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Introduction.
(Changed
- 16/05/2008)
I have played golf for over 25 years and
like many others I did not start playing golf until later
on in life and gradually learnt to play a half decent game
of golf by trial and error.
As I struggled to learn the game I could
not understand how or why the professional golfer was able
to hit the ball consistently straight and true, so
about six years ago I began to research the workings of the
golf swing to find out why?
My extensive research revealed the golf
swing can be performed to a very high standard as long as
the basic
principles and the basic
movements of the golf swing are followed.
For a number of years I have studied the
technique of top class golfers, read countless golf magazines
and digested all of the information that was offered to try
to find out how the top golfers are able to consistently strike
the ball with a high degree of accuracy in both direction
and distance.
However the Professional Golfers
and the Golf
Instructors who contribute to the various golfing magazines
offer all sorts of advice about the golf swing, but do not
clarify the absolute basic principles of the golf swing therefore
I decided to do my own research and the information that I
have gained by this extensive research has dramatically improved
the quality of my golf -- and it can do the
same for you?
Therefore I have developed this website
so that anyone who is prepared to learn these basic principles
will begin to play much better golf sooner, rather than learn
it by trial and error as I did.
Analysis of golfers.
The golfing fraternity is made up of men,
women and children from all over the world who play the game
of golf with different levels of skill, but there is a small
percentage of these golfers who stand head and shoulders above
the rest and are able to play top quality golf on a consistent
basis.
You may wonder why these golfers are able
to play the game with great skill whilst the remainder of
us manage to play good golf one day and not so good on other
days.
If you analysed and studied the statistics,
you would probably find that most golfers that are presently
playing or have played the game of golf at the top level started
playing the game when they were very young, at a time when
their body was still developing its muscle structure and therefore
were forced to use the large muscles of the body such as the
legs and the shoulders to incorporate power into the shot.
However the majority of us take up the
game as adults, which means that they will have already developed
a full muscle structure and thereby assume that this is the
basic requirement to be able to strike the ball hard. - These
are the golfers who find it difficult to master the game of
golf.
Therefore the golfer who takes up the game
later on in life uses an entirely different technique to perform
the golf swing to those who begin to play golf at an early
age.
If you have any doubts about my theory
just think about this, if the youngsters can hit the ball
as far as they do with an undeveloped muscular structure,
why cannot we as adults with a fully developed, stronger,
muscular structure, not hit the ball further. ???
It is all down to the correct technique
of learning to swing the club head - through
the contact area - a technique which you can learn
within this website.
If there is one ingredient that the top
golfers possess, it is a natural ability to watch
the ball as the club head swings through the contact area,
an action that also greatly assists in keeping the head positioned
slightly behind the ball whilst the club head moves through
the contact area.
The other ingredient that all top golfers
possess is the ability to swing the club head through the
contact area in a smooth accelerating manner until the club
head reaches the bottom of the swing arc, thus eliminating
the urge to "HIT" the golf ball.
To give you an idea of why I say this,
you will notice that very good snooker players/tennis players/
footballers and cricketers often make very good golfers because
they know that the ball must be watched at all times regardless
of what game they play and they all ensure that either a snooker
cue/football boot/tennis racket or cricket bat moves right
through the contact area.
If you do not have this natural ability,
you need to develop
this skill if you wish to improve your golfing technique.
This is not a "quick
fix" course of lessons. All of the movements that I describe
will enhance the quality of your golf, but it important to
understand that you have to practice each movement until it
becomes second nature to you, so do not expect too much, too
soon.
I have listed the lessons in logical order
so that the golfer learns the correct movement of each part
of the body by way of practice, therefore it is important
that the instructions of each lesson are practised thoroughly
before moving on to the next lesson.
Failure to understand this principle of
how to change your golf swing will only cause the mind to
become confused, so practice one movement very thoroughly
before moving on to the next.
It will take many months of learning these
new movements before you will see any significant improvement,
however if you can discipline yourself to thoroughly learn
each lesson before moving on to the next lesson, you will
achieve the maximum benefit from my lessons.
It is also important for you to understand
that it is not how fast you move the various parts of the
body that makes the ball go a long way, it is how fast the
clubhead is moving as it moves through the contact area.
However whether you swing the golf club
at a fast speed or a slow speed there is one single item that
applies:-
" The mechanical movements of the
perfect golf swing remain the same"
Therefore I have designed
these lessons specifically so that you can be seen to be playing
better golf as you complete each section. So for your own
speedy advancement I suggest that you keep to my schedule.
Please Note.
If you have any comments relating to this
website, or if you want anything clarified about the golf
swing as described, please contact me:- Here
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and I reserve the right to upgrade the information on a regular
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