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Handicapped
golfer's difficult journey
through conventional golf then
with Natural Golf finally finding
success with Symple Swing
I would like to begin by describing my
golf game and what I went through before Simple
Golf. First, I should let you know I have
a handicap. I am a right handed golfer
and my right arm/shoulder is partially
paralyzed. I have Erb`s Palsy [nerve
damage that is a result of a neck
injury]. I do not have good muscle or
motor control of my right arm and
shoulder. For a complete explanation look
to google.
Second, I took tons of lessons. I
practised and played using the traditional golf
method. After 4 years I could not break
100. My scores were in the 116-120 range.
I loved the challenge of golf but could not
improve. If I took an average back swing
my right elbow would flare out [flying elbow]
but I could not come back to the ball
consistently. So, shortened my back
swing. I helped but not enough. My
score improved to 102-110 range.
Third, I discovered Natural Golf or Moe
Norman style of playing. It appealed to
because of the short back swing. Also, it
was advertised as an easier quicker way to
improve your golf game. So I got fitted
with a set of Natural Golf Clubs and took some
lessons. A lot more practise and playing
went on and I was breaking 100. After 3
years, my score did not improve. During
this time, I realized that this method required
a lot of controll and strength from the right
arm and shoulder especially at the point of
contact with the ball. Again, I
could not come back to the ball
consistently. So I did not improve.
I could hit the sand wedge to 6 iron and driver
with some confidence of keeping the ball in
play. The rest of the clubs [ 5 iron, 7,5
& 3 woods] were almost impossible for me to
hit.
At this point, I decided golf was a game
I could not get satisfaction from. For
me, it was a game filled with anxiety and
frustration. I felt I should go on to
sports like cycling where use of the arms are
not as critical.
As a last resort, I was surfing the net
and reading any and all articles I could find
on golf hoping to find a tip or technique that
would save my game. I happened to read
the information on Simple Golf. I thought
it was worth looking into so I got all the
instruction material [DVDs etc.]
I started using Simple Chipping
& Pitching with some success. I
seemed to fit me. I was amazed at the
distance and accuracy I got out of my short
irons when I took a big swing while in the
Simple Chipping stance.
Fourth, I knew I should learn Simple
Golf. So, I watched the DVDs went out to
the range and practised. There were
moments of brilliance but I could not get
consistent. When I got into The Power Set
Stance I had trouble hitting longer irons and
woods. This is the same result I got with
the other methods. I got
discouraged. So, I thought I should
accept the game that I have at the moment and
forget about getting better at golf.
Fifth, 2 years have gone by and I
revisited Simple Golf and started over
again. This time my results were better
with my short irons but I was having problems
with The Power Set Stance and my long irons and
woods. So, I phone Joe Davidson to see if
he could help. I was making progress but
I was still having trouble. Joe spoke to
me about lower body movement during the
swing on one of these phone calls. The
other phone call involved shoulder tilt and
movement. Joe e-mailed me an article on
the use of the shoulders during the
swing. That article seemed to solve the
problem. After a brief practise round I
was able to hit all of my long irons and woods
for THE FIRST TIME EVER.
The biggest outcome is that I have the
ability to play good golf with my handicap
because it is no longer a handicap with this
method
So a big "THANK YOU" to Joe.
Norm N., Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada (What Norm
really did right was that he took advantage of
our support system. Most all of us need a
little extra help at some point with our game
and that's exactly what the Simple Golf
System gives you. Our support system (forum,
e-mail and phone) has helped a high percentage
of golfers take their game to the next level
when other swing methods failed them.
)
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how Symple Swing is working for you.
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