The Aperfectswing - the final choice

It's been almost 7 years since I picked up this stupid game. Throughout my posts, I've included all the different methods - and all the equal failures. I vehemently state that the problem was not in the method, but in the student - me. I am someone who has been looking for distance and accuracy through each endeavor of these golf theories.

Aperfectswing is my last and final swing choice. It is the most natural and repeatable golf swing. Truth is I tried it, based on the Mike Austin swing, a couple years ago. I am a terrible student, remember? I had the pivot all wrong, the hands were too low at address - just a complete mess from the start - I should have put more work into it at the time.

Aperfectswing is based on Dan Shauger (a direct source of Mike Austin, not to mention one of Austin's closest friends) and it is a very simple and repeatable swing method. The focus is on keeping the face square to the plane the entire time - rather than opening and closing the face like the traditional method. The pivot is a hip bump from left to right - then down to the left again as the wrists throw and right arm straightens.

I believe I have a bit of a hybrid - and the sooner I have a video up, the sooner it will be shown how high my hands are at address. Basically I set up with my wrist completely uncocked (downcocked) - and from there, kick in my right knee a bit and then grab with my right hand - which aligns me perfectly to my target line.

What has solidified my decision to commit to this swing model is the incredible distance. Never in my life have I thought about driving greens. On Saturday, I did just that. Every short par 4 felt like I could drive it easily. I hit a 300 yard drive for the first time in my life, and the only reason it didn't go on the green is because it flew into a bunker. Before committing to this swing, I was only hitting my drives at a bust of 250 at the most. Now, my shortest is in the 260 range - and highest was 311. I have skycaddie and skydroid to use as GPS and then track distances. I do not lie about my distance, if I did - I wouldn't be constantly pursuing another swing method.

I have a smile on my face because of this. It's amazing what distance and accuracy can bring to your game. I can finally truly focus on just the short game - the inside 100 yards game. I shot a 83, and putted/chipped terribly. This is all I have to do now - just work on the short game - all the time.

Finally. Here's to a great 2012 season and the celebration of one of the catalyst to SCRATCH.