In order develop a consistent golf swing, the focus must be on the swing instead of focusing on trying to hit the ball or trying to help the ball into the air. The best golfers realize that the game of golf is not about hitting the ball. The key to a consistent golf swing is to focus on the motion and not the ball. Note that Bobby Jones’ focus is on the swing motion. This is the basis of consistency on the golf course.” The simple swing that is also sound will be susceptible to repetition through a number of performances. To me, the performance of the perfect golf stroke is as much a thing of beauty as can be found in any of the performing arts. I like what Bobby Jones said in his book, “Bobby Jones on Golf,” that a consistent golf swing is both simple and graceful: “The sound swing flows from beginning to end, but it flows powerfully, and is graceful because it is correct, rather than because it is made so.
Instead of writing a second edition of my book, I am writing this blog to document my journey in learning the game of golf.
It is a follow-on to the book I wrote, High Percentage Golf. This blog describes the basic golf skills, mental and physical, that every golfer must develop in order to play their best golf. I have been taking golf lessons for over 30 years and this is my opportunity to share, online, what I have learned about this great game. I am Sidney Wong, a long time golf student.