Let me tell you about Mick,
Mick’s a bloke I used to know who was quite a reasonable club golfer. He played off a handicap of around 11, and more often than not, he would play to it.
And play to it easily.
He’d win a number of events at the club each and every year, have his good days and his bad days, but have far more good days than bad days.
And he was demon match player, you never wanted to play him as a low handicapper giving him tons of shots.
More.
The thing is with Mick though; he had a swing only his mother could love.
If you thought Jim Furyk had a weird and wonderful action, Micks swing was a sight to behold.
We used to nickname him “the helicopter”, as that’s what his swing resembled, but boy did it get the job done for a handicap golfer.
He wasn’t very long, just long enough to be able to get the ball round in a sensible number, but he was radar straight and hit it nice and high.
Now although Mick had this funky movement going on, even funkier than John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, he had one thing in common with a lot of very good players, even professionals.
He looked great at address. You would struggle to think he played off 11 more like scratch, and he looked great at impact, the most important part of the golf swing.
Get these two areas right in your game and you’re definitely going to improve, and the great thing about practicing the set-up position? You don’t need to be out hitting balls to do it.
Why’s the set-up so important I hear you cry?
Well, how you stand to the ball determines how the club moves around your body when you swing it, and the way you swing it determines how you get the club back to impact, which is the moment of truth and the only position that matters in the golf swing.
So my learned friend, a bit of time dedicated to practicing the set up will work wonders, even if it’s only your mum who’s the biggest fan of your swing.
Now onto more pressing matters.
Legions of golfers are being robbed of vital distance off the tee, unbeknown to them.
It’s tragic, it’s not necessary and stops a lot of people being a lot better at this game.
You can get the full scoop here.
Bob James PGA