Duplicate the Perfect Swing “FEELING”

These Weekly Golf Swing Tips are often summaries of comments by Professional Golf Instructors. This week I am pleased to share comments directly from a GOLFSTR+ user. Scott Mohn (Traphill, North Carolina) expressed his successes in a way that brings back my memories of the FEELING for my perfect hits.

Golfers talk about being in the “zone” where the swing and power seems to be so effortless as the ball travels to its target. I am finding this zone more consistently when I focus on shoulder turn in the backswing and not rushing the transition as I press forward in my downswing. It’s a rhythm that gives me a strange feeling of control for the perfect swing and balanced finish. I hope that Scott’s comments will have the same impact on you too.
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[Scott is a senior and plays 100 rounds of golf a year so he has a real passion for this game.]

“I still clearly remember hitting my first very long drive when I was a kid. There was a very distinctive feeling associated with that drive. But I was never really able to find what led to that feeling despite trying many things. I actually accidentally duplicated the feeling on perhaps a half dozen occasions over my fifty years of golf. But I could never get it when I was trying to accomplish it.

GOLFSTR+ gives you the "FEELING" so practice with it and enjoy the feel of 6 control points in your swing.

GOLFSTR+ gives you the “FEELING” so practice with it and enjoy the feel of 6 control points in your swing with every club in your bag.

After using your training aid I now tend to believe that special feeling was a result of a long, smooth backswing where the arm and shoulder motions were coordinated and the lead arm was extended straight for a much longer time than is normal for me. This was probably the result of the big shoulder turn which allowed the lead arm to stay straight, extended away from my body, on a much longer than usual backswing.

I often try to describe that feeling to friends. I talk about the long extended backswing and then – nothing! I have no recollection of the downswing. It came without any conscious effort. The drive was at least 40 yards longer than any I had hit or would ever hit again on that hole. Using your aid today brought me closer to that feeling than I have ever come before as a result of conscious effort. And I hit a number of long straight drives and was much more consistent than I normally am when practicing with the driver.

Please feel free to add my comments to your testimonial page. I have signed up for your weekly tips.
I also watched the linked videos of the music video producer and found them very helpful. I would have saved five minutes putting the aid together if I had watched the video first. [Following is the video that Scott mentioned showing the assembly and 6 swing fixes ] 

So, Will, I think you have something! Thanks for you imaginative invention. Good luck with it!
Regards, Scott”

I want to thank Scott for allowing me to include his comments in our weekly blog. I hope that his comments will inspire you and others to buy a GOLFSTR+ and practice with it often.

Please pass this on to your friends so that they can experience the perfect swing feeling too. Buy your GOLFSTR+ today on our website: www.golfstr.com

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  • Scott Mohn says:

    I was working hard with the Golfstr today when I began hitting a number of long, straight drives. I recalled what I had said in the main post above. But I also recalled information from Long Drive Champ Mike Dunaway: “We swing into tension so we can swing out of tension.” This idea approximately described my sensations on exception drives.
    I start the back swing with a relaxed body and arms. But as I approach the transition to the downswing the tension in several parts of my body is gradually increased. When that tension hits its peak the downswing is triggered. I have no conscious feeling of starting the downswing myself, just as I described in the original post. Dunaway says the arms need only be “reactive” to the bigger forces in the downswing. The arms therefore are virtually tension-free on the downswing — their movement triggered without conscious thought.
    Compare this idea to Bobby Jones who said he let his arms drop in the downswing. He said gravity made them fall faster than he could consciously move them.
    Compare these ideas to Ben Hogan who says there is a tension that builds in his hips and lower body on the back swing. There is a famous picture in his Five Fundamentals book of an elastic-type band that snaps his hips back toward the target to start the downswing. Tension builds on the back swing and releases to start the downswing.
    If you get Golf Digest there is a picture of instructor Rick Smith in an article/brief tip from last year or the beginning of this year about controlling your power. The picture highlights the tension he feels, and recommends we all feel, in our lats as the back swing reaches its fullest extent — just before the downswing is trigger.
    I think all these people are describing in similar ways optimal feelings as the transition from back swing to downswing is taking place. They help describe what I felt on the long drive I tried to describe in the original post.
    The Golfstr is helping me duplicate these feelings more frequently. I like the fact that the Golfstr does not force my arm not to bend or force my body to turn into any prescribed position. It encourages certain movements and does not distract me from observing how various parts of my body feel during a particular swing. So I do not feel dependent on having the Golfstr on when I go to the course. It is certainly a low key but very versatile and effect aid.
    Oh, one more thing. I hit my next to last ball this morning with my driver and sort of reveled in seeing the long, high, straight flight for a moment. It was sweet. So I decided not to hit another driver with the last ball. I pick up my bag and pulled out an eight iron — because I hate to leave a practice ball unstruck. I focused on the same swing thought I was using with the driver: swinging into tension on the backswing. Bang! The eight iron shot rifled off into the sky right at the target; long, high, and straight. I took off my Golfstr and called it a day!

  • Will Curry says:

    Sir Walter Scott, (to all, Scott’s first name is Walter so I could not resist)

    You have done it again. I love your research from the GREATS in golf. Your descriptions give me the same sensation when I get those crisp clean shots that seen to rise and vanish as I lose site of them in the distance. Isn’t that why we play the game?

    Thank you for the photos of your private driving range in back of your home. If I could I would add one to this note.