Basics For "Those Golf Basics"A Gap in Golf Instruction?
In early 2004 I read an Internet article which contained
statement that "golfers are desperately looking for golf instruction".
Hold on here! There has been some of finest instruction for any sport provided in current golf teaching. For someone to make above statement, it would seem ludicrous. I mean, there are some tremendous golf teachers out there. They rank from those who you see on Golf Channel to those terrific gals and guys who you know at your nearby golf course.
But, above statement hints that something is not working. Well, I have a good idea what is not working and what should work. (Notice, I did not say that I KNOW what is not working.)
I will be introducing you to some new and vital golf tips and golf instruction from this website. You will NOT be learning a whole new method of swinging golf club. This will not be some "revolutionary" golf swing theory. What I will show you are some fundamentals of golf swing movements which will prepare you for golf swing ideas presented in current theories of golf instruction.
I have had experience as a physical education teacher from Grades 1 to 9. In one year I saw full development from a struggling Grade 1 student learning basic athletic movements all way to fluid-moving Grade 9 students (nearly a full-grown adult). And, within that one year I quickly learned how to develop that final fluid movement throughout all 'in-between" growing stages.
(By way, this is an experience that all Golf Pros should go through to learn deepest levels of teaching in their profession.)
I know difficulty people of any age have in trying to learn NEW body movements for any sport. Come to think of it - I know that same difficulty for people of all ages when they try to learn anything from how to safely cut a slice of roast beef to how to correctly type out an email message to send to their family or friends.
I've played most sports - except lacrosse. I am still learning new concepts of how to correctly move for sports that I use to play. (A young lacrosse player showed me some moves that are part of golf swing. Aha! Didn't know that did you?)
That is key! You have to be willing to learn new concepts. Even new concepts of Natural Golf and Gravity Golf, to name two, seem to miss concept of basic body movement from which "the basics of golf" can be taught.
The Golf Teaching Pro industry has very good "teaching stuff".
But, there is SOMETHING MISSING!
Many people try to play golf and too many of those give up.
A possible answer: Golf instruction has originated from people who have "figured" out how to do that which is good for their own golf game. Because no other starting point was available, mimicking successful golfers and following their advice has been starting point for beginners or struggling golfers.
I was taught how to teach athletics from a man who loved soccer. I had never played soccer until I met him in university. I not only became a good soccer player - I became a good teacher of soccer and any other sport.
That man taught us how to teach during process of teaching us how to play game and learn skills. And, since he was preparing us to "go forth" and teach little children, he also showed us how to teach to various levels of physical and mental development.
I have discovered that everyone who wants to learn how to swing that "stick" to smack that "little white ball" has to learn some simple Grade 1 type of movements.
Guess what! Those simple movements do not have to be golf- related movements.
I have made a point of trying to find ways of relating common, everyday life skill movements to golf swing. I have tried to relate movements in a lot of other sports to golf swing movements. My conclusion? Everyone has already learned something in their life which will help them learn an effective way to hit golf ball.
If you have ever tried to cut thin slices off a roast beef you know that a certain skill or attentiveness is required. You need to have precise movements and a "whole lot of no movements" to do that job without cutting your finger off.
Silly analogy, I know. But, connection is that controlled movement along with absolute non-movement is important for anything we do. That includes golf swing.
Basic Teaching Concepts
What I teach is basic body movement which is controlled for precision needed as you teach your mind and body how to handle a golf club.
I make people believers that they have talent to enjoy this sport even though they may have been given idea that they were not athletes or were too uncoordinated to do any sports. I have always transformed these people within 5 minutes of my first lesson.
