Every year golfers come out at the start of the season hoping for a better game than last year. They key term is hoping. The reason I bring this up, is just the other day I was playing my local course (Dove Valley Ranch Golf Club), and was paired with a very nice guy in his early 60’s.
We got started and within about 3 holes he was shaking his head in total frustration, so I asked him what was wrong? He said he hasn’t improved one bit from last year, and down here in Scottsdale Arizona you can play year-round golf.
I hear this all the time, and receive dozens of emails everyday with the same tone and result.
I knew by watching his swing what the issues were, but I asked him what he thought. He said he’s taken lessons and was playing with very forgiving clubs (Callaway x-18’s, which I also play with, but mine are the Pro Series) and still wasn’t improving.
I asked him what his pro said, and he proceeded to tell me all these swing positions and mechanically thoughts going through his head. I thought to myself…”talk about the 62-point checklist”.
At this point, I wanted to scream, “it’s your BODY that’s keeping you from playing better”, but I didn’t. I did proceed to inform him of his particular limitations since they were quite obvious watching his golf swing.
We can only hope, he’ll take some of my input and run with it.
Does this story sound familiar at all? Are you that same guy I just talked about?
I hate to hear all the stories of golfers who come out and play the same ‘ol game they’ve always played…year after year.
It doesn’t have to be that way! Learn how your body’s limitations are causing ALL your golf swing faults and work on them. Your improvement won’t happen overnight, but I can assure you, you WILL start to see improvement fairly quickly.