I just wanted to let you know that over the last few months, I’ve been working day and night on a brand new video golf tips website.  I’m getting ready to launch this new site in about a week or so.

You may or may not be aware that over the last year I’ve posted almost 200 video golf tips on the full swing and short game on another very successful website.

If you’ve already been watching my video golf tips or have my Swing Machine Golf products you know that my goal is to help people play great golf. This being said, I felt it was time to create a website where I can continue to post my full swing and short game tips without any confusion.

This does not necessarily mean that I’ll be leaving this other site altogether.  It just means that I’ll be running my own website and posting regular tips and content that I know will help improve your golf game.

My new website will also include the other areas of the game such as: clubfitting, flexibility and the mental game.  By staying focused on these areas, I feel this will be the best site in the world for helping you understanding every aspect of this game.

If you’d like to take minute to check out the new video golf tips website I’m sure you will like what you see.

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This is a 3 part golf distance tip with Paul Wilson and Mike Dobbyn, 2007 Re-Max World Long Driving Champion talking about the various elements of the swing and how to hit the ball longer.  Check out the tip below and keep this information in mind the next time you go to the driving range.

GOLF DISTANCE TIP – PART 1

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This 2 Part golf warm up video tip is the second in a series with Mike Dobbyn, 2007 Re-Max World Long Driving Champion.  Mike shows you his daily warm up routine as well as his routing when playing tournaments.

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Over the years I’ve heard from tons of golfers saying they don’t have a lot of strength, they’re getting older or they’re getting weaker so they can’t hit the ball a long way.  Well … I’ve finally had enough of the excuses so I decided to do a video tip showing what kind of clubhead speed I can generate using the most effortless golf swing imaginable.

I know for a fact that anyone can swing as hard as I’m swinging in this video so if you are someone who doesn’t think they have enough strength you have no more excuses.  Hitting the ball longer is not about strength it’s about technique.  So start working on your technique and you will hit the ball farther than ever before with much less effort.

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Below is my video submission for the Golf Channel Instructor Search.   In it I explain 6 reasons why hitting the ball hard is not allowing you to increase swing speed.  Check it out below:

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The fade is the shot that I recommend people hit. Why? There are a few reasons. The first is because it is easier to hit than a draw. This means that even when you aren’t playing your best you can usually get away with hitting a fade allowing you to still shoot good scores when you are not at your best.

Jack Nicklaus refers to the fade as his “bread and butter shot.” If the best player of all time makes a statement like this, it’s wise to take note of it.

Now, don’t get me wrong … a fade is not a shot that curves wildly from left to right. That type of shot is a slice. A fade is a shot that starts out slightly to the left and falls slightly to the right. A real fade is also a shot that is purposely hit instead of making this curvature from a flaw in your swing.

Another reason the fade is better to hit than a draw is because a fading shot stops faster on greens especially with long irons. This is because a fading shot has more backspin thus making it fly higher. The higher the shot, the faster it will stop.

Finally, most golf holes are designed for shots that curve from left to right. So hitting a fade will allow you to take advantage of how these holes are set up.

2 Types of Fades You Can Hit

There are 2 types of fading shots a person can hit. I refer to them as the “real fade” and an “over the top fade.” Even if you don’t want to hit a fade as your regular shot, there will be times when you need this shot example: curving the ball around a tree or a dog leg left. If you’re a player that hits a draw and are presented with a situation like this, do your best to make the necessary adjustments to your stance and body position (as outlined below) to hit the “real fade.”

The “Real Fade”

The real fade is a shot that curves from left to right approx. 5 yards with irons (8 irons and up) and approx. 10 yards with woods.

A real fade is performed from an open stance and body alignment. Positioning your body like this creates a swing path that is to the left of your target line. As the club makes contact with the ball, the face is square relative to the target line. This means that it is open relative to the path the club is swinging on. It is this open clubface position (relative to the swing path) that causes the ball to spin from left to right back to the target line.

So a real fade has you with an open stance and body alignment. The ball starts slightly left of the target and spins back to the target.

How to Hit a “Real Fade”

The real fade is quite easy to hit if you understand what you are trying to do and make the necessary adjustments to your stance and body positioning. Let’s take a look at the different parts to the “real fade”:

Stance and Body Alignment

The first thing we have to look at is the stance and body alignment. With a real fade, the golfer has an open stance (to the left) and their body is also aligned open (to the left) of the target. This stance and body position is created on purpose by the golfer being aware of where a square alignment is then making the adjustment to the open position.

Path

From this open stance and body alignment, the path of the club swings to the left which starts the ball out to the left of the target. This is the critical part to developing a real fade.

*** IMPORTANT ***

With this shot, you are not starting the ball to the left because you have a swing flaw. You are starting the ball to the left because you aimed your whole body to the left. In other words, you are purposely trying to hit the ball left of your target. In trying to teach this shot to people this is where they go wrong. They aim there stance and body to the left yet they swing down the target line. REMEMBER: if you aim left, you have to swing left. The ball will spin right because of the clubface position.

Clubface

Once the golfer gets the ball starting to the left consistently, he/she has to put the spin on the ball to allow it to fade back to the target line. This spin on the ball is achieved by setting your clubface square to your target line. Remember … the swing path is to the left so if the clubface is square to the target line it is open to the swing path. This allows the ball to spin back to the target line thus producing the real fade.

So, who hits a real fade? Good players. This is because good players understand that to hit this shot they just have to make some minor adjustments to their normal set up position. In other words, they are telling themselves to hit this shot as opposed to hitting this shot because they have a flaw in their swing.

Just because better players hit this type of shot doesn’t mean that you can’t hit it. Again, it just takes a little understanding and some minor adjustments to your stance and body position.

Mistakes People Make:

1. The person doesn’t realize that they have to purposely swing to the left.

2. Hitting with the arms sends the club over the top.

3. Hitting hard tightens the wrists and holds the clubface too open through impact creating a slice.

4. They release the club too much which does not allow it to stay open thus they pull it left.

5. Grip may be in a weak position which may cause the ball to spin too much right.

6. Their grip is too strong which causes a pull as opposed to the fade.

So now you know how to hit a “real fade” it’s time to understand the over the top fade. If you want to fade the ball, you should really be doing a “real fade” but some people do have success with the over the top fade.

The “Over the Top Fade”

The “over the top” fade is a shot that is created because you have a flaw in your swing NOT because you are purposely trying to hit a slight fade. Now, I’m not saying this is a slice which would see the ball curving severely from left to right with the ball ending up well right of your intended target. The flaw I am talking about would see the ball move slightly from left to right with irons (approx. 5 yards) and a little more with woods (approx. 10 yards).

Here’s how an over the top fade is created:

Stance and Body Alignment

The over the top fade is performed from a square stance and body alignment or even a body alignment that is slightly closed. The swing path then swings left of this stance and body alignment which would be referred to as an over the top swing path.

Again, I’m not saying this is a huge slice. The ball with this shot is only fading back to the target line even though there is a flaw in their swing that sends the club over the top.

Clubface

The clubface in this over the top fade would be in a square position relative to the target line. If you couple this clubface position with a path that swings to the left, it means the face would be open relative to this swing path. This open clubface position causes the ball to spin back to the target line.

*** IMPORTANT ***

As you read the description of this shot, I really don’t want you to try to fade the ball this way. I’m simply making you aware of this shot so you can check to see if this is how you are making the ball fade. On the other hand, if you are a better player and consistently hit the ball this way then you may not want to change it. After all, it did work quite well for Bruce Lietzke.

To check and see if this is the shot you are hitting, just lay a club down parallel to your target and hit some balls. From this square stance, take note of where your ball starts. If it starts to the left then fades back to your target from a square stance and body alignment, you have an over the top fade.

Why Do You Hit The Over the Top Fade?

This over the top shot occurs by starting the downswing with the arms instead of the body. In doing so, the body tilts to the left in the initial stages of the downswing. This tilt to the left makes the club swing left. Because the clubface is square relative to the target line, it’s open relative to the stance and body alignment. This causes the ball to fade back to the target. In theory, these are the very same elements found in a slice it’s just that the club is not swinging severely over the top like a slice would be.

Conclusion

I truly hope you understand the 2 different fade shots you can hit and how to hit them. With a little practice you should be able to consistently hit the real fade and make this game a little easier.

Paul Wilson

Creator – Swing Machine Golf

Paul Wilson Golf School at Bear’s Best Las Vegas

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The golf draw shot is seen by many as one of those magical shots they can only dream of hitting. They dream of hitting a draw because the average golfer usually slices the ball or hits it from left to right. Unfortunately for most golfers the question of “how to draw the golf ball” will continue to go unanswered unless they understand exactly how it is hit and exactly how to hit it.

NOTE: Personally, I don’t like people to hit a draw. I prefer people to hit the ball straight or with a fade from left to right. Why?

For one, a draw is very difficult to hit.

Next, a draw is harder to hold on the greens than a fade (especially with long irons). This is because the face is closed relative to the swing path when hitting a draw versus it being open when you hit a fade. So the trajectory of a draw is lower and it does not have as much backspin when compared to a fade so a draw will not stop as fast on the greens.

Next, most golf holes are designed for shots that curve from left to right.

Finally, hitting a fade has more room for error than a draw. This means that even when you are not playing your best golf, you can usually get the ball around the course with a fade. Hitting a perfect little draw around the course all day needs you to always be on your “A” game. When Jack Nicklaus refers to the fade as his “bread and butter shot ” there has to be a reason for it.

Even though I gave you a few great reasons to hit the ball straight, or with a slight fade, I know you aren’t going to listen to me so here’s how to hit the draw:

2 Types of Draws You Can Hit

There are 2 types of draw shots a person can hit. I refer to them as the “real draw” and a “fake draw.” Even if you don’t want to hit a draw as your regular shot, there will be times when you need this shot (example: curving the ball around a tree or a dog leg left). If you’re a player that hits the ball straight, or plays a fade, and are presented with a situation like this then use the “fake draw” (described below) only. Never even attempt the real draw.

On the other hand, if you are insistent on hitting a draw as your regular shot, I would suggest mastering the “fake draw” first, then graduating to the “real draw.” The reasoning is that if you can’t do the “fake draw” (which is an easier shot to hit) there is no way you are going to be able to master the real draw. So, keep this in mind as you read more about the 2 different draw shots.

The “Real Draw”

The real draw is a shot that curves from right to left approx. 5 yards with irons (8 iron and up) and approx. 10 yards with woods.

A real draw is performed from a square stance and body alignment (not closed). Because the swing path with this type of shot is a little more from the inside than a straight shot, the ball will start out to the right of the target line. As the club makes contact with the ball, the face is square relative to the target line. This means that it is closed relative to the path the club is swinging on. It is this closed clubface position (relative to the swing path) that causes the ball to spin back to the target.

So, a real draw has you with a square stance and body alignment. The ball starts slightly right of the target and spins back to the target.

A pulled or pull hooked shot would be when the ball ends up left of your target line and stance and body alignment.

How to Hit a “Real Draw”

The real draw is extremely difficult to hit. That’s why very few people can actually hit this type of shot well. Let’s take a look at the different parts to the “real draw”:

Stance and Body Alignment

The first thing we have to look at is the stance and body alignment. With a real draw, the golfer has a square stance and their body is also aligned squarely to the target. This means they are parallel to the target line (not closed).

Path

From this square stance and body alignment, the path of the club swings inside out which starts the ball out to the right of the target. This inside out path is caused because of the golfer’s body tilts excessively to the right through impact. This excessive tilt can be caused from sliding laterally to start the downswing, bumping the hips to the left to start the downswing or just over tilting your body to the right.

The more the tilt the golfer has in the downswing, the more right they will hit the ball. Don’t believe me? Go to the range and slide laterally, bump you hips left or overtilt coming down. If you do, you will clearly see that the ball will start right which is the proper direction of a draw shot. This is only half of the equation though. You still need the correct spin on the ball to allow it to draw back to the target line.

Clubface

Once the golfer gets the ball starting to the right, he/she has to put the spin on the ball to allow it to come back to the target line. This spin on the ball can be achieved with a grip that is too strong, or from the golfer rolling their wrists over with a neutral grip. Remember … the swing path is out to the right so all the golfer has to do is square the face relative to their body or target line. In doing so, the face will be closed to the inside out swing path the club is making. If the face is closed to the path, it will allow the ball to spin back to the target line thus producing the magical draw.

So, who hits a real draw? Good players. This is because good players use their body to hit the ball as opposed to just whacking at it solely with their arms. If you just use your arms your club will come over the top and produce an outside in swing path and by hitting the ball solely with your arms your wrists will probably be too tight so the face will not square. This means it will be open upon contact which will not allow the ball to spin from right to left. These 2 things are the exact opposite to what is needed to hit a “real draw” so is there any wonder why so few people can actually hit this type of shot?

A good player who hits a draw is usually sliding a little in the downswing. As I said, this slide creates the path. Often times than not, this better player also has grip that is a little too strong as well. This grip causes the ball to draw back.

Mistakes People Make:

1. They flip their writs through impact causing a duck hook.

2. Their wrists tighten through impact which causes a push to the right.

3. They slide or tilt their body too much in the downswing which causes a duck hook or a push depending on how tight their wrists are.

4. Their grip is too strong.

So now you know how to hit a “real draw” it’s time to learn the fake draw. As I said earlier, if you are inexperienced this is the one you should learn how to do first. If you can’t do this one, you will never do the “real draw” so pay close attention:

The “Fake Draw”

A “fake draw” is the shot you should be trying hit when you need to hit it. I say this because it is a lot easier to hit than the real draw. The times you will need to hit this shot is when you are trying to curve the ball around a tree or on a hole that dog legs to the left etc..

Here’s how to hit the fake draw:

Stance and Body Alignment

For a fake draw you need to align your whole body (not just your stance) out to the right of your target. I say “not just your stance” because so many people think that if they just drop their right foot back a little, they will draw the ball. A person who thinks this way has no idea what they are trying to and it will never work.

So, with this shot you are aiming your whole body (shoulders, hips, knees and feet) out to the right of the target. A good way to make sure you are doing it properly is to lay a club on the ground that is slightly right of the target or as you do your set up you can swivel your head to look at your target. As you do this, you look out of the corner of your left eye and see your left shoulder in line or slightly right of the target (not left of the target).

Once you feel your whole body is aimed slightly out to the right of your target, DO NOT move. So many times I see people try this shot and they get their body aimed slightly to the right then they try to get comfortable, In doing so, their shoulders end up twisting to the left and all of a sudden their whole body is not aligned right of the target although they may think they are. This type of alignment will not allow the person to swing out to the right. The club will swing down the line of the shoulders thus creating a pull or pull hook.

Clubface

With the fake draw, I am going to talk about the clubface first. To get the ball to draw back to the target line, all you are doing is setting up with a close clubface. This means that you aim the face wherever you want the ball to end up. If you do, it will be closed relative to your set up because you set up with you whole body out to the right of the target.

A good way to get this is to pick a spot just in front of the ball (intermediate target). As you step up to the ball, aim your clubface at this spot and DO NOT move it. Then, set your body up right of the target and DO NOT get comfortable or change positions in any way.

Body / Swing

This is the final step and it is VITAL. Because you aimed your whole body out to the right of your target, you have to swing OUT TO THE RIGHT of your target. This means that you swing along the line of your body NOT down the target line. If you swing parallel to your body and your body is aimed out to the right, your ball will start out to the right.

Remember, you set up with the face aiming at your target so it is closed relative to the path you are swinging on. This means the ball will curve back to your target line and produce the “fake draw” that I am talking about.

Mistakes People Make:

1. They do not aim their whole body out to the right.

2. They get comfortable and twist their shoulders/hips back to the left of the target.

3. They do not have the clubface aimed at the target.

4. They do not swing out to the right.

5. They try to make the ball hook instead of doing a normal golf swing with a closed face.

6. They aim too far out to the right with the face too closed.

So the whole idea behind this shot is that you are hitting a regular shot with a closed clubface. To understand it in the most simple terms, just imagine setting up to the ball just like you are going to hit a regular shot. Now, just before you hit the ball you loosen your hands off the club, turn the clubface closed then re-grip the club in a strong position. With the clubface now closed, you hit your shot. If you hit a ball with a really strong grip like this it would hook to the left of your target.

The “fake draw” is just this except hitting the ball to the left of your target is counter-acted by aiming your whole body out to the right of your target. It really is that simple. Unfortunately, once you take someone out of their comfort zone they feel they have to do a different swing. Just remember: This shot is your NORMAL swing with a closed face and your body aimed right.

I truly hope you understand the 2 different draw shots you can hit and how to hit them. With a little practice you should be able to do the “fake draw”. If you are able to do a “real draw” and keep it under control then you may be better than you think.

Paul Wilson

Creator – Swing Machine Golf

Director – Paul Wilson Golf School at Bear’s Best Las Vegas

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Here’s a video tip on how to practice at the driving range. It’s only a few minutes long and can really help your practice sessions because it will help you make the necessary changes to your swing.

Notes:

When you use this method to practice the rules are not set in stone. If you want to hit other clubs you do so in the 3rd grouping of golf balls. The whole idea is to go to the driving range and actually accomplish something instead of just hitting ball after ball.

All the best,

Paul Wilson
Creator – Swing Machine Golf
Director – Paul Wilson Golf School at Bear’s Best Las Vegas

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One of the main things that sets Swing Machine Golf apart from other methods is that I want you to make lots of practice swings while working on the positions I teach.  Why?  The whole idea is simple …

What I’m trying to get you to do is outweigh the old with the new.  What I mean is if you do a minimum of 3 perfect practice swings (working on 1 position I teach) for every 1 ball you hit you are doing the position right versus wrong at a 3:1 ratio.  If you can create this 3:1 right versus wrong ratio you will finally make the necessary changes and you will improve your golf swing way faster and easier than ever before.

I say this because the alternative is to hit ball after ball when you practice and not do a significant amount of practice swings.  The problem is, if you just hit ball after ball you will not make the changes you are trying to make.  This is no fault of your own.  You may very well have good intentions of changing your swing but when you go to practice human nature is telling you to be comfortable when you hit balls. This means you will go right back to doing what you have always done when you practice because your old swing is comfortable.  Unfortunately, if you take this approach, you will continue to spin your wheels forever because you will never make the necessary changes.

Advantages of Doing Practice Swings

Doing practice swings to work on your swing has its advantages.  Take a look:

1.  You can practice every night at home instead of waiting to hit balls 1-3 times per week.

2.  You are not hitting a ball therefore your swing will feel less uncomfortable.

3.  You will be able to focus solely on the change you are making because you are not concerned about where the ball is going.

4.  It takes less time.  To make the changes I only need you to do 25 – 50 practice swings per night for approx. 5 nights per week until you master them.

5.  It’s easier on your body to do practice swings as opposed to hitting a lot of golf balls.

6.  You can do them almost anywhere.  If you travel take a 31″ club with you.  If you go to your relatives house bring a club with you and swing their backyard.  You can do them on the course when you are playing etc.

7.  No one is watching you so you don’t have to be embarrassed if you hit bad shots.

8.  You will not be trying to swing as hard as you can therefore your body will be looser which will allow you to do the positions better.

What Kind of Practice Swings Do I Want You To Do?

I want to be perfectly clear about what I mean by doing practice swings and what I mean by doing them at a 3:1 ratio.

There are 3 different ways you can do practice swings to learn a great swing:

1. You can do the practice swings at home hitting no practice balls at all.
2. You can do them at the practice range while you are hitting balls.
3. You can do them while you are hitting balls at the range and you can do practice swings at home.

Next, the practice swings I’m talking about are perfect, or as close to perfect as possible, to the positions that I teach in Swing Machine Golf.  To know if you are doing them perfectly or not you can:

1.) Video your swing
2.) Watch yourself do them in a mirror
3.) Have someone else watch you or video you
4.) Recognize the feedback I teach for each position as you swing
5.) Send me a video or picture and I will check it for you

Once you’ve determined that you’re doing the correct position(s), keep doing them that way until you have them mastered.

Practice Swings at Home

This means you can still play and practice your short game but hit NO practice balls out at the range.  This method is highly effective because what little time you do have for practicing it can be spent working on your short game which is going to reduce your scores.  You still get to play.  And you’re not stressing out about the swing changes you are making.

Practice Swings at the Range

Doing practice swings at a 3:1 ratio could mean hitting one ball then backing up and doing 3 perfect practice swings working on specific position before you hit your next ball.  It could also mean that you hit a few balls in a row then back up and do 3 times as many practice swings as the number of balls you just hit.  The choice is yours.  Whichever way you choose, it’s all about doing a minimum of 3 practice swings to the number of balls you hit.

Time

Finally, I get people telling me that they don’t have time to practice.  To them I say, this is no excuse!  All I need you to do to learn my method is 25 – 50 practice swings per night 5 nights a week at home.  This small amount of practice swings will take all of 10 minutes (a small price to pay if you ask me).  Ideally, I would like you to do these practice swings while you’re watching yourself in a mirror so you can check them as opposed to just swinging without a purpose.

If you don’t have a place indoors to swing, take it outside into the backyard or garage.  When you do your practice swings outside this DOES NOT mean you’re hitting whiffle balls.  It DOES NOT mean you’re trying to hit a specific blade of grass, leaf or twig that is on the ground.  You should not be conscious of impact or hitting anything at all.  All I want you to do are the practice swings.  In my method there are only 6 main positions plus your grip, set up and takeaway.  Just focus on mastering one thing at a time.  If you do you will develop a great swing in record time.

Common Problems I See

There are a few common problems I see people do even if they understand that they’re supposed to doing practice swings.  So let’s put an end to them right now:

1.  Swinging Too Fast

I can’t count how many times I’ve watched people do practice swings and they zip through them without a care in the world.  It’s almost like they’re saying “hey I did my 3 swing can I hit a real ball now?”  This is exactly what NOT to do.  Each swing you make is very important.  Remember, you are trying to memorize new movements.  The more you can do them right, the faster you will learn them.  This means you should be taking your time and make every practice swing count.

2.  Thinking the Position is Right When it Is Not

Again, when I watch people do practice swings they think they’re doing the position(s) right but they’re not.  This is like replacing one bad habit with another.  To learn the correct positions, you need to see what you’re doing or have an experience person to watch you and tell you what you’re doing.  So if you haven’t got a full length mirror that will allow you to watch your own swing go and get one. If you can’t swing inside go and buy a 31″ training club.  Then you will be able to swing without fear of hitting the ceiling.

If for some reason you don’t want to watch your swing in a mirror simply use your sliding glass patio doors (if you have them).  Just open the curtains and turn off the lights and you will be able to see your reflection perfectly.  Don’t want to do that?  Well you can video your swing.  Oh you don’t have a camera?  Well, have someone video your swing on their cell phone and play it back to you so you can see if you are doing the position you’re working on correctly or not.  In today’s day and age there is no excuse for not knowing if you’re doing the positions properly.

3.  Distractions

Distractions can come in many forms.  Someone could be distracting you while you are swinging,  you could be trying too many things at once, your mind could be wandering, you could be watching TV while you are trying to swing etc.  If you want to learn a great swing it takes total concentration.  From now on, try to eliminate all distractions when you are practicing.  This is serious stuff so start taking it seriously.

4.  Training Aids

Quit looking for the magical answer.  All you need to develop a great swing is a club (or 31″ half club if you cannot swing a full length club) and a mirror.  As I have explained in this tip, you need to commit to doing 25 – 50 practice swings 5 nights per week to working on the positions until you have them mastered.  You may be able to master some positions in a day, few days or a week.  Others may take you longer but if you start now you are on your way.  If you start tomorrow you are a day behind.

5.  People Stop Doing It

Mastering something does not mean you stop doing it.  Mastering something means you can do it perfectly at will.  So, as you go into the future keep re-enforcing your positions from time to time.  This way they will never fall apart.

Good News Bad News

If someone told you that you that there is an amazing new training aid out there that can increase your distance, accuracy and give you a great swing and potentially get you shooting in the 70′s within a few months.  The thing is it costs $1000.00 would you buy it?  I bet a great majority of you are nodding your head right now “yes.”  Well, I have some good news and bad news.  The bad news is there isn’t such a device.  The good news is you don’t need it anyway. For a the sake of a little hard work doing perfect practice swings you can develop a great swing and play the best golf of your life.  And the best part is, it doesn’t cost $1000.

Don’t take my word for it.  Listen to what 75 year old Dudley has to say:

Paul!

Before I commenced my studies and practice etc I had a pronounced In/out/in swing with a from the  shoulder lung at the ball as hard as I could hit it – result a 90degree fade, little distance and invariably ending up in the roughest of roughs to be found. Can’t tell you the number of times I have been going to give the game up, very frustrated.

I was actually on the internet as I wanted to find out about this “Iron Byron” machine I had heard about and came upon your website. I sent for the DVD’s, then I got told off by you for being too quick and rushing things. So after that I stopped going to the course, practice range and in general stopped hitting golf balls and just concentrated on the lessons in my back garden, lounge and where ever else I had planted a club for a quick practice swing.

Pleased to report I am hitting 214 Metre Drives straight up the fairway and 180 Metre three woods
and the rest of the clubs correspondingly. I never went near a golf course for over three months.

So Thanks Paul you have really rectified my game and made it so much more enjoyable and so much less physical I personally can’t get over it – I am 75 years old by the way and really keeping up with some of these young guns. In the lesson “Putting it all together”  you  keep  repeating  “Coil at the top  and  uncoil  at  the  bottom”.  I find  repeating  this  to  myself as  I swing makes  me  have a very  rhythmical swing and also curbs my natural instinct of swinging from the shoulders. Another thing I like about the system is you can practice anywhere as you don’t need a ball.

Anyway I am very pleased with my results Paul and Thank You very very much.  Best of Luck for the Future mate with You new venture.

Regards

Dudley B.

Still don’t believe it.  Okay here’s what Martin M. has to say:

Paul,
i’m hitting some beautiful drives and although i’m not 1 for bullshitting about distance but i hit 3×300+ drives on tuesday in a comp which i won (38 points). my woods have increased in distance and direction but irons are so so.  i’m sticking to the gameplan by not hitting balls on the range at all and just playing whether its a practice round or comp but no hitting balls!!!!!

before a comp or round i’m practicing shortgame with a few fullswing 60* wedge shots thrown in just to loosen out more.  during my warm-up ill do my SMG drills as you thought me but no hitting balls at all.   i step onto the first tee everytime and hit really straight and crisp shots.i’m going to stick with this routine as its working for me and i’m confident.i do my drills every night but during my rounds i’m still not getting full backswing but this will take time i know but anyway my golf is ok at the moment but not great.hitting mid 80s easily with alot of mistakes

thanks paul

Conclusion

The time is now to get serious about doing practice swings.  Winter is here for some of you.  So instead of not doing any practice at all this winter make the commitment to do your practice swings perfectly working on 1 position at a time until you have them mastered.  By the time spring comes around you will have that great swing you have been searching for.

For those of you who are just about to start your winter season in a warmer climate, you can still play and hit balls make sure you are sticking to a 3:1 ratio when on the range and do the practice swings at home as well.  If you do, you will also finally develop a great swing and make this winter better than ever.

All the best,

Paul Wilson
Creator – Swing Machine Golf

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The other day I received an email from a gentleman who was having trouble with his swing tempo at 170+ yards out when he played.  His email got me on a roll so I wrote a tip about it.  Here it is:

As far as your golf swing tempo is concerned, it is maintained by basing your swing on your rotation as opposed to hitting with your arms.

Think of it like this … In a good golf swing the body (torso) doesn’t even rotate at 3 mph.  If your arms are completely turned off and you allow your body to move your arms as you swing, they would move very slowly because they only extend a short distance from your body.  In other words, the swing speed of your arms is determined by how fast you can turn your body not how hard you are hitting.  If your body rotates slowly in your swing, there is no way you would have a fast looking tempo.

On the other hand, if you are trying to hit the ball hard with your arms, you can move them a lot faster than your body.  Therefore, your tempo will vary a lot more because it will be extremely difficult for you to judge exactly how hard your arms should be swinging at the ball every time.

So the idea is to turn your arms off and use your body rotation to determine your arm speed.  This is what Swing Machine Golf teaches you to do.  If you don’t have Swing Machine Golf, here are 9 things you can start doing right away to develop a consistent swing tempo:

1.  You have to understand Iron Byron and relate it to your own golf swing.

The arm of Iron Byron only moves when it’s motor turns its driveshaft.  When you hit your shots you should be imagining you are the Iron Byron.  If you do, your body will determine how fast your arms would be swinging which will stop you from trying to hit the ball as hard as you can and give you a better tempo.

2.  When you hit driver, DO NOT think about how far down the fairway you are going to hit the ball.

Think ONLY of getting the ball in the fairway when you are hitting driver.  For example, if you are playing a hole and you see 2 fairway bunkers (1 at each side of the fairway) at 280 yards out, DO NOT think about getting the ball up to those bunkers.  I want to you to look out and find a spot (let’s say 200 yards out) that is in the middle of the fairway.  This is the ONLY spot you should be thinking about.  This way you are not thinking about DISTANCE and DIRECTION.  You are only thinking DIRECTION.  After you do this for a while you will become more consistent.  This will make you more confident which will allow you to gain more distance without trying to hit the ball too hard.

3.  Take an extra club when hitting into greens for a while.

Taking an extra club on approach shots will take the sense of hitting hard out of the equation because if you really nail your shot, it will fly over the green.  Doing this for a while will allow you to stop trying to hit every shot so hard and give you better tempo.  If this doesn’t work take 2 extra clubs on your approach shots.  Then you really will have to swing easier.

4.  Change what you are thinking about in the backswing.

In the backswing, most people are thinking about either hitting the ball itself as hard as they can or they are thinking about something related to their arms in the backswing.  What you should do is change what you are thinking about.  You should be thinking about how your body is coiling as you go back.  This coiling tells you that you have created the necessary torque in the backswing.  Torque repeats in life 100% of the time.  So feeling this coil tells you that you are basing your swing on something that is going to repeat which will allow you to develop a consistent tempo.  If you don’t sense a coiled up feeling in your backswing, you have not created the necessary torque.   This means you will try to hit the ball with your arms because that is your only other power source you have to hit the ball with.

5.  Do practice swings before you hit the shot.

As you do your practice swings, feel the stretch as I just explained in the previous point.  After you are feeling the stretch in the backswing, focus on swinging through to the perfect follow through position each and every time.  The logic is this, if you are thinking about trying to do the very same follow through position when you are done, you are not thinking about hitting the ball which is killing your tempo.

6.  Tell yourself that you are not Tiger Woods.

If you are not Tiger Woods why are you trying to hit it like him?  This just doesn’t make sense.  Be yourself and try to swing at a level where you are not failing off balance, out of control or hurting yourself.   Remember, your body rotates very slowly in a golf swing.   If you are basing your swing on this rotational speed there is no way your tempo would be too fast.

7.  Focus on making great swings not hitting great shots.

Great swings = great shots.  Great shots = great scores.  In other words, re-think your priorities.   Focus on making great swings and the great shots will come.  Right now you are trying to hit great shots without a great swing.  Sure, you may get lucky and hit a few great shots thinking this way but to hit consistently great shots you need a great swing.

8.  Keep doing tons of practice swings at home working and at the range working on perfecting your swing positions.

The swing positions I teach are vital to creating a great golf swing.  With each of these positions, I give you specific feedback to make sure you are doing them perfectly.  So … focus on this feedback instead of focusing on hitting the ball.  This will make the positions more important to you than where the ball is going.  Once this occurs, you will make the changes to your swing which will allow you to hit great shots.

When you are at home use a mirror or watch your reflection in a window as you do about 25 – 50 practice swings every night.  When you do the position(s) make sure you are trying to feel the feedback for each one.  When you are at the practice range, hit a few balls then back up and do 3 times more practice swings than balls you just hit (feeling the feedback).  The whole idea is to switch the numbers around.  If you just hit ball after ball with your old swing you will NEVER make the changes.  You need to do the new positions 3 times more than the old.  Once you flip the numbers around like this, you will finally make the changes and play great golf.

9.  Realize that what you are doing is not working.

If you have a fast tempo you are trying to hit the ball too hard with your arms.  If this is the case, you have to snap out of it and come to the realization that this is not working.  The longer you continue to hit, the longer it is going to take you to play great golf.  The epiphany I had was when I saw Iron Byron hit a ball.  After seeing It, I realized that its arm of Iron Byron is not moving independently of its driveshaft and motor.  This meant its arm was powerless.  Understanding this concept made me realize my swing was not working so I turned my own arms off and make them powerless as well.  As soon as I did, my whole world changed.   Yes, it was a different feeling but it worked and still does to this day.

Conclusion

The whole idea here is to turn your arms off and allow the rotation of your body to make your arms swing.  Your body cannot turn all that fast in a golf swing.  This means that if your body is telling your arms how fast to swing you would never have a fast tempo.

Unfortunately, I had to figure this out on my own because no one ever told me to not hit the ball with my arms.  If you can take the advice I have given you in this tip and stop hitting with your arms, you too will develop a consistent swing tempo.

Until next time,

Paul Wilson
Creator – Swing Machine Golf

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