Making improvements and changes to your swing can be fraught with danger. Especially, if you are not a 100% sure or 100% committed to the process. When you implement the following steps, you will find that it can be quite a rewarding and enjoyable experience.

Decide what you need to change relating to ball flight
For example; big slice or hook, hitting the ground early, missing the sweet spot, and the list goes on. Not the usual list of instruction offered by well-meaning friends, family and playing partners, which goes like this… You lifted your head, didn’t transfer your weight and so on and so on. These types of changes are about form (how it looks). Make your swing changes relative to function (how it works)

One thing at a time – Say NO to Multitasking
Your scores and golf swing will go south quickly if you try to change too many things too soon. It is all about the snowball effect. Start small and slow and create a series of successes, this is the fastest way to develop and retain new skills.

Get Help
Find a PGA Professional and get started. You can’t see your own swing and you should not always rely on friendly advice. It is your job to develop a repeating and consistent feeling you can trust when the pressure is on.

Swing Drills
Use a drill that targets the movement you need to improve, then use that drill and others to solidify that specific feeling. Drills are exaggerated movements designed to enhance the correct feeling and provide a seamless flow into your swing.

Caution
This drill is not your swing.

Repeat, Repeat, Repeat
Movement patterns are improved by doing not thinking. You should rehearse your changes wherever you can. For example; in the kitchen, at the office, in the garden, at the park etc. You can create rapid changes even without a club or ball handy.

It is all About the Feel
When I ask my students how it feels they often have trouble describing it. This is because they are thinking too much and not feeling it. A guaranteed exercise to improve your swing feeling is to hit balls with your eyes closed. When practicing with your eyes closed you must forget about the shot result and make sure you stay balanced.

It is also the best way to improve your rhythm.

Walk Before You Run
Start with small and slow swings and then build up from there. If you can’t achieve it with these swings you should not progress to longer and/or faster swings. It is not about how good or bad the shot is at the moment, it is about keeping your focus and being able to control your swing. The good shots will come.

Progression comes from small actions in every practice session

Final thoughts

  • Get curious, not angry
  • Make it clinical, not emotional
  • Stop judging the outcome. Your job is to improve your awareness of your swing, not judge the shot.

By following these steps, you will be on a collision course with unavoidable improvement. Good luck and good golfing. Please don’t hesitate to drop me a line or email me if you have any questions regarding your game.

Cheers,
Andrew