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Well, I am a 29 Male....married with 2 beautiful daughters. I have lived in Iowa my whole life and have to deal with the ever-changing weather. 100 in the summer at times and negatives in the winter. Great fun!

I just started golfing last year, and golf without a doubt is a fun yet frustrating sport. I am very athletic and most sports come very easy for me. Golf unfortunately does NOT. I am possibly one of the worst golfers that posts here now I can look like Tiger Woods at times, knocking a 300 yard drive, and other times my 7 year old could hit the ball further.

I started off playing pretty decent when I first picked up the game. As the season progressed, my game got considerably worse. I went from hitting my irons very well to not being able to hit an iron to save my life. The same thing happened this year. I started off decent, and now I can't hit my irons once again. I think at the beginning of a new year, I have forgotten all of the things I had changed in my swing to make it worse. Now that the season is in full swing I have started to make more and more corrections that are incorrect Now my irons go really high and really short.

My drives are another story. I can do 1 of 3 things with them. Long and straight.....Long and WAY right with a nasty slice. Or Long and Left with a nasty hook. I think I overcorrect quite a bit. My typical drive is a BAD BAD BAD slice. My outside to in swing doesn't help much

Lessons would be my biggest benefit at this time, but before I do that there are few things I need to get better at first. And that is hitting the ball solid consistently. A golf pro would laugh if he saw me hit a fat one, then hit one thin, and then drill one.

My drive usually turns out much better if I take a half swing. The ball goes straight. I think this allows me to keep the club on the correct swing plane. I generally lose 30 yards on my drive, but I am ok with that if I don't have to hit my 2nd shot out of a bunker or trees.

They say that practice makes perfect, so all I can keep doing is playing a lot, which I plan to do.

Hello from a fellow iowan. I myself live in Ankeny.
From what I read I think that you need to develop muscle memory, which takes time and practice. (I am no pro though, +20 handicap)
Not sure what area you are from, but hope to see you out on the field.
I play at least two times a week(weather permiting).
So if you see a guy with a "Yoda" head cover, thats me. (I have not seen anyone with the same cover)

I live in the Iowa Falls area. About an hour to the north of you.

Hi there welcome to Golf Rewind,

Sometimes being an athlete can make golf more difficult to learn. It was for me. I would encourage you to seek help from a professional sooner rather than later. I assure you he won't laugh. He would not stay in business long. By starting early with proper instruction, you will not ingrain bad habits that are hard to erase.

Think of golf as a journey and you are asking for directions!

Good luck,
Bob

Welcome aboard. Sounds like your golf is off to a good start.