Habits, Habits, Habits, they are why you need a teaching pro.
Try writing left handed...
Try putting your watch on your other wrist...
These are habits and they are a beautiful thing when they are what you want. When they are not what you want, then they can be quite vexing. It takes 20-21 days to break a bad habit and involving 1500 repetitions. How many bad habits do you have? Multiply that times 1500 reps or 20-21 days and that is how long it will take to fix your golf swing. Most golf students take one lesson and then never practice. Then the next lesson they think they should magically be better... negative! Not going to happen! Reps, good coaching , and time will lead to breakthroughs. The process for changing bad habits is simple.
1) Recognize a change is needed
2) Take action-focus and make the change
3) Realize the change is going to take time.
90% of the mechanical skills in golf are acquired over a habitual period of time.
Make sure the change is meaningful, don't change your swing just cause Jim Hardy wrote some fancy new book. Ask yourself, why am I changing my swing? What will this bring to my game? Just cause the swing works for some flatbelly in west Texas doesn't mean you can even sniff performing the action.
A good teaching pro will get you on track faster/better all the while ensuring the habits you develop are positive to your scorecard experience. Maximize your practice time, get a PGA pro. Don't have one? Email me at contactus@glenellyngolf.com and I will personally find you one.