Many observers of the game of golf feel it looks easy. All you need to do is swing and the ball will travel 300m and go straight. Then once you are on the green, they feel that judging speed and line is simple, and that holing putts is easy.
I am sure there are many golfers who disagree with the above statement.
Golf is easy! Its understanding why things happen that can be difficult. Everybody knows that when you put a good swing on a shot that the ball will travel well. The question is what makes a good swing and what makes the ball perform poorly?
These are questions that not many players know the answer to. A common scenario that I see is the following: Player A: Hits a good shot.
Player B: Wow! That was a good shot!! What did you do there?
Player A: I kept my head down.
Do you actually think that that was the reason the player hit a good shot?
Scenario number 2:
Player A: Hits a poor shot.
Player B: That wasn’t a good shot. What happened?
Player A: I lifted my head too early.
Again, do you actually think that was the reason the player hit a poor shot?
This thought seems to be a very common thought to why golfers hit good or poor shots, but from a coaching perspective, there are many more fundamental errors that cause a poor shot.Poor alignment, poor posture, poor angle of attack into the ball, Poor grip, poor club path…..just to name a few.
Learning and understanding the fundamentals to why you hit a good shot and a poor shot will really help you on the golf course. Everyone has their own characteristic that will help them hit a poor or positive shot. Find out what yours is!
Here is a question that catches people out: If a player has a “club path” that pushes out to the right 6 degrees from the “target line” and has a “club face angle” of 3 degrees “open”, where did the ball go?
It was a draw not a push to the right! How does this make sense? The “club path” was 6 degrees to the right and the “club face” was open 3 degrees, but the “club face” in relation to the “club path” was actually “closed” 3 degrees, which will cause a slight “draw”.
On Trackman, you are able to see this clearly, which will help you understand why certain shots that you hit occur.