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Old 04-09-2025, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by jimhoward View Post
I have taken several hundred lessons. Videos, motion sensors on my body, cameras from every angle. Pros with different styles. If you looked at my swing you would think I was a very good player. But i am a 17 index and struggle to break 90 and probably always will. My career best is 78 which I’ve done exactly twice in 20 years. Meanwhile I know lots of guys with quirky swings that whip my butt every day of the week.

It’s not all about the swing.

My entire point, but you were able to reduce it to 6 words.

For the average golfer, it has nothing to do with the "swing". When's the last time you saw someone hit a golf ball with his backswing? It's all about what the club is doing in the 6" before it hits the ball and the inch or 2, after.

For the average golfer, It's all about moving the ball forward in a reasonably consistent direction, aimed at a target that will keep you out of trouble.

Unfortunately, every teacher seems to want to teach a "golf swing", instead of how to play golf.
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