Have Fun With Your Driver!
How Important Is It To Hit Your Driver Better?
Just about every time you play 18 holes … you have 14 chances to hit a great drive. The question is: how many times out of those 14 chances are you satisfied with the results?
Yes, your aim should be to hit 14 great drives - that would be a fantastic accomplishment. However, reality says that won’t happen as much as even the best Golfer in the world would hope for. So if 14 out of 14 isn’t going to happen much – what number should you aim for?
Actually, that might not be the best way to go about judging yourself. The old phrase – “play one shot at a time” is as true to today, as it was back in 1860 when Willie Park Sr. won the first British Open at Prestwick Golf Club. I say this because what would happen if you go out for your first round this year and you do in fact hit 14 great drives – can you expect to do that every round you play this year? And if in your next round you “only” hit 11 great drives – does that mean you’re losing your golf swing?
Hitting your Driver well might be the most important aspect in golf. Yes, you need to putt well to score well. Yes, you need to be proficient with your wedges around the green to score well. Yet, it’s a rare person who doesn’t get excited or doesn’t judge how well they played … without relating it to how well (or unwell) you hit the golf ball off the tee.
There’s a reason why new Drivers cost anywhere from two to three times more than most new putters.
There’s a reason why golf courses charge you to use their driving range – but don’t charge you a dime to use their putting green. And I must add that it isn’t 100% about the cost of the range balls. Think about it this way: hardly anyone uses the putting green already – so if people don’t use it when it’s free … would people use it if they had to pay for it?
What’s the reason? Your Driver is fun. Your putter is just something you need to use because the rule book says that you need to get the golf ball into the hole. Yes, your putter can be fun. But your Driver is more fun!
Here’s an example: Most Golfers wouldn’t mind one bit if someone said “that’s good, take it away” on every 3 foot putt you had. However, if you had to choose between hitting your Driver every hole or getting a “gimme” of being able to forgo hitting a tee shot on every hole and being able to drop the golf ball 250 yards in the middle of the fairway … which would you choose?
My guess is that you would take your chances with the Driver. Why do I say that? Well, if you were satisfied with not having to hit Driver and always having an iron to the green – then why wouldn’t you just play a Par 3 golf course the rest of your life? BECAUSE THE DRIVER IS FUN!!!
There’s a certain satisfaction built into ripping a golf ball with your best golf swing. The Driver is king! If you ever get a chance to go to the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando – what you would see is 1,000’s of PGA Professionals flocking to the Taylor Made booth and the Callaway booth and the Titleist booth to first check out the latest …(take a guess) … obviously, the latest Drivers.
I find it interesting that many of these same Golf Professionals get just as excited about spotting the next ‘hot” Driver as teenage girls get when spotting the Jonas Brothers. Yet, these are the same Golf Professionals that are continually preaching to you that you first need to improve your short game and putting before working on your Driver. They’ll say “hitting your Driver farther isn’t as important as putting and chipping.”
However, the same scenario you see each week on the driving range of your golf course will be seen at the aforementioned PGA Merchandise Show. While the indoor range the PGA sets up for us to try the new equipment will be filled with Pros testing out every new Driver (and wait in line to do so) …. the putting green, set-up with every new putter available, will have less people on it than a golf course in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in the middle of February.
So I disagree with the frequently stated assessment that - “hitting your Driver farther isn’t as important as putting and chipping”. Actually, I believe your Driver is more important! Yes, improving your game on and around the green will help you to improve your score. However, continually hitting poor drives will affect your score just as much or more. And mentally – there’s nothing more draining than hitting one bad drive after another.
Yes, putting and chipping is something everyone needs to work on – there’s no debating that. However, there’s nothing more satisfying (on the golf course) as hitting your best Drive. There’s no place on the golf course that gives you a superior feeling of accomplishment than getting that “feeling” at impact and knowing that you just hit a pure golf shot!
So I declare 2010 as - “The Year Of Your Driver”.
Work harder this year than ever before on your Driver. However, that doesn’t mean that you need to go out and just bang Driver after Driver in your effort to improve. Because I know many Golfers that set out to improve their Driver – and they do – but they have worked so hard on a specific “Driver Swing” that they actually have gotten worse with their other clubs.
So improve your Driver … and if you do it the right way ... you’ll also improve everything else. How do you do that? It’s not as hard as one might think – it’s something we do every day with people that have traveled from around the world to see us for 3 days. And the reason they continually travel to see us is a testament to how effective our program is.
The Monkey has a “love/hate” relationship with their Driver as they try to perfect their Driver swing, but many times mess up their overall golf swing
The Player understands that to play consistently good golf – they need to hit the golf ball well off the tee
Are you ready to make 2010 “The Year Of Your Driver”?
Regards,
Marc Solomon - Your Instructor For Life
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• 3-days of 4+ hours of Golf Instruction each day
• 9-holes of On-Course Instruction each day
• Your Class Limited to only 4-Golfers
• A PLAN to take home for continuous On-Course Improvement
• Instructor for Life Program
• The GMS Player Page on the Golf Made Simple Website
• 3-nights Accommodations
• 9-holes of Golf after class each day
• Lunch in the clubhouse each day
• And most importantly you'll be hitting the ball really well!
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GMS Photo of the Week
This photo was taken at our La Quinta, California location on January 3rd, 2010.
This photo - with our Instructor Sam Burge, along with 3 Ladies that traveled from Australia to see us, was taken off the back porch of the SilverRock clubhouse, with the the 8th green and 9th tee in the background.
"Who Has A Better Golf Swing, Phil Mickelson or Joe Durant?"
Excerpted from GIW Issue 229 - February 20th, 2008
Yet, from what I’m being told by many Golfers – they’d rather hit the golf ball like Joe Durant, as opposed to the 2nd ranked Player in the world – Phil Mickelson. In fact, I’d say that 7 out of every 8 Golfers I speak to rather hit the golf ball like Joe Durant.
Is that hard to believe? Maybe it’s ...
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“James Was The Best Instructor I Have Ever Had!”
Hi Alex,I just want to drop a note and thank all of you at GMS for a great experience here in Phoenix. It was intensive instruction.
James was the best instructor I have ever had and that’s saying a lot since I've had seven instructors in seven years. I truly have a better understanding of the golf swing after this week and look forward more than ever before to working on my game.
Thanks again,
Tony A – Phoenix, Arizona – Sent February 5th, 2010
Attended Phoenix location on February 1st to 3rd, 2010
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“I’m Exhausted And Exhilarated!!!”
Hi Marc,I am so glad I stuck my neck out to do GMS. I am a better golfer and better person for taking the risk of learning a totally new skill. I am exhausted and exhilarated!!!
You have an amazing instructional design and a great coach/teacher in Sam!
I am speechless how well you matched the class participants!! (either great luck or genius on your part )
Thanks, good job on all accounts!!!
Betty N - Bainbridge Island, Washington – Sent February 6th, 2010
Attended La Quinta, California location on February 4th to 6th, 2010
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In Winter - It's All About The Weather!
However, you know what's funny? That phrase - "I might sound like a broken record". Do you realize that if you say that phrase - there maybe many people under the age of 20 who might not know what you mean. I realize they probably would have heard that phrase before, but I can imagine more than a few under 20-somethings not knowing the origins of that phrase. Really - when was the last time anyone has listened to a record? It's really been over 30 years since records were mass produced!
So to celebrate youth, I'm changing the phrase to: "I might sound like a broken Ipod".
Below is the outlook in Degrees (Farenheit) for two of our west coast GMS locations for this weekend and beyond (Friday to Thursday):
In our La Quinta/Palm Springs, California location: 73° - 77°- 79° - 78° - 78° - 78° - 78°
In our Phoenix, Arizona location: 71° - 74°- 75° - 76° - 75° - 76° - 79°
Oh, and I should add, probably not a cloud will be seen during those 7 days.
So, one day over the next 10 or so days, when you have a moment - just stop for a second and think about this: right now, there are some lucky people working with GMS on improving their golf swing outside in the absolute, most beautiful conditions one could ask for.
Wish you were here?
Regards,
Alex - Director
Golf Made Simple, Inc.
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Would You Call A PGA Tour Player Inconsistent?
What is consistency? We often write about it in Golf Improvement Weekly (GIW). However, how much could a Golfer that plays only 1 or 2 times a week for only 6 months a year expect? It’s a good question.
To answer that question … let’s look to the best Players in the world on the PGA Tour to see how consistent they are. Then take into account that their level of consistency is literally in a different league – as they play a minimum of 4 times a week for at least 9 months a year, and they have been doing that for upwards of 20 years. So when we say a different league – their whole life is dependent on hitting that white ball consistent.
Yet, look at these stats. Out of the Top 10 finishers in the PGA Tour’s Bob Hope Classic two weeks ago – 8 played this past weekend in Los Angeles. Out of those Players that played their very best golf week the prior week … 3 of them (38%) missed the cut ... including the winner of the Hope – Bill Haas.
10 Important Aspects Your 3-Day Program Includes:
- 3 DAYS WITH 4+ HOURS OF INSTRUCTION EACH DAY - Improve your golf swing with the GMS Drills that have helped 1,000's
- 9-HOLES OF ON-COURSE INSTRUCTION EACH DAY - A critical part of the day!
- YOUR CLASS LIMITED TO ONLY 4 GOLFERS
- A PLAN FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT - Learn how to practice effectively, as opposed to just hitting golf balls
- THE INSTRUCTOR FOR LIFE PROGRAM - Your follow-up program to further insure continued improvement
- THE GMS ONLINE PLAYER PAGE - Have online access to all GMS Drills used during your program
- 3-NIGHTS ACCOMMODATIONS - If you have your own accommodations, we also offer commuter pricing
- 9 ADDITIONAL HOLES OF GOLF EACH DAY
- LUNCH IN THE CLUBHOUSE EACH DAY - Rest, eat, refresh, get ready for the afternoon session
- HIT THE GOLF BALL MORE SOLID THAN EVER! - Read about the improvement of other Golfers!
GMS has locations in:
California: Palm Springs/La Quinta -- Lake Tahoe
Arizona: Phoenix
Europe: Sotogrande, Spain
Colorado: Denver
Virginia: Washington DC area
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