Millions of people throughout the world play golf but very few become really good golfers. Why is this? Basically it is the wrong way in which the golf swing has been analysed and consequently the teaching this is based on is equally wrong.
Incorrect teaching can never lead to progress and achievement. Golf teaching is nothing more than a “try this” or “think about” approach to problems. Nearly every golf instruction book, even by some of the great players, have fallen down and have often done more harm than good. They express personal ideas rather than genuinely tested teaching concepts If you look at all major sports in the world it is clear there has been process of analysis with a consequence that standards have been raised based on a true theory of improvement. Look at the level of achievement in Olympic and World track and field records over recent years. The increase in performance levels are the result of improved teaching based upon the correct study. Is golf really the exception to this?
For any real progress to be made in golf teaching a start must be made from a correct analysis of the basic swing movement. Having found the essential principle, it is essential then to devise and test a simple method of teaching these. The method must produce the desired result each and every time it is applied. One man who devoted his life in golf to finding a method of teaching the golf swing was Leslie King.
Most golfers have no idea what they are trying to achieve and when they practice they build in their faults. Golf instruction has been more a matter of curing that fault rather than giving the player a defined programme for improvement
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