For years I would by into this bull crap about building a perfect swing or a great swing. I felt like if I beat enough balls on the range, watch a million you tube videos about my swing flaws or take enough lessons that It would happen and I would shoot these great scores on a consistent basis.
Thought I had it figured out over last summer. I finally broke 80, almost did it three rounds in a row, got my handicap to a 7, then I started messing with my swing, and toward the end of the summer I shot two rounds in the high 80's and one round I shot a 92. I really struggled with it, then the lightbulb went on; I remembred a saying that my old therapist used to say and that was we find perfection in our imperfections. We turn our flaws into a positive. I stopped focusing on what I do wrong and started focusing on what I do right.
Even though I haven't played in a couple of months because I've switched to a new teaching gig, I have practiced alot the last couple of months, I see progress because I'm focusing on what I do well, and what I do well is taking the left side of the golf course out of the equation, despite my over the top move. My swing maybe ugly and a swing only a mother can love, but the one thing I know I do well is hit the center of the club face. Instead of thinking build a perfect swing, I think embrace my flaws and be myself in my swing.
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