When you know that the best golfer in the world takes advice from others it makes you wonder why so many people think they can play golf without any instruction.
Golf is a highly technical game that involves all aspects of the mind and body yet people still think they can 'sort it out' themselves.
The reality is; Tuition from a good golf professional, not one of your mates, can do more for your game than any amount of advice that you might get from fellow players.
In fact, getting advice from other players, no matter what their handicap is, could be the worst thing you could do.
You need someone experienced, who can see the faults in your stance and swing and then teach you what is needed to correct those problems.
The longer you continue to play with incorrect action the harder it will be to retrain yourself later on.
I had a golfing partner who had a tendency to slice the ball when he was driving and no matter what he tried to do to correct this he couldn't solve the problem.
Rather than get professional advice he changed his game to allow for this problem and would drive the ball allowing for it's expected flight path.
As would be expected, he would hit the occasional ball properly and watch as a lovely straight drive sent the ball sailing through the air to the other fairway.
What a waste of a good drive. He had the ability to drive a long ball but never got the direction right because he refused to get professional tuition.
The difference was probably something minor that he could have corrected and enjoyed the benefits of for the years of his golfing life.
If you have a consistent problem with any aspect of your game, seek advice and get it sorted sooner rather than later.
It will reward you with a more enjoyable game.
