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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

No Mechanics

Correcting common swing faults without mechanical thoughts
You are probably thinking this isn’t possible.  Not everyone I teach can make a swing change without mechanics, but it is possible and happens often.  The first thing you need to find out about yourself is what you are thinking about during your swing.  Write it down on paper, really.  You will be amazed at how many thoughts you can squeeze into the 1.5 second golf swing.  You could be thinking low and slow, hinge it up, right elbow tucked, keep it in the slot, head down, bent knee, straight knee, hips, hips, hips, blah, blah, blah.  How much fun is golf when you’ve got a drill sergeant yelling at you the whole round?  Most of it rarely works, but you’ve been using these swing keys for so long that it’s the only thing, or things that are comfortable for you to think about. 

Swing thoughts are things that satisfy your intellect.  Awareness is much deeper than swing thoughts.  Awareness is in your body, swing thoughts are in your head.  This article discusses what you feel or better yet, sense during your swing.  If you feel tight, are you tight when you start, or at the top, or at impact?  How do you feel at the finish, relaxed balance or otherwise?  Write them down and email them to me.  I’ll probably email you back a few intriguing questions...CLICK HERE for the Podcast.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Understanding Why Swing Changes Are Difficult

This is what’s really involved, but rarely mentioned.
Most of you have been to a golf lesson, and as soon as you see your swing on video you see many of the same faults in your swing you had years ago. So why doesn’t your golf swing change?

There is a simple explanation for this.  Most of us expect a permanent swing change to take place within a golf lesson or a bucket of range balls.  And we don’t want the change to feel uncomfortable or “mess up” our game for the weekend.  We take a lesson and leave with a few new ideas and can’t wait to try them out.  The next time we play or practice we hit a couple of bad shots and immediately are questioning ourselves.  In our desperation, we try everything that has worked in the past.  We figure it out...Well, at least for now.  Later, you go to another golf lesson, see your swing on video, and NOTHING HAS CHANGED!!  Well, of course nothing has changed.  You just spent a few practice sessions trying to make your swing feel comfortable while making sure you hit some good shots.  That’s your old swing!  Here’s what you need to make changes stick..CLICK HERE for the Podcast.

PGA Perry Golf Show

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

No Mechanics

Correcting common swing faults without mechanical thoughts
You are probably thinking this isn’t possible.  Not everyone I teach can make a swing change without mechanics, but it is possible and happens often.  The first thing you need to find out about yourself is what you are thinking about during your swing.  Write it down on paper, really.  You will be amazed at how many thoughts you can squeeze into the 1.5 second golf swing.  You could be thinking low and slow, hinge it up, right elbow tucked, keep it in the slot, head down, bent knee, straight knee, hips, hips, hips, blah, blah, blah.  How much fun is golf when you’ve got a drill sergeant yelling at you the whole round?  Most of it rarely works, but you’ve been using these swing keys for so long that it’s the only thing, or things that are comfortable for you to think about. 

Swing thoughts are things that satisfy your intellect.  Awareness is much deeper than swing thoughts.  Awareness is in your body, swing thoughts are in your head.  This article discusses what you feel or better yet, sense during your swing.  If you feel tight, are you tight when you start, or at the top, or at impact?  How do you feel at the finish, relaxed balance or otherwise?  Write them down and email them to me.  I’ll probably email you back a few intriguing questions...CLICK HERE for the Podcast.

What Does This Have To Do With Golf?

Sunday, April 30, 2006

Eat in the Zone

Playing in the zone starts with eating in the zone.  Tour players know playing golf in the zone requires a relaxed focus and attention that is difficult to sustain without proper eating habits.  Most tour players are on diets that help them to think and perform better.  If you are thinking of steroid diets, that would be a different sport.

The so-called ‘experts’ have divided our health and into three areas: psychological, physical, and chemical.  All three are equally important and related.  Nutrition from the chemical portion of the triad has a heavy influence on the other two.  When you change your diet, your mood and your body will change.  Think of how crabby you get when you are hungry, how lazy you are after eating incorrectly, and how diet affects your physical and mental fatigue.  And if you don’t think this affects your golf game, type unsubscribe in an email and send it to .