| How to improve my golf swing, has been a lifelong | | | | From the grip, to the back swing, and follow thru, all |
| journey for me. I would like to share part of that | | | | the way down to putting, they all seem to have |
| journey with you, my fellow amateur golfers. My | | | | varying philosophies and techniques. Talk about mass |
| hope is, that by reading about one of the methods I | | | | confusion for a rank amateur. |
| used to try and improve my golf swing, you will gain | | | | Through all this reading the method I decided to use |
| some incite on how to go about improving your own | | | | to improve, was to stay totally focused on the |
| golf swing. | | | | fundamentals of the golf swing. |
| When I first started out to try and learn the game | | | | These being the grip, stance, back swing and |
| of golf, way too many years ago to mention, the | | | | forward swing. Through a great deal of trial and error |
| resources available at the time were very limited. | | | | and practice I was able to accomplish my goals. |
| Anyone with money could join a private golf club and | | | | I felt by concentrating on these primary areas I could |
| pay for private lessons from a golf professional. That | | | | move on to other areas once I had these mastered. |
| of course would have been the best way to go | | | | Even though this worked for me., the point is that |
| about acquiring a decent golf swing. | | | | we are all different, and what works for one golfer |
| Like most of you, and other young hackers just | | | | may not necessarily work for another. We all have |
| starting out, I did not possess the monetary | | | | different body types, mental abilities, and varying |
| resources to join a country club or pay for pro golf | | | | degrees of athleticism. |
| instruction. So, I did the next best thing. I took | | | | Since the early days of trying to improve my golf |
| professional golf lessons by osmosis. Books. | | | | swing, I have used many different methods to |
| Golf instruction books were available, and they were | | | | improve my swing. Although the first method I used |
| cheap, especially in paperback. Every golf professional | | | | to improve my golf swing was reading books, and |
| who has ever had an inkling of success has written a | | | | then focusing on the fundamentals, this may not be |
| golf instruction book. This is both good and bad. | | | | the method you should choose. |
| If there had been a golf book, book of the month | | | | If you want to improve your golf swing I believe you |
| club, I would have belonged. I bought every golf | | | | should take a look at all the methods available to you. |
| instruction book I could get my hands on. I no sooner | | | | Take into consideration the following points: |
| finished reading one and I was off to buy another. I | | | | |
| bought books by all the famous golfers, and some | | | | 1. What method of instruction works best for you. |
| not so famous ones too. | | | | For instance, reading, video, audio |
| Talk about information overload. I learned everything | | | | 2. Seek out that type of instruction |
| I ever wanted to know about golf, and a lot of | | | | 3. Decide what area of the swing to focus on |
| things I didn't ever need to know in the first place. | | | | 4. Stick with one source for your instruction, and |
| The thing about the golf is that there doesn't seem | | | | remain focused. |
| to be a consensus on what the basic swing is | | | | None of us will ever have a perfect golf swing. For |
| supposed to be like. Everyone of the professionals | | | | many of us the enjoyment is in the journey along |
| instructs from their own perspective, based on what | | | | the road to improving our golf swing. My wish is that |
| had worked for them and how they were taught | | | | you will now be able to better enjoy your own quest |
| and developed. | | | | to your new and better golf swing. |