Four sessions down with the PGA Pro, trying to undo 30 years of bad swing habits have left me with some clarity and some confusion.

While I think I am making progress in flattening out the swing plane, I am finally at a point where the changes are getting more difficult to implement. With the moves I am making now, the backswing is shorter, at least in feel and overall shot yardage is shorter but more controlled. Once we start making more changes through impact I'll likely get back some of the distance I was used to previously.

By way of comparison, my 8-iron used to be about 160 yards. At the moment it is roughly 145-150, so I've essentially dropped a club of distance but gained a bit more control in the swing. A reasonable trade-off in the end, since at the end of the day, accuracy is more important than inflated distance.

Practice yesterday was a mixed and somewhat frustrating affair, however, attempting to implement everything we've been working on was always bound to be difficult. At this point I am selecting just a couple of things to work on & think about in order to minimize my swing thoughts.

We'll see. I need to see another decent practice or go play a round and see how it goes to be happy that progress is being made. I'll likely video myself as well here at the house to see what is going on.