On The Range .

Benny's Lesson 11th August:-

There is a saying, “If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right!”

Benny now believes in himself.  In his last few rounds he is breaking a 100 and breaking 50 for 9 holes without a struggle. His self-image is now of a 90's golfer.

During the last 2 months we have worked hard and are now getting results. Your golf improvement is not about taking one golf lesson or reading and experimenting on golf tips, or even worse, looking for a magic cure in golf equipment.

Todays golf lesson was mainly a swing maintenance lesson. We wanted to take an overall look at Benny's technique. There were a few problems in Benny's back swing. The swing plane being a little flat and in his change of direction into the downswing, he was coming over the top and hitting the occasional shank.

Once again we worked on his short pitching (35-40 meters). Although its improving he is still a bit steep into the downswing, taking a bigger than desired divot, he also has a little bit too much body movement.

Benny did great and is getting a much improved ball flight and contact. 

Over the last few weeks I have been teaching Benny the punch shot and he is now implementing it with success on the golf course. Today I taught Benny clubface control thru the hands and what influence this has on his ball flight. The hands control the clubface and the clubface is the major influence on ball flight and direction. Too often golfers are too focused on big body parts without the correct hand and clubface control. The body does not know where to aim and how to react; it reacts to the ball flight.

This was exciting for Benny to be able to learn new things and to start having some control over his ball flight, by truly understanding the role of the hands and clubface.

Good work Benny!!