A noted golf instructor maintained that the key to golf consistency is knowing that the entire golf swing is really a large pitch shot.
For those golfers who are struggling to find a better swing, and more consistency, review this specially crafted program designed to integrate the golf fundamentals into your existing swing without the pain and anxiety of normal lessons. California Golf Schools has developed a unique approach to the "how" of teaching the golf fundamentals.
Unlike most golf instruction today, this program teaches from the "green out" and not from the "tee in" The result is an easier, more productive learning situation which develops confidence and effectiveness sooner than conventional methods.
From the first teaching hour, the golf instructors teach the fundamentals through the "short swing" This is a natural progression to the longer more difficult clubs.
This series of 2 compact four-hour instruction sessions allow golfers to select a very specific golf area where they need the greatest help. Each segment is organized to focus on the fundamentals of the complete golf swing- but these fundamentals are taught and reinforced from the green out.
Most traditional golf teaching is done from the tee in. This "short swing" method is the opposite. There are no gimmicks or quick fix issues here. The essential philosophy of the instruction is that the golf swing is simpler than it is made to appear. However a golfer must know certain fundamentals and practice them, or progress is slow or non-existent.
There is one golf swing with all the clubs, not different swings for the short clubs and one for the long clubs.
The fundamentally correct golf swing contains certain basic moves, which can be taught "from the ground up." From the smallest (simplest) swing to the largest (complex) those swing fundamentals are taught which are appropriate for all the golf clubs.
(The driver swing contains the same fundamentals as the nine-iron swing even though the nine-iron swing does not include all the fundamentals of the driver swing.)
This simple to complex swing progression aids the student in understanding his personal golf swing. The mini-schools are instructional alternatives to normal 2 or 3 day 15 hours school programs. The 8 hour sessions are designed to be complete in themselves, easily adaptable to varying student skill levels. Each segment illustrates the appropriate swing patterns while providing the drills and practice programs to be used in changing the students swing faults.
In practice the first day, the student will hit few full shots but, but rather will work on achieving club face contact, proper grip tension and physical positioning.
The takeaway, the most critical part of the golf swing is particularly emphasized by use of the "toe up to toe up" drills. These skills/fundamentals are taught in a "mini-swing" (short-swing, ½ swing, ¾ swing) context.
The reason? A golfer can easily feel the swing parts, since the club head is moving slower-back and forward with less brute strength and force. A player at all levels, can feel the timing of the legs and the upper body. He or she can even see the parts of their swing in real time. Advance skills such as visualization can be taught to the moderately skilled golfer.
When a student has reached a success level from a 30-40 yard pitch shot distance with most fundamentals in order, then he is ready to move to the 50-80 yard shot, and as the day progresses, the clubs change from PW to 7 iron to 5 iron etc. No drivers!
The teaching process develops from the short swing to the full swing and leaves few fundamentals behind.
The most important part of this process, is that at some level even the moderate player has success, and he knows what he must work on. The more advanced player moves rapidly, but not until the fundamentals are clear to him. One reason golfers do not improve is that the relationship between distance and consistency. Too often brute force dominates the golf game, while a consistent golf swing leads to better scoring for the vast amount of golfers.
To change and improve, leave the driver in the bag, and practice with no club longer than a 7 iron and watch your scores go down, and your enjoyment go up!
Bruce Baird is regarded as one of America's finest golf teaching professionals, and his golf instruction schools are one of the nations's oldest and popular golf schools.With locations in Monterey, San Diego, Palm Springs, California, Florida, Las Vegas and South Carolina Nationwide Golf Schools present a systematic curriculum to quickly improve the student's golf skills.
