Taking Golf Lessons May Not Be The Answer

   Pro golf players will do mostly anything they can to improve and hit the LONG ball. Am I correct?  is this you ? If so,  i’m quite sure to say you’ve taken a golf lesson or two. Golf lessons can be very effective in getting you back on track,  if your golf swing has gone haywire . But, not always.

 How much time have you wasted taking golf lessons , only to be more frustrated and striking the ball worse than before that golf lesson? Do you know why this happens? It can be many different reasons, such as too many swing thoughts; making drastic changes  that require hours at the range and hitting thousands of balls; or lastly, your body just can’t effectively move in the way it needs to, to make a mechanically correct golf swing.

I’m inclined to say that for the majority of golfers, in particular the older golfer, it’s the last reason above. Your body just can’t move the way it needs to. The question now is, why? Why won’t the body do what it is supposed to do to swing the golf club the right way ï»¿? It can drive you to the point of quitting the game. But there is hope. There is an approach that will almost 100% of the time correct this problem. Do you want to know what it is? It’s addressing your “physical restriction s”. That’s what’s keeping you from a great game of golf.

Do you ever get on the course and just feel like you can’t make a full backswing? Or, it just feels impossible to preserve your golf posture and “stay in your swing”? No amount of golf lessons or hitting balls will correct this. Is this a “physical” issue with your body, and until you work on it, it will never get better. I’ve seen it time and time again. Golfers walking off the course in pure disgust. They’ve taken golf lessons, hit balls at the range, and even bought the latest, greatest titanium drive; and yet still can’t play like they think they are capable of.

Finding out your “physical limitations” is the start to a life-long much better golfing game ï»¿. Once you find out what’s keeping you from making that perfect swing, you can set up a game plan to improve it. It may be a  mobility problem   or it may be a strength issue. But either way, you’ve got to find the issue.

 The most common issue (especially for the older golfer) is flexibility. Not being able to rotate your body fully on the backswing, creating that power and torque for maximal clubhead speed. If your back swing is cut short, you will LOSE yards on your drives! And I say again; no amount of lessons or hitting balls will make that any better. You’ve got to do specific golf stretches to improve this limitation.

Now on the other side of these limiting factors is strength, specific to golf. And one of the most common limitations is weak hamstrings (the back of the upper leg). The role of the hamstring is critical. It allows you to maintain your golf posture throughout the swing and for 18 holes. It prevents undo strain on your lower back. And can give you a steady, comfortable position while putting.

If your hamstrings are weak, I can almost say with certainty, you’ve got some low-back pain or injury. This is prevalent in older golfers and even the younger ones too. Back pain is the  #1  reason to keep a golfer from performing his/her best. Have you ever walked off the course with your back in pain? I’m sure at one time or another you have. Now do you think hitting more balls or taking more lessons will improve this? I think you know the answer.

If you have a difficult time, “staying in your swing”, it most definitely could be the above scenario. In order to maintain the forward flex in your upper body (golf posture), your hamstrings need to have optimal strength (and flexibility). If not, your hamstring will send a message to your brain saying, “get out of this position, I can’t hold it any longer”. Do you think his has ever happened to you?

Concentrating on the physical aspects of your game may be just what the doctor ordered . I can assuredly  tell you with this approach, your game WILL improve. There is no doubt.  Moving your body just a bit better will intiate a big difference in your ability to make an  correct golf swing for 18 holes.  Before you think about taking that next golf lesson look at you body first.