| Silver:
I can tell you with confidence that getting lessons now is the way to go.
My reasons:
1) You are still very new to the game...
2) Solving the Mystery of the Slice - has not yet been fully rationalized in your mind.
I read somewhere that 85% of golfers hit some sort of slice/block. For millions, it is a confounding, puzzling problem. Some never solve it.
I play with guys - very bright, who have played for much longer than you - who have not mastered it. They have a 16-18 handicap, and manage to score in the high 80's but nonetheless are "aiming left" to some extent on every shot.
Solving it on the internet is absurd.
My most recent lesson story has reinforced to me that they are the key to improvement - not some Grafalloy Blue shaft or some other equipment thingy.
Remember now that I have played for 40 years....
About 15 years ago, I was a solid 9 index. Played about 50 rounds per year. Not spectacular, but I shot between 81-84 on a pretty hard course...
Then, family problems came in and I played less and less - maybe 15 rounds per year.
In 2002, I was shooting high 80's and low 90's. Miserable.
So I said, "I am getting lessons and Committing to improvement - or I am hanging it up".
I went for a series of six lessons over 5 months. Get a lesson, hit the range once a week, play once a week. Month two get another and repeat....
At first - the scores went Up. We all know this story. And then they began to creep downward and then go way down. I dropped from a 13 index to a 7.0.
Keep in mind, that after 37 years of play (2-3 years ago) I was clueless about how to get my game back. Stumped. I told the pro,,,"please just give me back what I had before. I am not greedy, I just want to play in the low 80's again"
You are bright. You would not be admitted into law school if you were not mentally gifted. Strangely, it is people who are very cerebral - for whom golf can be very difficult. Because you want to analyze it. And although analyzing it IS valuable - ultimately is is a game of Feel. You have to Feel It. And the only way you can feel it is to have someone there in person - who will show you the right body positions, etc....
The mystery of the slice is a tough one. The good news is that once you break through - it will be gone forever.
Go negotiate a series of 5-6 lessons over a period of weeks now. Work them in between classes and COMMIT yourself to a practice and playing routine that will work for school...
IT will come my friend. At some point, you break through the cloud...wall.  |