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The Simple Golf Swing Is Not Simple

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Published: 02Jul2009
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Golf is a simple game to play, but difficult to master. Attesting to this, the simple golf swing is not simple at all.

Peter Thompson, a veteran golfer, has this to say about the simple golf swing: "To play good golf, all you have to do is grip it, turn it, and release it. However, most gofers will disagree. In fact, many would think that golf is one of the most difficult sports.

Golf is a game about perceptions - which, to many golfers, is already too abstract to comprehend.

To illustrate, you have to mentally perceive how you are going to play the game. There is more to it than just "grip it, turn it, and release it." Before you swing your golf club, you have to perceive the environmental factors, such as the wind, the temperature, and the light - all these factors will ultimately affect your simple golf swing. On top of that, these factors may change from moment to moment.

As if the external factors were not enough, you have to deal with the internal factors, such as anxiety, frustration, and disappointment - what are known as mental golf

Golf is not a natural game, in particular, its body movements, but it becomes "natural" only when you understand how to make your body movements become "natural" in order to make the perfect golf swing. As a golfer, you have to understand that the perfect golf swing is both a swing and a hit. That is to say, you have to combine both a swing action and a hit action. Specifically, during your backswing motion, you have to keep your tempo smooth, while accelerating the direct force of a hitting action on the downswing. By doing that, you achieve a simple golf swing that is both effortless and forceful. Do you think this perfect golf swing is simple to do? Remember, the simple action of the simple golf swing happens just within a few seconds. And that does not make the simple golf swing "simple."

Tiger Woods demonstrates how he creates his simple golf swing. He not only creates an extreme angle between his clubshaft and his left arm, but also releases his clubshaft only at the most critical moment right before the moment of impact, when he accelerates his clubhead into the ball. Tiger Woods' technique shows his late-hit action in his downswing, when he utilizes his hips, legs, shoulders, and arms to assist his hands in accelerating his club aggressively into the ball at impact. Can you do everything Tiger Woods does with accuracy and precision within the time frame of a few seconds? Do you still think the simple golf swing is "simple"?

The simple golf swing looks simple, but is extremely difficult to master. It is this illusion of simplicity that makes golf such an interesting game. We are lured into it, thinking that it is simple, and we explore every avenue to achieve that simple goal, which is forever out of reach.

Stephen Lau is a researcher and writer. He has published several books, and created many websites on health and healing, and golf. Golfing success is a reflection of many aspects of an individual, including the mechanical, the physical, and the mental aspects. For more information on how to achieve your golfing success, go to GOLFING SUCCESS INFO CENTER: http://www.golfingsuccessinfo.com/gi.html

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