Symptom: You struggle with your golf alignment. Often you hit straight, solid shots, but they are not consistent and they don’t go the direction you intended. Sadly, you conclude that the feel and method of proper golf alignment is not ingrained into you, making it hard to perform on the golf course. When you do hit a solid… Read More »
Symptom: Try as you might, you just can’t stop slicing. Especially, if your “no slice” swing evolves into a timid, three-quarter swing “just to get it into play”. Then, when you’ve been slice-free for a while, you feel emboldened and take a full swing, only to verify that you are still slicing. You shake your head in disgust… Read More »
Symptom: Your golf downswing causes you to lose your balance as you swing. You start the downswing poorly, and so you can’t recover. Your golf downswing doesn’t look like the guys on TV. Nobody is saying “nice golf swing” after you hit, even if it does happen to go approximately where you were aiming. What does it take for… Read More »
Symptom: You aren’t getting up and down enough when chipping. Your erratic chipping leaves the ball too far from the hole too often, putting too much pressure on your short game. The frequently shouted “get going” or “hit something”, or “&$^#@”. Description: Getting up and down more often requires that you pick a specific specific spot where you… Read More »
Today we study the essentials of the golf downswing by learning the downswing sequence from Nick Watney. Nick is a great ball striker who seems to produce effortless power with his simple, fluid, and coordinated motion. As you watch his swing, you think to yourself, “not much that can go wrong with that swing…”, followed closely by, “I… Read More »
