Good evening all! I'm not new to golf, and not even totally new to Saguto Golf, but definitely new to this forum, and I already love what I'm seeing.
A little about me: I got into golf hot and heavy in my early 20s(I'm now almost 40) and played regularly until my mid 20s when I started having kids(or should I say my wife did, LOL) and all my time and money went away.. For the next while I was an extremely casual golfer(played 4-5 times a year MAX). Thankfully, in early 2021 a job change suddenly had me out playing all the time again! The only bad thing about playing so much more was that I no longer had an excuse for my poor golf game. I started last year as a 30+ handicap, and am now just under 25, but I feel like I have so much more to go! I tried many sites and lessons from several instructors(some online and some in-person) in 2021, including Tom, and the only thing consistent was my inconsistency. I feel like I was constantly chasing some "shiny new swing trick" and if it didn't immediately make me great, it was on to the next thing..
Thankfully I finally realized that my true path to golf domination was right back where I started back last summer, here at Saguto Golf! I've started working through all the videos and am excited to start working on the drills and just putting in the work.
Anyway, all that rambling to say hi! Hopefully I'll be posting some wicked low scores soon!
Hey guys, wanted to send a quick update on my first round since I started my training. Before I start, I am very aware that this will take time, and by no means did I expect to see any progress over night.
But with that said, I did pretty decent. I play in a league that plays 9 holes, and I shot a 53, which is a pretty standard score for me(it's a tough course) but when you consider all the changes my swing is going through, it's really good IMO. My shots varied a lot, and I even had a few of the dreaded "S word" shots, which I never have! Very strange, but I also used to be very toe biased, so I would naturally hit more towards the heel to compensate, and now I may need to line up closer to the toe(actually I know this is true, because there were ball marks WAY down on the heel/hosel area of my clubs after...)
I also hit a few BEAUTIFUL iron shots, including one to long par 3, which I ended up making par on :)
I think one of my biggest issues was I was playing golf swing and not golf. With all the work I did this week, it was really hard to keep technical thoughts out of my head while swinging, which is never a good recipe for me.
But all in all, nice round for me, and I look forward to continuing my journey.