Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Darren Steels PGA Golf Professional - Lesson 2 Mel's Update


Hello again,

                   On the 24th April 2013 I had my second lesson with Darren. In the lesson we covered the correct stance at address. I tend to stand with my legs square to the ball but my upper body slightly twisted  open which can  cause  the ball to slice. The simple correction which Darren showed me was to stand upright with my arms out in front of me whilst  holding my club then lean forward to address the ball. This way you make sure your whole body is square at address.

He also took a video on his smart phone using an application  called "Iswing". He showed me the video and  slowed  it down to one frame at a time which was quite impressive. I liked the app so much I downloaded it on to my smart phone to use in the future.

Next we talked about statistics and keeping a record of how many drives hit the fairway, how many  greens I hit in regulation , and how many putts I take for each hole. I know most people find this stuff boring  but it's necessary and important  to find where the weak part of your game is so you can focus on it. I got on the computer and devised a chart in an Excel spreadsheet which I made the same size as a score card. I now carry this chart with me in my score card holder  when I play . It only takes a few seconds after each hole to fill it in. I next went on the internet looking for an application to enter the data into. I found a site called www.golfforensics.com  which I definitely recommend. I had to register as you do all these sites but it was free so no problem. Once registered I could input the  course  I had played and it brings up a score card of the course and all you do is fill in the boxes. It gives you all sorts of data  which I will show Darren so he can analyze  it and hopefully point out were I need to concentrate my game. My next lesson is on the 22nd of May and I'll let you know how I get on.

Cheers

Mel

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