| Golfing lessons are one of those things all golfers | | | | somewhere on the green, probably fairly well set |
| and would be golfers think about. I remember | | | | up for putting. When I putt, it doesn't take |
| when I started learning golf. I naturally thought I | | | | forever for me to sink the ball. In other words, I |
| needed golfing lessons. This was years ago, and I | | | | don't need golfing lessons, because I've reached a |
| called around to different convenient courses and | | | | level where I feel very comfortable with my |
| found that lessons were just out of reach | | | | game. |
| financially, at the time. (We had just had kids.) I | | | | I realize this might or might not be the case with |
| would like to say that later, after my income | | | | you. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that |
| grew and my kids grew that I was able to get | | | | golfing lessons are not something you need. Early |
| those golfing lessons I so desperately wanted. | | | | on, if I had had the money, I surely would have |
| Well, guess what? I didn't. I'm a completely | | | | sought out a good coach. I'm just saying that by |
| self-taught golfer, and that's fine with me. | | | | the time I could pay for them, I didn't need them |
| I'm a pretty good golfer. I don't want to get into | | | | anymore. |
| scores and handicaps, because that's a somewhat | | | | Whether or not you need golfing lessons is a |
| relative measure. Here's how I measure my | | | | completely different thing, or could be. |
| golfing ability. I can play with anyone (except | | | | I've actually had friends and acquaintances ask me |
| maybe Tiger Woods), and acquit myself well. I | | | | to give them golfing lessons. I've always done this |
| enjoy playing. And I have a sense of getting | | | | for free, or best case for my course fee for the |
| better year after year. I can play any course with | | | | day. In lieu of golfing lessons over the years, I |
| good amateur golfers and not necessarily be the | | | | have done a fair amount of research into what |
| best, but I surely won't be at the bottom on the | | | | makes a really good golf swing, and I'm always |
| heap. In other words, I'm a very competent | | | | happy to help others with this. I think that's why |
| golfer. | | | | people feel like they need golfing lessons, they |
| I wasn't always a very competent golfer, | | | | just hear all this conflicting advice about their golf |
| however. I've had my share of problems with | | | | swing, and they get all tied up in knots when they |
| slices, with what we in the South call "worm | | | | try to swing. |
| burners", and also with actually missing the ball on | | | | The best golf swing is a completely natural |
| my tee shot. (Now, that's embarrassing!) But | | | | motion. If you're getting golfing lessons from |
| except for the flub every season or so, I don't | | | | someone and they're not trying to impart that to |
| do that stuff anymore. When I tee off, it's a nice | | | | you, then you need to find another teacher. |
| straight shot. When I chip the ball usually lands | | | | |