Is that not the million-dollar question? If someone had the answer, and the solution, they could really help you. Maybe even turn you into a customer for life, with you putting a set of Golf Blab custom golf club labels on your golf clubs, buying Golf Blab clothing and hats, playing Golf Blab tour performance golf balls, and even booking a round with one of our tour pros. Are you ready?
There are ONLY two kinds of golfers in this world. There are those that keep the clubface in its square, starting position all the way to the top of their backswing, and those that do not. Let’s see which golfer you are.
Those that keep the clubface in its square, starting position play golf extremely well and make it look easy. They make pure contact every time, seemingly effortlessly, and NEVER worry about their swing. Their swings come in all styles, many of them defying golf teacher norms, yet producing pure contact with never a slice or a chunk. These people get maximum enjoyment from the game and have handicaps in the range of 7 or below, many of them even scratch. And a handful of them, with even the most non-conforming swings, play golf professionally and make a living at it.
Then there are those who do not keep the clubface in its square, starting position all the way to the top of their backswing. They struggle and spend their entire lives chasing swing fixes down every rabbit hole you can imagine. No matter how hard they try, their scores never go down. And practicing just makes them worse. But why? It is because they do not deserve for good golf to come their way? Nope. Is it that they just do not have the talent for golf? Nope. Is it that their swings are irretrievably broken? Nope. Believe me, a monkey could hit a golf ball if you could teach it how to keep its clubface square all the way to the top of its backswing.
So, if you are in the second camp, please remember our deal above. I help you, and you become a customer for life, and even refer your family and friends to Golf Blab. Do we have a deal? I’ll take that as a yes. 🙂 So, let’s get into it.
First of all, your swing is your swing, and it is PERFECT! No matter if it looks like the prototypical golf swing on the professional tours or looks just flat out goofy and breaks every golf teacher rule ever written. Your body bends the way it bends. Your brain works the way it works, and none of it matters. You cannot change your golf swing, so stop trying. I promise you, you can make all the “swing changes” you want. Your swing will still look exactly the same on camera, no matter how different you think it feels when you do it. What I am telling you is that the problem is not your swing. Your ONLY malfunction is that your clubface is drifting from square to open in your backswing, which is a hands problem. And that puts you in the second camp. We just need to fix your hands, so you check out of the second camp and spend the rest of your golfing days in the first camp. Once you get your hands fixed, you will come to LOVE your golf swing, and you will get maximum golfing enjoyment from minimal golfing effort.
I proudly give you the answer, and the solution, to the question “why is golf so hard?”
Check out our great Golf Blab merchandise and be sure to refer your friends and family! I cannot wait to hear your success stories. Please send them to Michael@golf-blab.com.
