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Dear reader: This week I have more of a question than a tip, but it really provides something to think about.

I have played with several people that have bad swings and bad grips - some people align themselves poorly - others have strange stances and ball positions.

Too make matters worse, most of these people hit relatively short shots and have little accuracy.

One friend (that shall remain nameless) has asked me for help several times. I have worked with him on occasion and he has improved quickly. One time, when I helped him, he added 20 yards to his drives and turned his slice into a draw within 5 minutes. He repeated the shot over and over and was very excited!!

But, just two weeks later, he was back to his old habits and was now ignoring everything that I had taught him.

This has actually happened to me several times with many golfers. They have improved dramatically when I helped them but, almost immediately, reverted back to their old habits when on the golf course - even though the old habits have never brought repeatable success. And, to make matters worse, they don’t even practice the change, when on the driving range.

My question is, why do they do this? Is it because they are afraid that they will look bad for a short time while making the transfer?

Actually, I have a theory. I think that the possible reason is that if they hit a poor shot using their swing change that they immediately revert to their old habits  - because these bad habits are so familiar.

What do you think?

Please let me know your thoughts as I am really confused. When a swing changed has proved itself to work, why don’t we stay with it religiously?

Happy Golfing,

Bob

PS. Don’t Miss Next Week’s Tip: My Lesson From a 95 Year Old Man!

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