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Romano is a young aspiring PGA Professional working toward his PGA of America Class A certification. Part of the requirements for even getting started is passing the Player Ability Test (PAT). It’s 36 holes in one day and it takes a total of around 156 to pass. The PGA doesn’t like to discourage apprentices like Romano and now if they miss qualifying he or she can still use the best 18 hole score and add it to a score shot in the next attempt. This may sound like an easy task, but the game is so hard that just wanting to be a PGA Professional doesn’t mean you can break 80 under pressure. Romano (a native of South Africa) is only 22 and hasn’t been playing that long, and presently has only broken 80 a few times. I’ve given some lessons to the head pro he works for (Shaun Powers), and it was Shaun’s advice to Romano that he come see me. This is one of those lessons where the problem was so obvious to me that I knew he would leave after the hour with a hugely improved swing, and I was right. Romano weighs in at about 130 (at 5’7”) but is wiry strong. The set up he showed up with was so erect and close to the ball that he had no room at all for his arms in the downswing, so I got him to feel more athletic with more knee flex and tilt from the waist while moving him nearly 4 inches further from the ball. After that we discussed how the right arm works (supination, external rotation and adduction), and he demonstrated a nice ability to make the changes. I think you’ll find the difference remarkable.
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