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Will 2010 Be Your Best Golf Year Ever?
Or will it be 'the same old, same old'?
Will you allow 2010 to be your best golf year ever? If this is your goal – then I have some suggestions for you:
1. First work on making solid impact with the golf ball before you start working on fixing your direction issues.
Solid impact supersedes everything else in the golf swing since it determines how the golf ball will fly. Often times Golfers are more focused on the direction they hit the golf ball. Which is understandable … however, that’s not the solution as far as becoming more consistent.
Too often Golfers are overly concerned with fixing their golf swing to eliminate slices and hooks. And yes, if you do have slices and hooks - you should gain better control of your ball flight. However, when trying to fix your golf swing for the sole purpose of stopping a slice – you will usually just end up making even more compensations in your golf swing and causing even more inconsistency.
Have you ever went to a golf lesson to fix a slice or hook? Afterwards most Golfers are even more inconsistent or worse than before their lesson! Because trying to soley fix a slice or hook is usually based on new compensations trying to fix your old compensations. Which just means you're throwing even more compensations into your golf swing!
Trying to fix the direction you hit the golf ball before you start improving your impact will just keep you on the same merry-go-round you have been riding for the last ____ (fill in the blank) years.
However, once you’re focused on learning to hit the golf ball more solid – it’s so much easier to fix direction and gain distance. Golf Instructors often debate whether the most important part of the golf swing is swing path, swing plane or clubface. And during most golf lessons ... what you most likely will be working on, will be that Instructors preference. Yet, you should be working on all 3, along with your angle of approach into the golf ball ... at the same time if you want to improve.
Now some people might say that that is too much to think about at one time. Yet, I would passionately disagree with anyone that brings that up. Because you can work on all 4 of those points (without thinking of all those 4 points) if you're working on improving your impact with the golf ball.
How do we do it?
By helping you to control your Center of Gravity. Once you understand how important your Center of Gravity is and how it can guide all 4 of those points without you having to think about each one - you will start hitting the golf ball more solid ... which will allow you to start controlling your direction with much more ease.
The unfortunate thing is that most Golfers are not trained to do it that way. They're trained to think about each point individually. That’s one reason why the majority of Golfers do not ever improve their golf swing from year to year.
2. Make it a point to ‘See it, Feel it, Do it’ before each shot.
The typical Golfer walks up to their golf ball, takes a couple of Ornamental Practice Swings, glances down the middle of the fairway and then swings.
That is poor, poor, poor!
Visualizing where you’re going to hit the golf ball sets-up your entire shot. Now some people will say – “Well Marc, I’m not good enough to visualize before each shot. My swing isn’t consistent enough at this point and I need to be more focused on that, rather than visualizing. When I do get better, maybe I’ll start to think about visualizing my shot.”
If that’s you – I believe you’re missing the point. Because being able to start to see your shot before you even swing will actually help you to improve your golf swing. By seeing it – you're telling yourself where you want to hit the golf ball. Once you do that – it’s amazing how your mind communicates to your muscles to make the proper golf swing movement. No, it doesn’t guarantee all your shots will be great – however I’d wager a large sum of cash that you’re going to hit more good shots than if you fail to 'See it' first.
Because once you 'See it' – then you'll be able to 'Feel it'. Most Golfers just walk up to the golf ball and take an Ornamental Practice Swing. Why Ornamental? Well, the way most Golfers do it - there's no purpose to it - it’s just for show – because everyone else does it, so you do it. Some might say that they use their practice swing to get loose. Well, if you need to get loose – just stretch, it’ll do more for you than a couple of practice swings.
Some might say - "I take my practice swing to get my rhythm." Well, you'll get more rhythm by whistling a song before you swing than you'll get from your Ornamental Practice Swings.
We’d rather you take a Rehearsal Swing rather than an Ornamental Practice Swing. What’s the difference? Well, with a Rehearsal Swing – you’re actually rehearshing the shot you’re about to play. You’re preparing yourself for your next shot by rehearsing the actual swing you're about to make.
Most Golfers? They’re just swinging at air! Accomplishing nothing … except allowing themselves to ask the recurring question of: “Why do my practice swings feel so good – yet when I go to hit a golf ball it hardly ever feels as good? Why can't I just hit the golf ball with my practice swing?”
To become more consistent - learn to 'Feel it' before you actually swing.
The reason so many Golfers improve with GMS is because we help our Golfers with the total picture. First we work on improving your swing motion using some really excellent drills so that you can better understand your golf swing and improve it. And because of this improved motion - you start to develop a more solid, consistent impact. And it’s amazing how much easier it is for us to help you improve your direction and distance, once we have helped you with hitting the golf ball more solid!
As opposed to most Golfers/Golf Instructors that first work on direction and wait until they hit it straight before working on hitting it solid.
Then we use 'See it, Feel it, Do it' to work on you visualizing your shots so that you’re actually telling your brain what you want to do before you do it. Which will have your brain telling your muscles what they need to be doing. And your muscles will move the golf club correctly. Which will have the golf club telling the golf ball where to go.
And by incorporating an excellent swing technique with mental technique - our Golfers improve!
If you want to improve your golf swing – you first need to get away from the style of instruction that hasn’t been working for you. Then you need to understand why having a PLAN of using 'See it, Feel it, Do it' will further improve your golf swing and overall game.
GMS is nothing like anything you have ever tried before. Maybe that’s why so many finally improve!
The Monkey works on their golf swing with the sole purpose of fixing the direction they hit the golf ball
The Player first focuses on learning to hit the golf ball more solid and then is amazed at how that helps them to hit the ball more consistently
Go Ahead, Be A Player!
Regards,
Marc Solomon -Your Instructor For Life
www.GolfMadeSimple.com
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