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Athletes can pick golf up quicker because of their ability to co-ordinate their bodies. Average players don't have that ability. And with proper instruction athletes can shoot good numbers quicker, it's not going to put them on the tour, never said that, they just get better quicker.

Videos don't instruct, instructors instruct. They can use various methods to get the point across
as needed.

The average player can improve more with low tech instruction.

Originally Posted by BrianL99

How many former NHL players have played the PGA Tour or high level Amateur golf? The only 3 I know of, are Grant Fuhr, Dan Quinn and Bill Ezinicki, who I was friends with for 25+ ears. The skills are different.

Compare that, to the number of MLB players who have played golf at a high level.

If you took 5 people from each of the major professional sports and brought them to the golf course and stuck a golf club in their hand, this would likely be the results.

MLB pitchers and hitters would likely be the best golfers. They understand ball "spin", hand to eye coordination and they already play a rotational sport.

Tennis players, same as above. They understand grip, alignment, spin and play one of the ultimate "hand to eye coordination" sports.

Footballers? Most will try to hit the ball with their body (strength) and never learn golf. Quarterbacks maybe a different.

The hockey players would probably hit the ball farthest, without a clue where it's going.

No NBA player has ever played on the PGA, other than perhaps a novelty invitation.





As I've posted before, the above "swing advise" is mired in the 60's & 70's. High speed video, advances in technique and teaching theory, as well as improvement in equipment, has rendered most of the above advise, obsolete and adverse to improvement and enjoyment of the game. To say nothing of the fact, advances in statistical analysis have shed a bright light on formerly sacrosanct "scoring theories", which have turned out to be unfounded.

The game of golf is significantly easier than most folks seem to think. It is not a sport of "swing", it's a game of putting the golf ball in the hole and it doesn't matter how you do that or what swing you use.

If you have any doubt about that, go to YouTube and watch 3 people swing a golf clue ... Adam Scott, Jim Furyk and Scottie Scheffler If you're still not convinced, watch videos of Charlie Owens and Calvin Peete, Still not convinced? Watch videos of Sam Snead putting and Ben Crenshaw putting. Does "technique" matter? It doesn't matter a lick.

If you need more convincing, turn on the Ryder Cup right now. Watch Bryson DeChambeau swing ... then watch his partner Justin Thomas swing. Do you need further convincing? Take up tennis.

Anyone who tells you "swing like this", run. If someone tells you to change your swing, depending on what club is in your hand ... run faster. As Lee Trevino once said, "no one has ever hit a golf ball, with his backswing".

The only thing that matters, is what's going on with your clubface, within about 6" of the ball and there are only 2 variables ... club face angle (vertical & horizontal) and swing path.

Don't take swing advice from anyone who's unwilling to post their current, GHIN reported or otherwise confirmed golf scores and who can't beat you by a decent margin (in most cases).