Golf Training Aid
I happen to know a little bit about home improvement, and slightly less about golf. The reason for the disparity is I have thousands of hours more of hands-on experience in home improvement than I have swinging a golf club or gently sweeping a putter on a dew-covered green.
Over the past six years, I have become very interested in golf. I enjoy the solitude of golf courses, the challenge of hitting the golf ball with an assortment of clubs on different types of grass, and the comradery of playing with friends. You might think the same thoughts about home-improvement projects. For example, I'll bet you might be very excited about trying to install plumbing or tackling a roof, even though you have never tried doing either project.
At first I struggled with golf, because I did not understand the mechanics of the golf swing. I listened to some friends who tried to help me, but they were not expert golfers by any stroke of the imagination. Each one offered different advice, none of which improved my golf score.
Two years ago, I decided to take several golf lessons. I paid money to learn from a card-carrying Professional Golf Association member. The golf lessons were the best money I ever spent on a golf-training aid. The few simple adjustments the pro made to my swing and stance took 15 strokes off my game. Now that is improvement!
You can often do the same thing with home-improvement projects. You may be able to find a pro who will come and teach you certain specific tasks, or you might see one working at a jobsite who will be kind enough to answer a question or two.
Let's say you just want to learn how to properly hold a drywall knife. You might get a free lesson if you stop by a construction site and wander inside while the finisher is working. Ask if you can watch while the finisher works. Pay close attention to the hand movements, and the manner in which the job is performed. You might think about offering some money, since you are interrupting the person's work flow.
The message here is to think about contacting a professional before you waste lots of time and money. The money spent learning from a pro may save you lots of frustration over time.
If you are a weekend golfer like me, you might find a new website pretty cool. There are some great tips at www.GolfTrainingAidandTeachingTool.com that may help you improve your golf game.
I have found that some websites like this really help you learn about aspects of the game, and the mechanics of golf. A professional golfer may not be interested in a website like this, but are you a real golf professional who earns her/his living playing the game? If you are like me, you might only get out twice a month or so. I don't know about you, but I will take all of the good golf advice I can find.
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