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Introduction:
To
become the best golfer possible, you would need to devise a system that
would most consistently produce the best swing technique. It’s an
excruciating trial-and-error process that each one of us must negotiate,
and a never-ending process of refinement of thoughts and procedures to
use when playing on the course.
Today, there is no blueprint to follow
if you wish to become the best golfer that you can possibly become. The
complex movements of golf swing technique, and the interplay between the
mind (thoughts and memory techniques) to elicit these movements, present
a tremendous challenge to be solved. Most golfers have gone up and down
nearly every conceivable road—reading the instructional material,
taking lessons, watching videos and telecasts, and more—only to
find that they have made little, or no, progress. Effort and hard work
in other fields usually translates into mastery, but with golf you have
to piece-together, or build, a highly-thought-out swing scheme by sifting
through a sea of information rather than just learning the whole volume
of the available information. It’s very difficult to discern which
roads to take.
Golfers of today continue to search
for a means to push the envelope past the current level of golf swing
technology. The fact that we continue to see, and use, the same traditional
methods and informational sources to teach and learn the golf swing—including
those that were that were used over half of a century ago—is evidence
that we have a long way to go before we have the technology that will
allow us to play consistently to the highest levels of our playing ability.
Anytime we see a large number of remedies for a particular disease listed
in a medical textbook, we can be certain that no remedy is particularly
efficacious; the existence of so many remedies to solve the problem of
swinging a golf club—the enormous variety of instructional methods,
the variety of swing thoughts, etc.—is evidence that we have yet
to find a system that is particularly efficacious. In other words, we
are still far from conquering the elusive nature of the golf swing.
Inconsistency seems to have become
an integral part of the game of golf. Today most seek consistency by “pounding”
an enormous number of balls on the range, hoping that the “muscle
memory” will allow their swings to hold up on the course. In addition,
many top tour professionals depend on the constant supervision of a swing
“guru,” or highly-esteemed teaching professional, to help
them to maintain sound swing technique.
Current instructional
methods, and swing schemes, are insufficient to guarantee a high degree
of consistency. We already have the swing figured out—it’s
basically the same series of movements— but future advancements
in golf will come from the development of the best memory techniques,
and swing training techniques, that will allow you to consistently shoot
lower scores.
There are basically
a few reasons that it is very difficult to successfully negotiate the
process of becoming a fine golfer. First, the golf swing is extremely
difficult to analyze and to understand because it is a complex amalgam
of movements (rotation, vertical lift, etc.) that occur simultaneously,
and in sequence; In other words, it is very difficult to see and understand
the individual movements (hands, arms, shoulders, etc.) when everything
moves so fast, and at the same time. Second, there is a massive amount
of instructional material that can lead to great confusion; it can seem
like there are a million different ways to swing the club, when everyone
is actually trying to describe the same series of movements. Third, the
human mind (memory) has limitations that make it very difficult to have
a firm grasp of the golf swing. Even though one may have a deep understanding
of sound swing technique, it is very difficult to retain and to reproduce
on the golf course. Thus, to progress to a high level of playing proficiency,
each golfer must first complete the arduous task of learning sound swing
mechanics, and then the equally-arduous task of finding the best swing
thoughts that will allow the most consistent reproduction of these mechanics.
“Low and slow,"
"Take it back on line," and "Get it into the slot (at the
top)" are a few of the common swing thoughts that have been used
for many years. However, the problem with these, and most instruction
given in articles, books and videos, is that they are nebulous and imprecise
directions to swing the golf club. For example, it's very difficult to
take the club back on an imaginary line, and usually the club is taken
inside, or outside, of the line. Also, "low and slow" usually
is exaggerated and the golfer sways, moves the head, and throws the weight
too far on the outside of the right foot. An instruction such as, “get
your left shoulder underneath the chin,” does not ensure a correct
shoulder turn. Also, many swing thoughts, and instruction, work as remedies
in the short-term, but often they become exaggerated, or misconstrued,
over time and present the golfer with additional problems. In addition,
since the human mind has a limited focus, the narrow range of these swing
thoughts only allows for a limited degree of control and consistency.
In The Redemptive
Golf System, I will present a revolutionary swing training system
designed to lead to the understanding and the consistent execution of
a sound golf swing. This system is based on years of research in physiology,
biomechanics, psychology, and learning and memory technology. I have designed
this system to circumvent the problems of traditional swing training methods
by incorporating conceptual images that lead to a high degree of technical
understanding and the ability to produce a higher degree of control and
consistency. To achieve this, we first must gain an understanding of the
exact location and function of the muscles of three very important areas:
the left hand and arm, the right hand and arm, and the shoulders. These
three areas are part of a three-point focus that is the secret to a sound
swing and tremendous consistency—it is the foundation of this system.
Such concepts as lower-body movement (e.g., weight shift), constant spine
angle, keeping the head still and behind the ball, and many others, have
been practiced for many years and have become “second nature”
(or at least, subconscious); thus, we can narrow our focus to these crucial
areas: the action of the left and right arms, and the shoulders. Most
golfers often understand these three areas vaguely and we can gain great
control, and the understanding, to produce a sound swing if we focus down
to the anatomical level—muscle groups and their specific functions.
In addition, I will present many key thoughts and visualizations to facilitate
the understanding of the individual swing movements and I will teach one
to incorporate these movements into one smooth swing. These concepts will
not only be used to give one a greater understanding of the swing movements
and to ingrain these movements into “muscle memory” before
one steps foot on the course, but they also serve as swing thoughts to
ensure the correct execution of the golf swing on the golf course. Thus,
I’ve designed this system to allow one to control a tremendous number
of swing variables—simultaneously—which goes far beyond the
degree of control that one can attain with the use of traditional swing
training systems, or the use of individual swing thoughts.
I’ve named this system “The
Redemptive Golf Swing” because it is designed to allow golfers to
achieve higher levels of playing ability, after years of being stuck in
the same “rut.” Golf is one of those games where dedication
can be spent to countless hours of playing and practicing, year after
year, yet no improvement in playing ability may be realized. This system
will allow one to move forward. |
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