Golf Instruction
 

To have a great Golf Swing needs more time and effort that 99.99% of golfers are willing to dedicate.

Not to mention money.

Right.

I met a guy at the chipping green that looked phenomenal. I thought I was good, but this guy blows me away. I started talking to him and found out that he's about 28 years old and tries to get into mini-tour tournaments (Tries?). He said he practices 4 hours per day, every day.

Now I'm depressed.

swinging vs playing
 

You do not need a great golf swing to play great golf, you need great golf skills to play great golf.

A consistent motion that looks terrible but has good impact alignments combined with a great short game will almost always beat a "pretty" swing with no "game".

Ask Jim Furyk, Lee trevino, Miller Barber, Bruce Lietzke, and any other "goofy" swinger for a game.

BTW, Brian Gay is a better ball striker than before but he has stayed on tour all of these years because he is one of the best ever around the green.

I never saw his full stroke. I saw only the results of his chipping.

I agree, it's not a beauty contest.

Of course, you have both. How many hours a week do you practice?

God is that true.

If he going to turn professional - then we have to compare with an ordinary work day. At 28 he almost too old..?

Hitting 800 balls a day and engaging in clubhead throw away each time won't help!

What would help?

A good TGM instructor.