Thoughts On Taking a Golf Lesson
- Plan and commit time for practice following your lesson. In the words of the great Harvey Pennick, “Lessons can never take the place of practice; they just make practice more worthwhile.”
- Select your teacher carefully. The best reflection of a teacher’s ability is the improvement of their students. Do your homework just like you would if you were choosing a surgeon. The best teacher for you might not be the one most conveniently located or least expensive.
- Be prepared to answer four basic questions related to your golf game:
- What do you want?
- What’s keeping you from having it?
- What do you need to change to get it?
- Are you willing to do the practice that will be required to change?
- Plan to communicate openly with your teacher. After all, you are partners in this project. Make sure you inform your teacher of any physical condition that might affect your golf performance.
- Bring your teacher an open mind. You’re not likely to find the truth if you’ve already made up your mind what it ought to be.
- Be willing to work on one thing at a time. Quality instruction is based on the “building block” concept. A good teacher will expect you to master one assignment before moving on to the next one.
- Maintain a written record of the specifics of your lesson for future reference during your practice. Even the great Ben Hogan kept a notebook so he could remember what he was working on from one practice session to the next.
- Commit to being your own coach. An effective teacher will give you specific tools to monitor your practice. The major objective for your practice should be to eliminate incorrect repetitions. Just as every skill is enhanced by practice, every bad habit is more deeply ingrained through repetition.
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