Made a pretty big breakthrough yesterday on the driving range. I dusted off the clubs about a month ago after a 2 year hiatus. My first few times out weren't too bad. Just the normal rusty strokes. But then I bottomed out. Had one of the worst days hitting I've ever had. I then got new grips on my clubs and yesterday was my first day with the new grips. The first half of the bucket was total shit. Absolute crap, and I thought I was in for a rocky period. But then I had the breakthrough....
Tempo is everything!!! I was trying to bring the club back slowly, but coming back down to the ball I was flying. Well, friends and neighbors, you're fucked if you tighten up and swing faster back down to the ball. It simply doesn't work for the amateur player.
So what I did yesterday and today was to try to swing as slowly and smoothly as possible. Golf clubs these days are designed to do almost all the work, so we should let them. If you swing as slowly and as relaxed as you can the ball will simply fly off your club. It really is quite amazing.
So I'm trying to swing like the Big Easy, Ernie Els. He has one of the prettiest games in golf. He makes it seem effortless. And I'm imagining I'm hitting an egg, which makes me think of gently swinging back down to the ball. And let me tell you, fellow golfers, it's amazing how much it helps.
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