Why Your Swing Disappears.

"Are You A Compulsive Hoarder Of Golf Tips?"

 

This one is devoted to all those DYI golfers out there that searched on YouTube, the internet, Golf Digest, the Golf Channel, and on and on trying to get help.

The seemingly innocent act of fiddling with your golf swing because of a new tip you picked up somewhere has caused many golfers to say “I have lost my golf swing. I can’t hit the golf ball anymore.”

A golf swing doesn’t disappear; your golf swing is still there … it’s just buried under these new compensations.

Have you ever been guilty of the following example or something similar?

This fiddling process that leads you to ‘losing your golf swing’ could start as innocently as slightly changing your grip. Some might say: “how can a slight grip change cause me to lose my golf swing?”

Easy – let’s say that you’re a right handed Golfer that has the tendency to hit your golf ball anywhere from a fade (golf ball drifts to the right) to a slice (ball drifts a lot more to the right). You read that you need to strengthen your grip (see more knuckles on the left hand) so that you promote a draw.

You now hit a few shots and your golf ball starts going a little to the left.  You continue hitting golf balls because it’s nice to see your ball not going to the right. However, after a few more shots your golf ball starts going farther and farther to the left. So you say to yourself that you better weaken your grip just a little.

What Happens Next?

So what happens next? The same thing that always happens when you start "fiddling with your golf swing.

After the initial success of the golf tip that worked for a few swings … you start to hit behind the golf ball.  So you think to yourself: “well, I’m probably coming over the top and getting too steep coming into the golf ball. I’ll try to make this next swing come more from the inside.”

After a couple more shots you start finding that you’re now shanking the golf ball. So you say to yourself: “Ok, I might be coming too far from the inside and too shallow into the golf ball. I’ve probably become too flat.”

So what are you going to do now? Another grip adjustment? More tweaking of your swing plane?

The Question Is How Do I Avoid This?

Rule No.1

When you are hitting the ball good never listen to a tip from well meaning friends unless they are A LOT better than you.  Tips from friends is usually the beginning of the end.

Rule No.2

Don't pay attention to tips in publications or on the Golf Chanel.  They are not really bad but they are generic which means they may harm your swing.

Rule No.3

Take a video!

The next time you start hitting the ball better have someone video your swing from face on.  Then when it starts to go bad have them do it again from the same angle.  Comparing the two is very beneficial.  There are a lot of apps that handle swing analysis.

What Should You Do?

Watch this video and NEVER stop working on it.  It will help keep your swing in good working order.

The most important things to keep in mind.  Start slowly and make sure your feet actually touch!