You will learn, from my golf lesson modules, new information which will teach you how to prepare to move and then how to move during your golf swing. My methods work quickly because they teach people how to make simple athletic movements. I could charge a high price for each module. The information is valuable. But, I am here to support whole golf industry. I want you to start with what you will learn from my modules and then progress on to more advanced golf instruction, buy green fees, buy golf clubs, etc. from established golf pros and golf courses.

Fire in Hole

Why am I stepping into a "fire of controversy" that awaits me?

Oh yes! I have been challenged for what I do in golf instruction. But, I know something new! It brought me golf students from outside local area where I set up shop to teach local golfers. There are a number of nearby Golf Pros offering their services. Some of my students had taken lessons from these Pros in past. But, they came to me to learn some missing elements in golf instruction.

In my first year I taught 115 registered students an average of 5 lessons each. As word spread of my teaching, golfers of various levels came to me for 1 to 3 lessons. There were less than 10 registered students in previous year.

No golf Pro was available in that town. I said to people, "I can do that." I got involved to fill gap. I am a teacher, more specifically, a teacher of athletics. I have patience. I was what a lot of people wanted for their first try at learning to golf or fix some problems with their current golf game. I made a lot of money for nearby golf businesses by starting people into golf with an enthusiastic desire to enjoy being on golf outings with their friends and families.

I have no intention of becoming "the great wizard" of something new in golf instruction.

But, here I am! Giving you a new way of learning how to play golf which simply gets beginners learning how to do a good golf swing very fast. Many of these people just want to be able to get a few good golf hits at company "beer and food" celebration type of scramble golf tournament.

A number of my students have come back to me saying that they "had a hoot" at their company golf tournament. They met new business clients, they met new friends, they found a new way to drink beer and swallow kaviar (whoops!), or whatever. They were there because somebody (like me) gave them some golf lessons which sent them on way to enjoy their company party.

And, because they were new to golf they had to look into getting some golf equipment and find places to golf. The result? The golf pros, who did not get lesson money, got other golf related expenses from these new golfers.

I toiled at this for about $10.00 per hour just to see wonderful people of all ages get a gentle start into an activity which I have a great passion for.

I am happy that I got involved.

I am content that I came up with some new ideas to teach golf to people who want to quickly learn if they can hit a golf ball some of time like those great golfers we see on television.

Surprising Techniques

For your early interest I do teach a putting method which is a miniature version of full swing and almost every other swing in-between. How simple golf can be if you can practice putting and, at same time, actually practice parts of your full swing.

For your interest I do have a golf lesson which gets new or struggling golfers hitting ball like good golfers within 30 minutes in their first lesson. The only times I have failed at doing this is when we just had such a good time chatting about things during 30 minutes that it just took longer to go through my lesson.

Here is something really new. My next article in this series leading toward my golf instruction modules is:

One Wrong Thought Causes Sooooo Many Of The Bad Hits You See And Do

Here is another important thought. My teaching will lead you into various golf swing methods which you see advertised. Three of these are Traditional Swing, The Natural Golf Swing, and Gravity Golf. My original goal was to make it easier for you to learn traditional swing used by most golfers. When I finally got to see books and videos of other two methods I discovered that I was teaching elements of these swing concepts.

More articles are listed on my Home Page

Copyright by Glen Osborne April 2004

The use of heart rate monitor became a very useful tool. It kept me from working too hard or too easy. The monitor I was using, Polar 610, also came with software. I was able to download all of my exercise sessions into a computer. Then I was able to objectively document my exercise sessions. The software was able to track my calories burned during exercise, my average heart rate, hours spent exercising per week, and much more. After every exercise session actually looked forward to downloading my session to see how I did.

It also allowed me to exercise at different heart rates. One day I would run at 70% of my maximum heart rate for 10 minutes, then bike at 80% of my maximum heart rate for 10 minutes, then go back to running at 70% for another 10 minutes. The next day I would just bike for 40 min. But I would again exercise at different heart rates, 10 min at 70%, and 5 minutes at 80%, and 10 minutes at 75 %, and 5 minutes at 80%, and then 10 minutes at 70%. This was a fun way to exercise and I actually began to look forward to exercising, whole process was less boring.

I kept up with this type of training for five months. On day of my first triathlon, I was forty pounds lighter.

Some how, some way, I did it. I finished my first triathlon, and as crazy as it sounds I really enjoyed myself. I was feeling good about my accomplishment, but I still had some serious weight to lose. So I found another triathlon race six months later, signed up for it and continued training. The weight just kept coming off and coming off.

At time of my second race, eleven months after learning about triathlons, I had lost sixty pounds.

It seemed like every week one of my patients, whom I had not seen for months, would come in for a treatment. The reactions were always same, doc what heck happened to you, you look like a totally different person!

I felt like a different person too, I was running without knee pain, I was happier at work, my relationship with my family was better, I was no longer embarrassed to go to a pool party or water park, in fact I looked forward to them.

My patients and members of health club where my office was located were constantly asking me about my weight loss. I remember one of gym members walking up to my desk and looking at my before and after pictures. He pointed to my fat picture and said, “That is me” then he pointed to my fit picture and said, “That is way I want to look”. Wow, what a great feeling, I could not believe it.

As I am sitting here writing this article, it has been a year since my first triathlon. Just a few weeks ago, I raced in my third race and I actually managed to finish second in my age group.

As a result of getting into triathlons, not only do I have a new body, I have a new life.

Dr. Jeffrey Banas is a Chiropractic Sports Physician practicing in Mesa, AZ. He continues to compete in triathlons and has kept his weight off for over a year now. If you would like to contact Dr. Banas, he can be reached at his office at 480-633-6837, or by visiting his web site at www.personal-weight-loss-help.com