AJ Golf - Does his Golf Instruction really tell the Truth About the Golf Swing?

Well, Yes and no...

Just like most every golf instructor or golf "guru" on the planet, his method for creating "new" golf instruction is the same... Watch a bunch of video of professionals golf swings, observe what happens, and go forth to teach the "New Truth."

When I say yes, I mean that what he says happens at impact during the golf swing does happen. What he doesn't explain is why it happens or how it happens, and that is where I believe he misleads golfers.

That's where the science of biomechanics comes in. Not a theory, but the SCIENCE of movement. In science, theories have to be proven before they are accepted. In golf, it's more important to know the cause, or how something happens, than it is to know just what happens.

It's as bad as this "Global Warming" horse doo-doo you see on the news. Open your eyes! If the polar ice caps on MARS are melting at the same rate ours are, then it CAN'T be a man-made issue. Folks, wake up! It's the sun!

The same goes for golf...

The fact that the wrists turn over at the last second before impact is a major factor in distance. Trying to make it happen by knowing only that fact will lead to a long history of inconsistency. Teaching golfers this fact without giving the supporting information isn't golf instruction. It's the same form of mis-information politicians use to get votes... It's marketing!

I'm sorry, all of the marketing in the world won't help you hit a better golf ball unless that marketing supports a product that helps golfers understand the whole picture. For those of you who have used AJ's "truth" successfully, I can guarantee there are other things you are doing right, that if they fall off the track, AJ's truth won't help. If you don't understand the rest of the swing that makes this interesting little tip work, sooner or later, it'll catch up with you.

So what is the truth behind the truth? First, there are a number of factors that create distance: efficient use of the body to drive the arms, connection, coiling to store power, balance, weight shift, and the one that is most responsible for how the professionals turn their wrist over at impact... Club lag!

Lose one of these, and your swing is going south.

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One Plane Golf Swing vs. Two Plane Golf Swing

One plane golf swing or two plane golf swing: Do you wonder which one is right for you? How about neither?

There is one plane that's right for your golf swing, but it's not going to be one of two choices based on a "guru" who looked at video of a bunch of professional swings and then cooked up a theory!

That's what's wrong with golf swing instruction today... So called golf swing "gurus" who watch videos of golf swings all day, notice something that seems to be in common with all of them, and then create a new "system" or theory based on what they saw. That's not the real crime.

The real crime is when they write a book or make an instructional video on their new theory and have millions of golfers trying to figure how it's supposed to work!

If you notice, most of the instruction talks about what happens...NOT why or how!

Who is left holding the bag? The golfers who spend their time trusting these "gurus", buying their courses, and watching their tips on the Golf Channel.

Now to their credit, these "gurus" are noticing things that are happening during the golf swing. Their mistake is not doing the proper research to find out why it's happening to teach golfers how to do it. But, if they did that, they would trace the golf swing back to just a few indisputable principles and the golf instruction industry would slowly fade back to the size it should be... Putting thousands of people who support the industry out of work.

My intention is not to put people out of work, but rather, just to keep things honest. But I digress...

What about this one plane swing thing? Here's the truth (A.J. didn't lie, he just left out a lot of really important information.)

Your swing plane will depend on two things. Your balance and your body structure. It will be a little bit different than any other golfer's swing plane. That's it... Were you looking for something complicated? Sorry, it isn't. Now do you see what I'm upset about?

But I'm not done pouring salt on the wounds yet. You know the Planar Swing Trainer? It has the same flaw as many others. Any trainer that restricts muscle movement, causes the muscles to work against the trainer. What happens when the trainer isn't there? The muscles are free to make the movement they were denied when the apparatus was in place. So, the movement you were trying to correct can be worse as a result.

Now that doesn't address what happens on the golf course when you don't have a swing control. How do you repeat the control? That's another story altogether.

There is an easier and faster way to find your best personal golf swing. It took me twenty years to develop because the information is just not available anywhere. If you think there is a huge conspiracy designed to get you to spend more on golf... You may not be as crazy as you think.

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