In our last segment we talked about strategies to fix your golf swing when a problem arises with your golf swing. First needing to recognize the problem, and then identifying the cause of the problem itself.

Also, I mentioned that if you get stuck and can’t seem to break away from your swing problem that you should seek out your local pro and take a lesson.

Because the last thing you want to be doing is going to driving range and trying everything under sun, hitting ball after ball only to frustrate yourself and accomplish little to nothing when comes to fixing your golf swing.

Essentially, what I am getting at here is that you need to know when to take a lesson for an ailing golf swing.

Today, I want to go over a few thoughts to help you get the most out of your golf lesson with your pro.

First of all (especially if this is your first lesson) narrow down the scope of your lesson.

In other words, only have a couple of aspects of your golf swing that you want to address and learn about. If you’ve decided to take a lesson, it’s probably to correct a chronic problem, get to the next level on something you’ve been working on, or to begin learning something new. Of these, it’s important that you communicate your purpose to your instructor. And probably the most important aspect is to follow up your lesson by practicing (note that I did not say playing).

If you don’t already have a teaching pro that you are comfortable with, this is the first step. You’ll want to find a pro that listens to your goals and what you want to accomplish.

People learn and people teach in different ways and it is important to find a good match for yourself in that you have to trust in the teachings. In other words, it’s best to find a golf pro whose teaching style matches your learning style.

Don’t have unrealistic expectations and believe that you are going to get immediate results. The golf swing is a very complex physical movement that is even more difficult to replicate on a consistent basis. No matter what sort changes you’ve discussed with your teaching professional, know that it will take some time and probably a good bit of practice to get them ingrained into your swing.

I can tell you from experience that it is the practicing part that gets slighted or left out completely. You’re reading this probably because you want your golf game to improve, so I can be honest with you in saying; that if you don’t put forth the effort by practicing, and you expect the lesson from your pro to go with you straight to the first tee, you’re doing yourself and the money you paid for the lesson a disservice.

Don’t be put off by the thought of practicing your burgeoning golf game.

Remember it is practice that makes permanent; and trying to just play your way to a better golf game rarely works.

At best it’s incredibly inefficient.

And besides, everyone at every level of the game of golf if they are serious about their game practices.

Coming up I’m going give you something tips on how to get the most out of your practice and driving range time and some fun doing so.  

Play Good Golf!

Jeff O'Brien