Understanding the Golf Swing

[JaY_B]

I would put myself between a 6 and a 7, In my opinion the more you know about the golf swing the more you realise you don't know, Give me a couple years once I'm finished at golf college and I will be more knowledgeable.

[dkinser86]

I rated myself a 3 on understanding the golf swing. I am rather young (21) and haven't played golf for very long (6 years) I have about an 8 HC. I have been considering going to a pro to take lessons, but haven't yet b/c of money issues. Also I am going to college and have to deal with all that. I've tried experimenting a bit here and there to see what works. I know how to do things, I just can't seem to physically do them.

[lolzzlolzz]

I voted 8 because I think Leadbetter is a bad teacher.

I've played for about a year, never had a lesson and don't ever plan to (no one knows how to teach golf properly these days).

The golf swing is very simple... anyone can learn a correct swing in not even years, but months.

[HansMoleman]

Whats hitting the ball from the inside?

[iacas]

Whats hitting the ball from the inside?

Hitting the inside, back quadrant of the golf ball.

Really, you hit the back of the ball, but since the club comes from the inside, it feels as if you're hitting the inside of the ball just a little bit.

[Andrew]

Handicap-14.8 Score-5

[odstore]

I voted 8 because I think Leadbetter is a bad teacher.

This made me laugh, and if you've played for a year I highly doubt that you're an 8 HC.

[JackLee]

I voted 6. I understand my own swing, and if I mess up, I know immediately what I did wrong. As for helping someone else, I can see some obvious things, but I would probably need to see their swing on video in slow motion to help very much.

[ndirishgolf]

I am between a 6 and a 7. I know what works for me and can identify (usually without video) what I am doing wrong and can usually fix it without anyone's help. Because I have a self-taught swing, what works for me may not necessarily work for everyone but I have a lot of different "tricks" for each ailment I can experience. If I am trying to help someone, I will suggest some of these. I think my knowledge of the swing has evolved since I started playing.

Lately, when working on my swing, I have been trying to stay away from focusing on the feel of the fix because, once it becomes part of muscle memory, I have to exaggerate the motion to get the same feeling. I am now focusing on a specific position and visual cue. This has helped immensely for not only my fixes but when I help others as well.

[Richie3Jack]

I wouldn't use Leadbetter as an example. I've known too many people that have gotten lessons from him only to be completely screwed up and to come to me to get them straightened out. If you watch a lot of golfers that have worked with him, they tend to get flat and laid off at the top. They also tend to lose a lot of distance under his instruction. Ernie Els is a perfect example and it wasn't until Ernie switched to one of DL's disciples (can't remember the name) that his swing improved and he started to regain the distance he lost.

Hank Haney is probably a better person to use in this example. At the risk of sounding cocky, I gave myself a 9 since I do understand the swing perfectly as long as I have a decent video to record it with. I think in order to be at a 10 you'd have to be like Mac O'Grady and be able to analyze the faults of a swing without the use of a camcorder and have expert knowledge of kiniseology. I can sort of tell the flaws of a golf swing without a camcorder, but I'm nowhere near as accurate and I have a decent understanding of kiniseology, but I'm far from being an expert.



3JACK

[clemsontiger]

I am kind of a tweener from 5 to 6. I know what problems I am having and how to fix them, but sometimes that is just not enough. I still have to get some advice from someone else or a pro.