What can we learn about the golf swing from the legends of golf? The primary concept that we can learn is that the golf swing is counter intuitive. My High Percentage Golf Learning System describes the counter intuitive concepts regarding how to develop a consistent and efficient golf swing.
The High Percentage Golf Learning System’s major concepts are:
- How to Feel Rhythm
- How to Use the Fingers
- How to Feel an Efficient Swing
The following are quotes from golf legends Jack Nicklaus, Sam Snead, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson, and Moe Norman. These quotes are the “secrets” that very few golfers learn. These counter intuitive “secrets” are also the key concepts of the High Percentage Golf Learning System.
Gary Player – Gary Player said that golf is about the mind and putting. This means that there are a lot of counter intuitive concepts about the golf swing that requires a strong mind to embrace. My blog article, “The Mental Game,” describes the mindset that is required to create a consistent swing. Golf is really about putting, but most golfers do not spend the time to learn to putt well. The professional golfer that wins a golf tournament on any given week is the golfer that had a good week putting. My blog article, “Putting,” describes the process of putting.
Jack Nicklaus – Jack Nicklaus said that in the down swing he felt that he was trying to keep moving the club away from body. An efficient way to keep moving the club away from the body in the down swing is to stretch the hands away from the body as described in my blog article, “Feel an Efficient Swing.”
Jack Nicklaus said that the key to putting is to have the confidence to “believe” that you can make the putt. Adopting a confident attitude is the key concept. The golfer must not wait until putts start going in the hole in order to “build” confidence. My blog article, “Putting,” describes how to develop a confident attitude.
Lee Trevino – Lee Trevino said that during the down swing he felt that he was momentarily slowing the left arm and left shoulder. This concept is what Jack Nicklaus said about trying to move the club away from the body during the down swing. My blog article, “How to Feel Rhythm,” describes how the Pause can create the momentary delay.
Moe Norman – Moe Norman is a Canadian golfer who is described as the best ball striker who ever lived. He said that he along with Ben Hogan and Lee Trevino were the only golfers to swing under the body while most golfers swing around their body. My blog article, “Feel an Efficient Swing,” describes how to swing under the body.
Moe Norman said that he does not think of distance when he is executing his swing. He only focuses on the “purity of technique.” My blog article, “How to Feel Rhythm,” describes what to focus on during the golf swing.
Sam Snead – Sam Snead said that the golfer should move right shoulder down and towards the ball in the down swing. This action is automatic when executing an efficient down swing as described in my article, “Feel an Efficient Swing.”
Tom Watson – Tom Watson said that in 1994 he found the secret of the golf swing where he moved his shoulders down the same plane as the back swing plane and this move felt like he was coming “over the top” instead of a reverse C: www.youtube.com/watch?v=piHHfKxNP9w . My blog article, “Feel an Efficient Swing” describes how to swing like Tom Watson.
George Knudson – A Canadian golf professional who is said to be as good a ball striker as Ben Hogan. George said about the golf swing that “It’s not what you do that matters. It’s what you attempt to do.” I take this to mean that hitting the ball is not the goal. Instead, the proper golf swing is what matters. George also said “Golf is a stationary ball game in which we make a motion towards a target. The ball simply gets in the way of the motion.” This again means that the objective of the game is about making a proper motion and is not about hitting the ball. My blog article, “Feel an Efficient Swing,” describes how to make an efficient and proper motion.
None of the golf legends said anything about trying to hit the ball. They all talked about what the golfer should feel. Learning how to feel an efficient golf swing is the best way to develop a consistent golf swing.