| If you watch the Golf Channel or read any
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| | spent. This would primarily be in the
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| of the magazines and books on golf, it
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| | area of the short game and the mental
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| will be very hard for you to miss the
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| | game.
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| basic theme that "There is a perfect
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| | This is absolutely true for the average
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| swing and you will do the most for your
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| | golfer but it may be true for all golfers
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| game by trying to get it". Even when you
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| | as well. There is loads of evidence on
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| watch a tournament on TV, you see the
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| | the pro tours that the ones making the
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| commentators participate in this
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| | money are those best at chipping and
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| conspiracy by showing us frame-by-frame
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| | putting. The golf research guru himself,
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| analysis of the pro and critiquing his
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| | Dave Pelz, actually followed tour players
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| her every move. Now, maybe we can give
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| | around for years taking detailed
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| the TV guys a break because they are just
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| | statistics and he proved it (see his
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| trying for some entertainment value and
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| | book, My Short Game Bible). In addition
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| let's face it, most of us are interested
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| | to that, there are too many pros to list
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| in the details of the swing because we've
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| | that admit that their swing is not
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| been brainwashed by years of this theme.
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| | "technically correct" or maybe not even
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| For many years, I too was a "swing
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| | very good...BUT THEY WIN TOURNAMENTS!
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| zombie" in my quest to improve my golf
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| | Look at Jim Furyk, 2003 U.S. Open winner.
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| game. I even participated with a group of
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| | He actually has a big loop in his
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| golfers that all had our swings
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| | backswing. Lee Trevino always told people
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| videotaped and then we critiqued each
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| | that they should not copy his swing. Even
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| other in a classroom setting. The
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| | Jack Nicklaus says in his books that he
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| feedback I received from all of us
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| | wasn't a very good ball striker. Bruce
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| watching my swing ran from "very smooth"
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| | Lietzke has won tournaments on the PGA
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| to "way off-kilter". Everybody had a
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| | and Senior tours playing his
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| differing opinion of many of the swings
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| | left-to-right shot his whole career - And
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| that we watched and at least for me, it
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| | he says he rarely practices! On top of
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| only confused me more.
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| | that, the tours are littered with past
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| In my younger years, I had a typical
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| | champions that totally lost their game
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| amateur slice swing that obviously came
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| | AFTER they tried to change it for the
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| out of my years of playing baseball and
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| | better. And now they are begging their
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| softball. In those days, I would just aim
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| | sports psychologist to help them "find"
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| for the left edge of any fairway and I
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| | their old swing.
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| could count on the ball moving left to
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| | I have talked to PGA golf instructors
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| right, at worst ending up in the right
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| | that say it's their clients that want the
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| rough but usually hitting the fairway. I
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| | swing advice (just like I did) even when
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| enjoyed playing golf those days but I
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| | they recommend working some other part of
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| always felt that something was missing.
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| | their game first. So maybe it's our own
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| So when I could finally afford it,I
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| | fault for the most part in creating the
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| decided to take a set of lessons from a
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| | current situation where average scores of
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| pro. Of course I told him that I wanted
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| | amateurs has not dropped one stroke in
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| to get rid of my slice swing and he asked
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| | the last 50 years despite the advances in
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| me back "are you sure?". This answer kind
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| | equipment technology. Now don't get me
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| of shocked me but he was a very good
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| | wrong, if you are a true beginner, you
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| instructor and by the end of the lessons,
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| | really should start out with learning the
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| I was able to hit the ball out of bounds
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| | basics of the golf swing. But if you're
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| both ways, left and right. I figured that
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| | hitting it solid most of the time and
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| it would just be a matter of time until I
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| | finding the fairway half the time, you
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| "dialed" in to hitting it straight. To
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| | are good to go for a real scoring quest
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| make the story short, 5 years later and I
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| | as more swing advice is not the quickest
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| was still "dialing" and getting wrong
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| | way for you to drop your score. There is
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| numbers (ob, jail, water,no score
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| | just so much more that you can do, on and
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| improvement, etc.).
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| | off the course, that will pay you back in
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| Looking back, I honestly believe now that
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| | saved strokes for far less time spent
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| if I had stuck with my old left to right
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| | than changing your swing. Most of us have
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| swing and just used the rest of what I
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| | precious little free time that we can
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| learned from the pro, that I would have
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| | work to improve our games so why not work
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| improved significantly. Why? Because I
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| | on that which will give us the greatest
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| was a typical golfer and not a 15
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| | bang for our (time) buck?
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| handicapper trying to become a
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| | And so, let me be the first to make a
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| single-digiter. Studies have shown that
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| | pledge to the golf spirit inside me (I
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| the overwhelming majority of amateur
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| | always thought that golf is like
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| golfers shoot in the 90's or above for
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| | religion):
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| men and it's over 100 for women. If you
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| | I for one, do solemnly swear that I will
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| are in that group, then you really should
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| | not pay attention to any swing advice of
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| be working on parts of your game that
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| | any sort until I can score in the 70's
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| will give you far more efficient score
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| | consistently with the swing I have (and
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| improvement for the time and effort
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| | maybe not even then).
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