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- How does indoor golf help my game - shouldn't I be practicing outdoors
where I can see my shot?
The advantage of indoor lessons and practice
is that you can't see your shot. This allows you to focus on the fundamentals
of the swing without being distracted by where the ball goes - you can
tell by the feel and the sound at impact that you hit a good shot.
- Isn't hitting off a mat easier and I'll have to make adjustments when
I play outdoors?
True, hitting off a mat is easier and some adjustment is required
in your setup to hit on unlevel surfaces. However, the focus of off-season
practice is to work on your stroke so hitting off a mat reduces external
influences and lets you focus on technique.
- How can I correct my slice?
A slice is caused by starting your downswing with
a pulling action, which causes the club to come off plane and travel on an outside-in
path. To correct this, you must start your swing away from your body rather than down.
- How can I get more distance - I seem to swing hard enough?
Distance is a result of club speed and impact
efficiency not brute strength. You gain a sense of power when your arms
pull the club through the ball, however this shortens the arc swing and lessens
the distance the ball travels. To correct this you need to develop a swing that
causes the club to move along the greatest arc possible.
- How do I hit out of a sand trap?
Hitting from a sand trap requires a different
swing than a standard pitch from grass. It involves a steeper arc and
a more open stance.
- How can I putt more consistently?
The key to good putting is proper alignment
on setup accomplished by keeping your eye on plane. The natural movement
of your head tends to move on a different plane than the club and you
need to learn to compensate for this.
- How can I get more loft on my chipping and control rolling distance?
A good chip uses gravity and lower body rotation
to generate club speed. Most people tend to use too much upper body
motion which causes them to contact the ball with the leading edge of the club head
rather than in the center of the club face
- Why can I consistently hit my 3-wood straight but not my dirver?
Most people try to power hit their drivers in an
attempt to get maximum distance. This tends to cause minor inconsistencies
in their swing which translates into loss of ball control. Conversely,
people use their 3 wood to avoid over hitting their shot allowing them to relax and
hit the ball with their normal swing.
- Why do I end up hitting a slice when I try to hit a fade?
This is usually caused by an incorrect grip
or a pulling action, which causes the ball to be hit with a more
open face at impact.
- Why do I seem to hit 4 or 5 good holes then blow the next few?
If you are
anticipating your end result after a few good holes
and dreaming of making your best score yet, then you sometimes start trying too
hard and inadvertently add tension to your swing and alter your tempo.
- How can I correct my putting yips?
Yips are caused by trying to hit the ball instead
of stroking the ball.
Learning proper technique will give you consistent results and
the confidence to sink those putts.
- I've tried different lessons from different instructors and they all
seem to have a different technique - how is Total Golf going to help
my game?
There tends to be 2 classes of instructors,
those that teach fundamentals and stroke theory and those that focus
on correcting perceived faults in your swing. Any teaching method that
gets you to the point where you can self correct your stroke is the right
one.
Warren's Total Golf teaching technique
is based on analysis of the most consistant hitters and the physics
that validate their results. He then translate this into a language
and teaching methodology that lets anyone from the beginner to the seasoned
professional learn the how's and why's of a consistent stroke. It's
like the old adage - Catch a man a fish and you've fed him for a day.
Teach him how to fish and you've fed him for life. This is Warren's
philosophy - Teach a golfer how a swing works so that he/she can
be his/her own best instructor and
correct his/hers own mistakes. If you need someone else to
understand your swing then perhaps it's time you came to Total Golf.
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