STAGE TWO TRAINING
| Developing Your Techniques |
You might ask, "What do they mean by Techniques?" Simply put, techniques are the
applications used to perform a given skill. Therefore, your golf techniques are the
procedures you use to execute your golf skills. This means you will have techniques
used in putting, stroke saving, in wedge play, and your long game.
Developing your skills will likely involves drills, and the drills that prove to be most
effective often lead to techniques you use on the golf course. Whether your
techniques are born from the drills you use to develop your skills, or are simply
procedures that prove to be effective, your techniques are those procedures used on
the golf course during play.
Your techniques may involve the Fundamentals, Ball Striking skills, Putting
procedures, Stroke Saving shots, Trajectory control, Power applications, Body
Mechanics, Trouble shots, or any other aspect used to play the game. The set of
techniques you eventually settle on define what EA Tischler calls your "Method of
Play."
The New Horizons Golf Pocket Coach series of books have been organized to help
each golfer develop his or her skills while provided a format for finding a sound
method of play. What do is meant by a sound method of play? A sound method of
play that incorporates the game's imperatives and fundamentals while allowing each
golfer to find techniques suited to their individual needs.
Though imperatives and fundamentals define the things that all golfers need to do, the
manner in which each golfer incorporates both the imperative and fundamental
aspects of the game is quite an individual process. Since it is uniquely individual, each
golfer will find their own essentials ingredients to their method of play. Even so, there
must be somewhere to start, and some way to begin the process of discovering your
techniques.
To this end, EA Tischler expanded his pocket coach series to incorporate methods for
finding your techniques. As you study each pocket coach volume, including the ones
listed in the Stage One Fundamentals, realize that each book on its own provides a
valid method of play. You simply need to identify want style of play fits your needs.
In Stage One, volume 2 provided a fundamental method of play and volume 3
provided an athletic method. As we go forward volume 4 is about becoming a great
ball striker, therefore it discusses a ball strikers method of play. Volume 5 involves
stacking your power components, therefore it provides a power players method of
play. Volume 6 studies Anchoring Techniques which identifies your body's best pivot
point and builds your action around that point, therefore it entertains a body player's
method of play. Volume 7 investigates the topics of connection, hinge actions, and
releasing, therefore it is tailored to those interested in a leverage player's method of
play. Lastly, volume 8, titled The Plane Truth dispels myths and misconception about
swing plane theory while clarifying what swing plane options are truly valid. Therefore
it shows you how to develop a method of swinging on-plane.
Pocket Coach volumes 9 through 12 discuss the basic shots needed to play the
game, in doing so they involve techniques for playing those shots and will therefore
have relevance in Stage Two training. We will also revisit these topics in Stage Four
where the techniques are used to play the game.
Volume 9 focuses on putting, volume 10 on stroke saving shots, volume 11 on wedge
play, and volume 12 on playing the woods. You may ask, what about volume 1?
Volume one provides a game plan for managing yourself on the golf course, therefore
it is much more suited to Stage Four considerations. The main reason it was
organized as volume one is that most people start playing the game without an formal
education, therefore I thought it wise to provide golfers the opportunity to study those
basic things needed to play the game successfully.
While studying all the books in their entirety will provide the most complete image of
playing the game, it is only necessary to find a method of play that suits your needs.
For example, if you want to play consistent recreational golf, you can use either
volume 2 or 3 to help develop a sound method of play.
If you want to be a great ball striker, studying volume 4 followed by volume 7 can help
you achieve your goals. If you want to be a power player, or a consistent body
player, studying volumes 5 and 6 can help you achieve your goals. If you believe that
leverage is the answer to your method of play volume 7 has been written specifically
for you. Lastly, if you believe that swinging on-plane is the key to a consistent
method of play study volume 8 will help he understand your options.
Whatever method of play you decide on, volumes 9, 10, 11, and 12 can help you
round your playing skills, skills needed to play your best golf. In the end those skills
may have the greatest influence on your ability to score low.
With all this in mind, your basic method of play will help you navigate your way around
the course, however, your putting, stroke saving, and wedge skills will help you finish
off each hole in as few a number of strokes as possible.
Playing your woods well will help you begin each hole in a positive manner as well, so
volume 12 will also be important to your scoring skills. Sam Snead once said if he
had to do it all over again he would spend 90 % of his time on driving, wedge play,
and putting, all of which are covered in volumes 9 thru 12.
When I began organizing the New Horizons Golf Approach I thought it best for golfers
to first develop their fundamentals, second develop their body mechanics, third find
the applications that make bring the golfer's body mechanics into a fundamentally
sound method of play, and then to complete the process by learning to truly play the
game. Though I thought this would be the ideal process of owning the type of game
all golfers ultimately desire, I found it much more practical to introduce the techniques
as Stage Two in the process and body mechanics in Stage Three of the process.
The reason for this being that due to the present state of consciousness in the golf
community most golfers would never completely develop their body mechanics. This
was primarily because the concept of biomechanics was relatively unheard of and
therefore had intimidating implications.
Even though the topic of body mechanics is much more accepted today, it is still
largely a mystery to the average golfer. This means the average golfer is more likely
to develop the fundamentals first followed by techniques that allow him or her to
successfully play the game. At this point in time, only the truly dedicated golfer
makes the commitment to discover and internalize the biomechanics best suited to his
or her individual needs. Therefore, the topic of Power of 3 Golf Biomechanics
continues to be the topic of Stage Three training. Even so, if you make the
commitment to tackle your body mechanics you will find additional techniques during
your Stage Three Journey.
Keep in mind there are many ways to tackle the game of golf. I have long respected
the approach Casey Nakama, a friend and fellow professional who lives in Hawaii,
has used to train junior golfers. He believes that when it comes to juniors it is best to
teach them is how to play the game first. This involves among other things instilling
the confidence of being able to get the ball in the hole. In his programs he spends a
lot of time on the putting and stroke saving skills. He also encourages a competitive
attitude. Among other things they work on etiquette, the rules, and many other
aspects needed to play the game. By the way, he is also the instructor that worked
with Michelle Wie as she began her golfing journey.
I believe this is a great place to begin with juniors, and even adults that are new to the
game. And I would encourage every golfer to get started in a similar manner.
Unfortunately, most golfers start playing the game before they take golf lessons. In
doing so they develop bad habits and tend to be more concerned with the long game
because it seems to present the greatest obstacles. In reality, the greatest obstacle
is the failure to first develop the basic skills and fundamentals first. So, find a way to
develop a sound foundation. Then you can decide where basic techniques are all you
need to play recreational golf or whether you will be more committed to the game and
therefore need to understand your body mechanics more thoroughly.
applications used to perform a given skill. Therefore, your golf techniques are the
procedures you use to execute your golf skills. This means you will have techniques
used in putting, stroke saving, in wedge play, and your long game.
Developing your skills will likely involves drills, and the drills that prove to be most
effective often lead to techniques you use on the golf course. Whether your
techniques are born from the drills you use to develop your skills, or are simply
procedures that prove to be effective, your techniques are those procedures used on
the golf course during play.
Your techniques may involve the Fundamentals, Ball Striking skills, Putting
procedures, Stroke Saving shots, Trajectory control, Power applications, Body
Mechanics, Trouble shots, or any other aspect used to play the game. The set of
techniques you eventually settle on define what EA Tischler calls your "Method of
Play."
The New Horizons Golf Pocket Coach series of books have been organized to help
each golfer develop his or her skills while provided a format for finding a sound
method of play. What do is meant by a sound method of play? A sound method of
play that incorporates the game's imperatives and fundamentals while allowing each
golfer to find techniques suited to their individual needs.
Though imperatives and fundamentals define the things that all golfers need to do, the
manner in which each golfer incorporates both the imperative and fundamental
aspects of the game is quite an individual process. Since it is uniquely individual, each
golfer will find their own essentials ingredients to their method of play. Even so, there
must be somewhere to start, and some way to begin the process of discovering your
techniques.
To this end, EA Tischler expanded his pocket coach series to incorporate methods for
finding your techniques. As you study each pocket coach volume, including the ones
listed in the Stage One Fundamentals, realize that each book on its own provides a
valid method of play. You simply need to identify want style of play fits your needs.
In Stage One, volume 2 provided a fundamental method of play and volume 3
provided an athletic method. As we go forward volume 4 is about becoming a great
ball striker, therefore it discusses a ball strikers method of play. Volume 5 involves
stacking your power components, therefore it provides a power players method of
play. Volume 6 studies Anchoring Techniques which identifies your body's best pivot
point and builds your action around that point, therefore it entertains a body player's
method of play. Volume 7 investigates the topics of connection, hinge actions, and
releasing, therefore it is tailored to those interested in a leverage player's method of
play. Lastly, volume 8, titled The Plane Truth dispels myths and misconception about
swing plane theory while clarifying what swing plane options are truly valid. Therefore
it shows you how to develop a method of swinging on-plane.
Pocket Coach volumes 9 through 12 discuss the basic shots needed to play the
game, in doing so they involve techniques for playing those shots and will therefore
have relevance in Stage Two training. We will also revisit these topics in Stage Four
where the techniques are used to play the game.
Volume 9 focuses on putting, volume 10 on stroke saving shots, volume 11 on wedge
play, and volume 12 on playing the woods. You may ask, what about volume 1?
Volume one provides a game plan for managing yourself on the golf course, therefore
it is much more suited to Stage Four considerations. The main reason it was
organized as volume one is that most people start playing the game without an formal
education, therefore I thought it wise to provide golfers the opportunity to study those
basic things needed to play the game successfully.
While studying all the books in their entirety will provide the most complete image of
playing the game, it is only necessary to find a method of play that suits your needs.
For example, if you want to play consistent recreational golf, you can use either
volume 2 or 3 to help develop a sound method of play.
If you want to be a great ball striker, studying volume 4 followed by volume 7 can help
you achieve your goals. If you want to be a power player, or a consistent body
player, studying volumes 5 and 6 can help you achieve your goals. If you believe that
leverage is the answer to your method of play volume 7 has been written specifically
for you. Lastly, if you believe that swinging on-plane is the key to a consistent
method of play study volume 8 will help he understand your options.
Whatever method of play you decide on, volumes 9, 10, 11, and 12 can help you
round your playing skills, skills needed to play your best golf. In the end those skills
may have the greatest influence on your ability to score low.
With all this in mind, your basic method of play will help you navigate your way around
the course, however, your putting, stroke saving, and wedge skills will help you finish
off each hole in as few a number of strokes as possible.
Playing your woods well will help you begin each hole in a positive manner as well, so
volume 12 will also be important to your scoring skills. Sam Snead once said if he
had to do it all over again he would spend 90 % of his time on driving, wedge play,
and putting, all of which are covered in volumes 9 thru 12.
When I began organizing the New Horizons Golf Approach I thought it best for golfers
to first develop their fundamentals, second develop their body mechanics, third find
the applications that make bring the golfer's body mechanics into a fundamentally
sound method of play, and then to complete the process by learning to truly play the
game. Though I thought this would be the ideal process of owning the type of game
all golfers ultimately desire, I found it much more practical to introduce the techniques
as Stage Two in the process and body mechanics in Stage Three of the process.
The reason for this being that due to the present state of consciousness in the golf
community most golfers would never completely develop their body mechanics. This
was primarily because the concept of biomechanics was relatively unheard of and
therefore had intimidating implications.
Even though the topic of body mechanics is much more accepted today, it is still
largely a mystery to the average golfer. This means the average golfer is more likely
to develop the fundamentals first followed by techniques that allow him or her to
successfully play the game. At this point in time, only the truly dedicated golfer
makes the commitment to discover and internalize the biomechanics best suited to his
or her individual needs. Therefore, the topic of Power of 3 Golf Biomechanics
continues to be the topic of Stage Three training. Even so, if you make the
commitment to tackle your body mechanics you will find additional techniques during
your Stage Three Journey.
Keep in mind there are many ways to tackle the game of golf. I have long respected
the approach Casey Nakama, a friend and fellow professional who lives in Hawaii,
has used to train junior golfers. He believes that when it comes to juniors it is best to
teach them is how to play the game first. This involves among other things instilling
the confidence of being able to get the ball in the hole. In his programs he spends a
lot of time on the putting and stroke saving skills. He also encourages a competitive
attitude. Among other things they work on etiquette, the rules, and many other
aspects needed to play the game. By the way, he is also the instructor that worked
with Michelle Wie as she began her golfing journey.
I believe this is a great place to begin with juniors, and even adults that are new to the
game. And I would encourage every golfer to get started in a similar manner.
Unfortunately, most golfers start playing the game before they take golf lessons. In
doing so they develop bad habits and tend to be more concerned with the long game
because it seems to present the greatest obstacles. In reality, the greatest obstacle
is the failure to first develop the basic skills and fundamentals first. So, find a way to
develop a sound foundation. Then you can decide where basic techniques are all you
need to play recreational golf or whether you will be more committed to the game and
therefore need to understand your body mechanics more thoroughly.
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I have added New Horizons Golf - A Physical, Mental,
and Inner Renaissance this list because it covers a lot of
drills and techniques in its' physical skills chapters. The
mental and inner discussion are pertinant to developing a
sound method of play as well. So, this book is very much
suited to Stage Two training. Pocket Coaches 9-12 can be
previewed on the publications web-page. They will also be
covered in Stage Four.
and Inner Renaissance this list because it covers a lot of
drills and techniques in its' physical skills chapters. The
mental and inner discussion are pertinant to developing a
sound method of play as well. So, this book is very much
suited to Stage Two training. Pocket Coaches 9-12 can be
previewed on the publications web-page. They will also be
covered in Stage Four.
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Below is a list of books the related to techniques used to
develop your method of play. Interestingly enough, many of the
greatest ball strikers of all time have emphasized developing
such techniques. Additionally, all great players in history have
organized their skills into a method of play they were
individually satisfied with. Ben Hogan had a ball striking
method of play, Sam Snead was a shotmaker, and Jack
Nicklaus had a fundamental method of play supercharged with
power. The key is to find a method of play you are comfortable
with and stick with it. All new skills must fit your method of
play, otherwise they will disrupt the process of playing the
game in a consistent and confident manner.
develop your method of play. Interestingly enough, many of the
greatest ball strikers of all time have emphasized developing
such techniques. Additionally, all great players in history have
organized their skills into a method of play they were
individually satisfied with. Ben Hogan had a ball striking
method of play, Sam Snead was a shotmaker, and Jack
Nicklaus had a fundamental method of play supercharged with
power. The key is to find a method of play you are comfortable
with and stick with it. All new skills must fit your method of
play, otherwise they will disrupt the process of playing the
game in a consistent and confident manner.
Stage One Fundamentals Schools
click here - California Golf Schools
or Hawaii Golf Schools.
click here - California Golf Schools
or Hawaii Golf Schools.
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