Feedback from those who read the GOLFSTR Weekly Swing Tips has been wonderful. I asked for the golf breakthrough tip that has helped YOUR game. I received many comments about training with GOLFSTR+ using one or more of the Swing Solutions. I am really pleased to hear about your successes (especially from France, England, Singapore and Australia). Now here are some of the suggestions from others:
Terry Scanlan, St Andrews Scotland: Keep your left ear behind the ball as you strike the shot. [This is for right handed players, reverse for lefties.] (I asked him to if there is a difference for Driver and Irons) “Yes I have a theory on this, with irons you still need to keep your left ear behind the ball but your stance will be much narrower than with the driver so a slight nudge of the left hip towards the target moves the weight slightly onto the left foot, ideal for striking down on the irons. Try it and see, your left ear still needs to feel like it is behind the ball as you strike it.”
Note: I suggested this tip to a friend who was visiting. She tried it that day and broke 100. The best round in her life.
Robert Riley, Crookston, Minnesota: The answer for me was the day I felt the magic of making contact with the ball at the right time. It’s the same way that Gary Player makes contact and follows in a walk toward his target. That moment came to me after hitting balls on a wet driving range mat when wearing flat souled shoes. I realized that if my weight at the point of contact was centered between my right and left foot, my shots would be crisp and consistent. I was right as my plummeting handicap attested. Glad to share my success, Robert.
Note: Robert is right. Rushing the transition and the initial downswing will throw your balance to your trailing foot. A balanced swing through the ball is the key to success. Robert is moving his hips forward as he reaches the top of his swing to offset the initial trailing force at the top of his swing. Balance and follow-through is the key for success. What a great tip.
Michael Breed, Commentator on the Golf Channel Loves GOLFSTR+. A great inspiration.
Michael Breed, The Golf Channel: Michael called me in July of 2014 as he was impressed with GOLFSTR+ offering 6 swing solutions (and the fact that you can just slid it in your pocket for ease of access). We met at the PGA Merchandise Show last month in Orlando and talked about swing success. He agreed with the breakthrough tip that I got from watching his show: keeping 2 arms straight in the takeaway is so important as they force your shoulders to rotate 90 degrees for more power and distance. [As we age we lose this ability to rotate the spine and we lose power and distance.]
Will Curry met Martin Chuck at the PGA Show 2015. He is another great inspiration for our blogs.
Note: I get many or our great tips from Michael Breed and Martin Chuck on the Revolution Golf Blog. I met with both of them at the PGA Merchandise Golf Show and just wanted to share their smiling faces as they really are my inspiration.
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Hi Will, so glad your friend used my tip about keeping the left ear behind the ball and shot the best round of her life!!!!!!!. Well done to her.
Great news, I have given that tip to many people and it really does help them hit through the ball.
Terry
I just saw a tip for Mike Bender which just clarifies your tip. He said that you need to setup with your leading ear in line with your ball. He did this by holding his club next to his left ear and letting it hang down. This would point to the point where your ball should rest at address. As we grip our club with the trailing hand lower on the shaft it naturally forces us to setup with our upper spin tilted to the trailing side of the ball and left ear lining up with the ball.
During the swing we start the transition with a hip shift forward but the leading ear is still lined up with the ball. This causes our club to lag as your wrist bends through the point of impact (for chipping, irons and woods). [I hope that this Mike Bender video can be see from the following (Fault #4): http://www.megsamethod.com/lessons/faults/fault-4-poor-trajectory-rwr?utm_source=mb-internal&utm_medium=email&utm_name=mba-faults-d4e2&utm_content=mba-faults-d4e2-lesson4notefromzach&kme=clicked_email&km_subject=Lesson%20%234%20+%20A%20Note%20From%20Zach%20Johnson&kmi=bcurry99%40cogeco.ca
Pay attention golfers. This stuff is like the HOLY GRAIL OF GOLF.
Yes Bill, just watched it, very good, I like his teaching, keeps it nice and simple