How is the golf ball stopping you improving your golf? BLOG

Is the Golf ball stopping you improving? 

How many times have you heard these sayings? 

"My practise swing is alright I just can't do the same when the balls there" 

"If only I could hit the ball with my practise swing" 

So what changes from your practise swing to when you hit the ball? Quite simply it's the ball, for almost as long as golf has been played I can imagine these immortal words have been said "Keep your HEAD down" is this a good or a bad thing? When golfers make a practise swing the sole focus is not the ball, they swing with freedom without the ball but as soon as its introduced they become fixated with it, stopping flowing movements.

So I'm going to give you a couple of things to try on the practise area, I use them on my clients all the time which produce some amazing results.

1) hit at least 6 shots with your eyes closed.

2) just before you strike the ball allow your eyes to start to look towards the target.

Once we take the ball out of the equation by trying these two simple exercises you'll be amazed at how much freedom you'll have, A lot of people say that it feels like a practise swing when they connect with the ball.

Now if you think this is a bit far fetched get a friend to video your best practise swing and watch how your head and body moves, then video you hitting a shot and see if there is a difference. 

Positive Impact Golf Coaching breaks some of the rules, through years of study we have been able to dispel 3 myths that hold golfers back, they create tension, stop the body moving and worst of all may injure golfers. 

Our 3 Deadly Donts  are,

Don't Keep your head Down ( Allow it to move freely) 

Don't keep your left arm straight ( this creates tension and shortens the muscles in your arm which may lead to you topping the ball) 

Don't keep your left foot flat on the floor. By doing this it breaks the kinetic chain which may lead to injury, allow your ankle to move without resistance.

So my advice to you is simply this, don't become obsessed with the golf ball, allow your body to move freely and above all else swing the club tension free, if you don't find this helps, contact me and come along for a coaching session. Golf doesn't have to be complicated or difficult, once you start hitting the ball with your best golf swing Magic really can happen. 

My YouTube video may help if your struggling 

http://youtu.be/GJAYn3iAOog

Happy Golfing 

Julian Mellor 

Positive Impact Coach 

Stoneleigh Deer Park Golf Club

www.julianmellorgolfschool.co.uk

What's stopping golfers transferring their weight?

What stops golfers transferring their weight? 

I've recently started putting a few videos on YouTube which have grabbed some people's attention. Benson, a seasoned golfer asked how he could stop 30 years of leaning back when he struck his shots , so I made a short video explaining how to shift your weight but more importantly what stops us doing it , here's the link ( http://youtu.be/Njua-mdvw_A ) . 

So often golfers know what they should be doing but don't understand what stops them, commonly it's their belief system. 

Positive Impact Coaches are trained to find out if a golfers belief system is stopping them progressing but more importantly how to change it if needs be. 

I hope you find the video helpful , please feed back to me if I can be of any more assistance to you . 

Happy Golfing 

Julian Mellor 

PGA Professional 

Positive Impact Golf Coach 

www.julianmellorgolfschool.co.uk 

Why don't golf lessons work ?

I've been a golf Professional all of my working life and spoke to thousands of golfers over the years, one thing that's always intrigued me is a golfers thinking, why Don't Golf Lessons work? To be brief, it's simple (CONFLICT)  or in the Words of "positive impact golf coaches" belief system. 

 

A secret hidden part of your brain that stops things happening, it's so powerful that it will stop you flying, stop you jumping off a cliff and in all truth keep you alive, but is it stopping you thriving? 

I've given thousands of lessons over the years and the ones who are open minded to change often succeed and the ones who nod their head but walk away saying to themselves that won't work for me never attempt to make a change. This really confused me until I learnt about Belief systems.

But what exactly are they and how can you change? Well, it's simple questioning that highlights them, then it's a matter of convincing a person that they might not be right and proving that there might be another way. 

So how do I do this when coaching somebody? I always start with this question ( if I were a complete beginner and for some reason my set up and grip seemed ok what hints and tip would you give me to help with my swing? ) this generally highlights a persons knowledge of the swing and more importantly gives me an understanding of their belief system. 

commonly, 3 things quoted back to me are " you must keep your head down"  "you have to keep your left arm straight" and " keep your front foot flat on the floor" 

So are they factually true or are they old wives tales? Well the best way to find out is try hitting the ball with your eyes closed, allow your left arm to bend and allow your left ankle to come off the ground in the backswing and see what happens. 

Just because things are always said doesn't mean they are true!! 

A very famous coach once said to me, don't get frustrated get curious. Don't accept something that's always said because in doing so it becomes your belief system and by god that's difficult to change. 

Next time you play golf or visit a driving range be aware of your thoughts, try new things out of curiosity and see what happens. 

If you'd like to chat through this in more detail feel free to call me or send me an email 

Happy golfing 

Julianmellorgolfschool.co.uk

07595 157452

Julianmellorpga@icloud.com

Stoneleigh deer park golf club 

Coventry