S&T vs. Traditional Swing

How many times has anyone run into someone who said they "tried" S&T and it "didn't work"? And to that extent, how many times are those the same guys who are constantly struggling to break 90 with their traditional swing? The irony is they think "their swing" works for them, they just need "one more fix". To that extent, how many of them actually bought the S&T book? How many actually took S&T lessons from an S&T instructor? How many of them probably didn't want to put the time into learning a bunch of new feels. or maybe having to forget everything they believed to be true?

I'm in full-immersion mode with S&T and have been for about 4 months, playing nearly every day. I just joined Tom's site. I also bought the S&T book and watched a LOT of Rob Cheney videos who is also an excellent teacher. Thus when I ask the guys mentioned above to show me what "didn't work" with S&T, or to explain or demonstrate the S&T swing, it's clear they had very little knowledge of the swing. But then again, if I ask those same guys to demonstrate the "traditional" swing, they have no idea about that swing either. They will explain the concepts, but when put to action they cannot replicate the movements. Therefore, they prefer to hit endless balls on the range and never improve, while for me, S&T feels like I'm cheating...LOL.

There's one major benefit to the traditional swing.....billions of dollars in club sales because when all hope is lost, why not buy new irons or woods to see if there's a chance of some magical improvement? Plus, now folks spend $$$ on fittings because the idea is if they were simply "properly fitted" they would play "much better". Fittings are interesting because the majority of folks being fitted are constantly tinkering with, adjusting, and/or employ highly variable swings. Therefore, "today's" fitting won't match "tomorrow's swing". In reality, they're being fitted to a flawed swing. I enjoy out-driving folks who just bought a $500 driver with my old Ping G20 that's scratched on the top. The funny thing is the guys with the new drivers don't ask me if they can hit my G20....hmmm....why? Maybe they don't want to know they could have spent $100 on an older driver if they had a good S&T swing...LOL.

KFC crispy to all!!! Great stuff Tom!!!

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GolfLivesMatter

Jan 26, 2022

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Yeah, I think in the future I will say "nice S&T swing you got there!" and let them travel into the Twilight Zone trying to demonstrate that their swing is NOT S&T! LOL.

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@Russell Hogue, PhD Good points! I've found it much harder to screw up a crappy player because they're already crappy, and if they are distracted with advice, they sometimes play better! LOL. It's easier to upset the better players because they're more head-strong in their approach and fight any ideas that conflict with their mindset.

Money game handicaps are both good and bad because high handicap players are almost rewarded for their high handicap, they have no interest in improvement. All they need is 3 or 4 good holes and they're in the skins money. Our skins game is such that everyone gets their strokes, no playing off the low capper, and nobody gets a stroke on par 3s. Some play 1/2 strokes or next hole validation with a net par to get the prior skin. Others only allow 50% of handicap for which the higher cappers complain is not fair, but who cares, don't play!