What I learned about my golf game

Taking stock from 2022 still

If you can’t learn from your previous experiences what are you even doing?

(Picture above…. Not me.)

1)   Getting off the tee consistently straight has been my biggest improvement

Who knew that hitting that ball straight would lead to lower scores? This is the knowledge you come here for.

2)   I need to swing through the ball

I had this old habit of not swinging through the ball, not committing to the shot, and kind of almost stopping at the point of contact and not following all the way through. It took FOREVER to get that to click in my brain. When I swing through the ball the results are almost always better for me.

3)   Taking an extra club works out better 9/10 times

The numbers analysis on some earlier posts this year show that I don’t take enough club going into the greens, like most golfers. Taking the extra club has begun to improve my GIR.

4)   Understanding WHY things are happening by understanding swing mechanics

Aside from overhauling my swing, this has been where lessons have helped me out the most. Understanding my swing.

In the past, I’d hit a bad shot and just say, “You suck, what a horrible shot.”

Now I can say, “You suck, what a horrible shot. This is what you did wrong and what you need to tweak in order to not do that dumbass.”

(Maybe I need to improve my self-talk.)

5)   My chipping is atrocious and hurting my score

Not going to beat this dead horse again.

6)   I need to warm up for 15-20 minutes

Showing up to the course with like five minutes to warm up or walking up to the first tee with no warmup is going to lead to me having a par on one of the first two holes and then I am going to play like hot garbage until like the 7th hole or 8th hole in until I feel loose. I’ll shoot horribly on the front and improve my back nine scores 5-10 strokes when compared to the front. Let’s minimize that disaster of a front by getting to the course a little bit earlier.

What did you learn about your golf game in 2022?