I truly do wonder why I pay for this torture? I have been a struggling golfer my whole life. Took lessons, bought programs, tried fixes, followed all kinds of advice...............nope. Love this prograg of Tom's, but have yet to figure out HOW OR WHY I struggle so much with just being fluid and natural and relaxed in my swings etc. I am way to mechanical or worried or negative thinking and it shows. From one round to the next, one 9 to the next, one hole to the next or even one shot to the next. Can look like a golfer and then go to...looks like I never swung a club in my life. I do believe if it was not for the beauty of nature, fun of getting together with my buddies...well I would take up marbles or something.
All kidding aside. I have yet found the answer to this. I can still at my age hit my driver over 220 yards or so.........but then the chances of the wheels coming off from there in.......are horrendous.I guess I do not yet have a very easy defined routine that I can use for Every club and shot and just go about wack a mole and hope for the best. Golf is very much a mindset game and for the life of me I do know better and yet still here I am. Sorry for the rant. Do I go all the way back to very basics and build from there like I am a newbie or what have you all found that has been the key to this menace of mine? Thanks in advance and Tom I love the program and your ways and sure do admire your swing..........and just want to play respectable ...... not go on tour! Oh and I am a healthy 71 too. LOL
thank you so very much Tom.................I am going to do Exactly what you say here. Stay tuned.
@fielddeveloper - Fellow member @Dante Bellino just made this excellent post on his learning process.
One of the many great things about this swing is that you can achieve solid ball striking even at the most basic levels (assuming you have mastered the foundational elements of the setup in the first part of the course). This is why I oftentimes will refer students back to Chapter 2 of the Golf Swing Simplified course when they experience a hiccup or perceived setback. That chapter 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 park yourself on 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.
@Ronald Burkholder regularly touts the "2.8 swing" when assisting fellow members here in the forum. He famously shot five consecutive rounds in the 70's using only the 2.8 swing, and per his most recent post he defaulted back to 2.8 during a round when his ball striking was off and promptly carded his third ace.
Beyond this, you may wish to give some thought to the V1 Swing Video Analysis Lesson – an extremely valuable service that I highly recommend to everyone in the school. This enables me to put my eyes on your swing and offer some very specific observations and corrective action plans if applicable. 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.
Finally, an excellent book that may help you with managing yourself and your game on the course is "Fearless Golf: Conquering the Mental Game" by Dr. Gio Valiante. Another book that I like is "Play Your Best Golf Now" by Lynn Marriott & Pia Nilsson.
TS