RH Clark
Instead of applying those golf "mechanics" to your swing, this book argues that the key to real improvement is exploring your timing, balance, and power for yourself. It then helps you do that. The book also covers the mental side of golf, emphazing a key distinction between concentration on the practice tee and focus on the course, and pointing out that true focus requires both your eyes and your mind. If you "Watch the ball" with just your eyes, it's not enough.
As a university professor RH Clark taught System Dynamics, a subject on "thinking outside the box". In this book he provides radically new insights that should revolutionize the way we improve our golf skills.
"If you've swung a child on a playground swing you've seen what good timing is. You wouldn’t push when the swing is still coming toward you, nor would you stop it at the top of its arc, hold it, and then let it go. Instead you help the swing happen by pushing gently as the swing changes direction. Learn to help your golf “hitting system” swing that way too.
Timing is what enables a skinny 12 year old girl to hit the ball further than a 200-pound man whacking away with all his might. The man swings fully but awkwardly, disrupting his natural timing. The youngster simply helps the club-head along, using gravity and natural body dynamics to help. The girl’s muscles aren’t yet strong enough to do much else.
Good timing means swinging your entire hitting system so smoothly that momentum builds up throughout your swing. Your timing is right when you hit the ball perfectly. You use little effort, yet the ball flies far. We’ve all felt those efficient shots. On some days we hit many of them, on others, very few. The aim is to hit all balls with perfect timing all the time."
We're going to help you explore your game for yourself. Afterall you know more about y0ur own body dynamics than anyone else."
