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Swing Mechanics — Backswing & Downswing Shoulder turn: Left shoulder should point at the ball on the backswing, and mirror that on the follow-through. This keeps me from swaying and helps me move forward on the downswing. Cover the ball with the right shoulder “Throw the club out” (carryover from last lesson): Still working on … Read more
Range Session Notes From today Decided to hit the range today instead of the garage. Unfortunately the grass tees were full, so I was on mats — but the upside was I was in the shade the whole time, which was nice. If I could hit on the course like I did today at the … Read more
June 17th – Lesson Notes I felt a little out of sorts warming up before the lesson, but after a few warm-up shots we got going. Progress check: still baby steps, but I can see real signs of improvement — it’s just coming a little slower than I’d like. I keep reminding myself, and telling … Read more
Context First lesson in about a month after missing the last one because of a calendar error. Worked with just an 8-iron today, mostly. Started with a warm-up while Chris finished with another student. Feeling good coming out of this lesson — Chris is encouraging and I can see real glimmers of improvement, even if … Read more
Friday — Sim Session (Garage) Starting to see some real improvement in my lessons, even if it’s coming together in pieces. The old saying is proving true: it’s all in the hips. When I get my hips moving well, the distance improves noticeably — driving the hips back on the backswing and really coming through … Read more
Golf Lesson Notes — Wednesday, May 6 Second Lesson with Chris Warmed up and hit some shots so Chris could assess where my game is at. We discussed what’s been working and what hasn’t, based on rounds and sim sessions since the last lesson. Key Focus this week: Swing Sequencing The main thing we worked … Read more
Tonight’s Tuesday session wasn’t as strong as the last one — some good contact mixed in with some really tough strikes and lots of pushes to the right and a few shanks which come to — The main takeaway: turn the hips through the ball. That has to be the focus. Seems to fix most … Read more
Weekend of April 25th Over the weekend I focused on the drills Chris assigned in my last lesson — primarily the feet-together drill, body turn, and making sure I’m coming down with my wrists rather than casting. Overall it went pretty well. I also got some playing time in on the garage simulator: nine holes … Read more
Doubts on the Fairway I’ll be honest with you — I’m having some serious doubts about my golf game lately. At 59 years old, I find myself staring down a question I’m almost afraid to answer: am I fooling myself by thinking I can actually get better at this game? Is taking lessons at my … Read more
Lesson #1 – April 21 Today marked the start of something I’ve really needed to do for a while — I officially began taking golf lessons. After years of playing and picking up habits along the way, both good and bad, I decided it was time to get some real instruction and build a more … Read more