![]() ![]() ![]() Not to denigrate the importance of the long game, it's clearly of supreme importance, and I do in fact spend more of my time teaching golf swing mechanics than any other part of the the game but it's still only a part of golf, not the whole, and if you can break 100 consistently, it's certainly not the fastest or easiest way to lower your score. that a simplistic mechanical swing key is the secret to game improvement. And yes, we've all been brainwashed by the dominant mechanistic model to believe that a. With the exception of Bob Rotella, who is really excellent, and a few others, I haven't seen many sport psychologists who impress me with a practical knowledge of the game of golf. No, it's really not sport psychology per se which I have found to be a somewhat academic, ivory tower, overly clinical approach to golf improvement. Most of us are used to thinking of a golf instructor as someone who talks exclusively about the mechanical side of the game. This is an exciting new paradigm that delivers what every golfer says they want from their game: continual score improvement, consistent shotmaking and more enjoyment. When you break the rules, your game goes south. When you follow the rules, positive results happen automatically. I've discovered how to apply those rules to the game of golf. There are rules, if you will, that govern human peak performance in any field. It really is the starting point for any serious golfer's journey to lasting game improvement. I discovered that there really are answers as to why golf appears to be impossible to get really good at, especially in the area of consistency.Ī wise philosopher once said, "wisdom is knowing what to do and when to do it." That kind of wisdom is sorely lacking in golf. A lot of what I teach, both in terms of the physical fundamentals and mental principles, is entirely new information never before seen in golf. If you mean have I broken new ground in golf instruction, in both the so-called physical and mental categories, I would say yes, absolutely. It only seems mysterious and enigmatic when you are looking at the game from a very limited point of view. ![]() No! (laughing), there is no "secret" to the game, only proven fundamentals and effective strategies. Some of your golf students I have talked to seem to believe that you have discovered the secret of golf. Students engage in an intensive series of drills, ball hitting sessions, slow motion swinging in front of a mirror, exercises, lectures, video analysis, Q and A sessions and group discussion, seven or more hours a day, for one to five consecutive days. The emphasis - by design says Waldron - is is all about effective learning of various golfing skills. ![]() He's a local legend in the Northwest golf community, where he conducts the most unusual and perhaps the most effective golf schools on the planet.Īt a Balance Point Golf School, "Total Immersion" and "Structured Deep Practice" training is the order of the day. His students enthusiastically proclaim him to be the best teacher in the game. He has lived for the past 33 years in a remote alpine valley in northeast Oregon's Wallowa mountains doggedly researching what for him is a fascinating mystery and lifelong obsession: the path of mastery in golf, including scoring, long game, short game, putting and mental game skill mastery. Never heard of him? It's no wonder - he may be golf's best kept secret and let's put it this way - he's not your father's golf instructor. His golf schools are filled to capacity and you need an appointment often weeks in advance to get a lesson from him. Jim Waldron is an expert golfer, martial artist and philosopher who quotes Buddha, Nietzche and Hogan at the drop of a hat, hits driver 220 yards dead straight one-handed with his eyes closed, and has quietly built a reputation in just a few short years as a remarkably effective golf instructor. THE MIND/BODY CONNECTION TO EXTRAORDINARY GOLF ![]()
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