Originally Posted by Golfran

I always wondered why my shots didn’t go very far, and now I know. This definitely makes things more complicated. The more lessons I take the more I've had to learn to coordinate my shots. Now that I’ve learned the full swing; which adds a full right waist turn to my current swing, it's made it more difficult again to hit the ball squarely. In addition I now have to worry about the position of my club head. Furthermore, I’m working on fixing my posture which adds even more to it. The movement definitely feels unnatural which makes me think it’s right. My shots are terrible again, and I figure it should take a week or two to get used to it.

There is light at the end of tunnel though. I asked my instructor how far I’d be able to hit my 5 iron if I suddenly gained the skills of Tiger Woods or Jack Nicklaus. He said about 180 yards for a person of my build and he added that it should be possible for me in about a year.

That’s why I love golf, similar to why I enjoy playing the piano; the challenge of coordinating your movements properly. Golf merely brings it to a grand scale. So what if my shots are going to be lousy again for a bit and that I'll have to practice even more before I try a course again. It’s the challenge of it all that I love .

Just thought I’d share my slow but steady progress. I’ll post in this thread again after I’ve adjusted to the new swing movements and I’ll share the results.