Is Your Golf Swing Too Complicated?
Strike The Golf Ball With An Effortless Swing!
The idea that golf needs to be as complicated as many Golfers are making it is a frustrating/confusing concept to me. Every week, I hear of a new, groundbreaking concept that someone has come up with that’ll help all Golfers to hit the golf ball farther and straighter. I’ve heard about new grips, swing plane concepts, weight transfer systems, along with stuff I don’t want to even mention that supposedly will make your swing automatic.
And the funny part is that there are Golfers out there that believe in this stuff because they feel as though – ‘the more complicated, the more better’. These Golfers don’t want to make their golf swing simple. This group of Golfers has a weird perversion towards making things more complicated. They feel as though they need to have 8 steps in their swing. They feel as though that in addition to keeping their head still, they also need to get their elbow tucked into their side as they shift their weight, keep their golf club on plane and use the X-Factor.
It’s not that these Golfers don’t want to make it simple – it’s more about that they get so involved with listening and reading to all the golf information out there, that they start believing the golf swing has to be complicated. But I believe these Golfers are in denial because as much as they say that they do not want to think about all that stuff (and the hundreds of other things they’re thinking about every swing) – they continually think about it every swing..
They often say to themselves that they’re thinking too much and need to swing without so many thoughts - Yet, many of these aforementioned Golfers have a tendency of getting frightened if they’re not thinking of enough things every time they swing. And although they readily admit that their bad shots are brought about because they were thinking too much – as they approach the golf ball, regardless of how much they try, they go back to thinking about everything they need to do in their golf swing.
These Golfers are constantly telling themselves to swing with no thoughts – that is until they prepare to hit the golf ball when they automatically revert back to thinking too much before, during and after their golf swing.
New Golfers Improve Faster
How is it possible that using the GMS - Results Based Approach, we can get a Golfer that’s just learning to play to be able to break 90 in less than a year? While at the same time there are Golfers that have been playing for years and have taken 100’s of lessons, been through countless golf schools – and still aren’t able to break 90 and/or 100 with any consistency?
As one Golfer that had spent enough money on golf lessons to support a small country (without seeing much improvement); recently wrote to us: “I think the difference between GMS and the other schools that we have attended are that you don’t get students bogged down with mechanics. Your explanations are easy to understand, the drills are fun, and your focus is on one thing…impact.”
Impact – What An Interesting Concept!
Yet, when you hear frustrated Golfers talking about what they’re working on in their golf swing, it often has nothing to do with impact. Everything is about how they saw themselves on video, how they’re taking the club too far outside, how their head is moving too much, how they’re not turning enough on the backswing, how they don’t have the butt of the club pointing down the target line at a certain point of their golf swing or how they don’t get enough fiber in their diet.
Well maybe, just maybe the reason that all those above compensations are happening is because you don’t know impact. Maybe if you worked on being able to get the different parts of your body working together so you’re more in control of the golf club, and/or understood what the motion of impact felt like – maybe all these other so called problems would self correct.
As the majority of Golfers that are struggling with their golf swing are learning to fix compensations by being prescribed more compensations that are being masqueraded as swing fixes – we see Results with our Golfers because many bad swing compensations will be eliminated by simply working on impact.
Do you know that you can eliminate the “over the top, outside in, casting” problem by working on impact?
Yet, many Golfers that have a simple slicing problem are told that the reason for this slice is the above mentioned “over the top, outside in, casting” problem. They are then given another compensation being masqueraded as a swing fix such as learning to ‘tuck in your elbow on the down swing’. And although it’s very easy to tuck in your elbow (or use any other swing “improvement” compensation) on practice swing after practice swing – this Golfer can never do it when there’s a golf ball to hit.
Why?
Because trying to tuck in your elbow is a swing “improvement” compensation that is being used to fix another compensation already in your swing. And that compensation is being used to cover-up another compensation. And thus, you’ll have to learn another compensation to fix that compensation and then another compensation to fix another. And pretty soon you have a golf swing that’s built upon compensations.
And when all these compensations align – you hit a good shot - yet, this doesn’t happen the majority of the time. This is why some Golfers hit the golf ball straight sometimes, to the right sometimes and to the left sometimes; why you hit the golf ball solid sometimes, behind the ball sometimes and top it sometimes – any of these could happen on any swing because you never know which compensation in your swing is not going to work.
So golf becomes frustrating because you have so many compensations in your golf swing that you end up saying – “I’m so inconsistent, I have so many things wrong with my golf swing.” And out of desperation, this Golfer now seeks out someone that will give them a complete swing overhaul that has nothing to do with impact – and as this Golfer struggles worse than ever with this complete swing change, they hear the infamous phrase of “well, you have to get worse before you get better!’
Great, by hearing that, it should make you feel better about your struggle. And the funny thing is that all that could be avoided and good golf swings could be created by understanding impact.
The Monkey jumps from compensation to compensation because each compensation they add to their golf swing to fix another compensation leads to more bad swing habits that cause you to add more compensations
The Player understands the motion involved with impact
Go ahead, be a Player!
Regards,
Marc Solomon - Your Instructor For Life
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Golf Schools by Golf Made Simple, Inc.
Contact info:
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Our 3-Day Program IncludeS:
• 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!
GMS has locations in:
Florida: St. Augustine -- Boca Raton -- Tampa -- Amelia Island
California: Palm Springs/La Quinta -- Lake Tahoe
Arizona: Phoenix
Europe: Sotogrande, Spain
Colorado: Denver
Virginia: Washington DC area
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GMS Photo of the Week
This photo was taken at our La Quinta, California location on March 31st, 2010 with four very happy Golfers and a very proud GMS Instructor in the middle!
This photo - with our Instructor James Rekart, along with Elaine, David, Bonnie & Mark was taken just off the back porch of the clubhouse at the SilverRock Resort Golf Course.
And if you have a photo from your GMS Experience, send it to MyPlayerPhoto@GolfMadeSimple.com and we'll send you a small thank you gift.
"Top 5 Things You Need To Do To Play Your Best Golf"
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“My 3 Days With GMS Was Tremendous!”
Hi Marc,My 3 days with GMS were outstanding. I learned so much during the 3 day program. My golf striking over the 27 holes of golf was the best it had ever been. I can remember one shot that made such a crisp ball striking sound that others heard it on the other side of the fairway. Also, driving the green over a huge tree for an eagle putt was definitely a great memory.
I can't say enough about our instructor, Sam Burge. Tremendous teacher, funny, to the point, and for me, the one left handed player in the group, he even demonstrated left handed. I plan to utilize the Instructor for Life program, as I have a renewed dedication to succeed and have more fun with golf.
All of the drills made me feel stable, so that I could focus on turning the core back. If I rushed at the top, then all I could do is use my arms. Yet the drills took the feel of active arms away and replaced it with active core turns.
Again, thanks to GMS and thanks to Sam.
Larry A - Sacramento, California - Sent April 5th, 2010
Attended La Quinta, California location on March 29th to 31st, 2010
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“My Lowest Scores Ever!”
Hello Hayden,Beth and I wanted to let you know how we are progressing in the two months since our Golf Made Simple three day golf school. Beth is playing some great golf. A week and 1/2 ago she shot her lowest score, an 85 on our home course. Her putting and ball striking have improved greatly. The most significant improvement is her confidence. The Women's Club Championship is in two weeks and she is very excited about her chances.
I am still humming when I have the driver in my hand and the results are fantastic. More fairways lead to lower scores. I shot two 78's this week which are my lowest scores ever. I am also enjoying the short game. When I miss a green I look forward to chipping it close to the pin and one putting. I am also using my time at the range more productively and before every round I go through the 29 ball drill which helps my rhythm significantly.
We plan on taking the Level 1.5 course in the Autumn.
Best Regards,
Brian & Beth R. - Port St. Lucie, Florida - Sent April 1st, 2010
Attended Boca Raton, Florida location on January 22nd to 24th, 2010
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This Is Such A Great Location!
We knew it was a great resort and golf course -- it's just nice to hear it from others.
So it goes without saying that the response of people already signing up to do a GMS program at our newest location has exceeded our expectations. So we have decided to send an additional Instructor up to Grand Geneva Resort so that we can do 2 programs at a time -- still limited to only 4 Golfers per program.
This is great because it will allow us to offer all our GMS Alumni more Level 1.5 Programs. The demand for Level 1.5 from Golfers that want to attend GMS has been great - yet we haven't been able to offer as many programs as we'd like -- since we've been so booked.
However, the good news is that we'll be able to offer more at Grand Geneva. So demand for GMS at Grand Geneva is high -- so we have added another Instructor. We can't add a 3rd Instructor -- so give us a call before all dates are sold-out!
Regards,
Alexandria - Director
Golf Made Simple, Inc.
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Golf Schools by Golf Made Simple, Inc.
Contact info:
1-888-580-3635 (US & Canada)
001.904.460.8355 (International)
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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