| When your golf swing is working you're like a baseball | | | | muscles how to correct it are two different things. |
| pitcher who can't throw anything but strikes. The | | | | So my buddy said keep your stance closed. Put your |
| simple golf swing looks good, feels good and your ball | | | | feet together and just take a quarter swing. After |
| striking was never better and you're having a blast | | | | three or four shots in that position I had a nice little |
| playing the game. Then just like the pitcher who hits | | | | pitch going on. |
| a slump, your swing and your game go in the toilet. | | | | Then he said take a half swing. Then a three quarter |
| Why does that happen? I really can't say for certain | | | | swing. They weren't all perfect but here's the neat |
| because your golf swing, like the pitchers' throw, is | | | | part. When you get to aggressive with the swing, |
| unique to you and a general explanation can't begin | | | | when you get off perfect plane, you nearly fall over |
| to apply to everyone's swing. Personally I think it has | | | | because of your closed stance. How's that for instant |
| a lot to do with things going on between your ears. | | | | feedback. |
| Like Chi Chi Rodriguez said "I really believe golf is 50 | | | | In the closed stance you are still shifting weight and |
| percent technique and 90 percent positive thinking. | | | | the fundamentals are the same, it's just if you make |
| See, but that adds up to 140 percent, which is why | | | | a mistake you'll lose your balance. With repetition |
| nobody is 100 percent sure how to play." | | | | you'll find the right swing and your muscles will |
| Several years ago I was on a roll when out of the | | | | remember it. |
| blue I started cutting every shot. I'd start it out right | | | | Near the end of the bucket of balls I opened up to a |
| on the target, then watch the ball make a right hand | | | | normal stance and hit away. By golly the cut had |
| turn, hit the ground and continue to roll right. I tried all | | | | disappeared. More importantly it gave me confidence |
| kinds of things to compensate and all I did was | | | | to make a full normal swing. Now I take a couple of |
| complicate the swing creating more bad shots. | | | | closed stance practice swings every time I address |
| So I was on the range complaining to my buddy, | | | | the ball. |
| who was experiencing a significant increase in skins | | | | So then I was back to the simple golf swing that |
| winnings thanks to my poor play, and he gave me a | | | | works. Try the closed stance drill if you're having |
| tip that turned me around. | | | | problems with the ball going anywhere but where |
| He told me my swing plane was too steep. Well | | | | you want it to. Simplifying the swing makes it so |
| knowing the plane is too steep and trying to tell the | | | | much easier to correct. |