[casinobonbiner]

I am not going to write in lots of detail about the rest of the week, but will summarize. The short summary is, the shanks did not go away, but gradually got better, and I practiced every single day.

Friday, Just focused on half shots (9-3) and these were still going left.
Saturday, threw some more three-quarter shots (10-2) in there, and was shanking almost all of them, and the half shots were still going left.
Until now, I hadn't tried clubs longer than wedges with my new swing. Now, for the first time, I tried irons upto 5-iron. Same as the wedges though. Good looking, high shots go left, but others slice low and go right. No outright shanks with the short and mid irons though.

Sunday, getting a little better with the half shots, though still tending left, and fewer shanks with three-quarter shots. Dawns on me that tempo and how much the body sways might have something to do with it.
Monday. Good shots still tend left, but I am getting a few to go straight. Full shots still no good.
Tuesday. About same, but... the bad shots only came out later in the session. I spend about 45 minutes hitting really good shots before the bad ones started showing up.
Wednesday (today). Again, bad shots only later in the session. Also, I am getting straighter. Even had one "chip in" with a three quarter shot from 40yds with 60* wedge. Once the bad shots showed up, I did this drill: Take full backswing. Start the downswing, but stop when club is parallel to the ground, then proceed with the rest of the swing. This seems to help to some extend.

Tomorrow's class will be at the range/practice pitching green rather than at our rec field. Will see how it goes.

I haven't actually been out on the course since these lessons started three weeks ago, instead preferring to spend my golf time on practice. I think I will go out this weekend and see how I fare with the new swing.