Thinking Versus Feeling: Unlocking Your Natural Ability

One of the most fascinating (and frustrating) aspects in the game of golf, is the relationship between knowledge and results. You can learn the essentials of proper technique in a few hours. Understanding how to implement them effectively can (and often does) take years. One of the biggest roadblocks to improvement for the once-a-week golfer, is the belief that you can consciously change your swing. If every golfer could take their stellar performance from the practice range to the golf course, thousands of golf instructors would be searching for gainful employment. Practicing on a typical driving range, has about as much in common with playing the game of golf, as tennis does to ping pong. In order to illustrate the difference between thinking and feeling, this article offers a comparison between driving a car and hitting a golf ball.