The Perfect Golf Swing

It has been estimated that there are some 50 million golfers worldwide and that 80% of all golfers will never achieve a handicap of less than 18. Also, despite the advances that have been made with golf instruction videos, books and equipment, the golf handicap of players has not improved over the last 20 years. What, then, is the problem?

Most golf players experience the ups and downs of the game. One minute they think they have found the perfect golf swing, for example, as they could do little wrong in their last game. The very next game they are lamenting about they just couldn’t do anything right and had a disastrous result. They then go onto that continuous merry-go-round, it seems, of searching for the perfect golf swing.

I too have been one of those golfers searching for the perfect golf swing. I have hacked my way through a game on many occasions, vowing countless times that I would never play this frustrating game again. I have practiced non-stop for hours on end. I have searched and searched for that secret bit of instruction that would turn my game around dramatically, but without success – until now!

I have been introduced to an amateur golfer who has shared my frustrations and who, after a 4-year search, has found the perfect golf swing. He has discovered that once he understood just what the golf professionals were doing to execute a consistent and repeatable swing, he was able to introduce this discovery into his own game with unbelievable results. Other players, of course, are also benefiting from his discovery.

I was skeptical at first as I had tried various bits of golf instruction over the years, without notable success. The very first game I played after reading my friend’s instruction, though, changed my mind. On my best days I play to a 17 handicap. On my worst days – well, let’s just say I struggle. My first game yesterday after my enlightened instruction, though, was inspiring.

Of the 9 holes I played, here are my results:

1) Hit the par 3 green with my straight-as-a-die tee-shot and looking at a possible birdie. Settled for par.

2) A great drive and a great second shot to hit the par 4 green in regulation. Settled for par.

3) Because I was hitting the ball so well, I decided to step well back of the tee in case I over-hit the short par 3 green. Big mistake as my straight shot was just short of the green. Settled for a one-over.

4) My tee shot to the long par 3 was just slightly right of the green. Settled for a one-over.

5) Two great shots saw me on the par 4 green in regulation. Par.

6) Hit two great shots into a strong head-wind, so disappointed to have not made the green on the course’s longest par 4. It must have affected me because I played the only bad shot of the day, a fluffed chip onto the green. Three putted for a two-over.

7) Three great shots to the edge of the par 5. One over.

8) A good drive, but a bit left. A great recovery shot just to the edge of the par 4 green. One over.

9) My best drive of the day, leaving an 8 iron shot to the par 4 green. Just missed a birdie. Par.

I had just played the most enjoyable 9 holes I have played for quite some time. Now that I understand just what the pros are doing to execute a repeatable swing and incorporating that information into my own game, I am getting results. I am confident on continuing on this path of improvement. I have found the perfect golf swing.