Jeff Ritter

[The_Pharaoh]

I've recently discovered Jeff Ritter on the www and think he's very good. Why isn't he as well known as some of the other young golf coaches out there? What's he doing wrong? What do you guys think about him and his theories on golf?

[Harmonious]

How does any young teacher get known?  Write articles for the golf magazines, become a featured instructor at a big name golf school/academy or start working with a famous tour player. Otherwise, get on youtube and get your name out there.

Personally, I like his ideas.  He's a one-plane guy, but adds in a little holistic thinking, which sets him apart from the technical swing gurus out there.  Plus, he's got a great swing.

[Stretch]

According to his own web site:

Quote:

Jeff Ritter is one of the world’s most prominent golf instructors with a presence that literally reaches all corners of the globe.

You're not calling the man a liar are you?

[The_Pharaoh]

Originally Posted by Stretch

According to his own web site:

You're not calling the man a liar are you?

Haha! Just because you have videos on the www doesn't mean you are well known.

[The_Pharaoh]

Originally Posted by Harmonious

How does any young teacher get known?  Write articles for the golf magazines, become a featured instructor at a big name golf school/academy or start working with a famous tour player. Otherwise, get on youtube and get your name out there.

Personally, I like his ideas.  He's a one-plane guy, but adds in a little holistic thinking, which sets him apart from the technical swing gurus out there.  Plus, he's got a great swing.

He sure does have a great swing. Very simple. Not a lot of moving parts. I plan to hit the range tomorrow and try out some of his drills.

[Edgk]

Its kind of a silly question.What is he doing wrong because he is not famous? That sounds like something a kid says but I understand that there are a lot of people out there. As the posters above say, Just look at his swing. It is a great swing that is very simple but powerful. Remember to spend more time watching his swings over and over and not get too caught up in all of the thought keys because they are just metaphors and don't always work for every player(that is for all golf thought keys not just his). I started playing 2 years ago(I played for 5 years 18 years before)again and I dropped from a 18 hdc to a 6 as of today. I only use 4 sources for instruction: Ben Hogan, Jeff Ritter, Sevum1 and Watson. Watson does not use the same swing style(there is more than one swing type but really there are two with variations, Flatter or more upright.) but I really like Watson because of his knowledge of the game and how he explains thinking around the course but his swing is more in the Upright style of Sneed and Nicklaus. If you naturally swing flatter, I would highly recommend all of the Ritter Youtube stuff as they certainly helped me breakthrough barriers.

[Edgk]

Also, he was one of the 4 finalist for the New Golf Channel search for an instructor that was eventually won by that Windbag Martin something or other. So to say that he is unknown is probably not true.

[The_Pharaoh]

Originally Posted by Edgk

Also, he was one of the 4 finalist for the New Golf Channel search for an instructor that was eventually won by that Windbag Martin something or other. So to say that he is unknown is probably not true.

We all know the Golf Channel search was a joke. They knew who they wanted before the contest even started. Being one of the four finalists in this case means nothing.

[The_Pharaoh]

Originally Posted by Edgk

Its kind of a silly question.What is he doing wrong because he is not famous? That sounds like something a kid says but I understand that there are a lot of people out there. As the posters above say, Just look at his swing. It is a great swing that is very simple but powerful. Remember to spend more time watching his swings over and over and not get too caught up in all of the thought keys because they are just metaphors and don't always work for every player(that is for all golf thought keys not just his). I started playing 2 years ago(I played for 5 years 18 years before)again and I dropped from a 18 hdc to a 6 as of today. I only use 4 sources for instruction: Ben Hogan, Jeff Ritter, Sevum1 and Watson. Watson does not use the same swing style(there is more than one swing type but really there are two with variations, Flatter or more upright.) but I really like Watson because of his knowledge of the game and how he explains thinking around the course but his swing is more in the Upright style of Sneed and Nicklaus. If you naturally swing flatter, I would highly recommend all of the Ritter Youtube stuff as they certainly helped me breakthrough barriers.

Perhaps asking what he's doing wrong was a bit unfair. He's obviously not doing anything wrong. I should have added that he's not very well known here in Europe compared to other young golf instructors. A good example is Sean Foley for obvious reasons. Does Jeff teach anybody on tour? If not, that could be a reason why.

[The_Pharaoh]

I watched Jeff's videos on Saturday and liked what I saw so much that I decided to put some of his ideas into play immediately on the Sunday. I had one of my best ball striking rounds for a long time and shot 70 (-2) due to poor putting. Prior to watching his videos, I had been told I was taking the club back too inside and was rolling the club face open. This was creating an OTT move and too steep an angle of attack. His back swing drills worked wonders for me as I now have a sensation of taking the club back more outside, before coming inside flattening my back swing. The feeling was awesome and I was able to really hit the ball hard from the inside. But the mother of all his tips was where you move your left elbow back on the downswing as if trying to break a sheet of glass placed directly behind you. It is something I had never contemplated as it is so counter intuitive to good golf! I wasn't convinced it would work at all, but the results were fantastic. I hit the ball more solidly and with a good 10-15% extra distance. I now realise I was swinging my arms down the target line, rather than around my body on an arc.

I am seeing a lot of overlap with S&T; and Jeff's one plane swing concept and am now looking forward to working on my game this summer!

This is the drill mentioned above: