Instruction
I was having the damnest time recently with my swing - really coming over the top in a wickedly fashion and having the ball too far forward which was causing me to "flick at the ball' with my hands, therefore, I was not getting a solid strike to the ball. The ball could have gone anywhere - and did. Some good, mostly bad.
It was really driving me mental and culminated in my breaking my driver after I slammed it into the ground in a round a few weeks ago. (see the pic below)
Actually this is the 1st time I have ever done this and not proud of it at all. ...
Since everybody else seems willing to pontificate about what's wrong with the amateur golf swing, I might as well give it a go. Here's the inside scoop; It's all about knowledge of what really happens in the golf swing.
Up until the last few years, golf teaching has been based on what a star player felt or what a star teacher thought he saw a star player do. Unfortunately golf is too fast to really see what's going on with the naked eye. And what a star player thinks he's doing is often quite different than what a video shows.
It's only been in the last few years that technology has provided ...
John Novosel, a guy who has been working on swing tempo for almost a decade claims to have clear insight into Tiger's problems and I think he just may be right. In fact, what he has discovered may be the most important component of all our games.
Thought we'd take on the golf instructors of the world. If you remember a couple of blogs back, I quoted a statistic (sorry I can't remember where I read it) that the average 18 hole golf score has only improved by half a stroke over the last 30 years. And that's with all the advantages that new technology has brought us.
Granted, most of us don't take professional instruction on a regular basis, but there are thousands of instructors out there making a living so enough of us are going to keep them employed. Why, then, hasn't that score dropped more than half a stroke?
If some guy in your league improved ...
Right about now you might be thinking 'did I miss something'? No Steve Stricker hasn't written a golf instruction book or opened an academy in Florida. What he has done is to resurrect himself from the abyss of golf failure to become one of the best players in the world. If you watched last week's John Deere Classic you know exactly what I mean.
If we can unravel this mystery, can we consistently find golf nirvana? Probably not. I say that because it's never been accomplished, not even by the greatest golfers on the planet. But, with the right approach anyone can learn to hit more pure shots. The key to better swings? less tension and that means more enjoyment.
I'm almost back as a full-time GolfDashBlog writer as the kitchen project is nearing completion. My wife said I could get an iPad if I re-did the kitchen, so you see my motivation (blogging while I'm watching tournaments for one). I've had a lot of things running around in my head that I haven't been able to write about so I thought I'd do a quick overview with more detail to follow later.
If you read this blog regularly, you know I'm a fan of
The Golf Fix with Michael Breed that runs Monday nights on The Golf Channel. Last Monday he had Nick Faldo on for most of the show. The instruction was as good as it gets, at least on TV. My wife and I have watched that show at least 5 times. Nick Faldo demonstrates once again what a terrific command he has of the game and golf swing mechanics.
First Nick explains the full swing, in the context of 'getting stuck' ala Tiger Woods. The beauty ...
I already see a lot of things I like in his putting instruction. Regardless of your style or type of putter there are some really great drills here from which any golfer, even Tour pro, can benefit. Stay tuned!
Maybe there's no silver bullet for becoming a better golfer, but I think there are some basics that can help most anyone on learning to play golf. The bigger question is - will you do it? I mean losing weight is easy for most people - just eat fewer calories than you burn up. But, but, but........there's always a but.
In no particular order, here's my guidance. Work on tempo. However you swing, fast or slow, make sure your tempo is the same on the backswing and downswing. Count to yourself, use a
golf metronome,sing a tune in your ...
