getting worse?

[mceastnggolfer]

have been doing a league about 5-6 yrs. still one of the worse golfers. they have a,b,c flights. i just want to break 60 or 50 for 9.

i have taken lessons, too much to remember. just when i think i have it, i don't. i go out with buddies about once a week, some of them shoot 50's , some 60's for 9. a friend takes lessons, it seems to help sometimes, and not others, another friend doesn't want to pay for lessons seems to have found his groove. it is fun though, just wish i can improve consistently!! i go on line for tips and try to remember a few  that way!!!

[Mr3Wiggle]

Are you a coordinated person?  Do you have issues picking up other sports?

[mceastnggolfer]

i don't consider myself uncoordinated, but i am 68 yrs. old, but that shouldn't mean anything. i try to wrok out, don't play other sports now, but did when i was younger!!

[Mr3Wiggle]

I don't know what to tell you.  I've seen guys who have been playing for years.  Their swings are all over the place.  For some reason golf just doesn't make sense to them.  Maybe go lefty?

[hendog]

I have no stock in this, but check out the book "Your Perfect Swing". There are many ways to swing. If you are getting or reading tips that apply to different swings then you will be all over the place. I did this for years and when I found this book I finally understood what my swing was and what things mattered to me and stopped trying to be like other people and just focused on my swing. Things got better very quickly.

I am a Hands golfer and being older you might be as well. I use my hands and wrists to square the face. If this is you and you are getting tips meant for a Modern swinger then you will be mixing Oil and Water.

Check it out.

[drglew]

Also, are you using the "right" equipment?  Although properly fit equipment is by no means a cure-all, equipment that doesn't match your game can certainly hurt.  I.e. more forgiving clubs & proper shaft flexes, can make a big difference.  And if you're using old clubs (i.e. older than 5-10 years), newer clubs also may also make the results of bad swings a little better (unless it's your putting that's holding you back of course!)

I recently (again) thought my game was in better shape and tried to move up to blades, and voila, worse scores for nearly 6 months.  Went back to more forgiving irons, and again i'm scoring in the 80's...