[Sandy]

I nearly posted a similar thread myself this afternoon...

Went to our local range, although the snow means everything but the main range is OOS at the moment, and was incredibly proud of myself for using 80% of my basket just practicing chips and short range pitches with my wedges. By the end I was getting the kind of contact I dreamed of! May head back tomorrow for a small basket to see if I can start drilling it into me.

It's interesting that the promise of Spring is starting to bring lots of unauthorized teachers out to the range, usually giving sneaky lessons out at the far ends away from the official pros and their booths. The one in the booth next to me was far and away the worst teacher I have ever encountered. I don't know much about it, but from my own experience you use a lesson to work on one or two little things and go away with a practice plan for your biggest issue. This guy had his pupil taking a swing, then would say 'Well, you hips didn't turn right that time, try doing this'. He'd then take the guy's clubs and hit 5 or 6 balls himself, before handing them back. The pupil would head a couple more and he'd announce "That's better, but your wrists are in the wrong position too, so try this', and hit another 5 or 6, then it was the pupils stance that was wrong, and so on and so on.

The poor guy's head must have been spinning after just 15 minutes, and surely the point of lessons isn't to use 3/4s of your balls watching your Pro hitting your clubs?

Oh, and after all my driver issues of a few weeks ago you may be pleased to hear that a change of equipment, a lesson and a total change in swing (now hovering the club at address, which has changed everything) has KILLED that hook, added speed and distance, and suddenly I can bomb things straight or with a slight fade with a consistency I could only dream about!