We’re on the last day of my grandson’s group lessons. His swing has improved tremendously, and he likes putting! When we were driving over for the first lesson, he commented that he didn’t like putting, but that was probably because he wasn’t that good at it. Things like aiming the putter and keeping the putter aligned during the stroke were escaping him.
The pro who is running the session is a good with the kids, and gives them marvelous demonstrations. He used to play on satellite tours. I would watch him demonstrate a particular stroke in an almost off-hand manner and he would hit the ball like I would have to go through a whole bucket to maybe duplicate. He makes it look real easy, which is a good thought to put into a kid’s head.
I had a lesson yesterday, too, partly because I was already out there, so I might as well use the time wisely, and partly because I had two glaring problems that needed fixing.
The first problem was that while I have been hitting the ball well, I don’t know why, and don’t have confidence standing over the ball that this shot is going to come off. The second problem is that out of nowhere, I can hit the Shot That Cannot Be Named when I’m pitching. This is a very scary place to be in.
So fortunately, the cure for #2, which we worked on first, led right into the solution to #1. It’s a good teacher who can solve two problems at once.
It will be off to the range again this afternoon, and both of us will leave happy, and a better golfer.
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