Time for some lessons!

[papswing]

I've finally realised the importance of having some lessons, I went to a demonstration day today at my local American Golf here in the UK the only manufacturers were there were Yonex, but they had flight monitors there and a full range of equipment so it was pretty good and they guy certainly knew his stuff.

In the end he said I wouldn't try and sell you a club because I just can't fit you because your so inconsistent! Thats fair enough he was straight with me and I appreciate that.

This isn't a thread about how quick I swing a golf club, but he and I were amazed by just how fast I was swinging it, I've never actually been on a flight monitor before so it was very interesting to see, first swing 105, then I got it right up there at 117 and the quickest was 121.

The problem is I swing out to in and hit huge slices and even when I managed to hit them straight the spin was killing me for distance (220yd carry into a slight head wind with range balls) also I have a negative angle of attack of 6 degrees, he told me that was great for a wedge but pretty disastrous for a driver lol.

Anyway it was great fun and very interesting, now to go and find a good teaching Pro!

[tmf9]

Just make sure to do your research, and make sure he is a good teaching pro because they're a lot of bad ones out there.

[SCfanatic35]

I am also in the market for getting lessons, but I am leaning towards joining the evolvr site.  My luck has not been so good with instructors and the evolvr site seems to be helping my brother.  If I utilize the evolvr to it's fullest potential it's a lot cheaper than lessons. The only drawback I see is that they aren't looking at repeated swings from me.

[MS256]

Originally Posted by papswing

I've finally realised the importance of having some lessons, I went to a demonstration day today at my local American Golf here in the UK the only manufacturers were there were Yonex, but they had flight monitors there and a full range of equipment so it was pretty good and they guy certainly knew his stuff.

In the end he said I wouldn't try and sell you a club because I just can't fit you because your so inconsistent! Thats fair enough he was straight with me and I appreciate that.

This isn't a thread about how quick I swing a golf club, but he and I were amazed by just how fast I was swinging it, I've never actually been on a flight monitor before so it was very interesting to see, first swing 105, then I got it right up there at 117 and the quickest was 121.

The problem is I swing out to in and hit huge slices and even when I managed to hit them straight the spin was killing me for distance (220yd carry into a slight head wind with range balls) also I have a negative angle of attack of 6 degrees, he told me that was great for a wedge but pretty disastrous for a driver lol.

Anyway it was great fun and very interesting, now to go and find a good teaching Pro!

If you really are swinging 121mph it would be no surprise that you are not consistent. For somebody to have that club head speed and still be under control of their swing would put them in a very elite group. The biggest hitters I know (and they really can smoke the ball for amateurs) are from around 114 to 118 on a launch monitor (but they are in control of their swing).

Maybe you should slow it down just a little.

[cooke119]

Slow it down and go for control not distance. I'll take straight over distance any day. I hate playing out off the trees.

[papswing]

Thanks for the advise fellas, I definately do need to slow it down, its obviously not working, you'd of thought at 44 i'd of learned to wind it in a little!

The 121 was me really swinging hard and I doubt thats repeatable nor a base for saying thats my swing speed because it just isn't.

I'll find a good teaching pro and get to work on that in to out swing - I have an R9 Supertri 10.5 fitted to a stiff flex Fubuki Alpha, the pro yesterday tried me in a 12 degree with an x-flex shaft and it was still spinning like crazy :-(

[Rick Martin]

OP: I've been using zachallengolf.com as my instructor. He's a pro in California and after going through a variety of pros including two of my local guys (who helped me a lot) and the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, I've been getting a lot of success with his advice in both my short game (putting mostly) and my full swing.  And it is all done via longdistance. I send him in my down-the-line and front on video and get pretty good ideas on what  to work on.  It's really affordable, too. Might visit his site to see what he's all about.

[papswing]

Cheers for that Rick, i'll have a look, i'm going to a range not far from home later today, the teaching pro there is highly regarded apparently, so i'll go and see what he says.

[papswing]

Well since that Yonex "fitting" I've been to a club fitter here in the Uk (Nick Hibbs Tour X Golf - Warrington) and there is NO WAY i'm swinging 117 or faster! I was put on the monitor and was consistently hitting 101 - 102 which is still pretty decent I guess, though the negative angle of -5 degrees is killing me.

After about an hour it was pointed out to me that I need some lessons to help sort my slice, it turns out I dont have enough shoulder turn, so i'm going to keep with the lessons until I can get a repeatable swing - then maybe its time for a new driver, though I feel myself being drawn to the G25 and 913 D2 - must resist!

You were all right - stick with the lessons, it's money well spent!