Golf Lesson #1

I had a terrific golf lesson yesterday - within 10 swings I had adjusted my alignment and swing mechanics and my slice was all but gone - we'll see what happens tomorrow on the course.

You get so many different pieces of advice from magazines, tv shows and other players - it turns out that I was simply not sticking with the basics.

• More bend in my stance - my angles were all messed up
• I need to bend my front knee to give me more rotation - and when I did the ball literally jumped off my club
• I need to work hard to get my club face around and in position - I get lazy sometimes on my swing and that creates my incredible slice
• And when I get lazy, I get real lazy and don't finish well. I'm working on really getting around on the swing - blasting open my hips and finishing all the way around
• The proper driver position feels completely awkward - but it works. Because I can't get my shoulders in alignment, I actually start my swing with the driver head about 8-10 inches BEHIND the ball which gives my shoulders room to pull into alignment.
  

Can't wait to play a round and see what happens.