Golfing Myths - busted

Mythbusting with Head Coach Andre van Staden

We are often confronted with golfing strategies that have taken hold and become stuck, much like a stubborn ball in a bunker.

Over the years we have seen and heard many weird and wonderful things. Whether spotted on Youtube, read in magazines, or even as stories from our own clients, there are many myths that simply make golf even more difficult and frustrating than it already is

We also would like to dispel the myth that Golf Pros live an easy life!

I often joke, that if you want to be a good golfer, don’t keep your head down, don’t keep your left arm straight, and don’t swing slowly.

Whilst there is some truth to these “tips”, they are often over done by golfers, and used as advice when there was something completely different which was the cause of a bad shot.

For beginners, we would recommend a tweak of these common tips.

1. Keep a steady head, rather than keep the head down. Watch the ball until you hit it, and then allow your head to turn so you can watch the ball go towards the target (hopefully!).

2. Rather than keeping your left arm dead straight, keep it extended but relaxed. This alleviates unnecessary tension in the body.

3. If you want to hit the ball far enough, you really can’t swing slowly. Try instead to swing at a comfortable speed for YOU. We are all different, some of us will have a faster natural tempo (John Rahm), and others will have a slower rhythm (think Ernie Els).