[Quitesure]

ok today was the first day of three with yoda. After four hours, I can safely say that the gains I made today could NEVER have come from reading a book, watching a DVD or taking a simple one hour lesson. Lynn walked me through the Macdonald Drills, which are really meaningless out of context, or at least they were for me. Now, I can see myself doing them in the shower, walking down the street, waiting in line at the bank, all the while genuinely feeling like I'm improving my game.

Without saying as much, Lynn knew at once I was a swinger and geared all my instruction along those lines. Great: hitting may be a very effective way to G.O.L.F. but it's not my way, so I don't need to focus on that information. Lynn helped me find a great drag/lag takeaway using my core and also identified a key stability problem I am having keeping my left foot planted. I have plenty to work on, but at least now I can focus my efforts on the thngs I really need to do, not the thngs I wonder about whether I need to do.

For Kathy, she spent an hour with Lynn and after adjusting her grip and a few Macdonald drills had her knocking 5 wood shots 175 yards straight down the range. Before today she hated all her woods and hybrids, refusing to use them. Great! No more easy pickings for me when we go out and play nine holes in our favorite mountain course in Maryland.

And the best part of today's lesson: we have 8 more hours with Yoda tomorrow!