Saturday, April 26, 2014

How to Play your best Golf EVER!!

Most amateur golfers do not improve very much unless they pay a top notch teacher to help them improve their technique.  Even then most amateurs gradually lose whatever improvements they've made, even when they spend a lot of time practicing what they've learned..

Those amateurs that go it alone and simply practice, practice, practice, make only nominal gains when compared to the amount of time they spend swinging at the driving range.

Why?  Don't ask!  "Why" is the worst question that can be asked   A better question is HOW!!  How can they spend so much time trying to improve and not improve?  Here's the answer:
 Often a bad swing on the course is the result of physical issues, muscle fatigue, mental fatigue, dehydration.  The golfer quickly makes a half-ass assessment of his bad swing and makes adjustments on the next swing - which is likely to be different but affected by the same issues, i.e. fatigue, etc.  The golfer gets more and more frustrated and less and less able to make optimal changes.  This is even more evident on the practice range.  Most golfers hit as many balls as they can, as quickly as they can, deluding themselves into thinking that if they keep at it they will find the "right swing".  Couldn't be more wrong.  The muscles and ligaments and bobolinks do not have time to rest and recover, and as practice continues the effect is greater and greater and ...THE GOLFER ENDS UP PRACTICING HOW TO MAKE A BAD SWING!!.  Your game does not improve and may even get worse.
Even Professionals' become less effective late in the round when fatigue affects them, and they spend a lot of time working to be in "optimal golf condition", John Daly being the one exception. To find out how to make REAL, Dramatic Improvements, click Read More.
My game has improved dramatically the past 3 years, in spite of aging and hair loss.  My secret to improving your golf at least 50% (and this is not a gag - I'm serious) is to make less swings - to practice less but more effectively.  Here's what I do - I find a suitable field or park, bring a 9-iron and a couple balls; I hit ONE ball towards the other end of the field; then walk to it.  When I get there I hit it back to the original spot.  I do this until I've hit between 15 and 30 shots (equivalent to a 9-hole round), each time walking the distance to the ball.  Some days I am only able to  hit 3 or 4 shots, but this is enough to make reasonable adjustments to my swing as needed.  One of the beneficial aspects of this training is that you are better able to get a good swing thought that you can rehearse mentally throughout the day or just before you fall asleep You will improve if you practice this way AND you can get in some cardio-vascular exercise walking back and forth.  Oh, btw the 2nd ball is for when i lose the first - I said I was improved, not perfect.

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