Learning how to properly swing a golf club

[i-Guy]

I am consumed with learning to swing the golf club correctly...

Let me give you some background...I am 51 years old and have fooled around with golf for a few years off and on (mostly off) since I was in my mid thirties. A couple of years ago after shooting a 92 in a FSGA (Florida State Golf Association) qualifying tournament (shot 84 in a practice round???)...I decided I wanted to learn to play the game and play competitively...I miss competition as I played volleyball in the USAF for 8 years. My goal is to be able to compete in the state Senior Championship held by the FSGA which you have to be 55 to qualify for so it gives me four years to get my game in shape.

I am currently an 8 handicap and my short game is my strength...my ball striking is very inconsistent and if I happen to be in a good groove and my timing is really on I can break 80 (did 5 times in 2009)...but even when I am swinging good I do not swing the club the way it is intended to be swung and I have a friend that is a scratch player and his strength is his golf swing and it is a beautiful thing to see, as he can just hit ball after ball right at the target (unfortunately his short game is lacking and hurts his score).

Anyway I went through a few swing coaches since I decided to learn to swing the club properly and I started working with a guy at David Leadbetter Golf Academy (DLGA) at ChampionsGate late last year...however, for about the last year and a half my shoulder had been bothering me and last fall I was diagnosed with two tears (rotator and labrum) which need to be repaired so I had surgery in January and I did not have a real good recovery and I am just now able to swing a club again...

So I am schedule to go take a lesson at DLGA in October and get back to my pursuit of a great golf swing…I still work on my short game to keep it sharp but I want to be an excellent ball striker. Wish me luck!