How Long To Fix Your Golf Swing?

One of the questions that I think a lot of people would like to know is, “how long will it take to change my golf swing.” Below, I have outlined the various methods.After going through them, it’s going to be up to you to decide which approach is the best for you. 

Swing Fix 1 - Buying New Equipment

Every golfer has bought new clubs at one time or another to help change their game.   Now, I don’t want to totally discount this fix because buying new clubs can help your game if you’re playing the wrong clubs, or your clubs are not properly fitted to you and your swing. The best thing you can do, is to seek out a professional clubfitter to have your swing checked and club professtionally fitted to you.

Buying new clubs gives you a quick fix in another way. New club give you a different feeling from your old clubs.  This means that when you hit shots with them, you’re thinking so much about how the new club feels that you aren’t thinking of how you’re swinging.  This totally clears your mind but it’s only temporary.A couple of weeks after using your new clubs, they don’t feel all that different so you start thinking about your swing again.So, you really shouldn’t be trying all these new clubs. 

As I mentioned earlier, try to find a professional clubfitter and get fitted.Once you do that, you really should focus on your swing.

Swing Fix 2 - Swing Tips

We’ve all picked up the latest golf magazine and tried the latest free golf tips hoping they will magically get our game back on track.Unfortuantely, most golfers don’t have the experience to determine whether or not these tips will work for them. If you don’t know your swing well enough, and you try these tips, you may actually be making your swing worse. Plus, a tip is just a tip.  It’s not necessarily going to improve your fundamentals. 

An example would be to try a stonger grip.Even though a tip like this may help you sqaure the clubface better through impact, you are still not doing the correct grip.Make sure you’re very careful the next time you experiement with one of these tips from your friend, or in magazines.  A good idea would be to discuss the tip with your head pro or teaching pro first to see if it would be a good fit for your game.You should try it only after this consultation.  If it makes your swing better, great!

Swing Fix 3 - No Focus

So many people are looking for the instant answer that they fall into the trap of trying way too many things all at once.  This approach is like throwing mud against the wall hoping it will stick.Unfortunately, this will lead to you being confused.Also, you may have attempted so many different things that you don’t remember what actually worked.It may have been luck even if you did find something that worked.The only way you truly know if this way of working on your swing is a success is if you remain successful in the future.

Swing Fix 4 - Working on One Thing at a Time

The best way to work on swing changes is to work on one thing at a time.If you take this approach, you remain focused on that one thing therefore, you will not be experimenting.To work on your swing this way, you will need to study a swing method or take lessons from a qualified pro.By working on your swing this way, you solidify the changes because you are only focused on one thing at a time.  Now, I know a lot of people are think this will take too long.When you compare way of fixing your swing to the others, you really will getter better, faster this way. 

That’s because the other tips only give you a temporary fix whereas, working on each piece of your swing, develops proper fundamentals that you can take with you long into the future.


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