I'm back to golf after 16 years ;) 16 years ago I was struggling around 23 handicap. My biggest problem in the backswing is that I shift to the right. So I'm practicing the tilt, turn and extend drills, which seems to work.
I'm confused on how to transit from the setup to the swing. In Golf Swing Simplified there is the drill 2.8, but in the Get Out & Play the course is very different with different drills. Do you have suggestions?
@Tom Saguto Thank you for your feedback. For the next two weeks I'll focus on the first few drills in GOGP's Chapter 2, and then I'll go through the V1 Swing Video Analysis service for a first check!
@Riccardo Zulian - Both the Golf Swing Simplified (GSS) and Get Out & Go Play (GOGP) courses are designed to take you to the same place - the Land of Ball Striking Bliss! Here's is my best advice that I offer to any new online school member who asks me:
1) Regardless of a member's skill level, this swing necessitates a complete reboot for someone transitioning from a shift & lift swing (which is typically the case), and therefore it is imperative that one take sufficient time to ensure that the fundamental components are mastered. From the ground up there is nothing superfluous in the Stack & Tilt swing - in other words, everything with a purpose, and a purpose for everything. (For example, contrary to shift & lift where you may be taught to keep your trail foot perpendicular to the target line as a means of "creating resistance" in your trail side, in S&T we flare both feet out 10-20 degrees in order to facilitate a free flowing, inclined hip and shoulder turn.) I cannot emphasize this enough, as frustrations predominantly occur when students jump ahead in the curriculum without properly dedicating themselves to the foundational base upon which our consistently repeatable, powerful, low maintenance swing must be built. Chapter 1 of GSS and Part I of GOGP both address this.
2a) GSS: One of the many great things about this swing is that you can achieve solid ball striking even at the most basic levels. This is why I oftentimes will suggest that students park themselves on Chapter 2 of the GSS course for an extended period of time after locking down Chapter 1's foundational elements. Chapter 2 reinforces the body motions and the weight-forward component, and it culminates with what I call "The Best Golf Swing Practice Drill of All Time". Work yourself sequentially and gradually through the chapter, and then commit yourself to that drill in Lesson 2.8. Learn it. Practice it. Master it. You can even use this partially abbreviated swing on the course and play quite well with it as it will provide plenty of distance. (It actually is the full swing minus just a couple of power accumulators.) Once you've got that down, you will be well prepared to move forward in the curriculum and well on your way towards taking ownership of YOUR swing!
2b) GOGP: This quick-start program is exactly as it sounds - it is designed to fast-track you out onto the course so you can have fun - and success - playing as you learn! Should you choose this path, everything in #1 above still applies, and as implied above in 2a you will still want to work through it sequentially and gradually, mastering each lesson before moving ahead to the next one. In this program, Drill #5 - The Flying Wedge is the one you'll want to park yourself on and nail down.
3) Also, as you progress always keep in mind the V1 Swing Video Analysis service, an effective and inexpensive service that I highly recommend to everyone in the school. I liken it to bringing your swing into the shop for a tune-up or minor repair. Scheduling one on a quarterly basis for preventive maintenance will do wonders for keeping things humming along nicely, and it's also a great tool for pinpointing and resolving any issues that arise. The process involves downloading the free V1 app and then submitting two videos to me through the app - one down-the-line (captured from your stance line, not the target line) and the other face-on. You'll find more information about the V1 Analysis halfway down this page on the Saguto.Golf site.
Cheers!
Tom
Thank you for your feedback!
@Tim Lloyd Is it your drill aimed to help in staying balanced?
@Rudi (from Munich) I'll check all videos in Golf swing simplified and then do the Get out & play. I'll will apply for a V1 lesson, but I'm still undecided when it's the right time to do it. My current thinking was to have at least at repeatable "almost" the same swing, but maybe it would be better to start right know ...
Tom will hate me, saying this: I never understood what he was talking in 2.8 till I have seen the flying wedge. Get out and play is (in my mind) not the second part, but one of the best courses.
But at first you have to check all videos in Golfswing simplified. If there is something you cant understand, have a look to the other courses. Be concentrated because Tom sometimes explains some moves and at the end he says don't care, this will happen naturally.
I have seen all videos, you get so many information and secrets, really great.
Never forget that changing to an other systeme means to be patient and learning step by step.
Put an alignment stick in the ground dead straight up snd place it right on your right hip…on the takeaway work on moving the right hip towards the target. If you’re doing it wrong you’ll hit the stick Imagine there is some writing on wall behind you and you are rubbing it off with your right bum cheek as you start the takeaway