Greetings from Leeds, England

[whowantstheworld]

Morning all,

About time I joined up to the site as I've been 'stealing' tips from it for a good while now! Been playing 'seriously' for about two years but the swing has gone from awful, to passable and has now reverted back to awful. I need to actually video some of my slices and put them on here - hilarious scenes.

Anyway - I'm working hard to erase the rightward banana and know that this site is going to be a massive help!

[RandallT]

Welcome!

Sorry to hear about the backsliding, but it's a familiar refrain. I have been through cycles, but as I've learned the swing more, I tend to be a tad more consistent (working through injury now, so the inconsistency can be written off!).

I went with the "tip" route for a while as well. Then I dove in with a Member Swing thread (wasn't as painful as I thought), and eventually decided to get video lessons (which were/are priced reasonably). So while it's not "stealing"  to lurk and get tips, I will say that it's of a lot more benefit to dive in and discuss your swing specifically with others. You'll be amazed at how others find things and make a case for why certain fixes are the most critical at the time. For me, whatever video tip I saw last tended to be the most critical to fix! Ha ha.

Anyway welcome again. See you around. 

[whowantstheworld]

14 minutes ago, RandallT said:

Welcome!

Sorry to hear about the backsliding, but it's a familiar refrain. I have been through cycles, but as I've learned the swing more, I tend to be a tad more consistent (working through injury now, so the inconsistency can be written off!).

I went with the "tip" route for a while as well. Then I dove in with a Member Swing thread (wasn't as painful as I thought), and eventually decided to get video lessons (which were/are priced reasonably). So while it's not "stealing"  to lurk and get tips, I will say that it's of a lot more benefit to dive in and discuss your swing specifically with others. You'll be amazed at how others find things and make a case for why certain fixes are the most critical at the time. For me, whatever video tip I saw last tended to be the most critical to fix! Ha ha.

Anyway welcome again. See you around. 

Thanks for the welcome RandallT. I realise that I'm not alone with the old banana ball issue but sometimes, when I'm hacking around in the long grass searching for my ball 40 yards from the tee box in the pouring rain...it really does feel like it!

I'm definitely going to sort out some swing videos and get them uploaded and have seriously been looking at the video lesson route as well. Seems logical to access a wider pool of experts as opposed to the one-on-one coaching that I've been having, which isn't really working.

[dennyjones]

Welcome from Michigan, USA