You have to hit a lot of bad shots before you are able to hit a lot of acceptable shots.

2. Conscious Incompetence. New beginner and infrequent new player

Assuming that you are a beginner and have had a few lessons over a period of weeks or months, you could at this time be of the opinion that you are either (A) a very slow learner, (B) totally useless with no ability, or (C) you have been told the wrong things.
These are the doubts and frustrations that exist when we become "Consciously Incompetent" i.e.; aware of what to do but still cannot do it.

In golf, we are driven for the want of instant great shots but we must remember we need sound fundamentals to bring this about. In the pursuit of instant success and the "Want" of the very next shot to be perfect, we fill our heads with a stream of technical chatter and create paralysis by analysis.

Our lack of success creates more theorising which sets us on the downward spiral to golfing frustration and feelings of inadequacy. It is at this point in your development where real damage can occur if you give in to temptation and are seduced by the lure and promises of the Quick fix.

I must stress that any swing is good for one shot, but the swing that you should be trying to learn is one that is still effective even on a bad day because it delivers a respectable bad shot. If there are any perfectionists out there reading this, they may find this hard to come to terms with but it is a fact that even golf at the Top Level is a game of imperfection - the player who has the best quality bad shot will come out top.

If you are, at this moment in the Conscious Incompetence stage, you will do yourself a favour if you accept that you have to hit a lot of bad shots before you are able to hit a lot of acceptable shots,stick with what you have been told to do and before long, you will reach the next level.