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Using This Website
The New Horizons Golf Approach was founded because Ed Tischler saw a need to make sense out of the piles of conflicting information and concepts prevalent in the arena of golf instruction over the past 5 decades. Extensive time energy and resources have been expended to organize the available information into a comprehensive study of the game of golf. As you navigate your way through this website, you will find that it provides a venue for understanding what options are truly viable as you journey along your path to better golf. As you navigate this website, you will be able to study most of the key aspects of "swinging" in a fundamentally sound manner. I use the term "swinging" here because the New Horizons Golf Approach focuses primarily on the category of swinging technique as compared to "hitting" or "throwing" techniques. The evolution of the basic golf action began as a simple hitting technique, transitioned into an organized throwing action, then evolved into a synchronized swinging action. Since the time of Bobby Jones swinging has been the dominant technique of the most accomplished golfers. What distinguishes the difference between hitting, throwing, and swinging you might ask? An easy way to remember the difference between each category is that there are three basic sources of power in golf. They are thrusting, shifting weight, and rotation. Each category uses one of these basic power sources as the primary, or dominant, action. You may ask, "Aren't leverage and torque sources of power in the swing?" the answer is, "No they are not!" Leverage and torque are power multipliers. You need to apply force to one end of a lever to use a lever as a power multiplier. For example, a crowbar has no power unless you apply force to one end while sticking the other end under the thing you want to be moved. Torque requires an incoming force as well. In general some sort of rotary mechanism is required to produce torque. So, once again without one of the basic power sources being applied, torque will not multiply the swings power. Hitting uses muscular thrust as the dominant action, throwing uses weight shift as the dominant force, and swinging uses rotation as its' standard. Of course, hitting will involve some amount of weight shift and rotation, throwing will use some amount of thrusting and rotation, and swinging will involve some amount of thrust and weight shift. However the secondary actions will accommodate and work with the primary actions. For example, a swinger will thrust only in specialty situations. Maybe they need to play a punch shot under a tree. Or maybe they need maximum power and the only way to do so is to add thrust into the release of the swinging action. However, in the general swinging action thrust is minimized to a level of natural athleticism, and weight shift is organized to work in a more rotary fashion so that it is easily synchronized with the rotary motion. Using a swinging style is recommended because it is the most efficient and repeatable means of generating power. This last statement is true as long as the golfer does not have any limiting physical conditions. For example, if you are very over weight, have limited flexibility, but are very strong, then hitting may suit you best. Additionally, if you are moderately over weight, have limited flexibility in your hip girdle, yet are active and athletic, then throwing may fit your style of play. However, if you are slightly over weight to fit, active, of even average flexibility and strength, and are willing to exercise to maintain the necessary conditioning, then you would be wise to develop a swinging style of play. So, the approach you are about to study will mainly focus on swinging styles of play while leaving the door open for throwing and hitting variations. Beyond the physical arena of swing styles, this website will also introduce you to topics of coaching, awareness, focus, athleticism, equipment, fitness, and many other aspects of the game. As with any approach I recommend you start at the beginning. Please review the general information pages first. From there proceed to the fundamentals. Continue your study by reviewing what it is to Play Naturally & Athletically. Then study the basic ball striking skills. If you are still looking for more answers you can then study Swing Styles, followed by Body Actions & Arm Actions. Lastly I recommend you proceed to Swing Planes only after you've studied the rest. You may find your swing plane will already be organized if you organize the rest first. You can study The Shots page at any point in the process. These topics have more to do with playing the scoring shots, and organizing basic wood play. The Miscellaneous topics can also be viewed at any point in the process. There are many subjects that relate more to how we approach our play than they do to how we actually play the physical game. Once again, as you study these topics please feel free to e-mail any questions you might have to Ed Tischler at newhorizonsgolfer@yahoo.com. |
This website was redesigned in March of 2006 to provide a venue for golfers to study the game of golf. It will be a work in progress given the volumes of information that need to be uploaded. Each week new information will be added, giving the viewer new topics to explore. Much of the information is covered in the 17 books that Ed Tischler has authored. However, you will also find information that he has been using with students, and that he has been organizing for future books and instructional DVD's. The Miscellaneous page will cover topics not seen in the navigation bars at the top of each page. So feel free to check it periodically for new topics. You will also find sub-topics under each instructional page. For example, if you click on the Fundamentals icon, you will find icons for each of the five fundamentals of New Horizons Golf in a navigation bar for that page. Lastly, if their are topics you would like to explore that are not covered in these pages, and not listed as future topics on the Miscellaneous page, then please e-mail your requests to Ed Tischler at newhorizonsgolfer@yahoo.com. |
This page was last updated on 05-16-09
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