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What Golf Lessons Never Teach (But Should)
1. Tempo and Rhythm: The Missing Foundation
Watch a beginner golf lesson and you’ll often see a coach rushing a student into a full swing. The result? Arms flailing, clubs flying, and missed contact.
But what if lessons started with tempo instead? Long putts, then chips, then pitch shots—allowing golfers to get a feel for the club, the weight of the swing, and the natural rhythm of the game.
Without tempo, you’re just muscling the ball. With it, you’re in control.
2. Playing Golf with Your Feet
This one shocks many amateurs: elite golfers will often say, “I play golf with my feet.”
Ground pressure and weight shift are rarely emphasized in mainstream instruction. Yet they’re crucial. Properly applying pressure into the ground creates timing, balance, and effortless power.
Think of it this way: your feet are the engine of your swing. Without them, you’re just swinging arms.
3. Eye Focus: A Simple Fix with Huge Impact
Sometimes the easiest solution is right in front of you—literally. One frustrated golfer discovered his drives improved instantly by simply keeping his eyes locked behind the ball throughout the swing.
By focusing your eyes with intent, you prevent yourself from standing up out of your posture. No technical jargon. No overthinking. Just a laser focus point that fixes multiple swing issues at once.
4. Breathing: The Unspoken Key
If you’ve ever been asked mid-swing, “Do you inhale or exhale on the downswing?”—you know how much this tiny detail can mess with your head.
But it’s no joke. Many athletes coordinate breathing with movement. Some golfers inhale on the backswing, exhale with force on the downswing—similar to heavy lifts in the gym. Others hold their breath without even realizing it.
Breath equals control. Ignore it, and tension creeps in.
5. Feel Over Mechanics
Here’s the biggest lesson of all: golf is a game of feel.
You can’t always intellectualize ground force, kinetic chains, or biomechanics. Sometimes you just need to swing until you feel it. Good coaches know this—creating drills that let you experience rhythm and pressure instead of memorizing complex positions.
As one golfer put it: “You can hit the ball decently with almost any swing if you get tempo, rhythm, ground pressure, and weight shift right.”
Final Thoughts
The golf world is overflowing with technical instruction, but the fundamentals of rhythm, balance, and feel are too often ignored. If you’re struggling with your swing, stop chasing the perfect “shoulder turn” and start focusing on these overlooked essentials:
- Develop tempo through putting and chipping.
- Learn to use your feet and apply pressure into the ground.
- Focus your eyes with purpose.
- Control your breathing.
- Trust your feel.
Master these, and you may find that the rest of your swing takes care of itself.
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