| Common Knowledge just might be hindering you from | | | | mechanics, you'll never play up to your full potential as |
| improving your swing, causing you major frustration | | | | a golfer. |
| and higher scores. | | | | "Forget mechanics", you ask, "why that's all I think |
| There is a lot of well meaning golf instruction in the | | | | about." I can hear your mind racing now; "Start the club |
| market place today that simply will not help your game; | | | | back online, turn don't sway, pull down with the left |
| in fact a lot of what's out there will hinder you as you | | | | hand to start the down swing, transfer my weight to |
| try to improve your golf. | | | | my left foot, roll my wrists at impact, head behind the |
| The focus of my new site, ( is simply to identify this | | | | ball." YIKES! How can you even take the club back |
| mis-information and to let players know, not only what | | | | with all these mechanical thoughts you've picked up |
| the myths are, but why these myths are not true and | | | | over the years racing through your head?" |
| how they do damage to your golf game. | | | | The answer to my question is ....you can't! You simply |
| Controversial? Probably, but I think the positives of the | | | | cannot swing the club effectively with all that garbage |
| information I am putting out at will far outweigh any | | | | running through your mind, distracting you from what's |
| industry fall-out that I might receive from those | | | | most important. |
| instructors with stepped-on toes. | | | | It's sad, but absolutely true that thousands of people |
| When David Ledbetter or any other of a host of | | | | quit the game we all love every year, most out of |
| well-meaning golf instruction gurus tells his touring | | | | sheer frustration. |
| professional student to "delay the rotation of the left | | | | If you have fallen into this trap of believing that |
| hip", or to "increase the width of your swing at the top", | | | | mechanical tips, swing analysis, and pounding golf ball |
| "or to "delay the release as long as possible", or any | | | | after golf ball on the driving range are the answers to |
| other "flavor of the day" type golf tips, he or she is | | | | your problems, you are destined to be frustrated |
| talking with someone who is a professional, who | | | | forever. |
| practices hours on end, and who has an unbelievably | | | | Golf should be fun not frustrating and when you learn |
| acute feel for his or her own golf swing. This person | | | | to forget mechanics and start playing the game via |
| also plays golf for a living. This is a completely different | | | | feel and sight, it will be fun and you'll shoot better |
| scenario than trying to teach a low, mid, or high | | | | scores. I guarantee it! |
| handicap player or a beginner. These types of tips can | | | | "How do I do that", you ask? |
| absolutely wreak havoc on your golf swing and you | | | | First you have to be able to differentiate fact from |
| can visit and I'll tell you exactly why. | | | | fiction and that's what I'm going to help you do at |
| Golf is a difficult game to play at the highest levels, but, | | | | Next, you have to forget all the theories, mechanical |
| having said that, it is not a complicated game to play. | | | | thoughts, and myths and focus on what is important to |
| Most modern day instruction is hard for me to | | | | your game. |
| understand and I've been teaching the game for 20 | | | | That's right, I said your game, not Tiger's, not Phil's, not |
| years. Having said that, in order to excel, you have to | | | | Big John's but yours. Focus on the things that are |
| free your mind of complicated mechanical thoughts | | | | important for you to play better. Focus on your swing |
| and learn to simply swing the golf club. | | | | path and the moment of truth..Impact. Tie swing path |
| Until you change the way you think about playing the | | | | and impact into your target and you're well on your |
| game, change the fundamental way you look at golf | | | | way to longer, straighter shots, and lower scores. |
| instruction, and realize that you have to forget | | | | |