With all the rain here in Sydney my course has been unplayable for a couple of months. Not sure the situation is going to change anytime soon, so I thought it might be a good time to get into a structured lesson and practice plan that I can do at the range and home

I am currently playing off 7, but haven’t had lessons in many many years and have a swing that relies on hand timing. A typical round will be 2-4 birdies, but also 3-4 doubles when I miss big with driver.

Driver swing speed is 122-125 mph, but my misses go both ways.

Had a initial session with my new chosen coach, using outdoor range, track man and video.

Very quickly realized why my misses were so.

Built a new one piece takeaway, allowing for a better body turn, and now turning my body back into impact, not hanging back and flipping.

Swing speed actually increased on irons even though it felt easier / slower

Going to build a net and get a decent mat at home to work / ingrain my takeaway and build repetitions.

I played off 2 10 years ago when I was playing weekly, hoping I might be able surpass that mark with some continued instruction and purposeful practice. The holy grail goal is to hit scratch.

Wish me luck fellas!