Gary Hagel: " ... more confident ... moving to next level...
"Before I started following this long game program I didn’t (for didn’t read couldn’t) use my driver at all and hit everything off the tee with my 3 iron. What I can say is that I can now use my driver and feel fairly confident that I’m going to hit the fairway and that I’m much longer off the tee with both my woods and irons.
The worst score of my last five games (91) is the same as my best score for the five games I played when I first started the lessons. What’s more I regularly score in the 80’s now and know I can get lower than that with more practice.
I’d say the biggest benefits of following the long game program are that I’ve now got a much better understanding of the mechanics of a sound golf swing. Now that I understand what I’m looking for I’ve been able to spot a number of areas in my swing that I can improve and by following this analysis I now feel much more confident about being able to keep on making improvements.
The instructions were very easy to understand and if I there was anything I didn’t fully understand I could always contact and ask for clarification… Not that I needed to do this very often as the instructions were presented very clearly.
Before starting this course the majority of my bad shots were slices. Now I very rarely slice the ball. The only time a slice rears its ugly head is if I get over aggressive and take a wild slash with my driver off the tee. This doesn’t mean I don’t hit bad shots any more but my poorer ball strikes tend not to be as costly as they used to be…. and there aren’t as many of them.
The long game program takes you through every aspect of the swing from the basics of grip, posture etc. and on to the more difficult to grasp parts of the swing such as the transition and explains the entire swing in an easy to digest way. The program keeps your focus on a small part of the swing at any one time so you can work on that particular aspect of the swing in isolation.
I’ve never seen anything like this before. I’m very happy that I’ve completed the long game program. I’d say the best thing about going through the lessons is that I now feel much more confident about being able to take my game to the next level. I still need to keep working on making my swing better I now have the tools to analyze my own swing and see where I need to make improvements. What’s more I’ve been shown the drills and exercises that I can do to improve those parts of my swing that I need to keep working on.
Yes I enjoy playing golf more now. The answer as to why is easy. I’m now a better golfer!"
