Becoming your own favorite person on the course

So we end 2009 on kind of a sour note as far as the sport of golf is concerned. Yes, I am very upset that Tiger behaved the way he did and as a parent of a child who would some day want to be like Tiger, I have to second guess who the real role models in this world are. Well I’ll tell you what finally happened to me as far as role models are concerned; I became my own favorite person out on the golf course. Let me tell you why.

First, I can now say out loud that all my hard work putting together not only a great book on how to do The PowerSlot Swing is finally complete with short game included, but every word in the book is all you need as far as mastering the great game of golf. The golf season of 2009 for me was my time to experiment with my own swing, trying to find that magic bullet of information making The PowerSlot Swing the easiest swing to play golf with. And you know what I discovered? There is no magic bullet except for your own belief that the swing will work for you as long as you are ready to embrace the simple rules of the swing as your new standard of play. My last few rounds, I was lights out with only one swing thought going through my head…SWING!!! The game finally became that easy and because of that, I am proud of myself.

Second, though I set a goal for myself to become a 6 handicap by the end of the season, I ended at an 8.5. I can only say and be proud of the fact that I did my best amidst my experimentations and unfortunate life chaos (got let go from my full time job in Pharmaceutical Sales, which I had been doing for more than seven years). It was a rough season in many ways especially with the thoughts of every time I hit a bad shot that my future book reader – you – would not accept me or the swing. But again, I fought through it all and ended at an 8.5. But as the “life-waters” around me calmed, my golf game certainly did improve as well and if the computer had allowed me to put in my final six scores that I put together in November, I would be down to a 7.5. So regarding goals and the capacity to do your best even though you did not achieve your desired outcome, I realized there is nothing wrong with that especially if you are looking forward to doing even better the next time.

So my goal for next season is to get down to a 4 and pass my PAT (PGA Player Aptitude Test). A 6 is way too easy at this point and with my renewed confidence in myself and my game, it can only get better.

Lastly, I was proud of my students. For not only believing that The PowerSlot Swing works but that they too can improve and finally find joy in a game that once tortured them. I loved hearing comments like, “no thoughts necessary,” “that’s all I have to do,” “you fixed my hook,” “this is boring, can we go home now (that was from my wife who never plays golf and after hitting the ball straight as an arrow for fifteen minutes, she said that out loud. Only if she know how good she had it).” I’m proud of all you who gave it a try because regardless of anything, golf is a hard game and we all want to be the best we can be and I am so glad you all tried to make it easier by doing it my way.

So, in 2010, I look forward to leading myself to better golf and to a better life. Oh, and to give you a little tease, I look forward to bringing my putter to market as well because just like the swing, the putter makes both the same simple-sense of the swing and golf a whole lot easier. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to everyone, and I look forward to the upcoming season. I LOVE GOLF!!!

PowerSlot Swing catching fire

This past Wednesday, I went to the warm up round of the U.S. Open being held at our nation's greatest public golf course, The Black Course of Bethpage. What a course!!!

To anyone who has any questions about what it is like to play The Black ... and I know the course well because it is where I taught myself how to play golf nearly 20 years ago ... if you are not long and precise with your driver, then game over.

The course can be forgiving to those who hit it long and stay away from the rough. Trust me, a bad round at The Black is like going 18 rounds with Mike Tyson. You most definitely feel beaten up.

But I’m not writing to talk about the event, but more importantly, what I witnessed on the practice range Wednesday. There was a pro golfer, on the range of arguably the greatest golf tournament, using a training aid. That’s right, a training aid, that you and I can purchase at any golf store, in hopes of improving our game. Was I seeing things? Nope. Was he hitting well with the aid? Yup. And was his teaching pro right there making sure he was using the aid correctly? Yup. But one provoking thought came from this amazing sight.

Why is golf the most instruction-laden sport? Think about all sports that are played. You never hear that Roger Federer is using a training aid to help his backhand. You never hear that A-Rod is now working with a different swing coach to help him hit the ball further. You never hear that Kobe Bryant has been working on his jump shot technique with a coach. So why do we hear stories like this all the time in golf?

There’s an article about The PowerSlot Swing which can be seen in “Golfing Magazine,” that is distributed both regionally and nationally and it came out just in time for this year's U.S. Open. It has generated interest and there are golfers who want to take a lesson with me.

So after I left The U.S. Open, I met a man at a nearby range and taught him the PowerSlot Swing. He loved it! In just one lesson, we ran the whole gamut, from the short game to the driver. Toward the end of the lesson, my phone rang and it was a number I didn’t recognize but answered it anyway. After introducing myself, this gentleman, with a thick Long Island accent said, “Yeah, I saw your article in the magazine and I’m hear at the range … I got to tell you something crazy is happening here. I’m hitting the best shots of my life. Everything is going where I want it to go.” He wanted me to give him more explanation so I put him on the phone with the student I was working with and they began to talk like two excited 10-year-olds who just came out of their first Yankee game.

This is the point, The PowerSlot Swing truly does not need intense instruction. All you need is the decision to take the leap and give it a try. Now that contraption that the pro golfer was using may help him become a better golfer, but I promise no bells, whistles or gimmicks. Just a great swing that will work for you. Wait, now that I think about it, that contraption might work for the PowerSlot Swing. I’ll get back to you on this…NAH!!!

How Can I Improve The Swing?

So here is where I pause to ask any of the The PowerSlot Swing skeptics to do me a favor. And believe me, I have had many arrows slung my way where both golf teaching professionals and seasoned golfers have said, “The swing does not work.”

Any person reading this who has nothing nice to say (and by the way, if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say it at all) about the swing, give me your best physiological reason why the swing does not work. Instead of simply discarding something because it may look different, go against the grain or whatever your reason may be, intelligently tell me why.

Actually, your physiological reason could be helpful to me for it may give me improved insight as to how I can improve the teaching of the swing. But if you cannot do it, and all you can do is simply be negative, then maybe you should ask yourself why you don’t think the swing works or why the swing itself is something that is bothersome to you.

Once you can come up with your best answer, please e-mail me and maybe we can work together to bring The PowerSlot Swing to any and everybody who wants to improve their game. Because as I always say, and I will say it until the best reason why I should no longer say it is presented to me, “The Swing Works.”