The Body Golf Method is Simple and Easy…
If you're ready to hit long straight drives and nail approach shots to greens, you've found the right place.
Get ready to begin a new way of looking at your golf swing.
The goal of this book is to teach your body how to swing a golf club without all of the intellectual interference associated with today’s traditional methodology of instruction.
I’ve put together a simple system of instruction that will eliminate the usual confusion associated with golf instruction today.
In addition, this book is also a written account or description, if you will, as to how I took over 40 strokes off my own golf game in one season.
So open your mind and read on, and most importantly, enjoy!
INTRODUCTION.
Welcome to The Body Golf (Keep Your Swing Simple) KYSS Training System.
Yeah, I know what you're thinking. "How is this non-PGA guy going to tell me how to swing a golf club the right way in such a little book like this?"
I'll tell you…
I'll begin by cutting out the technical B.S. and getting to the meat of the golf swing.
Firstly, if you're reading this book, you have some strokes to cut from your game. (God bless you) That's kind of a good thing though.
It also means that you're committed and want to learn something new.
Secondly, you're most likely totally frustrated with trying to figure it out on your own and decided to break down and get some instruction that you'll understand.
I'm glad.
Together, we're going to teach your body to swing a club for power, consistency and accuracy. What's more is you'll learn to do all of this with less physical effort and strain.
Get ready for the quickest, easiest golf lesson of your life.
Part I: Open Your Mind
Chapter 1: “Empty Your Cup”
Let's begin by forgetting.
Yes, I want you to completely clear your mind and forget what you think you know about the golf swing.
I'd rather have your body learn the swing than your brain.
One of my favorite quotes is, "How can you get any tea at the tea party if your cup is full?" So, empty your cup. That’s just another way to say, “Open your mind.”
I'm going to show you some easy body movement exercises.
These exercises are critical if you want to build a powerful, efficient, repeatable swing.
The best thing about these exercises is that you'll not get an explanation of the physics.
That stuff will only confuse your mind. Which in turn, will confuse your coordination.
With this program, you'll get the feeling of a good swing. In addition, you'll not get a lot of body parts to remember to control.
The following exercises move your whole body naturally and will build whole-body coordination. All of the components of a fundamentally correct swing will come together automatically.
So open and clear your mind, and, trust me.
Good. We'll begin.
Note: if you're a lefty, don't take offense, but I'm going to describe the movements as a right-hander. So if you're a southpaw, you know what to do. In case you don't, just mirror the motions.
I knew you knew, hehe…
Body Setup.
Begin by standing in a shoulder width stance. Feet pointed a little out. (Heels in, toes out)
Put a golf club on the back of your neck while holding the ends lightly with your hands.
Bend your knees and lean forward as if you were going to set-up to swing.
This setup is the simple setup that revolutionized my game. It’s simple, basic and works for everybody.
Remember, I was able to take 40 strokes off my game in one season. Do you know anyone that has done that?
I know, It’s very rare. However, it’s not impossible. Especially, if you learn how to simply hit the ball straight.
This setup is basically a natural way to stand comfortably.
The only difference is that you’re spine is leaning over in a golf angle and your knees are slightly bent.
I’ll not tell you how exactly much to keep your knees flexed. I’ll say this…keep your knees soft.
By using that word, you keep the word flexed out of your mind.
We all know that that word is synonymous with flexing and tightening muscles. Tight muscles are not what we want to generate a powerful swing.
In fact, as you read this book and practice the exercises I give you, you’ll see that it takes less effort to be more powerful and dynamic.
Posture Test.
Put a club down your spine while standing up straight.
Lean over as if setting-up.
The points of contact on your spine should not change. This is the proper posture.
With this posture, your spine will keep its natural alignment throughout the swing, and not twist (very dangerous and painful) so as to cause you pain, discomfort or worse, crooked shots.
If you’ve never done it before, it’ll feel as if you’re sticking your butt out.
This is your new Golf Posture. Now you'll never forget it.
Easy huh?
Chapter 2: Moving Your Body; An Introduction.
The Body Golf Base Movement
We’re going to build your swing from the ground up.
One of the things that I’ve learned is that it’s easier to build a skill with simple, uncomplicated, repetitive movements.
The movement that we’re going to practice here is a critical, necessary component of the swing.
Without this base movement, you’ll never reach your potential as a golfer. And without this base movement, your swing will not be as powerful as it can be.
This one fundamental is universal in all good golf swings. You’ll recognize it wherever you see a pro or ace amateur swing.
Pay attention to the details here and you’ll do very well…
With a club behind your neck and while you're in your golf posture, start turning right-to-left.
Keep your head and focus in the center and keep your chin off of your chest.
Use a continuous waltz rhythm.
Back-and-forth. Don't stop to reset the movement. Make it a dance.
Critical point:
Keep your right knee bent on the back swing! If you don't, I guarantee that you'll push-fade the ball when its time to go to the range and swing.
Chapter 3: The “Magic Move” – Located inside The Body Golf Report.
This small seemingly insignificant move is interestingly enough, left out of most lessons that I’ve witnessed while hanging around driving ranges and golf courses.
The funny thing is, for all of these pro’s experience and training, you’d think that it would be the first thing that they look for.
When I’m with a personal student, it’s the very first thing that I look for when evaluating a student’s swing for the first time.
Chapter 4: The King of All Golf Training Drills – Located inside The Body Golf Report.
Back in 1992, this swing exercise virtually vaporized my banana-ball slice in a matter of minutes.
It will build on the base movement that you began with in the last section.
This exercise is the most effective, efficient, foolproof swing drill ever invented. This drill had me feeling the proper mechanics in less than five minutes.
Try it. I think you'll like it.
Chapter 5: Handcuff Swings
This drill is a good way to drill in the feeling of smoothness through the point-of-impact.
It’ll also teach you how to smoothly roll you hands over without muscular tension through the point-of-impact for that whipping action that for some people, increases swing speed exponentially.
You have to remember, it's completely impossible to consistently, consciously control the clubface through impact.
Yeah, once in a while you'll get lucky and hit a good one. But for the most part, you're better off letting your body do it all by itself.
This drill is designed to develop whipping power and will illustrate to you how it's supposed to feel when you whip the club through the center.
It will also help you learn the feeling of the proper release.
To do this drill, start by making a normal grip with your left hand.
Place the right hand directly on top of the left.
Do some pendulum swings with this grip.
You'll feel as if you have no control of the club head. You actually have more control at this point because your brain isn't getting in the way. This smooth motion is all you need to hit accurate shots with whipping power.
If you don't believe me try this.
Grip the club with normal grip.
Squeeze it as hard as you can. Be sure to have as much tension in your arms and upper body as possible.
Swing with all of that tension, and listen to the sound of the club.(if there is any)
Now do this…
Go back to the handcuff grip. Swing smoothly and listen to the sound.
It whips faster doesn't it? And, it doesn’t take as much effort.
In reality, the swing should NOT tire you out.
Look at some of your golf hero’s physiques if you think I’m lying.
To swing with power, you need to take away the tension.
For a more advanced drill…
…you can try hitting some balls with your wedge using this grip.
Whenever I do this for people, they’re amazed that I can hit the ball as far and as accurately as with a normal grip.
We’ve all seen the skinny little guys that can out-drive the big muscle-heads.
What does that tell you?
It tells you that you don't need muscle to whip the club.
In fact, you need no muscle when you come right down to it. Your skeleton, not muscles, should perform your golf swing. All you have to do is turn your body and let your arms and club come along for the ride. Your hands should be attached to the club very softly.
A tension free swing will generate far more club head speed and will automatically align perfectly through the point-of-impact.
You're swinging now, not hitting.
So get the word “hit” out of your mind for good.
Swing the club, move your body.
Let everybody else hit.
You swing, and then take their money.
haha.
Part II:
Putting It All Together
Now that you've taught your body how to swing, let's put it together and hit, I mean, (sorry) swing while a ball is in the way.
Chapter 6: The Setup
I'm going to show you the set-up that works for all of my students, myself included. Its real easy, but you have to trust it.
Initially it may feel weird. (Especially if you've never done it)
Whaddaya expect? Take some time to get used to it. I guarantee, you'll thank me.
At the range, choose a target.
Place a club on the ground pointing at it. Now take another club and put it parallel to the first club so it looks like railroad tracks.
This second club is where you'll put your feet.
Now before you remove the first club, put another club on the ground perpendicular to the first two. Make a letter "H". Take the first club away to make a letter "T".
You should have a 90-degree angle.
This is where we'll start.
Place your feet on the target club and place the clubface on the crossed "T" club.
When you grip, start like this…
Stand up straight and hold the club in front of you so it is pointing straight up.
Make sure that the clubface is square with your shoulders. Not parallel, square.
Now lean over in your golf posture and place the club head on the ground.
Here's where you'll have to pay close attention because this may feel weird, but trust me.
While keeping the clubface perpendicular to your target line, move your hands and the top of the club so that the grip is in between your pocket and your fly.
Yes, the club shaft will be a little forward. Your hands will be right over the ball. This is the set-up that saved me.
Yes. Too far in front Not behind ball.
Hands over the ball. of ball.
Yes.
Hands over the ball.
Too far in front of ball.
Not behind ball.
Chapter 7: No Peeks Swings
This is the first contact drill that I did to begin hitting my target. This is where your trust in your body will amaze you.
Start out with a wedge or nine-iron.
If you're brave, use a seven-iron like I did.
Choose a target about 75% of the max distance that you usually hit that club. Put a ball down and swing with your new swing. (I.E. no tension, finish high, toe drag etc.)
I have one catch for you.
Don't watch where the ball is going!
Let it go where it may. In one word, fuhgettahboutit!
You're getting used to a new way of thought and movements so don’t sweat the ball. It’s only the range anyway.
I only want you to get used to the swing without sweating the ball-flight.
Remember, you've already taught your body how to swing.
It knows. So let it happen.
Keep your focus on the point-of-impact. As you swing and the ball flies away, just set-up and place another ball, and swing.
Do this until you feel comfy and are making good contact while finishing the swing.
Visual focus is on where the ball
sits through impact
Critical point:
If your belly button is not pointing down the target line at the end of the swing, you're not finishing your swing.
And guess what?
If you don't drag your toe, your belly button will not point down the target line.
Get it? Good.
I have a few words of wisdom for you. And I quote, "preoccupation with ball flight is the root of all swing flaws."
Pretty wise huh? Guess who said it? Yup. Yours truly.
Don't sweat the ball flight. Your body knows how to do it already. All you have to do now is trust it.
Yes – whole sole No – flat-footed. No – ball of foot…
is showing Not quite finished
Another critical point:
Do not take your back swing further than "One o'clock."
The reason is simple. The further the club head gets away from the ball, the more time you’ll need to control it.
Put another way, there's a lot more room for error.
At this point, you need to forget about trying to swing like your PGA heroes. They practice for hours each day with a personal coach. Do you?
Trust me, I'm a modest five-foot-eight and weigh a buck-sixty-five. I swing with a 3/4 swing and hit a driver 250 yards down the middle.
By trying to bring the club to parallel on the back swing, you'll only create more problems for yourself. Besides, the extra distance is useless if all it got you was a slice.
But, for the sake of argument, lets' say you get lucky and hit it straight. The actual distance gained would be barely perceptible. So let’s learn to swing within ourselves shall we? Good.
‘2 O’Clock’
is all you need
Chapter 8: Walk-Through Swings
This drill can be used on the golf course as well as the range. Just get used to it first.
This drill is also a guaranteed slice-buster.
Start with a club you're comfortable with. Again, I used a seven-iron the first time I tried it.
Place a ball in the set-up position. (The middle in case you forgot already).
Swing the club.
Yes, in case you were wondering, I have another monkey wrench for you. As you finish your swing, take a step directly at your target as you finish nice and high.
One step is all you'll need.
Gary Player, the Senior PGA Champion and Hall-of-Famer from South Africa has been swinging like this his whole life. Watch him on TV. You'll see for yourself.
This was the other drill that permanently erased my slice in a matter of minutes.
Do this off the tee with the big-dog and watch your buddies turn greener than the fairway with envy when they see your distance and accuracy.
Regular swing
Finish with step toward the target
Chapter 9: Three-Quarter
Power Swings
This one will crack you up…
Set up and choose a target about two-thirds to three quarters of the distance that you know that you can hit a certain club.
For instance, grab a nine-iron and go for about 90 yards.
Take a ¾-power swing.
Here's the monkey wrench kids… Take all of the intent out of your swing. What I mean is, take all of the muscle power out of your swing. Swing without any "oomph" for lack of a better term.
I don't mean that you shouldn't finish the swing. By all means, finish the way you have been training. (With the toe drag, etc.)
However, remove the brute force and swing without tension in your arms and upper body.
Watch out. You may be surprised at how far the ball goes. I think you'll dig it though.
One trick I like to use with students is to tell them to pretend that they’re exhausted and be as loose as they can possibly be. The feeling is almost as if you don’t care if you have power or not.
You’ll see that without tension in your swing, you’ll be able to whip the club.
With this technique, you’ll never get tired.
Also, without tension, you’ll be automatically aligned at the point-of-impact. This is the benefit of swinging without tension. It’s also the technique that ALL of your PGA Tour heroes.
How do you think that all of those skinny little guys hit the ball with
so much power? It’s the swing technique that they use! Not muscle.
Guess what?
You can do it too.
All you need is someone to show how to so it. So here I am to show you.
Here’s an analogy that I usually use to illustrate whipping power.
Imagine tying a baseball-sized rock to the end of a board. Now swing the board in a circle. Imagine how it would feel and how fast the rock would travel.
Now imagine tying that same rock to the end of a rope. Imagine swinging that same rock in a circle.
Do you see what I mean here?
The golf swing is supposed to be the rope and the rock. If it weren’t, the shafts on the golf clubs would be a lot heavier.
To get maximum power out if your golf swings, be the rope.
Part III:
Fine-Tuning
Just another couple hundred balls…
Here's where we'll work out the bugs. You may be cursing at me now because you're over-hooking the ball where you used to slice. Don't worry; I've got you covered. Did ya really doubt it?
In addition, you can go to the back of the manual for the unique “Body Golf Trouble Shooting Guide.”
This is something that I put together similar to the back of the owner’s manual that you get with your stereo or TV.
There is a list of common symptom, their most common causes, followed by an easy fix.
You have to remember here. The slice or hook is usually a symptom for some kind of small (or large) fundamental error in swing mechanics.
Chapter 10: Why Do I Slice?
I'm going to begin with the assumption that, although you're swinging tension-free with a toe-drag, you may be still slicing or pushing the ball and losing it off to the right.
If you're still cutting the ball to the right, here's some common things that I usually adjust with my students.
First, make sure what your feet are set to shoulder width apart, no more. And be sure that your toes are pointed out.
If your stance is too wide, you may have trouble getting your center through the point-of-impact.
If your feet are parallel, your hips will not let you turn properly.
By opening your feet, you’ll unlock your hips and be able to get a full turn into a good backswing. If your feet are shoulder width and it's not working, just bring them in a little bit and see what happens.
Some people are less flexible than others and will have to adjust accordingly.
No – parallel feet and wide stance = slice
Yes – unlock your hips with toes out
Make sure that you're placing the ball in the center of your stance.
I know it may feel funny to do this. However, if you’ve never done it before, what do you expect? Don’t worry. Just trust me.
This is what works for everybody that tries it. Including yours truly…
Center the ball
If that doesn't apply, make sure that you're in a square set-up.
You may be open.
What that means is, although your clubface is aimed correctly at the target, your feet are lined up in a line to the left of the target.
Use the clubs in a “T” on the ground again. Or, have a friend look at your set-up to tell you if you're a bit off. Video yourself if you have to.
You'd be surprised at what our eyes can get used to as to what is "normal." Just because something is comfortable, doesn't mean that it’s right.
Remember, it's hip to be square.
Also, you could be locking out your right leg on the back swing.
This is called a “block-out.”
A lot of people do this without being aware of it. However, when they make the adjustment, they’re shocked when their “power fade” turns onto an “easy draw” and they gain about twenty yards on their long clubs.
Do some double clubbers to feel if this is happening to you.
Turn back keeping right knee bent
and your back straight
Yes! Not flat-footed!
There's one more thing that will make you slice, cut or push the ball.
PEEKING.
Go back to some no-peeks swings for a while and try that.
I think that covers most of the major reasons for cutting the ball.
No PEEKS!
On to the hook…
Chapter 11: Why Do I Hook?
If you're over-hooking the ball let's go back up to the set-up.
Again, it's hip to be square.
You could be in a closed set-up. This is when your feet are in line to the right of the target line while the clubface is aimed at the target.
Make sure that you're in a square set-up.
This may be all you need to do if you're hooking too much. I used to do it too.
The best way to keep on top of this is to line up to something on the ground directly in line to your target such as a blade of grass, a broken tee or some other small object on the ground in front of you.
This is called an intermediate target. It’s what I use all of the time to line up tee shots.
It’s hip to be square!
If your setup is square and still over-hooking the ball, spread your stance by an inch.
Did that work?
If it did, fine. If not, keep trying within reason.
The more flexible you are, the wider you can go and still be able turn through the point-of-impact to finish high and on your toe.
Another thing… You could possibly be swinging too flat.
This ain't baseball kids.
Go back to the double-club swings for a minute. Make sure you're finishing high. Not as much around your body.
Don't get me wrong. You do have to rotate around your spine but you have to find a "happy medium" between flat and upright.
The double-clubbers will always help.
Also, on your setup with your hands: make sure that you’re in a “neutral grip.” That is, when your right hand is straight from the wrist.
It shouldn’t be under the club or over the club.
The line made when your thumb meets the side of the hand should be pointing directly up the arm.
Yes…
Neutral grip –
Cross thumb over
“Weak Grip” for cutting ball
“Strong Grip” “Weak thumb”
for hooking ball
Believe it or not, if you have the correct mechanics but are too aggressive, you’ll over-hook the ball. I have this problem sometimes and it gets me into trouble too.
One more thing…
Be aware if your hips are sliding on your back swing.
What I mean is that some of us will put too much weight on our right side during the back swing.
Instead of telling you how much weight to put on each side, I'll say this…
Turn.
Don't slide.
Practice this with…yup. You guessed it. Double-clubbers.
Are you beginning to get it yet? Double-clubbers are a total cure-all for your golf ills. They teach you rhythm, timing, control, whole-body coordination and extension through the point-of-impact without having to think about mechanics, swing thoughts or any other components.
The rest is just fine-tuning.
The double-clubbers are the King of the Royal Court of all golf exercises.
Stick with these and you'll be teaching the swing in no time.
“Double-Clubbers”
The King of all Golf Training Drills
Surprise, surprise!
You can now "work the ball."
Ever envy the hotshots that can pull off any type of curve shot at will? Guess what? Read the last section over again if you haven't figured it out yet.
It's all there for the taking.
Just make sure that you go to the range and experiment with stance width, grip and foot alignment before you try to wow your friends with a cute little hook shot out of trouble.
It could be quite embarrassing if you aren't completely sure where the ball's going.
Part VI: The Short Game
No golf book that claims to help you take a large amount of strokes off your game without an eraser would be complete without a section on short game fundamentals.
A lot of people that I observe having trouble with their short game, especially the high hadicappers, aren't consistent with their short game mechanics.
What I mean is, they're always trying something "new" and not sticking to the basics.
In the next chapters, I’ll give you some of the basics that you may be missing.
Chapter 12: The Big Three
The three most important things in golf are fundamentals, fundamentals, and fundamentals!
Let’s begin on the putting green.
This is where the most strokes are thrown away by the weekend high-handicapper.
One of the greatest golf teachers in the world was know to teach the golf game from the hole, back. This was his philosophy for teaching golf to kids.
That’s why we’ll start with putting and work our way to chipping and pitching.
The putting stroke is the easiest swing made on the golf course.
It’s the pressure that makes it difficult more times than not.
Let’s examine the putting stroke for a minute…
Back and forth.
That's it!
Two little moves.
We have to remember, the putter is the shortest club in the bag. That makes it the easiest to control. Supposedly, it has the easiest clubface to align and is designed to hit the ball dead straight.
Why can't we do it?
In a word; variables.
Here's a variable: Tension.
Here's another one: Varying grip pressure.
Another one: inconsistent rhythm, tempo and sloppy body movement.
Starting to get it?
We need to be consistent with our mechanics to be a consistent putter.
Again, it’s no big deal. Maybe nobody ever told you. So now I'm telling you.
If you want to be consistent with your golf game, you need to be consistent everywhere on the golf course.
Chapter 13: Putting Grip
The putting grip is a very personal thing.
I'll give you some basics, but you'll have to figure out what works for you.
Ideally, the grip should be in the center of the body where the hands meet. This is the most natural and comfortable.
It’s also the easiest way to eliminate variables in the stroke.
The club can be held in the palms here because you want to do the exact opposite of a full swing.
You're not looking to whip the club through the point-of-impact.
All you need to do is pass the clubface along the line in which you want the ball to go while the ball is in the way. By holding the club in your palms, you'll reduce the risk of having the club face turn during the stroke and force the ball off line.
Chapter 14: Putting Body Movement
With a putting stroke, the only thing that should be moving is the shoulders.
I see a lot of high-handicappers putt with their whole body moving (i.e. hips, knees feet shoulders and hands are all doing something during the stroke).
This is a sure-fire way to have every putt different from the last.
Again, we want to remove variables, not add them.
Let’s start with the set-up. Your feet should be parallel and a comfortable width apart but not too narrow. Here is where a wide stance will save you.
Stability is a necessity if you want to be consistent with your putting.
With that in mind, shift your weight on to your left side. Keep it there throughout the stroke. This ensures that your knees and hips will not get involved with the stroke.
Remember, when you need to be precise, any and all body movements will affect the alignment of the putter blade.
The less that moves, the better.
Make your grip and lean over the ball.
Your eyes should be directly over the ball. This keeps you in line with the putting line. It also keeps you close to the ball.
If you're too far from the ball, when you stroke, the clubface will rotate with your body movement.
By having your shoulders and eyes directly over the ball, you'll be ensured an as-close-to even stroke as possible.
As you stroke the club, rock your shoulders. Leave your hands as they are.
Avoid letting your hands or wrists hinge as you stroke the club.
Think of yourself as a statue with one hinge on your spine and all you'll do is rock the shoulders. You'll be a pendulum.
Rock the shoulders
Eyes right on top
of the ball
Too far from ball
Chapter 15: Putting Exercises.
Putting Head-on-the-Wall Drill
Here’s a simple drill for you to get the proper feeling of not moving your head when you putt.
Set up and practice putting while leaning your head against a wall.
Use a pillow if you need to.
With this setup, you’ll get immediate feedback by feeling whenever your head moves while you stroke the putter and be able to quickly adjust the error.
Watch any tour pro.
You’ll see that during the stroke, the head will remain completely still and the visual focus will remain on the point-of-impact throughout the stroke.
Pendulum Principle.
Take a club and hold it with two fingers.
Let it swing back and forth.
This simple motion is all you want your putting stroke to be.
It is also a good illustration of what your tempo should be… Even and consistent.
You'll notice that the back swing and fore swing will be almost identical in length.
This is how your putting stroke should be.
Keep it simple and you'll avoid a lot of problems.
Golf Ball Bocce.
Here's an exercise that helps me when I get the "yips."
It’s called ‘Golf Ball Bocce’.
Take five or six golf balls. One should be a colored ball.
Putt the colored ball a distance away from you.
Eight to ten feet is fine.
Do this first in the house, and take it to the putting green when you get comfortable with it.
Use the first ball as a target and putt the rest of the balls trying to hit or come as close to it as you can to it. Go further and further away as you get better at it.
This game can be played as a competition or alone and is great practice for developing feel for distance and speed.
When you get comfortable putting on a flat surface, you can go to a putting green with undulations so you can get used to putting and reading the break.
Chapter 16: Near The Green
Greenside Bunker Shots
The first thing I'll say about these shots is that you can't be afraid to swing the club.
Everybody thinks that they have to finesse the ball out of the sand.
You just have to swing.
Remember this. You do not want to make contact with the ball.
You need to hit the sand about an inch behind the ball.
Here's an easy way to remember how to do this. Remain flat-footed throughout the swing. This will make sure that the club head will not get into the ball.
This is the swing that most slicers use with a long club. In fact, the walk-through swings cure this habit and the slice that goes with it when hitting off grass or a tee.
However, the short game and its swings have their own set of rules.
Most high-handicappers cross these rules up. But now you know.
To hit it short, stay flat-footed throughout the swing.
Especially out of the sand.
I'll add this little note. The closer you are to the hole, the more sand you’ll want to take out of the bunker.
There are a couple of ways to think about this.
To take more sand, you have to swing steeper and finish higher.
Setting up open to the target is one way.
Be sure to aim your clubface at your target, swing through and finish high.
To hit it further, set-up a little more square and finish with a flatter swing-through.
Sound like a regular swing? Of course it does.
All you have to do is apply the right set of rules and you can do anything you want with the ball flight.
Chipping.
I'll say this about chipping. It’s easier than you think.
I'll show you what I do when I am off the green by a few yards.
This will blow you away.
Go to a practice green and drop some balls three to four yards off the putting surface.
Begin by trying to get the ball close to the hole with your sand wedge or pitching wedge. Then do this.
Take your five-iron, and from the same distance, use a putting grip, stance and stroke to putt the ball to the hole.
Putt the ball as if you were on the green with a putter at the exact distance.
A five-iron will make the ball travel the exact same distance as a putt on the green would. Try this a few times. You'll thank me… again : )
“Putt” with your
five-iron from just
off the green
For a higher, shorter shot with your sand wedge, keep the clubface “up” through the stroke.
If you roll your hands over, you’ll roll the ball.
Pitching.
This is one very subtle technique that I found by accident.
With pitching, you usually want the ball to end up as close to the hole as possible, if not in it or course.
As a hobby, I like to record golf tournaments on TV to study the swings of the pros.
What I usually do is playback the swings in slow motion and frame-by-frame mode to catch the finer points of their body movement. A couple of years ago, I picked up on something while watching my favorite golfer, Tiger Woods.
When he made approach shots with shorter irons with the intent of making the ball stop, he didn’t let the club head turn over through impact.
He kept his right hand under the club through the divot.
Be advised here, you still have to swing your upper body through the center.
The trick is to not release the club and roll it over as if swinging a driver or longer club.
For a higher shot with your short irons,
that will stop on the green,
(for the least amount of roll)
keep the right hand “under.”
Thumb “out”
With the longer clubs, he would whip the club head through the point-of-impact and swing with a toe drag.
With this technique, the ball rolls after landing and goes the farthest. This is generally the technique used with a driver, three-wood, etc.
If you freeze-frame right after impact with this technique, you’ll see that he’s in a handshake position pointing his right hand directly at the target with his thumb high and his shoulders turned through the point-of-impact, facing the center of his chest directly at the target.
For a lower, rolling shot, (driver, long irons) roll the right hand “over”
and thumb up.
“ Thumbs-up”
Getting back to the short pitch, I like to do this type of shot when I need as little roll as possible after the ball lands.
I’ll especially do this out of the sand or next to the green when I can’t chip it and I need the ball to check up quick without rolling.
All you have to do is have your right hand underhand toss the ball at the hole.
Note here the thumb position.
It’ll be out as if you’re hitchhiking.
To hit it even shorter, cut your toe drag down and swing a little on the flat-footed side.
Again, by studying the Tour Pro’s swings, I noticed that with short iron and pitch shots, I wouldn’t see a toe drag.
The right foot may come off the ground a little but it will not come all the way up on the toe. This is a very subtle aspect of the short game that took me years to come across.
You have to remember; I’ve only had two or three formal golf lessons in my life. I’ve not gone to expensive golf schools or had a personal PGA coach.
Everything that I know about the golf swing was learned from experience, careful observation and independent study. This book is the culmination of that time and energy. But I digress.
Let’s get back to the short game…
The motion of this type of shot is simply an underhanded toss.
Your right hand will not roll over and let the club head turn through the point-of-impact. This can be done with the shorter clubs to an extent. However, unless you’re looking for a slice, don’t do it with a long club.
The reason is simple. If you sweep the clubface of a longer club through the point-of-impact without letting it roll over, it’ll remain open at impact and you’ll be guaranteed a nice banana-ball.
This is where some people get confused. Here’s why.
With a shorter club, this type of underhanded swing will not produce as much sidespin as backspin.
With more backspin than sidespin, any type of curve during flight will be minimal.
This is why you see a lot of golfers able to control shorter irons but slice the ball terribly with longer clubs.
It’s simply because they’re crossing up these subtle swing rules. This is also precisely why I used to slice. I would squeeze the club at impact in anticipation of feeling a “solid” hit.
Here’s what would happen. When I squeezed the club, it would actually slow down and sort of freeze through the point-of-impact.
With the club moving without turning over, it would scrape the ball and put a mean left-to-right sidespin on it.
This of course resulted in a banana-ball that would only go about 100 yards and then take a hard right turn, driving me absolutely batty with anger and frustration.
Once I learned how to release the club and let it turn over naturally, (with double-clubbers) my slice immediately disappeared.
In closing, remember this.
To hit the ball short, swing underhanded without a toe drag.
To hit it long, roll over your hands and whip the club head through the point-of-impact by throwing it through the center and towards the target and finish with a toe drag.
Part V: Esoteric Junk.
Did you really think that I'd do a golf book without getting a little deep? C'mon, where ya been? Just kidding.
However, I want to explain a couple of things to you. First, let me ask. Have you not learned some cool stuff so far? Have you taught your body to correctly swing a club faster than you ever thought possible?
All right then, let's get it over with.
Let’s start out with your subconscious.
If you've been paying attention and following the steps in the program, and your swing and game has improved so far, I'll let you in on a little secret.
By doing the steps in this program, you've been programming your subconscious to properly swing the golf club the way it's meant to be swung!
…Without tension, fear and anxiety.
Did do you ever think that it was so easy to be powerful or accurate?
Here's why. You've done the exercises. You've learned to trust your swing. You're more accurate and consistent. What more is there?
Being relaxed is a by-product of confidence.
Confidence is another word for trust.
Get it?
Think of this as a circle. I like to call it “the circle of trust.”
Chapter 17: The Circle of Trust.
Here it is.
First, learn the mechanics. Trust the mechanics. Your body will be completely relaxed when you swing.
When you're relaxed, your swing is effortless and the club head will move faster while staying aligned.
You'll have better results.
You'll be more confident.
You'll trust yourself. Etc.
On and on it goes.
Where's the limit, nobody knows?
Focus.
Before we wrap it up, I'll give you one more focus drill that is very effective. In addition, after reading the last paragraph, you'll understand exactly what I'm saying.
Begin before setting up to a shot.
Step behind the ball and establish your target.
Make sure that you're well within your distance and capabilities as to the club you're swinging.
What I mean is, don't think that, with your driver, you have to launch the ball as far as possible.
If you pick a target that you're well within reaching, there will be no anxiety, tension or involuntary muscular contractions that throw your alignment off.
You gotta remember this.
A slightly shorter shot down the middle is better than a crooked shot with all of your might.
How many strokes is the crooked shot going to cost you? By choosing a target that is easily reachable, you'll be relaxed, confident and smooth. What more do you need?
That said. After choosing your target and before you set-up and address the ball, make the perfect swing that will hit that target.
Only do this once or twice.
Now turn on the TV in your head and watch the ball nail the target.
As you set-up, inhale deeply and softly exhale.
Now, forget everything.
Just swing.
Know that you're going to hit your target.
Guess what? More times than not, you will.
Be sure that you use this technique before every shot on the range and the course, including putts and chips. You'll have a lot more fun.
That's the whole point.
Fun.
Do you need to know everything about a swing to make a good swing?
Nope.
You only need to know how it feels.
So get out there and have fun with it!
Life's too darn short to play bad golf.
Body Golf Troubleshooting Guide
Why Do I Slice:
· Setup is open. Make sure its square. Use two clubs on the ground to make a “T”
· Flat-footed swing (not dragging toe). Double-clubbers with toe-drag.
· Tension in swing/Squeezing at impact. Handcuff swings, Double clubbers.
· Peeking. No peeks swings. (Look for the divot)
· Hands set up behind ball. Ensure that hands are over the ball Butt of the club pointing between pants fly and pocket. (Diagonal rule.)
· Clubface open at setup. Make sure that its square (perpendicular) to target line.
· Stance too wide. Shoulder width or less with feet “open.”
· Blocking out. (Locking your right leg on the backswing) Double Clubbers while keeping right knee flexed during back swing.
· Weak grip. Make sure that your right wrist and hand is a straight line at setup. Not over the club (weak grip) and not under the club (strong grip).
· Lifting up. You’re finishing to high. Turn your shoulders to take the club away. Avoid lifting it up with your arms.
· Bad, weak posture. Do the posture drill on page 50. Slouching is dangerous to your spine, will weaken your swing and will create a variable at the point-of-impact every time you swing.
Body Golf Troubleshooting Guide
Why Do I Hook:
· Setup closed. Make sure its square. Use two clubs on the ground to make a “T”
· Hips are sliding through. Turn as you back-swing. Double clubbers.
· Too aggressive, swinging too hard. ¾ Power Swing Drill. Handcuff swings, Double clubbers.
· Peeking, Turning out to the left before impact. No peeks swings. (Look for the divot)
· Hands set up too far ahead of the ball at setup. Ensure that hands are over the ball between pants fly and pocket. (Diagonal rule)
· Clubface closed at setup. Make sure that its square (perpendicular) to target line.
· Stance too narrow. Shoulder width or more with feet “open.” Increase stance width incrementally until you begin to shoot straight.
· Strong grip. Make sure that your right wrist and hand is a straight line at setup. Not over the club (weak grip) and not under the club (strong grip). If you need to hook it, by all means, go with a very strong grip (right hand under the club), your hands setup way ahead of the ball, your stance slightly closed and a more narrow than usual stance. You can also finish with a low swing-through, which is, more around your body than high.
· Reverse weight shift. You’re transferring your weight opposite of what you need by making a back swing while transferring your weight on to the left leg during the takeaway. Make sure that you put most of your weight on the right leg as you back swing.
Body Golf Practice Guide.
This section is a suggested practice program.
I put it in because believe it or not, some people don’t practice as effectively as they could.
We can either spend time practicing or invest time in our practice.
This is a sample of how I like to practice when I go to the range or before a round.
Before we begin, I want to hit on one point. There’s no use in going to the range to practice and only bringing your driver. If you ever see a pro warm up before a round, you’ll never see him pull out his driver first thing in the morning.
What you will see is he’ll grab a sand wedge or something similar and take easy half swings for the first dozen balls or so.
If you ever need to warm up before a round and don’t have a lot of time, at least hit a few wedges or nine-irons.
“Finally in my rhythm”
Ask yourself this. How many times have you heard someone say, (including yourself) “I’m finally getting warmed up and in a rhythm”
Usually I hear it at about the sixth hole.
Unfortunately, this is after roughly 5 to 10 strokes have been thrown away because you’ve made bad swings and mistakes that most likely wouldn’t have been made had you been warm and loose.
If you’re looking to cut strokes off your game, simply warming up will help you right away.
In addition to physical preparation, in order to get the most out of our performance, it’s always wise to prepare mentally before a round.
Firstly, allow yourself plenty of time before the scheduled tee time to get to the course.
There is nothing worse than rushing to the club it a tizzy, only to hurry with a couple practice swings before you step on the first tee. Needless to say many first holes have been ruined because of rushing at the last minute.
That said, allow yourself a minimum of 30 minutes before your tee time to loosen up and get some practice putts in.
Most golf courses have a practice green. By all means, use it. Even if the course doesn’t have a practice range, there will almost certainly be a putting green.
Start with easy one-footers and increase incrementally to two-footers, three-footers etc. and finish with practicing your longer lag putts.
By starting with shorter putts, you’ll develop a feel for the stroke, your focus, direction and alignment and build confidence.
It’s a win-win situation.
You can go on to chipping after you’ve gotten a feel for alignment, speed and direction with your short putts.
The lag putt practice will give you a real good indication of the feel for distance and roll.
Start with shots just off the green with your putter or a five-iron and then go on to the longer chip shots.
If the course you’re going to has a practice range, you should at least hit a small bucket of balls.
Here’s the critical point.
Begin with your shortest club.
Don’t even take full swings. Uses half-swings for the first five balls or so then try a ¾ swing.
After that you can move up to a slightly longer club.
The point here is not working out problems or tweaking your swing at the last minute.
You’re only trying to loosen up and get your coordination in sync with your body and mind. Making good solid contact is the point here.
Never say never!
I know it’s wise to “Never say never.” However, never start right off with your driver!
You wouldn’t believe the amount of people I see at driving ranges walking in with three clubs.
Driver, three-wood and five-wood.
I get a chance to watch these folks and it’s always the same. They’ll start out strong. But after a dozen swings or so, everything starts decaying.
These are the guys that’ll end every practice session worse off than they started.
Practice is supposed to be a positive experience where you come away from it with something other than frustration, a sore back and blisters on your hands.
Use your time before a round to warm up. Use your time on the range to practice constructively.
Start and finish off with short clubs.
Lets face it, without a good wedge game, you may as well leave the driver at home.
I learned that the hard way.
In 1993, I was member at a local club and was playing a lot of golf, but my iron game was not what it should’ve been. I love to practice my driver simply because it was my favorite club and I could put it anywhere I wanted.
However, my iron game was killing me.
From 150 yards out I was hit-or-miss. I was very frustrating to say the least. The thing that pushed me over the edge into feverishly hitting as many practice irons as I could was when I overheard someone referring to me in the clubhouse one day after a tournament.
The gentleman was asked about me and what kind of player I was, and being a bit elderly, his hearing was not what it used to be so he spoke quite loudly. He said something like, “the Montaquila kid? He hits his driver a ton but can’t hit his irons for s**t.”
Well, needless to say, that hit me like a brick in the head. I wasn’t as hurt as I was shocked.
And being as open minded as I am I looked inside and tried to put myself in his shoes and took a step back. He was right!
My iron game was for s**t.
I decided right that second to do something about it. Nobody was ever going to say that about me again if I could help it.
The very next day I went to the range and hit about two hundred middle irons.
And to this day, I hit twice as many irons at the practice range as woods.
Getting back to mental preparation…
One thing that I like to do is to listen to classical music in the car on the way to the course.
If you don’t like classical, I suggest any other soothing music. Light jazz or soft rock.
Hard stuff is great to get pumped up for a football or hockey game.
However, it’s not the thing to get your mind and body unified in order to execute a smooth, flowing, and consistent golf swing.
If you’re familiar with the golf course, go over the layout in your mind. Picture every hole and where the best places are to place your tee shots. Think of all of the mistakes you may have made in the past and learn from them.
A mistake can use you or you can use it.
You can’t change the past so may as well use past mistakes as a tool for your next round.
As you picture the course in your head, see all of your shots as if you’ve played the round already. Pretend that the round is over and you’re telling the story to your buddies around the lunch table.
This is a great visualization technique that you can use anywhere for anything.
Cool stuff to do at the range.
Personally, it’s very boring for me to go to the range and simply beat balls.
I like to make a game out of it.
After warming up and getting into a rhythm, I like to challenge myself.
First, I’ll pick a short shot and try to nail it.
I’ll see how many times I can hit the same ten-yard area. Sometimes I’ll even work on hook and cut shots into the spots. I like to do this with my short and middle irons.
After that, I like to “play a round” at the range.
How I do this is simple. I’ll pick out a golf course in my head that I’m very familiar with. I’ll picture the first hole and pick out markers on the range where targets and other defining characteristics lay.
I’ll take the first club out setup as if it were the first hole and hit my first shot. I’ll then setup for the second shot with the club I would be most likely to use according to where my ball landed and make that shot.
I’ll do this for the whole 18 holes.
This is a very fun way to use your time at the range. It’s also a way to be creative with your practice.
It will develop visualization and concentration skills and will make you a better all-around golfer.
Bonus Articles.
The following articles are some of the pieces I’ve written to various publishers. This one was published on Golfology.com
Don't try to change your swing.
Just learn a new shot…
The ‘Long Straight’ Shot
Most of the high handicappers that I encounter, especially the ones who've been playing many years without any noticeable improvement, tell me, "its too late to change my swing my swing now."
"Fine." I say, "don't change your swing, learn a new shot."
There are many different shots in golf (i.e. the knockdown, punch shot, pitch-and-run, etc.) and all of these shots have their own set of rules (such as, ball placement and set-up).
The main problem is that most people use a sand-shot swing and set-up for all of their clubs.
What I mean is, that they use the swing that is most effective for hitting out of a green side bunker for hitting the long clubs.
They're swinging the club the same way that they are supposed to swing a sand wedge.
I'll illustrate with a sand-shot.
On a greenside sand shot, you would generally set-up with an open stance, swing very steeply and be flat-footed at impact. This set-up and swing with a short club doesn't cause much of a slice because
the loft is greater than the amount of sidespin that is put on the ball at impact.
The ball generally goes in the direction in which the clubface was aimed, no matter what the set-up and mechanics are.
The problem is however, is that most short hitting; high-handicappers use these same mechanics for a shot with their driver.
Here's why the ball slices.
The longer club will provide more club head speed because of centrifugal force. This makes the ball come off the clubface at greater velocity and lower trajectory.
With less loft, the ball's side spin will greater than the backspin.
Now, combine more club head speed, less loft, and a flatfooted, outside in swing.
What you get is, a humiliating, left-to-right slice that travels half the distance that it should. It's a recipe for disaster.
Now, it's no big deal. It’s probably that no one told them how to move to hit a long club.
In this article I'm going to show you a new shot to learn.
The Long Straight Shot.
This shot is useful when you need to hit the ball long and straight off the tee or fairway.
Keep in mind here, I'm not asking you to change your swing.
I'm just showing you a new shot.
The only thing that I'll ask of you is that you open your mind and enjoy the learning experience. You'll be able to go back to your other shots later.
For now, I want you to focus on this particular shot.
A couple of small adjustments you may have to make will be your set-up and body movement.
With the straight shot, you need a square set-up. This is when your feet are parallel with the target line and your clubface is perpendicular to it. These two lines should form a perfect letter "T."
The body movement part is simple.
In order to hit a lower-lofted club on target, you have to get your center through the point-of-impact.
In addition, you have to swing without any muscular tension in your upper body. There must be absolutely no conscious muscular contractions going on while you swing.
Muscular tension, before, during and after the swing holds the greatest risk of injury and must be avoided.
One parallel to my martial arts training that I'll mention, is footwork.
With martial arts students, especially beginners and intermediates, the difference between superior technique and sloppy technique is generally footwork.
In addition, footwork is the first thing that is taught to a person the first day that they walk into the dojo.
Think about this for a second. Ask yourself, if it's the first thing they learn, it must be pretty important right? Right.
How can you do a martial arts technique if you can't efficiently get to the place that you need to do it?
This in fact, is what is built upon in your whole time in training.
It never stops.
Without the proper footwork, you may as well not train. Today were going to apply this fundamental to your golf swing.
I'm going to show you what every tour player does off the tee for a powerful accurate shot.
Whenever you see a pro or, an ace amateur for that matter, hit a good, long tee shot, two things will be consistent.
First, at impact, the right heel will be slightly lifted off the ground.
Second, at the finish of the swing, the right foot goes vertical and the only part of the right foot that is touching the ground is the toe. The heel is pointing directly 90 degrees up off the ground.
A very easy way to drill this feeling into your body is the golf-angle shoulder turn.
While standing up straight, point your toes out and slightly bend your knees. Place a club behind your head. Now, lean into your golf angle.
Here’s an easy way to test your posture.
Place a club down your spine while standing up straight. Feel where the points of contact are.
Here’s the trick. When you lean into your golf angle, the points of contact should not change. In fact, it should feel like you’re sticking your butt out.
Now begin moving.
Focus your head on the center and begin turning right-to-left as if you were dancing. Use a waltz tempo.
As you make your “back swing” make absolutely sure that you are keeping the right knee bent.
As you turn through to the left, you should come all the way up on to the right toe.
Here’s another hint. Imagine that your right foot is stuck to fly paper.
As you begin to turn to the left side “peel” the right foot off the sticky paper.
Remember, peel, don’t pivot.
Practice that movement for a few minutes. You’d be surprised at how many repetitions you can get in about two or three minutes.
If you do this exercise in a mirror, you’ll notice that your, hips legs, shoulders and feet are all doing the right thing at the right time automatically.
The only thing that you may have to focus on, is the toe drag, and that you do not lock the right leg on the back swing.
Other than that, you’ll be making a textbook swing from your shoulders to your feet in about a minute or less.
Apply this body movement to your swing with a middle iron. I suggest a seven-iron as that is the one that I learned on.
Remember to set-up square with a shoulder width stance, no wider. If you’re over thirty, you’ll most likely not have the flexibility to get your center through the ball with a wide stance.
In one sentence: set up square, swing with a total absence of muscular tension and finish with a toe drag.
You’ll be hitting longer straighter shots than you ever imagined.
That is the “Tao” or, way to hitting longer straighter shots every time. Here’s a little rhyme for you to remember this lesson by…
To hit long and low,
Wherever you go,
Peel that heel!
And drag that toe.
Bonus Articles.
If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, A Feeling is Worth a Thousand Pictures
How many times have you seen a perfect golf swing demonstrated, shown or otherwise described to you other than getting a description of the proper feeling of the swing?
Here's what I mean. You can explain the swing any way you want, but until you feel it, you haven't felt it.
How are you supposed to hit a golf ball straight if you have no idea how the swing is supposed to feel?
A few years ago, I had the same problem.
I would slice the ball practically sideways off the tee and fairway. I got every tip imaginable but couldn't figure it out. I read magazines, watched tips shows on TV, watched good players and did everything and anything else that I could do to get rid of that darn slice.
It just wouldn't happen.
In fact, the harder I tried, the worse it got.
One day, I got some advice from a driving range owner who happened to be, not a pro, but a scratch golfer.
He gave me two drills to do in the space of five minutes.
Well guess what? That banana-ball disappeared forever, on the spot!
These two drills got the feeling of the proper swing into my body faster and better than all of the information that had been fed to me
over the years. It only took a few minutes and the slice disappeared.
Now, I'll ask you. How long have you been trying to get rid of your slice? How long have you been reading magazines, watching TV shows and getting advice about the swing?
If you're still slicing the ball, it's time for you to listen to me.
I'm about to give you the drill that got me on the road to hammering drives down the middle, nailing approach shots to the greens and got me from a 40 plus handicap to an 8 in one season.
Here's an excerpt from my new book soon to be released nationwide…
Double-Club Pendulum Swings
aka "Double Clubbers"
This swing exercise helped erase my banana-ball slice in a matter of minutes. Try it.
I think you'll like it.
Begin with the set-up posture as described in the last section.
Hold two clubs in a baseball grip.
Start swinging the clubs in a rocking motion with your shoulders.
Hint: begin with a small swing and build up to a 3/4 swing. (More on the 3/4 swing later.)
Keep your chin off of your chest!
Your left shoulder should fit right under the chin.
The secret here is to keep the movement going like a dance. Don't stop to reset it. You'll feel the weight of the extra club pull you up fully on to your left side.
You should be able to lift your right leg off the ground at the end of the swing without shifting your weight.
Make sure that:
A) You're doing a toe-drag at the end of the swing.
B) You're finishing very high with your hands. You’ll feel
your left leg “lock out” at the end of the swing. This is completely
natural.
C) You must remember to keep your right leg bent on the back
swing!
Do as many of these as you like. The more repetitions you do, the faster you'll burn this movement in to muscle memory.
It won't take long believe me. It only took me a minute. Then I knew how the swing was supposed to feel.
After that, all I did was put a ball in the way and do this exercise.
It flew straight and true.
However, if you are focused on hitting the ball instead of swinging, you'll never be consistent.
Your swing will end at the ball, whether you are aware of it or not. Make sure that you swing, not hit.
If you swing, your body will know instinctively what to do. You've just taught your body how to swing correctly! You'll never need to think about mechanics again.
In fact, whenever you get a little off and start slicing or hooking, just do this exercise. It should put you back on track. It works for me every time.
There are hundreds of gadgets on the market today that claim to cure your slice and train a picture-perfect swing.
The fact is: all you need is a couple of clubs.
Believe it or not, you already have enough gadgets in your bag to cure your golf ills.
The rest is a feeling.
Once you have it, you'll never forget it.
Try describing how to ride a bike. Can't be done, can it? You have to feel it.
Watch my seven-year old son hit a ball 100 yards down the middle with his little cut-down driver.
Do you think that he knows how to describe swing planes, hip turn ratios or impact positions to anyone?
He can feel it though…and that’s my point. You don’t need to know any physics to hit a golf ball on target. You need to know the feeling of a correct golf swing.
Try the double-club exercise, if it doesn't show you how a proper swing feels, nothing in the world will.
Here's your rhyme for this lesson.
The feel of the swing is what you need,
So here's some advice for you to heed.
Double-Club Pendulums are all you do
To cure your slice
and hit ‘em straight and true!
So there you have it. Golf can be a simple game… if you let it (and that’s a BIIIIIIG IF).
Focus on the fundamentals and work within your own body, and the subsequent swing that results from it. Play smart golf and let the clubs do all the work.
You’ll be so much happier on a day-to-day basis and your handicap will evaporate as a result.
It reminds me of when I was a stubborn teenager fixated on monster drives off the tee. I tried to KILL every shot to impress my friends (and 1 out of every 20 shots I succeeded) when they weren’t ducking from the machine gun fire that I sprayed all over the course.
Now take that in contrast to my old boss who was grossly overweight in his late 60’s with debilitating arthritis in both knees.
His approach to the game? Whatever the ‘suggested’ yardage was for each club, he checked his pride and jumped up one or two clubs; letting them do all the heavy lifting. He had one of the ugliest swings you’d ever seen.
The end result? He was a certified scratch golfer… and I was in the 150’s (even with the help of MULTIPLE mulligans).
Play smart golf.
Keep Your Swing Simple (KYSS),
Mike Moran
Mental Strength Coach
P.S. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to swing by the website and contact us. We live and breathe golf and wouldn’t have it any other way. We’re here to help any way we can.
Suggested Reading:
Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book.
Quantum Golf.
The Mental Side of Golf.
Other Training Material available at Golfology.com:
Golf is a great game, but it’s a great frustration too. One day your swing can be sweet as candy. The next, you’re slicing off the tee and topping your drives into the creek.
Training is what makes the difference and Golfology.com is your online source for golf training products.
Our products are carefully selected and produced to give you the best training for your investment.
We offer the best ideas from the top experts who can tell you how to GROOVE your swing, keep it grooved and develop a consistent stroke that works from the driver to the putter.
We’ll give you the tools to LOWER YOUR SCORE and HAVE MORE FUN DOING IT.
Take a look at some of the training products we offer.
www.Golfology.com
Golfology.com’s Training Center
Our unique brand of golf; simple and fun designed to produce maximum results in minimum time. Hundreds of video lessons and an extensive library that works within YOUR swing to put you in the best possible position to play the best golf of your life.
Golfology.com’s Advanced Player Development Program
Our 13-Week Fast-Track Blueprint to achieving a single digit handicap.
The Body Golf KYSS School-in-a-Box
Amazing New 4-Video, Golf School-in-a-Box INSTANTLY Gives You Pro-Level Power & Accuracy…WITHOUT Years of Practice! Exclusive tutorial on slice-busting, short game, special shots simplified that even the most rank beginner will understand how the swing is supposed to feel after the opening minutes and be able to build an overall solid game in half the time of the old way of trial and error!
Body Golf ‘How To Build The Perfect Golf Swing in 48 Hours or Less’ KYSS Clinic
Swing drills, principles and golf swing secrets that every pro golfer uses, period. From beginner contact drills, to advanced principles of working the ball. You’ll learn everything you need to know about the full swing.
Body Golf ‘Cure Your Slice By Saturday’ KYSS Clinic
11 different effective drills and exercises that will vaporize your slice in a hurry. Included are the drills that Golf Pro Mark Anthony teaches his personal students when they need to get rid of their slice, yesterday.
Body Golf ‘Short Game Mastery’ KYSS Clinic
The fundamentals of putting, chipping and pitching. Three things that most high-handicap amateurs have no idea where to begin with. Pay close attention and you’ll see the same exact fundamentals all the heroes use, in a simple-to-understand format.
Body Golf ‘How To Practice Like The Pros’ KYSS Clinic
Most golfers have no idea how or, more importantly, what to practice. I’ve seen it hundreds of times. People go to the range for their weekly practice, “bucket” armed with – get this – a driver! And they wonder why they never get any better! In this revealing new video, I show you the very principles and little-known practice secrets that I, and every other golfer worth his salt uses.
Plus dozens of others catered to your individual needs… because nobody knows the intricacies of your game better than you do.
