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(40 minutes north of San Antonio International Airport)

Don't Take Those Golf Lessons

There are many golfers who should probably not take golf lessons! I make this statement for two reasons: first, and most importantly, most golfers don't know how to practice and how to work on a golf swing. The result—any information they get from their golf lessons will be wasted. Secondly, Golf Professionals have more important responsibilities and many of them consider instruction to be an additional source of income rather than a part of their job for which they have a real passion. Without the passion, they aren't likely to put in much effort to continually develop their knowledge and teaching skills (more about this on the next page).

If you do decide to take lessons, be sure you understand what it takes to improve (at the very least, be sure to read the muscle memory page) and be selective when you choose your instructor. Find a golf instructor who has made an effort to go far beyond what is expected of the average Golf Professional in terms of training and experience—an instructor who teaches because teaching is what they want to do and because they have a serious desire to help their students improve.

To those who think they don't take golf lessons, I say—dream on. Will you ever read any golf magazines, listen to the advice of a friend, try ideas from a book, or will you ever go out to the practice tee and try your own swing theories in an effort to improve your ball striking? Of course you will! In case you didn't realize it, these are all forms of golf instruction.

I can understand why so many golfers are disenchanted with the golf instruction process, and rightly so—you take lessons but you don't improve. I hate to say it, but this is mostly your fault because you demand instant results. You don't stand a chance if you think you're going to get significant results within a week, or even a month! Of course, Golf Professionals will try to give you what you want, which only encourages them to rely on short term band-aid instruction techniques, which ultimately does nothing to improve your golf swing for the long run.

From my perspective, if you aren't going to do it right, and by this I mean practicing properly and finding a good instructor, then don't do it at all!

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