Let me start by saying that I am a relative newcomer to the game and desperate to reduce my high handicap – but can some home truths from a Top 50 coach stop me being, well, crap?
I’m clearly stating the obvious when I say that golf is hard. You all know this – whether you’ve been playing for decades or have only recently picked up a package set you’ll find the game fantastic and frustrating in equal measure. Quite often in two consecutive shots.
For me – a man who sits bang on the average age for a golfer in England at 53 – I think the ‘hardness’ of golf is exacerbated by the company I keep.
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The people who furnish Golf Monthly with words. They are all good golfers. Some are quite simply brilliant players and at least one, I’m sure, was born in a clubhouse and raised by a pack of feral club members.
Even the GM team members who claim that they’re terrible are way, way better than me. My handicap – which I’ve had for just around a year now – is at least 20 points behind the next worst golfer.
I could let this get me down but, of course, I know that I can do something about it which is why I’ve found myself at Windmill Leisure, on the outskirts of Bristol in south west England, with Golf Monthly Top 50 coach Joshua Mayo gripping my head. Don’t worry, it’s consensual.
Home Truths From A Top 50 Coach Improved My Golf Swing
The head hold isn’t the first thing that happened, but is a consequence of Joshua spending a good 30-minutes assessing me in the bay.
I’ve been hitting my 8-iron as…
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