The Simple Golf Swing – 5 Steps to Improving Your Swing

Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 11:48 am

Like most golfers, I am always looking for the perfect golf swing. You know what I mean, a repeatable swing you can depend on. I just finished reviewing a book called “The Simple Golf Swing” and found the approach to be pretty straight forward.

Here is my review of this book.

One thing that caught me by surprise was the length of the book. It’s only 34 pages long. Most help or improvement books on Golf or any subject for that matter tend to ramble on and repeat themselves over and over. I think the thought here is more is better, but quite honestly, if you can say it on one page, why use two or three. For me, this was refreshing because the 34 pages were packed with good information.

Most lessons that I review are filled with little nuances that you have to think about when you are playing golf.

The worst thing that you can do when playing golf is think too much about your swing.

This book focuses on 4 key elements that will prepare you for developing a solid repeatable golf swing. These 4 key elements cover proper setup, the grip, alignment and timing. All of these are important parts of a good golf swing, but are often made more complicated than they need to be.

In order to have a repeatable golf swing, you have to work similar to a pendulum swinging back and forth on the same path time and time again. This is the basis of the Simple Golf Swing.

Author David Nevogt, takes a very easy to follow 5 step approach to building a repeatable golf swing that will work for golfers of all levels.

So what are these 5 steps and how will they help you improve your Golf Swing?

1. In the Simple Golf Swing, the setup is the starting point for building a repeatable golf swing.

2. After covering the proper setup the book discusses the proper grip. The grip is our only connection with the golf club, so having the proper grip is essential to building that repeatable golf swing.

3. Alignment is the next thing covered. If your shots are going straight, but not in the direction you have chosen, then alignment is the culprit.

4. If you are struggling with errant shots, then timing is another factor in developing your repeatable golf swing. Most amateurs struggle with this part of their game.

5. Finally, the secret weapon for distance will be covered. This one is so simple, but not often covered.

In reviewing this book, I took these lessons to heart and put them to task. I have already seen a difference in my swing and have regained a bit of distance that I thought I had lost.

I found that some of the instructions were a bit difficult to understand while I was reading it and had to reread it several times to truly understand what was being conveyed. Once I took it outside and tried it out, everything started to make more sense.

I recommend that you get The Simple Golf Swing. It won’t fix your swing overnight, but give it a couple of weeks and I am sure you will be happy you did.

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