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Maybe Checkers is my game

71 years old and many years of courses, lessons, etc etc etc. From one day to the next or one 9 to the next...different golfer shows up! Only thing consistent about my game is my ongoing inconsistency. My mental game comes and goes and my swing etc is one day ok. next day too fast, next day over the top, next day chunking it, next day slicing it. I know what to do but something makes me too mechanical and not fluid and easy in my swing. Seriously know I can play this game but staying at an 18-20 handicap sure saps the life out of ya! Sorry for the rant

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6 Comments

fielddeveloper

Aug 05, 2022

I am starting to like this game. :-) Have been really watching and rewatching the videos and doing the BASICS and already see a remarkable difference. Tom's videos and advice are straight on and not full of all kinds of do this do thats..........my mind does not work that way. I like the KISS way Tom teaches...............Playing tomorrow and 3 times next week...see if the recent breakthroughs continue then. Thanks much

fielddeveloper

Jul 22, 2022

Rewatched the initial videos of grip, stance, ball position etc..........went out determined to play better golf. The one thing I really know I do that I was fully concisous of not doing yesterday was fast swinging, or over the top jumping at the ball...........wow. Shot 43 front and 39 back with a bad double bogey on last hole par 5!! Funny how I actually enjoyed my round for a change. Onward with working on this via Tom. Thanks much

fielddeveloper

Jul 18, 2022

Thanks Tom............Patience patience and practice practice I know is the answer. Much appreciate your insights. Live here in MB now and enjoy the weather and the game still...but wish to take it to a new level and will.

KFC_Kyle

Jul 17, 2022

Don't be too hard on yourself! This game is incredibly difficult, and can be very frustrating. I'm assuming that because you're a member of this forum, you're also part of the Saguto program and have access to the lessons? Have you started the process? I can tell you that I experienced MUCH the same as what you're going through. I have had several lessons, and nothing compares to Tom. The way in which he simplifies the swing helps tremendously to reduce the dreaded swing thoughts and anxiety standing over the ball. I started at the very beginning of his lessons. And I mean beginning with grip and stance. I have played golf for 30+ years, and felt that I was "close". Well, as I progressed through the lessons, I realized that I was not nearly as close as I thought.

Be patient with yourself. It takes a significant amount of time to beat those bad habits. Hang in there, and know that you're not alone!

fielddeveloper

Jul 17, 2022

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True. It just sometimes feels like I have never played the game. My focus and my frustration take different paths. I can still hit the ball pretty well IF I am playing ok. Mostly it is my middle and short game brain freeze.

Tom Saguto

Jul 18, 2022

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@fielddeveloper - There is sage advice in @KFC_Kyle's reply to you. The chapters, lessons, and drills that comprise the Golf Swing Simplified and Get Out and Go Play course curriculums are not randomly ordered; they are designed to be taken sequentially from the beginning. Regardless of a member's experience and skill level, this swing necessitates a complete reboot for someone transitioning from a shift & lift swing (which is typically the case), and therefore it is imperative that one take sufficient time to ensure that the fundamental components of the first couple of chapters are mastered. From the ground up there is nothing superfluous in the Stack & Tilt swing - in other words, everything with a purpose, and a purpose for everything. (For example, contrary to shift and lift where you may be taught to keep your trail foot perpendicular to the target line as a means of "creating resistance" in your trail side, in S&T we flare both feet out 10-20 degrees in order to facilitate a free flowing, inclined hip and shoulder turn.) I cannot emphasize this enough, as frustrations predominantly occur when students jump ahead in the curriculum without properly dedicating themselves to the foundational base upon which our consistently repeatable, powerful, low maintenance swing must be built.

Beyond that, perhaps a V1 Swing Video Analysis Lesson might be a good way to assess where you're presently at and provide you with a specific practice plan to get things moving in the right direction?