Disproving the Old Adage 'You Have to Get Worse Before You Get Better' - Golf Made Simple
“Would you attend a university that lowered your IQ as a freshman? Of course not! So why do golfers believe they should get worse before they get better?” questions Marc Solomon of Golf Made Simple.
Palm Coast, FL (PRWEB) August 13, 2005 -- Whomever came up with the phrase,
“You need to get worse before you get better," is a quack! At least, as far as
the highly regarded Golf Instructor Marc Solomon sees it.
“I would like
to come out to golfers around the world and officially announce how absurd it is
to say that you need to, ‘Get worse before you get better,’” says Solomon.
“Would you bring your teenage son or daughter to learn how to drive a car, at a
school that openly stated that they would drive worse before they got better?
Would you pay money to attend a university that lowered your IQ during your
freshman year? Of course not. So why would a golfer believe they should get
worse before they get better?”
Solomon believes that most golfers
subscribe to the “Worse before better theory,” because that is what they have
been told in previous golf lessons. Yet, he has proven results that are contrary
to this common belief, from golfers from all over the world who come to see him
at his California and Florida schools, Golf Made Simple.
“Most people
who play golf are on a tight schedule between their work and family
commitments," he says. "They just don’t have time to ‘get worse before they get
better.’ They need to get better now!”
Another infamous phrase that
industry gurus use, makes Solomon shudder – ‘Keep your head down.’ Golfers who
utter that phrase around Solomon will get a very animated response.
“It’s the one thing you need to do if your goal is to play consistently
bad golf.”
Golf Made Simple is built around a basic premise - improve a
golfer’s pre-existing swing instead of changing a students’ grip or stance. Golf
Made Simple believes that the typical tips like ‘Keep your head down,’ are
worthless.
As you might expect, much of what is
taught during a Golf Made Simple 3-day school is a shock to its participants.
Instructors contradict a lot of the typical golf jargon that students have heard
in the past. Take for example the mantra of a frustrated golfer, ‘I need to
learn to keep my left arm straight.’ To which Solomon responds, “If you keep
focusing on straightening your left arm, you’ll continue to be
frustrated!”
Get a Grip of Yourself
The golf industry brainwashes
us to think that the only way to improve our game is to make major changes in
your swing, which leads many golfers to believe that they can’t become better
players without adjusting their grip. Many golfers will ask, "If you guys don’t
change my grip, how am I supposed to improve my swing?" This thought process is
caused by instructors in other programs who teach their students that they need
a strong or weak grip. Then before the golfer has had a chance to digest the
change in their grip, they are overloaded with all sorts of techniques such as:
straighten your arms; bring your elbows in close to your body; keep your head
down; swing in to out; shift your weight, but don’t sway. It’s an exhausting and
complicated way of trying to get better – no wonder most people get worse with
all those things to think about.
Just Say No to Video
Solomon
says, “Unfortunately the trend is that more and more golfers want to be
videotaped because they’ve been told by golf instructors that it will help them
to hit the ball better. Yet, 9 out of 10 Golfers are more confused and
frustrated after taking a video lesson than they were prior to it. It simply
just doesn’t work. You can’t bring a video tape on the course with you.” That is
just one of the reasons why Golf Made Simple stopped videotaping their students’
swings 4 years ago. Solomon also believes that video does not encourage golfers
to enjoy the sport, an important component to successfully mastering the mental
game of golf.
“Watching your swing on video just gives you even more to
think about on every swing. Thinkers are Stinkers!” he jokes.
It’s
Simple
The philosophy of Golf Made Simple is what you would expect-
simple. Prior to Golf Made Simple, most golfers have 13 different swings for the
13 woods and irons in their bag, which is complicated to keep consistent. When
each Golf Made Simple student returns home to practice the skills they learned
on the course, they have one swing for those same 13 clubs.
“92 percent
of golfers who come to Golf Made Simple looking to break 90 for the first time
have been successful in reaching their goal!”
The nationally recognized
PGA professional, Marc Solomon and his staff, lead four person classes for a
customized experience. Students can take 3, 5 and 7-day classes in St.
Augustine, FL, Amelia Island, FL and Santa Barbara, CA. Their Instructor For
Life program guarantees that each student can always contact their instructor
for free customized advice, tips, drills and exercises - for life. It’s Golf
Made Simple.
For more information, or to read Golf Improvement Weekly
(the world’s most read golf improvement newsletter), please visit
www.GolfMadeSimple.com.
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