Experts will tell you that the perfect golf swing is achieved when twenty, specific, bio mechanical functions are integrated into one smooth motion.
A friend of mine recently took up the sport. His early days were innocent enough. Good weather, a pleasant walk and mild exercise. Keeping score was of secondary concern. It just felt good to be out there.
Then, one fateful day, all that changed. It happened on a difficult par 5. My friend teed up and, imitating the pros he had seen on the Golf Channel, wound up and delivered his drive.
Huh? What happened? My friend had taken what he thought was his usual, awkward, swing; but the sound of club striking ball was different. More astonishing, his ball was disappearing in the distance, straight down the fairway.
The innocence was gone. In that fleeting moment of unexpected prowess, my friend had become totally addicted.
The months that followed were a non-stop blur in pursuit of the perfect golf swing.
My friend recorded Golf Academy episodes to be replayed again and again. Instructional books were purchased and devoured in hopes of advancing the effort.
New clubs? Of course. The TV advertisement all but guaranteed he would be on the tour within a short amount of time. Did it work? No but it had to be tried.
What next? Maybe the perfect swing might be gained by signing up for a series of lessons at the local golf club. At first lessons did seem to move my friend in the right direction, but then he regressed. Trying to adopt too many “fixes” confused the issue. His game stalled.
In desperation my friend bought a series of high-tech lessons from a nationally recognized coaching resource. The package included video tools and software to measure his swing and to review progress throughout the course.