Friday, November 7, 2008

Balance Photo

OK, time to get this blog rolling off the ground with my first key step to success on the course.
A lot of players have a tendency to either guide or murder the ball at all chances around the course. With these two mistakes comes balance issues. Players who try to over swing at a ball have a hard time holding their finish and end up either missing the ball or spraying it all over God's creation. This sometimes holds true for players who try to help the ball into the air rather than letting the club do it's work. Truth is, there's an easy fix. Try this: when making a true and controlled swing, imagine you have a photographer ready to take a nice picture of you holding your best pose. Like something you would see on the cover of Sports Illustrated or Golf Digest. When you think of holding your pose, the body allows you to make a full swing (without over swinging), make contact, and hold a pose that would be a perfect 8" x 10" on hanging on your office wall. I've always noticed that some of my best shots come when I'm holding my pose for a perfect picture.
Take this picture, for instance. I put a confident swing on the ball with my 5 iron and put the ball 10 feet left of the flag. Remember, make the swing count and make it look like this years best swing on tour. Your follow through and form are sure to improve.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

This Is Me Starting An Idea...

Well, I'll be blunt.
I've played this game since I was 10 and it has consumed my life on a day to day basis. It has now pushed me into making it into a career and I couldn't be happier. I currently am starting out at my level one in the PGA program and I have a history of competitive golf, including both at the high school and collegiate level. Bad decisions and bad luck led me away from playing in college to where I am today. Now, I'm trying to get my life up and down out of this deep pot bunker. So far I think we're on the right track and since then I've started a family who I love and mean the world to me.
As for the blog, I decided this would be another way for me to practice my skills and my words for teachings as I progress through the program. I'll try to update as much as I can on here with new teachings, news, or other stuff I just feel compelled to write about. This is a select audience, so there's not a whole lot of "other stuff" I could find to write about. Thanks for you're time and I hope you enjoy my lesson's, thoughts, and idea's as much as I enjoy writing about them.