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Most golfers have no idea how difficult it is to make overall improvements in a swing with multiple flaws, especially if the results that the flawed swing produces are considered good enough not to cause embarrassment. Arthur came to me with a swing that made it difficult for me to figure out what to start working on first. There was a catalog of errors: loose grip, closed upper body set up, shut face in the backswing, pelvis loading left, arms disconnecting, downswing sequence started with the upper body, throw release. Fixing these one at a time was not going to work as the motion as a whole served to put the club on the ball with at least enough authority to shoot regularly in the low 80’s, and taking one straw out of that structure might collapse the whole thing. It’s been fun working with Arthur because he sees the video and understands that his swing cannot produce the type of ball striking he desires. He is constantly amazed that he will make the same mistakes over and over, and when he concentrates on one item hard enough to make it better it distracts him from other equally important items he needs to pay attention to. And there is the crux of the matter: such a complex motion cannot be followed with conscious thought in the allowed time frame of one second from the time the clubhead moves back to the time the ball is struck (approximately one second). Working with Willy Wilcox has shown me an alternative set up and method for swinging that I feel can be quite helpful to just about anyone, especially someone who struggles with the flaws that Arthur demonstrates on a regular basis. In the video you will see Arthur make a swing that is totally different (and far better) than his usual action. You will also see that just the next day he could not reproduce it without seeing it on the video and having me focus his attention on the most important aspects. This is the educational process of learning (and re-learning) a skill in a nutshell.
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