| Many high handicap golfers fall prey to the natural | | | | struck by my divot." Four out of five said they were |
| tendency of wanting to see where their golf shots are | | | | able to see the path of the club head through the |
| headed as they are swinging. Their heads come up | | | | impact zone. "I could tell whether the club head was |
| and out of the shot before they strike the ball. It is like | | | | coming from the inside, square or outside." Only one |
| trying to hit a nail with a hammer without looking at the | | | | out of five said they actually could see the ball at |
| nail. An errant hit often occurs on the nail and likewise, | | | | impact. "The speed of the driver club head is so fast |
| on the ball. More often than not, when the golfer's head | | | | that I really can't say I see the club head hit the ball." "I |
| comes up, the result is a topped shot, a push, a slice, a | | | | see the ball by feel," were the most common |
| hook, a hit behind the ball and at worse, a whiff. Often | | | | responses. |
| the ball moves very little or is not in play. A high score | | | | Interestingly, almost all interviewees said that to see |
| results. | | | | the path of the club head, or the divot, or the ball at |
| Professional golfers and low handicap golfers learned | | | | impact, if possible, it was important to keep the head |
| early on that they must keep their heads back and | | | | back and behind the ball into the impact zone. The high |
| behind the ball through impact. It is this "head back" | | | | handicap golfer may have to develop new muscle |
| aspect of the golf swing that enables them to make | | | | memory to break the bad habit and natural tendency |
| solid hits and to keep the ball in play. If one were to | | | | of coming up and out of the shot to see the flight of |
| examine photos of their swings, it can easily be seen | | | | the ball. A training aid that gives tactile feedback about |
| that their heads are in fact well behind the ball through | | | | head movement is most useful in developing and |
| the impact zone. | | | | accelerating the new muscle memory required to |
| Over 50 such pros and scratch golfers were | | | | break this habit and natural tendency. |
| interviewed to learn what they had to say about | | | | Learn to stay back and behind the ball through impact. |
| seeing the ball at impact. Almost 100% said that they | | | | Try to see the ball, the path of the club head or the |
| saw the divots on their lofted iron shots. "I could tell | | | | divot through the impact zone to keep the ball in play |
| where the ball was headed and how well it was | | | | and quickly lower your scores. |