How many times have you taken a golf lesson, only to be more frustrated and hitting ball worse than before that golf lesson? Do you know why this happens? It can be many different reasons, such as too many swing thoughts; making drastic changes that require hours at range and hitting thousands of balls; or lastly, your body just can’t effectively move in way it needs to, to make a mechanically correct golf swing.

I’m inclined to say that for majority of golfers, especially older golfer, it’s last reason above. Your body just can’t move way it needs to. The question now is, why?

Why can’t your body do what you know it needs to do to swing club correctly? It can drive you to point of quitting game. But there is hope. There is an approach that will almost 100% of time correct this problem. Do you want to know what it is? It’s addressing your “physical limitations”. That’s what’s keeping you from a great game of golf.

Do you ever get on course and just feel like you can’t make a full backswing? Or, it just feels impossible to maintain your golf posture and “stay in your swing”? No amount of golf lessons or hitting balls will correct this. This is a “physical” issue with your body, and until you work on it, it will never get better. I’ve seen it time and time again. Golfers walking off course in pure disgust. They’ve taken golf lessons, hit balls at range, and even bought latest, greatest titanium drive; and yet still can’t play like they think they are capable of.

Do you have what it takes to be a world-class athlete? Do you know what it takes? Well, if you don't know, keep reading!

I attended U.S. Women's National Soccer Team training session at Seminole Sports Training Center near Orlando, Florida recently while team was preparing for Women's World Cup, which began Saturday and runs through July 10.

The United States Women's National Team is a great team. In 1998, their record was 22-1-2, losing only to Norway. The U.S. team won Women's World Cup in '91, came in third in '95, and won '96 gold medal in first-ever Olympic soccer competition for women.

When we arrived at field, team was already warming up and stretching. They were working on individual skills like juggling, volleys, and heading. Then they played small-sided games like 4 vs. 2, playing to maintain possession of ball. The purpose was to transition to defense as fast as possible once a player lost ball.

Next, they worked on fine art of "finishing," or scoring goals. They worked on several ways to attack goal from different angles.

What impressed me most was that best women's team in world was practicing so hard! After practice I spoke to a few of players.

"We know every other team is playing their best when they face us, so we have to be as good as we can be," said defender Brandi Chastain.

Goalie Briana Scurry added, "You have to work hard to stay best."

"In order to achieve your goals and get where you want to be, you have to continue to practice," said forward Danielle Fotopoulos. "I always practice year-round with a club team or doing whatever I can to improve myself."

When players were younger, they sometimes had to miss parties, dances, and sleepovers, just so they could play soccer. Most of us would consider those sacrifices, but they don't, they chose to play for their love of game.

The rewards are great for these world-class athletes: traveling around world as a team, getting paid to play and competing in Olympics.

"That was a dream come true for me," Scurry said about winning gold medal in 1996 Olympics.

"I had been dreaming about being in Olympics since I was really young, so it was an incredible feeling for me. My family was there, my friends were there, we won it at home (in Atlanta), so it was just most unbelievable experience."

What’s best thing about being on National Team? "I get to play sport that I love everyday with my best friends," Chastain said.

"The relationships and friendships, we're just a big family here," said Scurry, "I can count on team for anything."