The golf swing is the most important part of the game

The swing is the most important part of the game. No equipment or technology can correct a flawed swing. The mechanics are very special and un-natural that it takes 2 years for someone that starts to play later in life to get to a decent swing. As in any thing kids pick up things much more quickly. Because they are still developing numerous neuron connections and have no bias or preconceive way to do things, their learning process is quicker and better. They do not learn logically or mechanically, they learn by feeling. And that is how the golf swing has to be, based on feeling. There is no time for eye-ball coordination or to think of the dozens of things that compose the mechanics of the swing. In a fraction of a second, all what you can do is to feel the swing, imagine where you want the ball to land and complete the swing with a photo finish position. I am obviously talking about the regular swing. Other specialty shots have a short finish, a steeper hit, a shallower impact, etc. With the time you are able to fabricate these shots. The basic shot however is the one you have to improve (not master, as anything in golf, you never master anything, but you get better at it). Main message of this post is that you need patience. If you are just starting to pick up the game or if you have not played for while, don’t stress. Feel the swing, bring the power with the lower body and let the lag in the arms give it a longer club rotation and a faster speed. More to follow.