This is a great forum but I just recently found it. Brian has great insight and many of you posters aren't too bad yourselves.
I have a little more time now to play golf and I want to play well so I did a search for "golf forums," looking for info, and my browsing led me here. I think it has already helped my game. I am a little hesitant to say it has done all I need or want it to because the proof will be in my score, but I believe I'm headed in the right direction. If I do start scoring better, I will definitely post my results and brag on Brian without end.
A little about me and my golf struggle - I've been trying to play golf for over 15 years. I've always taken the game seriously but have never shot better that an 81. I've watched my swing in the mirror for hours and hit golf balls as much as possible, etc (Just ask my wife, she's sick of it). But, I have never been anywhere near satisfied with my game.
I first read Jack Nicklaus' book, Golf My Way. But I was a horrible slicer and couldn't fix it. I turned to Ledbetter because of my love for Faldo. From that point on, I would never consider any instruction other than that from Ledbetter (Seems there is real contempt for him from some people around here
). I read only his book, The Golf Swing. When I had problems, I would always go back to that book. I did also read some of Faldo's, A Swing for Life, because I considered it a more detailed explanation of Ledbetters teaching.
I did this because I believed that listening to different instructors would actually cause me trouble because I knew I would be getting contradictory instruction. So, I stuck with one theory from one person.
More on that later maybe, my initial post has been long enough. Let me just say that so far, Brian's emphasis on the flat left wrist (and all the post that discuss it) has me more excited about golf than ever before. It is making a huge different in my swing.
As I look back now at Ledbetter’s book, he does mention a flat and slightly raised left wrist at impact. But to me it was presented almost like an afterthought. It was certainly something I never picked up on before and something I could not do.
Again, thanks for the great forum.
I have a little more time now to play golf and I want to play well so I did a search for "golf forums," looking for info, and my browsing led me here. I think it has already helped my game. I am a little hesitant to say it has done all I need or want it to because the proof will be in my score, but I believe I'm headed in the right direction. If I do start scoring better, I will definitely post my results and brag on Brian without end.
A little about me and my golf struggle - I've been trying to play golf for over 15 years. I've always taken the game seriously but have never shot better that an 81. I've watched my swing in the mirror for hours and hit golf balls as much as possible, etc (Just ask my wife, she's sick of it). But, I have never been anywhere near satisfied with my game.
I first read Jack Nicklaus' book, Golf My Way. But I was a horrible slicer and couldn't fix it. I turned to Ledbetter because of my love for Faldo. From that point on, I would never consider any instruction other than that from Ledbetter (Seems there is real contempt for him from some people around here
). I read only his book, The Golf Swing. When I had problems, I would always go back to that book. I did also read some of Faldo's, A Swing for Life, because I considered it a more detailed explanation of Ledbetters teaching.I did this because I believed that listening to different instructors would actually cause me trouble because I knew I would be getting contradictory instruction. So, I stuck with one theory from one person.
More on that later maybe, my initial post has been long enough. Let me just say that so far, Brian's emphasis on the flat left wrist (and all the post that discuss it) has me more excited about golf than ever before. It is making a huge different in my swing.
As I look back now at Ledbetter’s book, he does mention a flat and slightly raised left wrist at impact. But to me it was presented almost like an afterthought. It was certainly something I never picked up on before and something I could not do.
Again, thanks for the great forum.