Understanding the Swing Plane

I like to use the image of a weight swinging on a piece of string to illustrate the swing plane. What would happen if you picked up a weight on a piece of string and started to twirl it? Assuming your hand was on a 45 degree angle in front of you (like your upper body in the golf swing), and not tilted left or right, the weight would make a circular arc around your hand at 90 degrees.  This means the weight is doing the same thing on one side as it does on the other or, in other words, its making a perfect plane that bisects your hand.

The One Plane Swing

The idea behind a 1 plane golf swing, is that you are trying to replicate the same path as the weight swinging on the piece of string around your hand.  This means that the plane of the club would be swinging at 90 degrees to your body both on the way back, and on the way down and through.

The Two Plane Swing

The 2 plane swing is a more upright swing.  This means that in the backswing, the club follows the plane to about halfway back.  Then, the club goes above the plane as it makes it to the top of the backswing.  It then catches back up to the plane on the way down and through.

It is how the club goes above the plane that is the cause of concern for the single plane advocates.   So what should you do?

Decisions … Decisions …

Given the above information, it may seem that keeping the club on this plane may be the ideal way to swing a golf club.  If that were true, you would not have heard of Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Sam Snead, Nick Faldo, Davis Love, Fred Couples, Jim Furyk, John Daly, Ernie Els, Greg Norman, Colin Mongomerie and Tiger Woods (in recent years) just to name a few.

The next thing to consider, is that you don’t actually hit the ball in the backswing.  You hit the ball as the club swings down and through.  So if you are doing a 2 plane swing, the main concern would be that you get the club back on plane at some point in the downswing. If you could do this consistently, the 2 plane swing
should work just as well as a one plane swing.  Unfortunately, most average golfers never get the club back on plane.  So, they never improve.

So, How Do You Get the Club On Plane in the Downswing?

Well, remember back to the weight swinging on the piece of string.  What made it swing on a perfect 90 degree plane around the hand?  Simple … the hand turned turned and the weight on the string just went along for the ride.

So how does this relate to your golf swing?  Well … all you have to do is think of the weight as your whole golf club, the string as your arms and the hand twirling it as your body.  If you do nothing with your arms, and turn your body first in the downswing, the club will fall to 90 degrees to your body and you will be perfectly on plane relative to your body.   This is because the mass (club) will always move towards 90 degrees to the axis (body) if it is allowed to swing undisturbed.

I know … I know … there are disbelievers out there.  Your saying it cannot be this simple.  Actually, it is that simple.  Unfortunately, most people are trying to hit the ball as hard as they can with their arms.  In doing so, they are moving the mass (club) before the axis (body).  So they never end up copying the weight swinging on the piece of string.

What Swing Do I Recommend?

Before you embark on a drastic swing change, why not try what I just mentioned above.  Turn your arms “off.”  This means you are not going to keep trying whack at the ball as hard as you can anymore.  Then, to start the downswing, concentrate on turning your lower body first like the hand twirling the weight on the string.  Sure, this is a different move.  It’s actually the the opposite to what you have been doing all these years.  The thing is, what you have been doing is not working.  So, what do you have to lose by trying it?

What Do I Teach?

Because I know the club will get back on the plane regardless of whether you are a 1 plane or 2 plane golfer (if you just turn your body before your arms move), I don’t really care if you are a 2 plane golfer or a 1 plane golfer.

Now, don’t get me wrong, if you have a really upright swing, I would teach you to be a little flatter.  If you were too flat, I would have you raise the club up a little.

What I am most concerned with when I watch people swing, is if they are incorporating the 3 elements of Iron Byron who, by the way, swings on a perfect plane every time.  The 3 things are:

1. An unrestricted hinging and unhinging of the wrists.
2. The circular rotation of the body.
3. Maintaining the constant forward tilt (spine angle).

These are the 3 things found in every great swing regardless of whether they have a 1 plane swing or a 2 plane swing.

Conclusion

Before you make any major changes to your swing, try what I mentioned above to the get the club swinging on plane.  If it works for some of the greatest players of all time, it will most certainly work for you.

Until next time,

Paul Wilson
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Question:

Why is it that practice swings feel so good, but once you get over that ball to hit the shot things start to change rapidly? I mean I can make some great practice swings that just feel like I’m hitting every position pretty well, but then hit a bad shot. Why is that?

Answer:

Let’s start off by analyzing the email. The first thing he says is that the “practice swings feel so good.” This is pretty typical. Most people feel pretty good when they make a practice swing.

So why do practice swings feel so good? Well, think about a practice swing for a second. The main difference between a practice swing, and a real swing, is the fact that there is no ball there. Because there is no ball, you are not trying to hit anything. If you’re not trying to hit anything, your club is allowed to swing through the impact area freely.

Think of it this way. In a golf swing, you take the club to the top of the backswing, which is “Point A” to your swing. Then, you swing it through to “Point B,” which is your follow through. If there is no ball sitting in front of you, you’re able to swing from Point A to Point B without anything getting in the way.

The average player is trying to hit the ball. In doing so, it means that the average player is making the ball Point B to their swing. If the ball was Point B, it means your club would stop at the ball. We all know that the club goes beyond the ball after it is hit, so this means that the ball cannot be Point B to your swing and you cannot be thinking about hitting it. So where is Point B?

The proper Point B to your swing is the follow through position. Now, it’s not just any old follow through position. It is a very precise ending point that you can repeat each time without falling out of balance. If you were to just swing through to any old place, you would hit the ball better than just thinking of hitting it but you would not be getting to a consistent Point B each time which means you would not have a consistent swing. So, start putting your importance on the follow through as opposed to impact.

Hitting the Ball Makes Your Golf Swing Longer

Another line in the question said, “ once you get over that ball to hit the shot.” This line is again saying that he’s thinking of hitting the ball. If you are trying to hit something are you going to try to hit the ball hard or are you going to hit the ball easy? Of course you’re going to try to hit the ball hard!

When you try to hit the ball hard, your brain is saying that the farther you take the club back, the farther the ball is going to go. This thought process causes you to take a longer backswing than your practice swing. Remember, in a practice swing there’s no ball so why would you take a really long backswing?

In order to cure this, you have to come to the realization that a longer swing does not equate to longer shots. If it did, every Tour Player would have a really long backswing. As you have probably seen, most pros only take the club to around parallel with the driver and short of parallel with irons and they sure hit the ball a lot farther than you. So, maybe there is something to this shorter backswing thing. Give it a try!

Lack of Confidence

In another part of his question he says, “I mean I can make some great practice swings that just feel like I’m hitting every position pretty well.” This statement is telling me that he is not confident in the positioning. If he were, he would be saying that he feels like he “knows” he is hitting the positions or he has the positions “mastered.” Instead, he says the words “pretty well.”

Now, pretty well is certainly better that not well, poor, no clue, wrong etc. but to a pro, pretty well would be pretty bad. I’m not saying everyone should aspire to be a pro, but pros do have the right fundamentals. So, a better understanding of his positions and how they relate to the positions of a pro would be a good idea.

How Do You Make Your Practice Swing Your Real Swing?

1. Find out if you really want your real swing to look like your practice swing. You may think that your practice swing is good when really it’s not. So, your best bet would be to have an experienced pro go over it with you and make sure you really want that swing.

2. Quit trying to hit the ball so hard. As much as I tell people this, they insist on trying to hammer it as hard as they can. Remember, hitting hard can lead you to having a longer backswing than your practice swing. If you aren’t trying to hit something hard, why would you take a really long backswing?

3. Hold your finish position a little longer. This means that the next time you go to play, hit your shot and hold your finish. While you’re holding it, check it in your mind. The idea here is to do your practice swing when you make a real swing. If you just hit your shots and don’t care about your finish how are you going to replicate this position? A good way to remember it is to hit your shot and hold your finish for at least 3 seconds. This will give you enough time to check your positioning and you will start to actually care about your finish position.

4. Video your golf swing. In today’s day and age the majority of people have a video camera. If you don’t then check your phone. Phones these days shoot short video clips. If your phone doesn’t, then ask one of your playing partners if their’s does. Also, digital still cameras shoot video now as well. If you have a digital still camera at home then check it out. I guarantee it will capture video.

Once you have access to a camera, have someone shoot your practice swing then shoot your real swing and compare the two. Look at where your club ends up and where your body ends up. Then, pick out one thing and work on it. Don’t look at the whole swing. If you do, it will become a blur. By picking one thing, you can actually make the change. Once you feel you’ve got it, film your real swing again to see if, in fact, you do. If you do, pick out something else to work on until you are happy with it. Pretty soon, your real swing will start looking like your practice swing.

6. Do practice swings at home and study the positions. Use a mirror to check them. Take out some golf magazines and lay them at your feet and compare your swing to various pros swings.

Watch golf on TV. The next time golf is on, watch the positions they end up in. Watch how they make the same swing each week. This tells you that they are making a consistent movement. This also tells you that you should be doing what they are doing.

While you’re watching golf on TV, try to record some of their swings. Then, take out the video you shot of your swing(s) and compare it to their swings in a freeze frame. If you do, you will quickly see how much work you have to do.

Okay, that’s about it for making your practice swing look like your real swing. Most people do actually have a half decent practice swing so learning how to do this swing with a ball in front of you will bring you one step closer.

Until next time,

Paul Wilson
Creator – Swing Machine Golf

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THE LOOSER SOMETHING IS, THE FASTER IT WILL SWING!

To understand what I mean, I want you to think back in your golfing past. At some point, you probably experienced a tee shot that went 30 - 50 yards farther than any other tee shot you have ever hit. Now, I want you to think back to how this shot felt, and remember what you said to yourself after hitting it.

I can guarantee that you said, “boy … that felt effortless” or you said, “that felt so easy” or you said, “wow! I didn’t even hit that one and it went a mile!!!” Now, if you had this this effortless, nothing feeling, how did you hit the ball so far? Well, you swung looser not harder. I say this because if you would have hit the ball as hard as you could have with just your arms, you would have felt them. It would not have felt effortless!

So why could you not hit this amazing, long ball over and over again? Simple … you wanted even more. So, you stood up on the next tee and tried to hit it even farther.

In trying to hit the ball even farther, you relied on the only feeling you know and that’s to hit the ball really hard. You see, in your mind, you currently equate distance with a hard hitting feeling. So to get extra distance, it seemed logical to whack at the ball as hard as you could. As you did this, the 4 things I listed in the first part of this tip came back into your swing and all of a sudden you were back to your good old self. The dream of beating Tiger just became a distant memory.

So What Should You Have Done?

Simple … you should have kept that feeling of “nothing”. In feeling “nothing”, your arms would not have contracted through impact. They would have stretched out fully because the mass (club) would have stretched them out. In other words, when you set the club in motion in the downswing, the weight of the swinging club would have stretched your arms out fully thus maximizing the width of your swing arc.

If the arms would have stretched out fully, the grip of your club would not have fallen behind the head either. So, you would have hit the tee shot with the correct loft on the club.

You would not have tilted your spine to the left in the downswing either because you were not trying to hit the ball hard at all. So your plane would have been better and you would have made more direct contact on the ball.

Finally, your wrists would not have tightened. They would have remained loose throughout the swing. Remember, the looser something is, the faster it will swing.

Here’s the Problem

Right now it is not logical swinging with a feeling of “nothing” is going to produce a shot that goes farther than your hardest swing. But remember, I just gave you 4 reasons why it will go farther. So, not only do you have to understand how it is possible to swing with a feeling of “nothing”, and still hit the ball a long way but you have to convince yourself that this is the correct feeling.

The Future is Bright For You

So what should you do as you go into the future? Well, I want you to tell yourself, that in the past, the feeling of whacking at the ball as hard as you can has not worked, and will not work, so don’t keep trying it this way.

Secondly, you have already proven that your best shot came when you felt “nothing”. So you have to try and latch on to this feeling and apply it to every shot hereafter. If you do not get it immediately keep trying because you know that this will work. You’ve already done it before!

Next, I want you to change what you do when you go to play and practice. Do the drills below and you will finally add the extra distance that has been eluding you:

Drill 1 - Loosen the Wrists

Remember, something that is looser swings faster than something that is tighter. So, start loosening your wrists as you swing the club. What this means, is that from this day forward, you do little half or three quarter swings allowing your wrists to loosen up. You do them at home. You do them at the range. You do them before you tee off. You do them while you are playing. You do them over and over again until you get used to this looser feeling.

Now, don’t misunderstand me. It is not a letting go of the club. Your hands are secure on the club. The only thing that is loosening are your wrists. I like to describe it to people like this: imagine your club is your front door and your arms are the door frame. Your wrists are the little metal bar that is part of the metal hinge that holds your door onto the frame. Now, if you think about opening and closing your door, there would be NO RESISTANCE. It would swing freely back and forth. So with this image in mind, you swing the club (door) back and forth while loosening up your wrists. Yes, it will feel different. This different feeling is what you want because the feeling your currently have is not giving you the distance you desire. As you keep doing it, the wrists will loosen up and you will get used to this new feeling.

Drill 2 - Extend Your Arms

This drill will help you to get your arms stretched out fully when you swing. Remember, the wider your swing arc the more clubhead speed. So, you can do this drill 2 ways. The first is to take your club to the top of the backswing. Then, as you come down, hold the club at 3 feet past impact with driver, and 2 feet after impact with irons. At this very point after impact, both of your arms should be perfectly straight.

So, you go back to the top of the backswing and come down ONLY this point (not beyond it). Make sure the arms are fully stretched out then go back to the top of the backswing again and come down ONLY to this point again, and again, and again.

Now don’t think that you will have this mastered in 3 repetitions. Usually, I cannot even get the average player to do it once, so you do have some work to do. Just remember that you are trying to get your arms to stretch out fully at this point after impact. As you keep doing it, it will get easier and easier.

If you cannot do this, then do it another way. Take your set up with a wall or your golf bag (on a stand) a couple of yards off your left hip (the idea would be that you are hitting your ball at the wall or at the golf bag).

Then, take your set up. Now, turn through (no backswing) and try to touch your golf bag, or the wall, with the head of the club. After you have measured this distance, take at least 1 big step to your right so you are now farther way from the golf bag, or wall, and you will NOT hit the object if you swing through.

Now that you are standing far enough away from the object, do a swing and try to hit the object (knowing full well you cannot because you are standing too far away from it). The idea here is that you now have an object to concentrate on. If you are trying to hit it, it will stretch your arms out as you swing through. Most people are concentrating on hitting the ball. Because of this, they do not allow the arms to extend. With an object to your left, you are not thinking about impact anymore, you are thinking about hitting the object. Now you can think past impact and get the arms to stretch out.

Again, you cannot do this 3 times and think you’ve got it. You have to keep doing it over and over again until this does not feel weird.

As a final thought to get the arms to stretch out, use this simple image. Imagine you have a magic marker attached to your club and there is a big sheet of paper in front of you. Now, when you make your swing try to draw the widest circle you can. If you use this image, it will also get your arms stretch out to their fullest.

Drill 3 - Do Tons of Practice Swing Off the Ground

If you don’t know by now, this is my favorite drill. Although I do show people this drill, and tell them to do it regularly, they don’t. So, I will try to stress it again. To do this drill, you simply take your normal set up with the club down on the ground. Then, you raise your body up so the club is off the ground at approximately knee high. From this elevated position, you do practice swings. Why? Because 99% of all golfers are thinking of hitting the golf ball. The harder you hit, the tighter you get, the slower the club will swing.

By elevating the club in the air, there is nothing there to hit. This means that as you swing you will be able to feel your body making the club swing instead of just whacking at it with our arms. If you remember back to Iron Byron, and how they got it to hit the ball farther, they simply sped up its motor. In doing so, its driveshaft turned faster, which made the arm come down faster, which made the hinge at the end of the arm whip the club through impact faster.

With the club in the air, I want you to think about your legs being the motor to your swing. Make the club swing through by using your legs. As far as the arms are concerned, just let them go along for the ride.

Now, when you start off do this at a slow rate of speed and listen to the sound the club makes as it whips through. After you are feeling your legs make the club swing, try to drive them a little harder. In this process, you will hear the club whip faster. This is the tell-tale sign that you can increase the clubhead speed by using your body instead of whacking at it with your arms.

After you are used to swinging at this pace, you go even faster still. Now, you should really be hearing the club whip through and feeling the body making it happen. This is the feeling you should be having when you hit a golf ball that’s why I really want you to do this drill as much as you can. So you get used to it feeling like this in your practice swings, then you apply this very same feeling to your shots.

Conclusion

When you started reading this tip you were probably hoping for one magical tip that would allow you to gain 30 - 50 yards on your tee shot weren’t you? Well, if you think back, I did give you the one magical tip. Let me refresh your memory … When you hit the ball you should be feeling “nothing”. When I say “nothing” I don’t mean it feels a little looser. The true feeling you should have is that your body is hitting the shot and your arms are just going along for the ride. Remember … the looser something is, the faster it will swing.

So … the magical tip to get you to hit the ball farther than ever before is to feel “nothing”.

Until next time,

Paul Wilson

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How Would Iron Byron Hit it Farther?

To understand how to get more distance, I want you to think about Iron Byron. Imagine the machine hitting a golf ball 250 yards dead straight. Now, imagine them wanting to make it hit the ball 300 yards. How would they do it? Well … in order for it to hit the ball 300 yards, they would only make 1 change to the machine. No … they would not change the driver! They would increase ONLY the speed of its motor. In doing so, its driveshaft would spin a little faster. Because its arm is connected to its driveshaft, it would come down a little faster. Finally, the club attached to the hinge at the end of the arm would whip a little faster thus allowing the ball to travel the extra 50 yards. All of these changes occurred because they simply turned up the speed of its motor.

Take a look at video at the top of the page to see Iron Byron in action!

So How Does This Relate to Your Golf Swing?

The motor on Iron Byron represents the golfers legs. The driveshaft represents the golfers torso. The arm on the Iron Byron represents the golfer’s left arm from the top of the backswing through impact. After the ball is hit, the arm on Iron Byron represents the golfers right arm. At the end of the arm is a hinge with a golf club inserted into it. This hinge represents the golfers wrists. This hinge is loose enough to allow the club to whip through impact generating the clubhead speed.

How do I know all this? I asked the inventor of Iron Byron: George Manning, of course! He confirmed that the machine works exactly as I described. He also described how they modeled the machine after Byron Nelson’s downswing using high speed photos. So, we do have a model for the golf swing and it hits the ball perfectly every time. So the first part of understand hitting the ball farther is to understand how Iron Byron would do it.

How the Average Golfer Tries to Get More Distance

Imagine you are on a fairly wide open par 5 and you want to kill one, how are you going to do it? Simple … you are going to whack at that ball as hard as you can! In doing so, you are now watching your ball drift off high right with a big slice. Hmmm … now you are either scratching your head, or smashing your clubhead into the ground, while saying to yourself, “every time I try to kill it, I hit an awful shot.”

So, why is that? Simple … whacking at the ball as hard as you can causes you to do a few things. The harder you hit:

1. The more your arms contract through and past impact (chicken wing).

2. The more left your body tilts on the way down.

3. The more the grip falls behind the head of the club.

4. The tighter your wrists.

1. The more your arms contract through and past impact (chicken wing)

The harder you try to hit the golf ball, the more your forearm muscles contract through and past impact. This is known as a “chicken wing.” To understand how this affects your swing, think of your address position. At address, you started with our arms extended. This means you have pre-determined the maximum width of your swing arc. Now … if the arms contract through impact, you are making an narrower arc than the one pre-determined. The narrower the arc, the less clubhead speed.

2. The more left your body tilts on the way down

When you try to hit the golf ball from the top of the backswing with your arms, it tilts your upper body (spine) to the left on the way down. If this occurs, you club will swing to the left on the way down (over the top). If the club swings left, it will hit the ball with a glancing blow instead of making more direct contact. By hitting the ball at a glancing blow instead of making direct contact, you lose distance.

3. The more the grip falls behind the head of the club

This position is a result of the arms contracting or the chicken wing through impact. If the grip of your club falls behind the head through impact, you will add extra loft to your club. Now instead of hitting a 9.5 degree driver, you are hitting a 12 - 15 degree driver. This additional loft will launch the ball too high and create too much backswing on the ball. So, this too will cause you to loose distance.

4. The tightening of your wrists

This is the biggy! By hitting hard, you tighten your wrists through impact. If you remember back to Iron Byron, it had a loose hinge at the end of the arm. If your wrists tighten, you are no longer copying Iron Byron. The tighter your wrists, the slower the club will swing.

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There’s a big difference between hitting a bunch of balls and doing the new position 60 times versus doing the new position 60 times in a row perfectly.

If the statement does mean 60 perfect repetitions in a row, think about how long that will take you. Let’s say each ball takes 45 seconds to hit, that means you need total concentration on 1 position for 45 straight minutes.

The problem with that is, no average golfer is going to be able to do this (some better golfers won’t be able to do it either). I say this because keeping an average golfer’s mind on a single change for more than 3 balls is like pulling teeth. There is no way they will be able to do it for 60 balls in a row never mind the 21 days!

The problem is that for the average golfer, hitting a golf ball is really exciting! Instead of thinking about the change, the average golfer’s mind will be thinking about where the ball is going instead.

So, I guess this means you may as well forget every changing your swing … just kidding!

11 Repetitions In A Row

Quite a few years ago, I was teaching a high 90’s shooter. He had this problem with both of his feet coming WAY off the ground into his backswing. To get a feel for how bad it was, imagine him taking the club back and at the very top of the swing he was almost on his tip toes. Now, don’t get me wrong. It wasn’t this bad
every time. We would keep his feet fairly flat for one or two shots, then it would be right back onto the tip toes again.

I have to admit that teaching golf for over 16 years, I have immense patience but him not making this change was really testing me to the max. So what was I going to do? I got it! I told him were were going to count to see how many times in a row he could keep his feet flat on the ground as he made it to the top of the backswing. He was up for it, so we started hitting shots and I counted. 1 … perfect … 2 … perfect …. 3 … perfect …. and so on. After 11 in a row, he got. He never lifted his feet ever again after that.

Now, I’m not saying that you will make every change in 11 repetitions, but for this gentleman, it was the first time he had ever maintained concentration on 1 position for more than a couple of balls. By doing the same move 11 times in a row, the position finally took hold.

So, the next time you are on the range work on 1 thing and 1 thing only. Make sure you know that you are doing this one thing exactly right before you start hitting balls. Then, start counting how many times in a row you can do it. If you get to 5 in a row and you mess up, then start at 1 again and so on until you can get to at least 11 perfect repetitions in a row. Who knows maybe you’ll make the change in 10!

Until next time,

Paul Wilson
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Every ball you hit, with no clear understanding of what you are supposed to be working on, is putting you one step further away from developing a great golf swing. In other words, you are ingraining your swing flaws even deeper. This makes it even more difficult to make the necessary changes to your swing.

To prove it, just think about your last few seasons of golf. Then, ask yourself, have you been improving each year? If you haven’t been improving then think about the routine you’ve been following. I bet you’ve just been beating balls. I bet you don’t do any practicing at home. I bet you try all sorts of different tips and listen to anyone willing to give you advice. You probably rush to the golf course most times and you’ve probably bought quite a few drivers looking for the magical answer.

Now, if you have improved, think about how you went about it. I bet this was totally different than what I just described. First, you had a plan or a method and you stuck with it. You had a clear focus on what you were working on. You probably set up a practice station at home to work on your swing when you didn’t have time to make it to the range, you took lessons regularly and you probably got your equipment checked out by a professional club fitter to make sure you had the exact equipment for your game.

If you haven’t been improving what do you do?

Well, I touched on many topics above that I will go into in future tips. For now, there’s one thing you can do the next time you to the practice range. That thing is simply telling yourself “you are doing it wrong” (this applies to both those who have improved and especially those who haven’t).

So, what do I mean you should tell yourself you did it wrong? Well, think about the last time you went to practice. Let’s say you were all warmed up and you were going to hit some 7 irons. So you get set up and the first ball you hit is a little thin and it starts 20 yards right of your target with a fade. What did you do next? You hit another ball. This time you pulled it left. So … what did you do next? What else … you hit another ball. And so on …

So now your probably saying, “what’s wrong with that?” or “I always practice like that.” Well, I’ll tell you. After each of these poor shots, you didn’t tell yourself you did it wrong. Guess what happens when you don’t tell yourself you did it wrong? You keep repeating the same poor swings that you just made. After all, why would you do anything different. In your mind, those swings must have been okay because you didn’t tell yourself you did it wrong!

What you should be doing is hitting a shot and watching it. In doing so, you analyze the result. Then, you determine how you are going to correct it before you hit your next shot. Finally, you do a few practice swings working on what you either know to be working on, or what you determined is wrong by watching your ball flight. For example: let’s say you felt a little quick on a particular shot. Well, before your next shot you do a few slower paced practice swing to get the feel for swinging slower. Let’s say you slice a shot out to the right. Well, the face has to be open so maybe you loosen your wrists a little or roll your wrists over a few times before your next shot. I think you see what I mean. You understand the problem then apply the fix before you hit another ball.

In making the decision to apply a fix, and by doing a few practice swings before your next shot, you have just told yourself that the swing you previously made was wrong and you have set out to fix it. This means that if you set out to do the fix, you are not going to do the same poor swing 2 times in a row. If you are not repeating your mistakes, you are not ingraining them. If you are not ingraining your flaws then it will be much easier to make changes.

I realize that this may not seem that important but think about the pros. How many times do you see the best players in the world hit a poor shot and right after it, they do a few practice swings? If you haven’t noticed it yet, just look for it the next time you watch golf on TV. I have always said, that if the best players are doing something, you should probably be copying what they are doing. This is a perfect example.

Until next time,

Paul Wilson
Creator – Swing Machine Golf

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When I first watched him hit a ball last year, he had a swing that was attacking the ball way from the inside and he also had a bit of a shut clubface at the top of the backswing. So the path of the club was hitting the ball way out to the right and the closed face was creating an uncontrollable hook. This is a pretty typical swing for your player with some experience.

As I watched him for the first time this year, he had reverted right back to his old golf swing. His super-slide was back, he was totally out of balance, he wasn’t finishing his follow through, his set up was far too low etc.

Now, if you’ve been following my Swing Machine Golf technique you know that I want you to do very specific positions. I also want you to use the feedback I give you to check them constantly. And finally, I want you to do lots of practice swings as opposed to hitting a lot of balls.

I want you to do all of these things because I don’t want your swing to fall apart. If I were to tell you to approximate a position, or just get them close, in no time you would revert back to want you have always done because what you have always done is comfortable.

You see … new swing positions are different. New positions are usually uncomfortable to do a t first. New positions take a little work to perfect. But … new positions will allow you to play the best golf of your life!

So …

In getting this gentleman back on track, I was trying to get his left knee straightening better which would stop him sliding (imagine the biggest buckling left knee you have ever seen on a golfer then multiply it by 10 times).

To get him to feel the position again, I was standing off his left hip and as he would come down I would force his knee back instead of laterally. So I would do this a few times, then watch him hit a few shots. Then, I would do it again and watch him hit a few more. It was getting a little better but not to the degree I wanted. So I kept ingraining this feeling by forcing his knee back. Then, I asked him to do the drill on his own before he hit the ball. So, he did 1 practice swing (which wasn’t really close) and then he hit the ball. Then he hit another ball, and another ball, and another. Not once did he back up away from the balls and practice the new move. Not once did he ask me if he was doing it properly. He just kept hitting away.

In remembering back to when I was working on my own golf swing, I saw it differently. I saw the importance of the positions instead of putting the importance of where the ball was going. I knew that perfect positions would allow me to hit perfect shots. I also knew that if I didn’t repeat the position over and over again, how was I ever going to master it?

With this mindset, I would repeat the positions over and over again in practice swings making sure it was perfect. If I didn’t know I was doing the position properly, I would put my swing on video or I would walk over to the clubhouse and watch myself do the position in the large windows on the side of the building. Then … and only then … would I hit a ball. After all, what’s the point in hitting a shot if you cannot do the correct move?

Make Sure You:

1. Forget the ball when you are working on your golf swing at the range. If you are out there working on your golf swing, then you are working on your golf swing. You are not going to hit every shot perfectly so forget about where the ball is going and concentrate on the positions.

2. Before you start hitting ball after ball, do some practice swings and make sure you are doing the position you are working on that day perfectly. Then, hit a few shots. Then, step back and do lots of practice swings. Then, hit a few shots again and so on. Ideally, you should be doing, at minimum, 3 times as many practice swings as balls hit. If you do something right 3 times, and wrong once, it won’t be long until you start doing it right. If you do something wrong 3 times, and right once, you will never get it.

3. Once you have mastered that 1 position, move on to the next one and so on. Don’t jump around or work on ten things all at once. If you can’t do one position properly, how are you going to do multiple positions properly? As you put each of these positions together, you will start hitting better shots. Just remember … a great swing will hit great shots!

So, can you teach an old dog a new golf swing? Yes … but the old dog has to know the right way to work on it.

All the best,

Paul Wilson

Creator - Swing Machine Golf

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So why is the Swing Machine Golf Short Game Video Series different than any other technique?

Pitching

Well, my pitching technique is like nothing you have ever heard before. Once you learn my method, it allows you to dial in your shots in perfect increments. This is something that no one ever told me in my career. If they had, I would never would have had problems getting pitch shots close to the pin. I know what your thinking … I’m just saying that. Actually, I’m not. I have taught my system to many people, as well as pros, and the results are the same. Within 10 minutes they gain incredible accuracy. They just can’t believe the results.

Greenside Bunkers

My bunker technique is like no other as well. I admit that when I first started teaching golf, I couldn’t get people out of the bunkers. This is because I was teaching what everyone else was teaching. I don’t like to teach the “norm” because it is obviously not working. So, I thought long and hard about why people could not get out of the sand. Once I figured this out, it all made sense. I have proven to the non-believers, time and time again, that they can get the ball out of the bunkers consistently within about 10 minutes if they just do a few simple things. I’ll give you a hint: Never try to hit a few inches behind the ball. If you do, you will continue to be a very poor bunker player.

Chipping

Once again, I don’t teach the “norm”. The “norm” in this case would be to play the ball back and move your hands ahead of the ball. The playing it back is true but to just move your hands ahead of the ball is not going to make you a great chipper. You have to do something else. Once you do, you will be great. I also provide a chipping chart that tells you what club to use in every situation. Quite a few people have written in telling me this has been very helpful.

Putting

So why would you listen to me about putting? Well, my record is making 56 putts in a row from 15 feet. I also had 6 one putts in 9 holes on the putting green. And when I was 19 years old, I won $50 off a guy who was known to be the best putter in Florida. After beating him, he snapped his putter over his knee and walked off the green. So, how did I become a good putter? Simple, I practiced putting 2-4 hours per day when I was growing up. Don’t believe me? Check out the putting product I invented when I was 14 years old and had on the market at 16. You can see the Puttacup here. My father and I would have putting competitions every night. Oh yeah, the hole diameter on my invention is a 1/4? narrower than a real golf hole. This smaller hole makes the real hole seem a lot bigger.

Anyway, my putting technique is simple. That is the key. If you are trying to take the putter straight back and straight through or over analyzing it you will not putt to the best or your ability. Trust me.

Many people struggle with the golf swing including me. I searched for the perfect golf swing for over 10 years. In this time, I tried every tip, training aid and took many lessons but nothing helped. All of these things didn’t help because they did not provide the answers to the golf swing. You see, I am a guy who needs to know exactly why I am supposed to be doing something. If you can tell me why, and back it up with proof, I will want to do it. If you just tell me to do something, it will never happen.

This is where the Iron Byron comes in. The Iron Byron was modeled after the legendary Byron Nelson’s golf swing and it hits the ball perfectly every time. So, we have a machine that was modeled after one of the best golfers of all time. Why are we not learning from it?

I know … I know … you’re saying to yourself “Iron Byron doesn’t look like a golfer so how can I learn from it?” Well … they didn’t just pick the Iron Byron out of thin air. Through high-speed photos, they modeled the Iron Byron after the swing of the legendary; Byron Nelson. Keeping this in mind you just have to do is see it a little differently.

In the Swing Machine Golf videos, I explain exactly how the Iron Byron hits the ball with such accuracy. I even back it up with an interview with George Manning, the inventor of Iron Byron.

Once I explain how the machine works, and the 3 elements you absolutely need in your golf swing, I break it down into 10 easy-to-follow lessons so you can quickly transform your own golf swing and play the best golf of your life!

Once you incorporate the 3 elements of Iron Byron into your swing, you will:

1. Hit the Ball Farther With Less Effort!

2. Dramatically Increase Your Consistency!

3. You’ll Make More Pars and Birdies!

4. You Reduce Your Handicap!

5. Finally End the Frustration!

I also include 6 tutorials that show you:

1. How to Cure Your Slice

2. How to Practice

3. How to Diagnose Any Swing Flaw such as: hooks, shanks, pushes, topping, pulled shots etc.

4. How to Take Your New Swing to the Course

5. How to Know You’re Doing it Right

And Much, Much More!

Here is a sample from over 2,000 testimonials we have received:

Hello Paul,

I just got off the course and happened to be playing with two other guys that weren’t having a very good day. One mentioned that with all the Florida golf lessons he had taken this winter, his game has not improved at all. I told them I went through the same ordeal for years. Spending lots of money and time, but never really getting much better. I was having a pretty good day, for me anyway. They said to me, you seem to be a pretty good golfer. I have never heard those words before. I was telling them how my average score was 90-100+ and now I am in the low to mid 80’s and getting better. They asked what I have been doing to lower my score. I told them about Paul Wilson’s “Swing Machine Golf” lessons and that I found it to be, by far the best instruction on how to swing a golf club I have ever tried.

They both were having issues with their short game. I made copies of your chipping and pitching charts. I laminated them and clipped on my golf bag for reference. I told them how this really put chipping and pitching all together for me. They mentioned that with all the instruction they have had, no one has ever showed them anything like that. Something to really work with.

I am sure they will be purchasing your DVD’s when they come out.

Thanks again for the great instruction. It is really working for me. I play with a relaxed/confidence that I never had before.

Keith D.

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Paul,

Since I purchased your Book & Video, my golf has improved significantly

My average is 82 which I consider great for my age 63

I practice here in Jamaica 4 times per week for approx.2 hours in the
evenings and play 18 holes on a sat & sun.

I constantly read my Swing machine golf book and look at the videos

Regards!
Errol

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Hello Paul,

Your Swing Machine Golf DVD package and book are excellent!

I have read countless golf books, viewed many golf instruction videos, and bought numerous golf training aids over the years but Swing Machine Golf is the real deal…the best golf instruction available. Your swing method is straight-forward, makes sense, and gets results.

Looking forward to any new tips and information you may have to offer.

Greg K.
Shelburne, Ontario

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Have been working with the book for about a week - very nicely organized. Just received my 4 dvd short game package - can’t wait to get started!

Nate

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Mr. Wilson,

Just received the full program in the mail this past weekend. Had
downloaded the freebee and saw dramatic results! With the package, the
sky is the limit. Can’t thank you enough for renewing my love for the
sport.

I’m particularly impressed with your teaching methods and the details I
never comprehended before.

Hats off to you and the many people responsible. Hit’em long and
straight…………..I AM!!!!!!!!!!

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Bill A.Dear Sir,

Received videos Monday.Watched them all in two nites.Hitting the ball just great.I see you cut thru all the bull and hype. Good job.

Tom F.

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Mr. Wilson,

Last summer, I bought your 4 dvd instruction from swingmachine golf and I must say it was the best $ 100 dollar investment I made. I went from being 90-100 golfer to a 80-85, consistently lowering my score by at least 10 stroke. I still have to work on my short game and I am looking forward to buying your short game dvd collection this year .

Thank you for your feedback. As the 2008 season is about to start, I want to set some realistic objectives for this year.

Nicolas D.

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Dear Paul,

If your not the instructor of the Millennium, You should be. I have now had several days to practice and have played two rounds since receiving your e-mail. I shot and 87 and then an 80. Even though these scores wont get my handicap back to 7, I have never been more excited about playing golf.

Both rounds were mostly flawless with a couple of blowup holes. I am so much more relaxed, my shots are much straighter and even a few yards longer. Obviously, I am only striking the ball near perfect about 89 0r 90 percent of the time. I know it will take longer to get everything just right but you have to know I am thrilled because I have no doubt now about how to do it right.

Anyway, I just want to thank you again for all your help. I don’t even want to think how many hours I could have saved with personal lessons. I push your method with every opportunity I have. Your book and CD’s are really first class.

Bob B.

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Thanks Paul I really appreciate it.

By the way the more I practice with your guides the better I am hitting
the ball.

My biggest problem was rotation and now I hit the ball further with less
effort.

I truly love your method and you have been an answer to my prayers.
Keep up the great work.

Sincerely,

Dr. Jim C.

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I received the DVD’s and book earlier this week.

I taken your advice very seriously and followed your program step by step. It makes sense. It works. Timing is everything and the timing of the seasons is working to my advantage.

It’s cold in KC so I’m not tempted to go hit a bucket of balls. I am forced to take all of my enthusiasm and excitement and take hundreds and hundreds of swings in my garage, focusing hard on each position. As it turns out, most of the elements of my baseball swing fit right into Iron Byron’s swing. The only thing I have to work hard on is the tilt.

Today was nice enough to take some time at the range. It took me almost 2 hours to work through a medium bucket. My whole goal was to focus on my follow through positions. Once I was able to get myself to quit turning my shoulders way beyond 90 degrees in the backswing and to get my chin up at address, everything fell right into place. My contact was solid, the ball was flying true, the distance was amazing (I’ve never hit a 7 iron 165 before) and I now know what it means to have “dead” arms.

For the first time in my life I feel like I can hit a solid shot and not have to ask myself ‘OK how did I make that happen?’. This swing is repeatable. I know how it happens and I can do it consistently. Golf is fun again. Can’t wait for warmer weather here, but for now it’s back to the garage for more swings.

Thanks again,
Jeff D.
Kansas City, MO

Why Iron Byron?

Iron Byron is a robotic golfer that was created by True Temper to test their golf shafts. In order to create a machine that replicated a human golf swing, they took high speed photos of all of the top pros and amateurs of the time. After reviewing these photos, they chose Byron Nelson as the model for the swing machine because of his incredible consistency and efficiency. It took 3 years and $250,000 to develop the machine. The project was started back in 1963!

After the golf manufacturers got wind of this machine they all wanted one too so they could test their equipment. So did the USGA which ended up using the machine to make sure that golf equipment conformed to the rules of golf.

Although the USGA no longers uses Iron Byron because they have taken their testing indoors. Many of the major golf manufacturers still use Iron Byron because of its ability to hit the ball perfectly every time.

How Do You Learn the Proper Golf Swing From Iron Byron?

I know … I know … you don’t see how it is possible to copy a machine that only has one arm and legs that don’t move. Well, when I first saw the machine it never made sense to me either. Then, I thought to myself that this machine was modeled after one of the best golfers of all time and it hits the ball perfectly. Why not take another look at it?

In looking at the machine, the arm of the Iron Byron represents the golfers’ left arm in the backswing and downswing. Once past impact, the arm of the machine represents the golfers’ right arm because this is the arm of the golfer that is outstretched. If one arm of the golfers is outstretched on one side of the swing and the other is outstretched on the other side of the swing this maintains the width of the arc. Iron Byron’s one arm makes an arc too. At the end of its arm is a hinge. This represents the golfers wrists throughout the swing.

The one thing I get all the time is that the legs don’t move on the machine so how can a golfer copy it? Simple … the legs on the machine don’t represent the golfers’ legs. The machine has a motor that powers a driveshaft. This motor represents the golfers’ legs. So your legs are the motor to your swing.

The driveshaft that is powered by the motor represents the golfers’ upper body from the waist up. The driveshaft on the machine turns in a circular motion. This means your body should also turn in a circular motion not a swaying, lateral type motion.

So as you now see it really is possible to copy the perfect swing of the Iron Byron. All you have to do is see it a little differently.

Don’t take my word for it though. Here are some actual emails sent in from golfers that have benefited from Swing Machine Golf:

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From: “Mark L.”
To: Paul
Subject: Swing Machine Feedback

Paul,

My library contains only 2 books when it comes to golf instruction, Swing Machine Golf and Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons, with yours being #1. I feel both offer a simple approach to the golf swing but what allows your book to ascend to the top is the self diagnosis section. If I’m pushing the ball, which I tend to do slightly, I just turn to the p. 171 and it tells me that my hips are sliding. Then I go to the range, put a shaft in the ground just outside my left leg and practice. You know what the best part of that is? It’s FREE!!!

After reading the book and practicing the lessons, my handicap went from 6 to 0 without working on my short game. Fairways and greens are a wonderful thing. Can’t wait for your next book.

Mark L.
Irving, TX

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From:
To: paul
Subject: Short Game DVD
Hello Paul,
the Swing Machine DVD course is the third type course I have tried this winter. The other two David Leadbetter’s Interactive and Pure Point Golf and they had their good points but did not have a consistent reference to go from. I like power and accuracy and Tiger is the best of both worlds but even Tiger can not compete with Iron Byron. That is why I returned both of those products and will stick with yours. The winter weather is keeping me in but I can certainly practice the three fundamental moves until I can get out. When will your Short Game DVD come out? I’m a big Dave Pelz fan so I am excited to see how you will simplify the important short game. Thank you

Marion

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From: “s. warren”
To: paul
Subject: the book

Hi Paul
I want to congratulate you on the best book I have ever read on the golf swing .
I have read Hogan, Toski, Ballard, Flick, McLean and to many others to mention.
Your book is so easy to understand and apply it’s mind boggling, I have read it twice
since I received it last Friday and just making the grip change made quite an improvement
in my ball striking! I can tell you that I will start over and follow the book step by step
so that I will get the most out of the book.

Thank you for a great book
S. Warren
Paul,

I have been struggling with my golf swing for over 20 years. I have gone
from the natural swing to the unnatural swing and everything in between.

Your series has made the difference, stabilized my swing and brought back
some golf sanity and fun from all the myriad of instructions out there,
and there are hundreds.
Modeling the technique and teaching after the most consistent golfer, Iron
Byron, is technically sound and physically doable.

Your delivery is articulate and easy to understand, your methodology is
unique and makes sense.
You were able to enhance the feel of the golf swing with sound mechanics .
the best of 2 worlds.
Many golf battles are won or lost around the greens and having adopted your
pitching and chipping techniques, I have won a few battles and shaved 5
stokes off of my score.
Thanks again and I am eagerly awaiting the bunkers DVD

Reba, K.

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From: Kevin S.
To: Paul Wilson
Subject: Re: Swing Machine Golf - Feedback Request

Hi Paul. Love your book; it really works for me. Have tried lots of other
aids/instruction but somehow yours was the clearest direction, in the sense
that I now feel like I have a real understanding of what a “machine-like”
swing should feel like. The chapter on grip alone was a revelation. Our long
Alberta winter has begun, so it’s mirror practice ’till April, I guess…
:-)

Best Regards,
Kevin S.

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From: Chris F.
To: <paul>
Subject: Thanks

Dear Mr. Wilson,

I’m 48 years old and started golfing three years ago. I really jumped in with both feet. I’ve think I’ve watched just about every video/dvd available. Your dvd set Swing Machine Golf is BY FAR the BEST one I have seen. Not only have I had good results but I’ve also gained a lot of understanding of the swing. I really liked how you started with the follow-through, that has helped me a lot.

Anyway, I wanted to say “thank you very much” for a superbly produced presentation. It’s a pleasure to watch. You have a great demeanor and pleasant delivery, and everything you discuss comes across clearly. You also have a beautiful swing that’s a nice model for a student like myself.

Thanks again and great job!
Regards,
Chris F.
Brookfield, IL

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From: “John B.”
To: “Paul Wilson”
Subject: when is your next book coming out?

Hi Paul - I am really enjoying your book. I have several other golf instruction books and videotapes. None of them has been as good as your book at explaining the mechanics of the swing. I now understand why I have to do certain things at certain points in the swing.

I’ve heard that you may be coming out with a short game book. Do you have a publish date yet?

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Paul

Your dvd has help me so much I can’t tell you enough Always been in the mid eighties. Only played 30 rounds this year and handicap in just this past month dropped from 14 down to a10

I’m very excited on where my swing is going. I’m 52 now been playing since grade school, I just shot my lowest round, 4 over par, 75.

Sincerely Yours
roger b.

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From: Xavier R.
To: <paul>
Conversation: update
Subject: update

sub: gratitude

I have been working on changing my swing for three months and the results are fantastic. I qualified for the Oregon senior golf association championship flight last week and won the final match 4-3. I have never gone past the first round in this tournament. the swing works!
thank you
Xavier

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From: “Joseph G.
To: “Paul Wilson” <paul>
Subject: Re: Swing Machine Golf Tip #4

Mr. Wilson:

Thank you so much, not only for your book but for all the extra tips you send me. I played golf today with my buddies and one of them remarked “I don’t know what you have been doing but your drives are further and straighter” I certainly enjoy your book and have learned more from it than from any other source. When your new book on “Short Game” is released, please notify me. Again, thank you for your additional tips - I certainly appreciate them. Regards. Joseph G.

> From:
> To: “Paul Wilson” <paul>
> Subject: Re: Swing Machine Golf - Feedback Request
>
> Dear Paul,
>
> I must admit, with great joy, that since purchasing the Swing Machine Golf
> book my game has improved tremendously. I have been playing the game for
> approximately two years, and I have taken pro lessons, and practiced weekly.
> It was not until I began putting the book’s lessons into practice that I truly began to golf
> better.
> When I started I was shooting approximately 120, and I am now shooting in
> the mid 90’s, and I am convinced it is because of the Swing Machine Golf
> Book. It is a great book!
>
> Regards
> Jesus R.

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From: “Stephen C.”
To: “Paul Wilson” <paul>
Subject: RE: Swing Machine Golf - Feedback Request

Paul,

These CD’s and the book have to be the best I have every used. Its great to have something like your material that makes sense and gives you confidence in what needs to be done mechanically vs a person own opinion.
Im ready for your short game CD’s or book to come out so I can be great at that.

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From: “Steve S.”
To: <paul>
Subject: Improvement

Paul,

I just have to say and of course you know this..but this system is the very best. I have tried many differennt approaches in the past with limitied success. However, the swing machine is really helping me. Over the last few months I have been able to move my index from a 10 or and 11 to a solid 8. That is an 8 I can play to. My ball striking and consistency are just great. I have had several rounds in the high 70’s and low 80’s…and if I could improve my putting all those rounds would have been in the mid 70’s. When are you going to help all of us with our putting?

Keep the tips coming they are very valuable!

Cheers….Steve

—— Forwarded Message
From: Randy
To: <paul>
Subject: Short Game Dvd

Hi Paul, I have had your swingmachine golf book for a year and your dvds
since they came out. After ingraining the 10 lessons to muscle memory I
can honestly say I’m hitting the ball better now than in my previously 35 yrs
of playing golf. I would like to know when you plan to release your short
game dvds? If my short game was up to snuff I know I could get to even par..I
had a 78 last week with 4 three putts and 5 dubbed chips.I am now hitting the
ball longer and straighter than ever but the occasional mishit is leaving
me bewildered on how to get up and down.I was gonna get the Dave Pelz short
game book but I want to stay with your instruction technique..thanks and
have a great year…..Randy

Randy C.

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Mr. Wilson:
I just want to congratulate you on a great product!! Your DVD series is the best instructional video I’ve ever watched and I’ve tried several. Your explanations and examples are so clear and easy to understand. My goal is to become a scratch golfer and I’m on my way thanks to your instructional videos.

I wish I had had this information available 40 years ago when I was a kid.
Thanks again.
-Craig C.

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From: “Mike S.”
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:11:18 -0500
To: <paul wilson>
Subject: Short Game DVD

My wife also thanks you because I can stop buying all the books, videos, and gadgets. Her only complaint is that you didn¹t make these DVDs earlier before I wasted all that money on the golf schools. Now I have only one more video to buy and that¹s your Short Game DVD. Please put me on your list for your first shipment when it becomes available. I have every confidence that it will be of the same high quality as before. I am eagerly looking forward to working on that aspect of my game with your clear and effective instruction.

I was about to give up on golf. Thank you for helping to rekindle my enthusiasm for a game I enjoy so much

Mike S.

—– Original Message —–
From: stuart w.
To: <paul>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 10:57 AM
Subject: RE: Swing Machine Golf Short Game Series – reply

Thanks for the prompt response. I have the book and CD set and its simply the best golf tuition available. I will be more than willing to pay the courier costs to secure the series. I often purchase CDs from the States and the cost is not prohibitive. I know there will be a strong demand for your product overseas and I can only urge you to go as fast as possible to make these Cds available for golfers like myself who have made huge improvements to their game thanks to Paul’s teaching.\

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On 4/15/07 9:50 AM, ”
> Hi Paul,
> I saw your book, Swing Machine - The Fastest Way to Consistent Golf.
> It’s the most beautifully written golf book I have ever seen, and I
> agree with about 99% of the instruction. In fact, i love the way you
> and Paul start with the address and then go right to the finish, the
> same way a Scotsman taught me over 30 years ago.

> The pictures are fantastic, especially looking down at the grip, and
> looking at the hands at the top of the backswing.

> Thanks,
> Greg V.

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From: Mark. A
To: <paul>
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 1:03 PM
Subject: Thankyou!

Hi Paul, just wanted to thank you for your wonderful work on swing machine golf- I have just started the process of trying your method and things are starting to get dramatically better. My entire concept about the golf swing has completely changed because of your book and dvd’s. I truly look forward to your short game material that I see your working on right now. I’m sure that I’m not the only one wondering about it’s release date. If you ever get a chance to mention it, it would give us all something to look forward to. My best wishes and sincere thanks, Mark A.

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— Original Message —–
From:
To: <paul>
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 6:48 AM
Subject: short game

Hi Paul, I’ve been working on my swing using your dvd and the results have been exciting. Is there going to be a short game dvd or book any time soon.If so I would like to be the first to know about it. I’m a Golf Professional from (removed for privacy) and have studied the golf swing for many years.What a great job you have done with your book and dvd.Keep it coming.

Art W.

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> —– Original Message —–
> From: “Steve M.”
> To: “Paul Wilson”
> Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 9:53 AM
> Subject: RE: Swing Machine Golf - reply

> Paul,

> Just wanted to let you know I played my first round of golf using your
> technique exclusively and played pretty well. Prior rounds I had scores
> of 98-100. Shot an 88 yesterday. I had a mid 80 round going and bogeyed
> 17 and double bogeyed 18. Not a big deal, just need to practice those
> positions till I own it. I know you’re coming out with a short game DVD,
> and for the record, count me in on that DVD when its ready. In the
> meantime, I wanted to ask you if you could offer some advice for getting
> out of the sand trap? I’m clueless when I get into the sand, my usual
> shot from the sand is it either doesn’t get out of the trap or it just
> barely clears the lip leaving me a tough two putt. I really appreciate
> your advice you’ve helped me tremendously and I’m very thankful.
> Remember, I will gladly pay you for your help, just let me know what you
> need.

> Take care,

> Steve M.

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From: Marc H.
To: <paul>
Subject: Re: DVD Release
Paul,

I just watched the DVD’s and I must say they were worth the wait
Great job to all who worked on them…

DVD’s are very informative and compliments all the chapters of your book and turned on the light bulb on a few things that I misinterpreted from the book

Last season I did have a low round at my club of a 71 a 1 under par using your method and had a constant index of 5 thru out the year so Thank You I still have a slight problem with over the top move but I can seem to correct it more readily as I have a better understanding of the golf swing using your method ..so more work on my end..

Once again Well Done and I hope you have great success with your DVD’s

Regards

Marc H.

PS…Put me in line for your short game DVD as I will certainly be getting it when it come’s out

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From: “D. Roberts”
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 20:1:58 -0500
To: <paul>
Subject: finishing the swing

Fantastic book. I’ve had it about 2 weeks and have been through it 4 times. I have a problem swinging the club around to the proper finish. My hands stop not quite shoulder high. I’m trying to use the helicopter drill to swing the club and hitting a few good shots. Any suggestions? Do you have anything coming on the short game? Thank you
— D. Roberts

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From: “Heger”
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 13:52:24 -0800
To: “Paul Wilson”
Subject: short game

Hello,
I purchased your Swing Machine Golf book and it has helped me tremendously. Are you going to publish a book on the short game?

thank you,
S. Heger

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From: Larry A.
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:54:10 EST
To: <paul>
Subject: QUESTION

Hi-
I have had your book almost a year and spent considerable time last winter re-inventing my swing. This year I reduced my handicap indes by 5 strokes and even broke 90 (course is par 71 with a slope of 130) once following your method. Thank you.
I recall reading that you were working on a new book for the “short” game. What is that book’s status at present?
Hope to hear form you.

Regards,
Larry A.

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From:
To: <paul>
Subject: short game?

Hi Paul, your book has helped me quite a bit this year, made some great changes and have played much better in competition. Would like to know about the short game video or book that was mentioned earlier this year. Let me know christmas is coming soon.
Thanks Darren L.