I'm pretty much a self-taught player. My swing hasn't changed a whole lot, I don't think. But I watch a lot of people.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's important for me to understand more about my swing and my game, no matter who I end up working with.
Going to a one-plane swing method has made me a much more consistent player. Even when I'm not on, I never get very far off.
Golfers are forever working on mechanics. My tennis swing hasn't changed in 10 years.
If I had my career to play over, one thing I'd do differently is swing more. Those 1,200 walks I got, nobody remembers them.
When I'm swinging well, nobody hits the golf ball any better than I do.
I didn't learn how to swing a golf club until late in my career. And even though I won all those tournaments, I still struggled with consistency, and I relied on my strengths, which were hitting the ball long and high, and I could chip and putt with the best of 'em.
There are some good teachers out there, but the only one who is a genius at diagnosing my swing is my mom. She took up golf late, when she was 39, but in her younger days, she was an amazing athlete. She never read an instruction book or took lessons, but she has a remarkable eye for motion.
No one who ever had lessons would have a swing like mine.
I very rarely watch anybody swing. All I do is follow where the ball goes.
I don't need to practice my swing. I grew up with a bat in my hands.