The Secret To Fixing Your Golf Swing

One of the perks to editing a golf blog is that I get first crack at some great new publications and products. Most of the time I pass on the products to one of our readers for their review. But in the case of a new book? I usually handle that request myself. I just received a new book by Jim Hardy, named one of the top golf instructors in the country by Golf Digest. The subject: the secret to fixing your golf swing! A topic every golfer needs! The book will be on the book store shelves by the middle of March! Here’s my review:

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Solid Contact: A Top Instructor’s Guide to Learning Your Swing DNA and Instantly Striking the Ball Better Than Ever

Every golfer wants to improve his or her game. In his new book, Solid Contact, top golf instructor, Jim Hardy, confronts the one issue that either makes or breaks every golfer: consistency.

Jim’s focus is on the four key components that make up the golf swing: position of the club face, clubpath, angle of approach and the width of the bottom of the swing. His contention is that every golfer has a natural swing, one that “fits” each golfer’s abilities and strengths and that each component of the swing must be in balance to deliver a successful hit. If the golf swing is out of balance something needs to change.

For years golfers have sought help from instructors to correct these inconsistencies. Some golfers reject their natural swing and try to make radical changes, usually without success. In Solid Contact Jim explains, rather than try to change a golfer’s natural swing, the golfer should learn his or her own swing DNA and work with it.

He has developed a plus (+)/minus (-) system that when applied to each of the key components of a golfer’s swing, gives clues to help each golfer analyze his or her own natural swing pattern, and discover the source of any inconsistency. Using an extensive number of possible counter measures, a golfer with too many + elements, can learn to add – elements to his or her swing, and develop a solid, consistent swing that will bring success.

Jim does a thorough job of explaining his system and includes many reference charts and diagrams to help each golfer analyze and correct faulty swing patterns. The system is not complex but requires a good deal of time and dedication to implement and is best used with an instructor or objective observer. Solid Contact is a great resource for every golfer seeking to improve at this difficult game.

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