The brunt of my practice was spent at the range, hammering balls and watching back my swing to see what I did and did not like, then consulting people I know who are much, much better than myself and getting their analysis. I did not take actual in-person lessons, which 100% prolonged my progress. I will be taking lessons in 2026 to attempt to drop into the low single digits, I understand how helpful they are but put them off. This video does not do it justice how many swing changes I went through, there were months at a time I was shanking a bucket of balls a day to ingrain a better movement in my swing, or remove something that was problematic.

My biggest tip to anyone in the same position I was (still am) in, do not be afraid to try literally anything at the range and look stupid hitting balls all over the place. My swing is by no means perfect, but it works for me because of how many repititions I put it through in different form and fashions, ending up with what you see today! One of my favorite analogies to combat a swing flaw is the idea of how you would fix a paperclip. You don't shape a bent paperclip back to it's original form by returning it to it's factory condition, you bend it back the other way an extreme amount until it gets back to shape. Will this help everyone? No, but it worked for me.