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Athletic Motion Golf- The Podcast · June 12 · 27 min

These 3 Things Decide Whether You Ever Improve at Golf!

Why do so many golf lessons fail? It's not always the coach. It's not always the player. It's usually the conversation that never happened between them. In today's Athletic Motion Golf Podcast, Shaun Webb and Mike Granato break down both sides of the golf lesson equation. The player side (what to expect, what to ask, what to demand) and the coach side (the resort lesson vs. the player development lesson, why setting expectations matters, why measurement beats opinion). Plus the three reasons most lessons fail and the simple formula that fixes it. The framework. Good information + correct application + repetition = improvement. If you're not getting better, one of those three is off. That's it. There's no magic secret formula. There's no special drill that unlocks the swing. The work happens between lessons, and the feedback loop is what separates real improvement from "I think I'm doing it right." Shaun shares his own story — two years to build a swing flaw he was taught (too much shaft lean), over ten years to unlearn it. A 5 to 1 ratio. Plus the Grant Hill path-fix example that shows why a coach has to walk you through what's coming next, the social media posed-before-and-after problem, and why having a swing coach app on every swing has been a complete game changer. 🎁 FREE Training Here: Unlock Tour-like Compression For Free Here 👇https://athleticmotiongolf.com/compression Follow AMG: Instagram: @athleticmotiongolf Facebook: Athletic Motion Golf CHAPTERS 00:00 Why Most Golfers Have Had Bad Lessons 00:43 The Flat Tire Vs Motor Pattern Problem 02:21 What Is A Resort Lesson? 04:41 The Questions A Good Coach Should Ask You 06:38 The Grant Hill Story. Why Path Fixes Backfire Without Release 08:16 What You Should Know When You Leave A Lesson 08:40 The Real Magic Happens Between The Lessons 09:47 Why The Swing Coach App Changed Everything 10:32 Trackman 3D In Every AMG Bay 12:38 The Social Media Posed Before And After Problem 13:52 Why Measurement Beats Opinion In Teaching 14:59 The Bandage Vs Real Change Decision 15:37 What Tour Teachers Do Differently 17:05 Shaun's 5 To 1 Unlearning Ratio Story 18:10 The Tour Player Game Plan Example 19:45 The Coach With A New Tool Problem 21:46 The Formula. Information + Application + Repetition 22:20 The 3 Reasons Lessons Fail 23:01 Why Practice Without Feedback Makes You Worse 24:17 The US Open Qualifier And The Tournament Audiobook 25:36 Swing Coach On The Golf Course. The Real Reveal 27:00 The Three-Part Lesson Formula Recap #golftips #golfswing #athleticmotiongolf #golflessons #golfcoaching

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Why do so many golf lessons fail? It's not always the coach. It's not always the player. It's usually the conversation that never happened between them.

In today's Athletic Motion Golf Podcast, Shaun Webb and Mike Granato break down both sides of the golf lesson equation. The player side (what to expect, what to ask, what to demand) and the coach side (the resort lesson vs. the player development lesson, why setting expectations matters, why measurement beats opinion). Plus the three reasons most lessons fail and the simple formula that fixes it.

The framework. Good information + correct application + repetition = improvement. If you're not getting better, one of those three is off. That's it. There's no magic secret formula. There's no special drill that unlocks the swing. The work happens between lessons, and the feedback loop is what separates real improvement from "I think I'm doing it right."

Shaun shares his own story — two years to build a swing flaw he was taught (too much shaft lean), over ten years to unlearn it. A 5 to 1 ratio. Plus the Grant Hill path-fix example that shows why a coach has to walk you through what's coming next, the social media posed-before-and-after problem, and why having a swing coach app on every swing has been a complete game changer.

🎁  FREE Training Here: Unlock Tour-like Compression For Free Here 👇https://athleticmotiongolf.com/compression

Follow AMG:
Instagram: @athleticmotiongolf
Facebook: Athletic Motion Golf

CHAPTERS
00:00 Why Most Golfers Have Had Bad Lessons
00:43 The Flat Tire Vs Motor Pattern Problem
02:21 What Is A Resort Lesson?
04:41 The Questions A Good Coach Should Ask You
06:38 The Grant Hill Story. Why Path Fixes Backfire Without Release
08:16 What You Should Know When You Leave A Lesson
08:40 The Real Magic Happens Between The Lessons
09:47 Why The Swing Coach App Changed Everything
10:32 Trackman 3D In Every AMG Bay
12:38 The Social Media Posed Before And After Problem
13:52 Why Measurement Beats Opinion In Teaching
14:59 The Bandage Vs Real Change Decision
15:37 What Tour Teachers Do Differently
17:05 Shaun's 5 To 1 Unlearning Ratio Story
18:10 The Tour Player Game Plan Example
19:45 The Coach With A New Tool Problem
21:46 The Formula. Information + Application + Repetition
22:20 The 3 Reasons Lessons Fail
23:01 Why Practice Without Feedback Makes You Worse
24:17 The US Open Qualifier And The Tournament Audiobook
25:36 Swing Coach On The Golf Course. The Real Reveal
27:00 The Three-Part Lesson Formula Recap

#golftips #golfswing #athleticmotiongolf #golflessons #golfcoaching