| Anyone who spends time on the golf course is looking | | | | to no avail and many decide to write it off as a myth |
| for the best possible golf swing. Some argue that | | | | so they can sleep at night. Sound dramatic? Well, it is |
| there is no such thing but after witnessing some of the | | | | to an avid golfer. |
| pros at work I would have to differ. The skill required | | | | Part of the appeal of the game is its challenging nature. |
| for this game is quite imposing if you really think about | | | | The combination of physical and mental control is great |
| it. Nevertheless, the perfect golf swing is attainable. | | | | with the feat of hitting the ball on target. Many people |
| First of all we have to recognize that golf is a game | | | | look to the perfect golf swing as a personification of |
| that is as intellectual as it is physical. My husband | | | | the challenge. It is no longer an action, but a kind of |
| describes it as a game of chess that involves gross | | | | Holy Grail for the golfing community. |
| motor skills. He has spent a lot of hours trying to | | | | It is important to recognize that the perfect golf swing |
| develop the best possible swing that he can master | | | | is fundamentally an action. Sometimes thinking too |
| however I think that his approach is all wrong. | | | | much can actually have an adverse effect on your |
| Even though he recognizes the cognitive aspects of | | | | swing. Perhaps the best way to achieve the perfect |
| the game he seems to forget about them when he | | | | golf swing is to quit obsessing over it. |
| hits the golf ball. He also seems to think that the | | | | When we think too much we hinder our own progress. |
| perfect golf swing is a complete myth that has been | | | | Many golfers look at the game as a practice in control |
| developed to torture golfers around the world. | | | | but this very quest for control might be what is |
| However, he is looking at the whole thing backwards. | | | | keeping you from the elusive swing. You may find that |
| So are many other golfers. | | | | part of the art of combining the mind and the body in |
| Many professionals would agree that there is no such | | | | the golf swing has a lot to do with letting go instead of |
| thing as a perfect golf swing. This elusive skill has | | | | controlling. |
| seemed to develop a personality. Many people seek it | | | | |