After many years of not playing golf as a teenager, I have taken it up again as I approach 30.
I have never had any lessons until recently. I took 3 with a local pro and got my grip sorted, hitting the ball pretty well. Made general improvements all over and he was a very good teacher.
I saw an online deal via groupon with another pro for a single lesson which I took last night, seemed a good deal and I thought why not. His teaching was very different. I hit a few shots and he seemed happy with what I could do generally. From there he went straight into teaching me the "Shape Shot", aiming right and curling it in so it finishes straight.
After smashing the ball to hard and bending it wildly, he told me to hit it at about 70% power and it started to work. Not every time by any stretch but sometimes it turned out nicely. The turning of the left wrist on the back swing felt strange and unnatural.
I asked him when I would play this type of shot, and he said every time off the tee box, and that "the straight shot is the hardest shot to hit". I thought that was strange as it was so different to what the previous coach had taught.
He told me to hit a coupe of straight shots with my driver, which I did and hit arrow straight (I don't usually!), he laughed and said I caught him out.
I guess my question is should I only use this shape shot if I have objects in the way, or is it a good strategy. I am a novice, but I always assumed the guys who aimed to the right to bend in left were compensating for poor technique, I could be very wrong... ?
