The Ultimate Christmas Gift
If you’re a non-golfer visiting this site one would have to wonder, “Why?” Be that as it may, welcome! And is this your lucky day.
You see, that golfer in your life is in need of a Christmas gift, right? I have the perfect gift for him or her, but it needs some explaining.
There was a fella by the name of Sam Snead who played on the PGA tour for about a million years. He won more tournaments than any male golfer and was purported to have the best swing in the history of golf. Sam is no longer with us, but if we could bring him back and take him to a driving range with about 5,000 golfers all hitting balls at one time, Sam could comment, as an expert, on the swings he sees. His thoughts, as he walked the range, might go something like this:
He or she:
- Takes it back too far inside
- Takes it back too far outside
- Is off plane
- Crosses the line
- Shuts it at the top
- Lays it off going back
- Doesn’t slot the elbow
- Needs to fire the right knee
- Pronates badly
- Takes it past parallel
- Is too close to the ball
- Is too far from the ball
- Sways
- Has the hands too high
- Has an open stance
- Has a closed stance
- Is too upright
- Needs to tuck the chin
- Has a poor spine angle
- Has a weak grip
- Has a strong grip
- Comes over the top
- Needs more sunscreen
- Has too steep an angle
- Has too shallow an angle
- Plays the ball too far forward
- Plays the ball too far back
- Needs to roll the wrists
- Has poor alignment
- Has too much bend in the waist
- Swings inside out
- Swings outside in
- Needs to follow through
- Gets hung up on the right side
- Needs to waggle
- Swings too fast
Etc., etc., etc. What’s it all mean? At one time or another, I have been told, by my swing guru, John Abendroth, I’m guilty of numbers 13, 22, 24, 27, and 34. He is a PGA professional and he can see all of these things, much like Sam Snead could.
Believe me, the golfer in your life falls into one of the above categories, or one of the other 2 million I didn’t mention. To find these flaws, he or she needs to see a PGA Professional. So why not give the gift of ‘good’ golf this Christmas? Contact a PGA professional near you for a lesson certificate. And remember: the only thing that tastes better than a fried pork chop is six of ‘em. So why not get a series of lessons?
