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"In Golf, Distance Is Important!"
What can you do to hit the golf ball farther? The common issue many Golfers have is that they try to swing either their hands, arms, upper body, hips or legs harder, yet all this does for most Golfers is cause you to hit inconsistent golf shots.
The urge to hit the golf ball farther is not a new phenomenon. Golfers have wanted to hit the golf ball farther since the creation of the game. As the best selling golf magazines and the best selling golf clubs of this generation are always advertising: “Hit the golf ball 10 yards farther!” The best selling golf magazines and golf clubs back in the early 1900’s advertised using the exact same jargon.
Even farther back (around 1849, over 160 years ago) – Old Tom Morris switched from using the Feathery Golf Ball to using the Gutta Percha so that he could hit the golf ball farther. And even though Old Tom’s boss (Alan Robertson) threatened to fire Old Tom if he continued to use the Gutta Percha instead of the Feathery (Robertson’s main income was making Feathery Golf Balls), the allure of hitting the golf ball farther was too great for Old Tom. Thus, Old Tom Morris lost his job over the desire to hit the golf ball longer!
Believe it or not, that is a true story. Would you, like Old Tom Morris, give up your job to hit the golf ball farther?
Yet, when other Golfers saw Old Tom hit his golf ball 20 yards past their golf balls … they all started to make the switch to the Gutta Percha. By 1860 the Feathery was a collector’s item as everyone switched to the longer hitting golf ball. Just as the “longer” balata golf ball of the 1970’s, 80’s and early 90’s is no longer being manufactured in favor of the newer “longer” golf balls of the 2000’s.
Wanting to hit the golf ball far is a natural urge we all have. Even the biggest hitters on the PGA and LPGA Tour want to find a way to increase the distance they hit the golf ball. So there is nothing wrong with wanting to find ways to hit the golf ball farther.
Yet, often times when a Golfer tries to swing harder in order hit the golf ball farther – the result is often a shot that flies into the trees, weeds, or water.
So why is it that when you do try to swing harder … you often hit bad golf shots? It most likely has to do with not having the various parts of your body working together to get you into a consistent impact position. Meaning, what part of your body are you using to hit the golf ball farther? Is it your hands, arms, upper body, hips or legs? And then, are you focusing on using them to swing harder or are you using them to move efficiently into a consistent impact?
Although many Golfers often refer to PGA Tour Players by stating: “How can they swing so slow and hit the golf ball so far?” In reality, they aren’t swinging slow. The clubhead of a PGA Tour Player is moving much faster than yours as they come through impact. So much faster that the average PGA Tour Player’s clubhead with their Driver is moving between 110 mph and 125 mph as he hits the golf ball. The average 90 Golfer’s clubhead is moving between 75 mph and 95 mph.
So how can a PGA Tour Player have the golf club moving more than 30 mph faster than yours, yet make it look like they are swinging easier than the other Golfers you play with?
A book could be written about all the different issues surrounding this. However, the #1 Factor is getting into a consistent impact in your golf swing. The Tour Players have learned how to get their body into a position at impact that allows their golf club to move smoothly and effortlessly through the golf ball. The Golfers you most likely play with aren’t getting into that consistent impact position.
Because most Golfers do not know what consistent impact feels like. Most Golfers are too focused on turning their shoulders, turning their hips, getting parallel at the top of their golf swing, swinging inside to out, blah, blah, blah.
Yet, if you do not know how to allow yourself to consistently get into impact … none of the above matters as all the power you were trying to create will be sabotaged and wasted by a poor impact position.
If you want a consistent golf swing … you should be studying how to get into a consistent impact.
At GMS, we believe that you first need to learn what impact feels like. This is done by using certain GMS drills that force you to feel what your impact position feels like. We spend the entire morning of Day One of our program working on these drills, as they are repeated over and over so that you understand the feeling of impact. For most Golfers that are guilty of being inconsistent, their impact position looks almost exactly the same as their set-up position. Thus, they hit behind the golf ball, top the golf ball, slice the golf ball, as well as continually create new compensations in their golf swing to make up for a poor impact position.
So we have you using special impact drills as you hit the golf ball to feel a consistent impact. Then, once you start making consistent ball strikes in that impact position, we work with you on drills to feel how to move into impact. Thus, first you’re learning what impact feels like, and then second you’re learning how to move into it.
The GMS Program is a step by step program that is well structured to start at impact and then move into other aspects of your golf swing (like shoulder turn, hip turn, etc). Most other Golf Instruction is based on other parts of your golf swing before working on impact … which is completely backwards. A consistent impact influences the rest of your golf swing. So impact should be worked on before anything else!
If you’re not first working on impact … you’re just creating more and more compensations in your golf swing that will be preventing you from hitting the golf ball farther. However, if you start with an Impact System (like GMS uses), you’ll be amazed at how much more consistent you’ll become without having to think about 10 million things every golf swing.
The Monkey is working on more shoulder turn and hip turn in the hope of finding more distance
The Player is spending their time working on impact
Go ahead, come to GMS and learn how to be a Player!
Regards,
Marc Solomon - Your Instructor For Life
http://www.GolfMadeSimple.com
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“GMS Far Exceeded My Expectations!”
Hi Alex:
My experience at GMS a few weeks ago far exceeded my expectations. Hayden is a top notch instructor as well as professionally friendly. It was obvious from the variety of drills and feedback that a great deal of planning goes into these 3 days. I appreciated the individual attention and the calm way it was delivered. Additionally the online materials and Instructor for Life program will be a great resource for me.
Please thank Hayden for a great experience. My only regret is that golf school came to an end and I had to return North!!!! Good weather is right around the corner and I can't wait to see my golf ball go "straight" down the fairway.... tick tock!!!
Best Wishes,
Debbie A – Jessup, Pennsylvania
Sent March 21st, 2011
Attended St. Augustine location on March 7th to 9th, 2011
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“Loved The GMS Principles!”
Hi Jeff,
I wanted to send a quick note to thank you again for "golf camp". I really hated to see it end!
I'm SOOOO glad we got you for an instructor. You were such a professional at all times (really don't know how you do all the running in the heat, but you never lost your cool and remained so patient with us the whole time). You're a wonderful teacher and it's obvious that you enjoy what you're doing. Makes me wish I'd taken up golf waaaaaay earlier in my life so I could've become an instructor, too. BTW, you guys should open a GMS on Cape Cod next!
Anyway, we really learned a lot - loved the GMS principles. The instructor for life website appears to be nicely done with all the details, so I'm looking forward to going through it all again and getting to the range.
Again, many thanks....
Barb V - North Andover, Massachusetts
Sent April 29th, 2011
Attended Tampa location on April 25th to 27th, 2011
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It Is May, That Means ...
Toward the end of May, GMS will open our northern US locations in Virginia (near Washington DC), Wisconsin (near Chicago and Milwaukee), Colorado (near Denver), Northern California (near Lake Tahoe), as well as continuing our program in Sotogrande, Spain.
However, at this time, we would like to thank everyone at our southern US locations for their hospitality.
Thank you: Rodney Green (Innisbrook Resort); Edge Caravaggio (Heron Bay Golf Club); Kimberly Lawlor (Golf Club at South Hampton); Derek DeStefano (Golf Club at North Hampton); Josh Doxtater (Trilogy at Vistancia); Randy Duncan (SilverRock Resort). Thank you for helping make the experience at your golf clubs so fantastic for our Instructors and our Golfers!
Although the GMS Experience is supported by our Instruction program and our Instructors … we are also dependent on our Golf Resort Partners to make your experience complete. Each of our locations is carefully selected to allow us to give you the GMS Program the way it was designed. These golf resorts are selected not only because of their superior practice facilities and golf course(s) … but they also must have excellent leadership and staff.
We believe that the golf partners we work with must have similar goals as GMS. Meaning, just like GMS, their #1 objective is to make sure Golfers have an exceptional experience. So to all our Resort Partners … “Thank you for allowing us to give our Golfers the best GMS Experience”
At GMS, we believe: “When you succeed in golf, we succeed in golf!” So it is in our best interest to make sure you succeed. We believe that our Instructors are the best trained Instructors in the world … as we continually have Instructor training sessions that allow our Instructors to improve their Instruction and communication skills.
Thus, we are not resting on our achievements. We believe we can still improve - that is our ongoing goal. We have over 1,000 Golfers each year traveling many, many miles to see us for 3 Day Golfer Improvement Sessions … all of whom are depending on us to make their golf game more consistent. Which means that improvement isn’t an option – it is required!
So, to all the Golfers already signed up to come see us in Virginia, Wisconsin, Colorado, Northern California and Spain – we’re excited to see you and to work with you on improving your golf game!
For dates and information on our newest location ion our GMS locatios, go to our Rates and Dates web page by clicking here or give us a call.
Regards,
Alexandria - Director, Golf Made Simple, Inc.
www.GolfMadeSimple.com
IWantToBe@GolfMadeSimple.com
Contact GMS
IWantToBe@GolfMadeSimple.com
Toll Free in US:
1.888.580.3635
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1.888.580.3633
International:
1.904.460.8355
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