This is strategy week, but, before we get started talking strategy and tactics, take a look at this golf swing. Pay close attention to the finish. How do you think he learned that? It is his second birthday. He is barely two years old.
There are five basic ways we learn things. When you consider this little guy’s age, it is probably safe to assume that he did not use four of them: kinetic, auditory, logical or social. It is possible, but the fifth way we learn is the most likely. He learned by watching. He learned that you finish the golf swing on your right toe by watching someone else do it.
Watching others play golf is a great strategy. Remember, strategies are plans we use to reach our goals. Tactics are the steps we take. Strategies are long-term visions. Tactics are short-term actions. Strategy and tactics work together. All golfers want to play better golf. They want to have better swings. This little guy learned at barely two. Other golfers should be able to watch and learn, too.
Most golfers, however, do not have a plan. One strategy Sixtyone golfers use is to do the difficult things when they are easy, and the great big things when they are still small. If you want to learn how to swing, watch other people swing.
Start small.
You can start here for swing basics. Here is a great drill you can use to help develop a swing rhythm. This is just the beginning. Sixtyone golfers know that golf is never finished. There are many ways to watch and get better. Keep searching. Keep looking. Do a little today. Then, do a little more tomorrow. That is the plan.
