Why Only One Golf Swing?

Hello Tracy,

I am a huge fan of your system. When I started with your system 2 years ago I watched the videos over and over and over. the first year I dropped my handicap from a 32 to a 23. Last year from a 23 to a 18, I even hit 17 for a minute or two… Anyways, your set up routine has changed my golf game for the better in unbelievable ways. I can’t afford your video right now, but I am hoping to get it for Christmas!

To anyone who is reading this, I am a 45 year old who started golfing at age 27. I am not paid by Tracy and have no vested interest in this system. What I want to convey is that it really, really worked for me. I was hoping to see improvement this year, but I broke my wrist and was out for 3 months. I am just now re-learning.

Tracy, do I remember that I should put the weight on the inside of my feet? Does this force you back in balance in the subconscious?

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Keith,
I mentioned above to Wayne that controlling weight movement can only happen by moving no faster than you can sense and adjust during movement. In other words, controlling weight movement helps to control tempo.

Tempo is hugely important because without good tempo, you have no chance of controlling anything much less your swing. So the two parts go hand in hand.

In your case, you instinctively control your swing, provided you have good tempo.

You have made a very important point, and believe it or not, it’s one of the hardest things to teach golfers to be more aware of.

Good post!
Tracy

I agree with all of the above posting, except I don’t see one of the basic steps no one has mentioned, and that is TEMPO. I find when I control my tempo, regardless where the ball is sitting, sand, rough, or in the fairway, the shot always seems to come off. I must stop and remind myself before each shot to do this, but it works. So, you are correct, one shot does fit all, with a little modification now and then.

Each golf shot is seperate and unique from the prior one, but one of the tenents of GSC is that feedback should allow the golfer the ability to repeat his best swing. That is an issue that I have been thinking about a lot lately. Everyone makes an occasional good swing on a random basis, but most can not repeat it, regardless of the shot in front of them. Hopefully the use of GSC will enable the golfer to make the best swing they are capable of, more often.
We have to learn to replace fleeting swing thoughts with the ability to sense feedback from the body.

Wayne,
BINGO!

In addition, you can also adjust where the weight is felt DURING the golf swing to change the shape of the shot. So if you need to play a draw or a fade, there’s no need to memorize different setups, rather just change the weight felt during the swing. The best part is that this way, you don’t turn a fade into a slice nor does a draw become a hook.

If you take the time and monitor the weight DURING the golf swing, you will automatically set the proper tempo for your golf swing since you can’t maintain control of weight if you;re swinging too fast.

Third, by monitoring weight DURING the golf swing, you also automatically set the proper swing plane for the shot, so there’s no need to practice or worry about swing plane any more.

Just some of the hidden advantages of Golf Swing Control.
Tracy

Instead of trying to make conscious adjustments to your setup and swing for each different lie, you use the same setup routine and the same swing and allow the setup routine and dynamic balance to make automatically any adjustments necessary for the particular lie. The same setup routine (the way you set the club behind the ball and take your stance in balance) automatically adjusts the setup for each different lie. Then, having started in balance for that particular lie, dynamic balance (felt through the bottoms of the feet) will automatically make any necessary adjustments to keep you in balance throughout the backswing and the downswing. Okay, that’s what I think should happen. Now to go out and try it and see if it actually works for me!

I think the basics of the swing remain the same. We just have to adjust to the different lie – uphill, downhill, above our feet, below our feet, in the sand, on hard pan, etc. The lie may change our club selection but the basic swing still remains the same. Body position may have to be adjusted as well – more bend in the knees for example. The main thing is to stay in balance, as we all know.