing your swing, or else, you will be stuck where you are.

[uttexas]

Have you video taped your swing? If so, post it to see what others think regarding your swing plane and potential areas of improvement.
Have you had a PGA pro or instructor evaluate your swing recently?
What is your typical miss and typical ball flight? fat/thin/pull draw/push draw
People can be successful with flat swing planes--Matt Kuchar, Rickie Fowler, and Ben Hogan for example.

Regarding your questions--it takes me about 6 weeks with a significant swing change to get consistent and comfortable with it.
Unless you have a big tournament coming up, I wouldn't worry about change. But first, I'd make sure I was changing or working on the right things.