By Tom Patri (Golf Tips Magazine’s Top 25 Instructors in America)
In a golf lesson nothing is more important to achieving success on the lesson tee than clear concise communication between a student and his/her coach. In life we use various mediums to communicate in a learning environment. We can verbalize, we can demonstrate, we can physically touch or move a person into a particular position. In the golf swing, the most important juncture of communication in space and time is that instant when the club face comes in contact with the ball. That “moment of truth” as the great teacher of the game, Dr. Gary Wiren describes it as only a blip in time. That said, during that instant, the face is attached to the ball. It in fact tells the ball what to do! It communicates a variety of commands instantly. They hopefully include a properly delivered loft, center face contact, and face direction. Now of course other things are occurring (angle of attack, path, shaft lean) but those mentioned face relate transmissions are certainly critical to helping you achieve a successful on line golf shot.
The Swingyde
To be successful in delivering a great face condition at The Moment of Truth, one of the junctures I look at with great care with each of my students is at their club face at the top of their golf swing. If the face of their club is flawed at the top there is very little chance they will be able to manipulate it either successfully or consistently in the split second we call a downswing. Many moons ago the late great Jim Flick, one of golf’s legendary teachers, shared with me a simple device that has become one of my all-time favorite training aids. The Swingyde has helped hundreds of my students through the years hit better golf shots. In particular it has taught each student how to control his or her club face throughout the swing. This has led to a much tighter online ball flight pattern.
The Swingyde is extremely easy to use. It comes with great directions and it’s a no brainer. You’ll almost overnight gain a sense for exactly what it feels like to have a square club face at every critical juncture of your golf swing particularly at the top. Below I have included a great training aid resource to purchase your Swingyde. If you go on line to this site to purchase one, use my last name “Patri” when they ask for a promo code during checkout and they will discount your purchase price!.
Go to: orders@golftrainingaids.com
Swingyde – Find Square Forever!
Note: Golf Training Aids is a great resource for thousands of different training aids! Use my name “Patri” as your Promo Code every time during check out and receive a discount.
If after you purchased your Swingyde and you have any questions at all feel free to email me directly at tpatri@mindspring.com. I’d be happy to help you any way I can.
You are now on the way to better contacts and certainly straighter golf shots!
