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The Perfect Golf Swing

A student went to his pro and said “I want you to teach me to swing like Sam Snead.” The pro said “Sure. Come on out to the putting green.” The pro put a ball into one of the holes on the green and told the student to take the ball out of the hole without bending his knees. The student said “I can’t do that.” The pro said “Sam Snead can, so much for swinging like Sam Snead.”

Tiger Woods can rotate his shoulders 105 degrees when sitting on a chair without moving his hips. Most of us can get to about 35 degrees. We all need to learn to operate as effectively as we can within our physical limitations. Now we can do something about our physical condition if we are dedicated enough and get expert guidance. In the meantime learn a swing that works for you. Jack Palance said to Billy Chrystal, in the movie CITY SLICKERS “The secret to life is just one thing (long pause) but it’s different for everybody.” Pay heed.

If you are attempting to make changes in your golf swing (with or without a teacher) and it’s not working, maybe what you’re doing isn’t a good idea in the first place or it is something you are just not capable of doing.

Learn to do the things you can do. Decide what you want. Is it more distance? If it is you might have to something about your body. If it’s lower scores you may be able to do this by working on your short game. If you are going to work on your body to get more distance work on things that improve your ability to rotate your torso. Small amounts at regular intervals work for most of us. If it’s your short game that you’re going to focus on, you can start with short putts. You can do that right in your home. Again, small amounts at regular intervals.

If you pay attention to these things you may be able to find “The Perfect Golf Swing” for you.