What's Wrong With My Golf Game? ....Psst....It's Your Swing
Posted: Friday, August 31, 2007
by Lance Blaco
Are you struggling with your golf game? Do you hook, slice or duff the ball?
Come on, admit it, we all do from time to time. Does your score stay the same
or go even higher inspite of what you do to correct your game? Let me tell you
it's a problem problem with your swing. It's called inconsistency.
So what do you do when you're swinging badly? Go to the driving range, with no
direction or plan, and try to work out the kinks in your swing? Or continuously buy
and try different equipment, looking for that magic bullet? Sometimes this can yield
results, expensive results.
me like a bolt of lightning. We were talking about golf (naturally, what else is there to
talk about) and about buying some new clubs, when he said, "what's the point of
buying better clubs when your swing still stinks?" That really made me stop and think.
I have a golf partner who has bought a new set of clubs this year, but is still swinging
just like always. The new clubs look nice...that's about all.
Have you priced a new, full set of clubs lately? How about a session with a professional
golf trainer? You can easily spend $1000-1500 for a set of clubs, and $80-100/hour
with a trainer. I don't know about you, but I don't have that kind of money laying around.
If I spent that kind of money, I would have a great set of clubs and a good swing, but
no money left to go golfing.
Think about this for a minute. When the pro's start having problems with their swing,
do they run out and get new equipment? No. They work on the fundamentals of their
swing. When they are swinging correctly, they could probably use a shovel as a club
and would outdrive and outplay the average golfer. So the answer is not in new
equipment, it's in getting your basic swing corrected. Once you do that, you can hit
anything.
Think about this...you go to a professional golf trainer, they analyze your swing and
tell you what you're doing incorrectly and how to fix it. You go back out and start
playing then forget what they taught you. What recourse do you have. You have
nothing to go back and refer to. What other options are there?
There are some great self help books out there that you can use to get your swing
fixed and conditioned. The best thing about using a instructional book is that you can
work at your own pace, and go back and refer to any portion of it again and again.
By utilizing this strategy, you can easily work on your fundamental swing.
These books will teach you the correct stance, ball placement, grip and swing plane.
The most important thing they teach though is muscle memory. Muscle memory on a
good swing is the vital essence of playing good golf. You want to be able to address
the ball and hit it the same exact way each and every time, and muscle memory is
how you are going to get consistency.
So why spend lots of money to purchase of a new set of clubs or personal training
when you can get you own copy of The Simple Swing. Use the money you save to
enjoy more rounds of rewarding, low scoring golf. http://www.golfswingsimple.com
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