| I've been playing golf for over 40 years. Some of | | | | terrific game. |
| my favorite people to be around are teaching | | | | I have found a great resource for the beginner and |
| professionals at public courses and private clubs. Their | | | | average golfer. It is a simple, step-by-step "system" |
| vast knowledge of the golf swing is extremely | | | | for building a reliable, repeatable golf swing, regardless |
| impressive, and their playing abilities are something to | | | | of physical ability. Within this teaching system, you |
| behold. Only a very small percentage of the 27 million | | | | master 5 fundamentals that build on one another until |
| golfers worldwide ever become so accomplished in | | | | you have constructed a complete and consistent |
| the game. | | | | swing. |
| But can great players like these effectively teach a | | | | This system allows us to methodically address the |
| golf swing to the beginner and average player? Will | | | | ball and swing the club with the same thought |
| the average, or slightly below average golfer ever be | | | | processes every time. And when we have problems, |
| able to swing a golf club like these really good | | | | the system will allow us to identify solutions, and |
| players? Does the beginner or average player have | | | | enable us to know what we did wrong, and (just as |
| the time to practice every day to maintain the skill | | | | important) what we did right. |
| level required by the modern day golf swing played | | | | The 5 fundamentals of a consistent, reliable, |
| by the elite players? | | | | repeatable golf swing are as follows: |
| The answer may very well be "no" to all of the | | | | Grip - The position of the hands on the club will |
| above. My experience tells me that the beginner and | | | | affect the results that you get on every shot. |
| average player need golf swing help that focuses on | | | | Set-Up - The Set-Up may be the most important |
| building an effective swing consistent with their | | | | factor in determining your score. |
| abilities. I don't see any reasonable argument for | | | | Backswing - The Backswing is the rotation of the |
| trying to teach us ordinary players how to play like | | | | upper body around the spine axis away from the ball. |
| Ernie Els or Phil Mickelson. We need a different type | | | | Downswing - The Downswing is the rotation of the |
| of instruction consisting of sound mechanics-based | | | | upper body around the spine down and through the |
| fundamentals that will best enable us to play this | | | | ball. |