Is Common Golf Knowledge Ruining your Golf Swing?

Common Knowledge just might be hindering you frommechanics, you'll never play up to your full potential as
improving your swing, causing you major frustrationa golfer.
and higher scores."Forget mechanics", you ask, "why that's all I think
There is a lot of well meaning golf instruction in theabout." 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 youhand 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 thisball." YIKES! How can you even take the club back
mis-information and to let players know, not only whatwith all these mechanical thoughts you've picked up
the myths are, but why these myths are not true andover 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 thecannot swing the club effectively with all that garbage
information I am putting out at will far outweigh anyrunning through your mind, distracting you from what's
industry fall-out that I might receive from thosemost 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 ofquit the game we all love every year, most out of
well-meaning golf instruction gurus tells his touringsheer frustration.
professional student to "delay the rotation of the leftIf 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 anyafter golf ball on the driving range are the answers to
other "flavor of the day" type golf tips, he or she isyour problems, you are destined to be frustrated
talking with someone who is a professional, whoforever.
practices hours on end, and who has an unbelievablyGolf should be fun not frustrating and when you learn
acute feel for his or her own golf swing. This personto forget mechanics and start playing the game via
also plays golf for a living. This is a completely differentfeel and sight, it will be fun and you'll shoot better
scenario than trying to teach a low, mid, or highscores. 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 youFirst 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 toyour game.
understand and I've been teaching the game for 20That's right, I said your game, not Tiger's, not Phil's, not
years. Having said that, in order to excel, you have toBig John's but yours. Focus on the things that are
free your mind of complicated mechanical thoughtsimportant 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 theand impact into your target and you're well on your
game, change the fundamental way you look at golfway to longer, straighter shots, and lower scores.
instruction, and realize that you have to forget