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What Did A Well Known Golf Publisher Say About GMS?
Just a few months ago a well known golf magazine publisher took the 3 day GMS Program ... he loved the GMS Program so much that he wrote a daily blog about his experience.
Below is what he wrote:
Day One
I sat at my desk for over 2 hours filling out a very detailed admission survey to Golf Made Simple a few days prior to arriving. I thought to myself, is someone going to really read this. Well the answer is a resounding yes and not only did they read it but when I showed up for my first day of school our instructor Chris pulled it out on a regular basis to refer back to it.
The two most important facts in any journey is where you are and where you want to go, without either you may as well just stay put, because you have non chance of getting anywhere. Well for the first time in my life someone has actually listened to my thoughts about my golf game before they were going to show me how to fix it.
The most frustrating thing about golf is everyone I have ever met playing the game has a tip. I guess they all mean well and want to help but after one day in golf school I am sure of only one thing, the more you hear and read about the golf swing the less you understand the simplicity of all of it. Yes, we all are students of this game, but it looks like the deeper you look the farther you get away from the path to understanding. Before there was Garmin we all read maps and most of us were eternally lost because reading a map like golf is an art.
I have only been playing golf for 12 years, so by far I am not by any means any kind of authority on the game. As an editor of a golf magazine often people mistake that fact in asking me questions about the golf swing. I have yet to master the key ingredients necessary to become a better player and become consistent. If there is one key word in golf that stands out more than any other its consistency. I for some time thought that all the good golfers out there belonged to a secret society where they all agree to never tell anyone the secret of the game. I have even met those that have told me the only way to improve at the game is first get much worse.
At Golf Made Simple on day one I got to hear the simple truth about golf .... Tick Tock! Tick Tock!
It became apparent today that this golf school was not about the grip, the posture, the spine angle or keeping your head down and hips up. Quite simply its about the easiest and most effective way to get to the impact zone and hit a clean shot. Its all About Golf Made Simple!
Days Two & Three
After Chris Dunn our Instructor for the last three days reviewed everything we learned and all the drills we spent so much time on he let us know that he would be there moving forward for support and phone lessons when needed. Over the last three days we got a very professional presentation of tested drills that create results, not in 6 months but right now. The Golf Made Simple program is designed to provide instant feedback and immediate improvement. It is the first time someone has actually taught me how to help myself and it all makes sense. Knowing that you are doing the right things to improve builds confidence which sets the stage for performance.
Each day at the back of the range at Heron Bay Golf Club we began our day with regiments of golf balls and the Golf Made Simple target poles. I thought to myself very Tiger like, after covering countless PGA tournaments where Tiger stood alone in his practice drills at the back of the range to avoid crowds and media. With some of the drills I found lots of muscles that I have not used in years. The word of our GMS Instructor Chris Dunn each day over and over," forget about trying to do what I ask of you, just do it. Yoda would have been proud.
If you are Ok with never getting better at golf and just love the game then I guess there's no reason to read on. Lets face it golf is a great game and spending 5 hours out in a beautiful park like setting with 3 of your best friends joking, laughing and having a great time is pretty good. I guess the moment of truth in all of it lies in the hands of the score keeper and those little black numbers in those little white boxes when added together give us all results. If you're fine buying the drinks and getting picked last for teams and are known for your great personality on the course instead of your solid game then golf school is most likely not for you. Then again if you are going to spend hours and hours doing something you love why not love doing it well.
I had lots of preconceptions about coming to golf school, most of which were built from my frustrations with this game I love so much. Lets face it everyone wants to get better at this game, but when advice comes from everywhere it's hard to find something that you can truly rely on. I came to Golf Made Simple with one thing in mind, find a practice routine that would help me improve and a pre shot thought that made sense.Golfers spend a lot of time and a lot money always trying to hit the ball father and lower my scores. It only seems natural to want to get better and find a new way to cut strokes off our score cards. Here is the truth about golf as I have now learned: its all about tempo, transition and most of all impact.
For 12 years I have been doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, insanity at its best. I've gone to the range with poles and ropes, pages torn out of Golf Digest & Golf Tips Magazine. I have more books and videos on golf than most bookstores & libraries and have more game improvement gadgets then most golf stores. Golf Made Simple has changed the way I look at the game of golf and introduced me to the most logical solutions I have ever seen on how to get better at all aspects of the game of golf. I have a plan and I have an instructor for life in Golf Made Simple.
Tim Branco - December 4th, 2011
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