Improved Golf Swing - Your Most Important Lesson Ever
Once you have gained control of the basic shape of the swing, the swing really becomes simpler.
To improve the golf swing, or anything for that matter, it must become simpler.
I used to work at a golf shop, and one of my bosses is a really, really good player and I would always ask him what the secrets to his swing were.
After a while, he didn't really like when I asked him because every time he would reply, "just hit the ball.
" At the time, I didn't know what he was talking about, and I wanted to know the secrets to a great golf swing.
However, as the mental side of my game improved, and I became more confident about my swing on the course, that was in fact ALL I was thinking.
He was right.
My best advice to someone that wants to consistently shoot in the 70s is, "As soon as you can get lined up correctly, just hit the ball.
" Ricky Fowler is a great example of someone on tour that never stands too long over the ball.
If you are thinking about more than that, the next step is to start to think like that.
Think about your daily job, or hobby.
For anything that you are good at, you're not thinking about the mechanics all of the time.
If you don't understand something, you start doing it and correct course along the way.
Or you ask someone who knows.
Or you copy someone who is already good at it.
Here are a few ways I know of to force you to simplify your thinking on the course: 1.
Play more matches for money (it forces you to forget about mechanics when something is on the line).
2.
Have a pro take a look at your swing.
Not just any pro.
The best type of pros are ones that aren't afraid to be brutally honest, tell you the truth, and show you how its done if need be.
When there is too much going on in your head on the course, it usually stems not from improper technique, but really from a lack of trust in your ability to hit the targets that you want to.
The time to gain the trust is really on the range, and its difficult to take that trust onto the course, but at some point, that's what it takes.
That's where good practice is so important.
When on the range, you always want to be swinging at a target.
In the long term, that's when the range game transfers to the course
To improve the golf swing, or anything for that matter, it must become simpler.
I used to work at a golf shop, and one of my bosses is a really, really good player and I would always ask him what the secrets to his swing were.
After a while, he didn't really like when I asked him because every time he would reply, "just hit the ball.
" At the time, I didn't know what he was talking about, and I wanted to know the secrets to a great golf swing.
However, as the mental side of my game improved, and I became more confident about my swing on the course, that was in fact ALL I was thinking.
He was right.
My best advice to someone that wants to consistently shoot in the 70s is, "As soon as you can get lined up correctly, just hit the ball.
" Ricky Fowler is a great example of someone on tour that never stands too long over the ball.
If you are thinking about more than that, the next step is to start to think like that.
Think about your daily job, or hobby.
For anything that you are good at, you're not thinking about the mechanics all of the time.
If you don't understand something, you start doing it and correct course along the way.
Or you ask someone who knows.
Or you copy someone who is already good at it.
Here are a few ways I know of to force you to simplify your thinking on the course: 1.
Play more matches for money (it forces you to forget about mechanics when something is on the line).
2.
Have a pro take a look at your swing.
Not just any pro.
The best type of pros are ones that aren't afraid to be brutally honest, tell you the truth, and show you how its done if need be.
When there is too much going on in your head on the course, it usually stems not from improper technique, but really from a lack of trust in your ability to hit the targets that you want to.
The time to gain the trust is really on the range, and its difficult to take that trust onto the course, but at some point, that's what it takes.
That's where good practice is so important.
When on the range, you always want to be swinging at a target.
In the long term, that's when the range game transfers to the course