Muscle memory... and other golf myths that lead to endless driving range practice but less than expected results.
Modern golf instruction teaches golfers to use muscle memory during golf lessons to make the golf swing consistent......but there are a few problems with the process....
The Biggest Drawback of Muscle Memory.....
This excerpt is a reprint from CEgolf.com, Golf Instruction & Golf Schools, Dallas / Fort Worth (DFW), Texas
"It takes a certain amount of time for the body to learn a simple motion—much longer than most of you would imagine. For this reason, I recommend for my clients, and for you as well, to practice a new motion for three to four weeks (if practicing regularly) before moving on to another fundamental. Unfortunately, most golfers work on something for a few days and then they're off to work on something else. You can't improve with this kind of practice!"
Here's why this "old school" thinking actually slows your improvement progress.
On any golf driving range, most golfers hit more bad shots than good shots. Muscle memory remembers the majority of shots, good OR bad that you hit during practice. If those shots are not proper, you are memorizing a bad golf swing!
The reason this method takes so long, is that to remember any repeated move, the brain has to have the same feedback every time you make the move. Since the golf swing is such a complicated move, it has to be repeated exactly the same way every time, which even Tiger Woods can't do.
Since the muscles feel a little different as they get tired or stiff when you practice, your muscles are always sending a different message to the brain and the brain doesn't know which to remember. Your only hope using Muscle Memory is that the right swing seeps into your memory but the odds are stacked against you.
What's worse, since your muscles feel different every day, if you happen to remember your best swing one day, it probably won't feel the same the next day. If you overwork your muscles, or do anything requiring the golf muscles to do something other than golf, they feel different so the swing feels different. Without the same feel being sent to the brain for every swing, there isn't much chance of making the same pass at the ball every time.
Golf Swing Control starts by showing you how to find the map your body will follow every time you swing the club. You already have the map in your head, but it only uses the map to protect you from harm. Golf Swing Control will show you how to use it to remember and accurately recall the proper swings.
Really, there is nothing new to learn. Your brain already uses the proces, so it's simply a matter of becoming more aware of how your brain maps movement and start using it for your golf.
Instead of using muscle memory where you practice for weeks, hoping the some part of your brain finally remembers the movement, you will know if a swing is right or wrong and quickly remember the good ones.
With Golf Swing Control, you follow the routines which help you discover the map in your brain and learn how to use the map to swing the club the same way regardless of how your muscles feel. The feedback that the map uses will tell you when your swing is right or wrong, AND what to do to fix it right away.
The result? Instead of learning a new movement in weeks, you can learn it in hours!... When it comes to golf, driving range practice could be wasting your time.
Click on this link to Learn more about Golf Swing Control and to Gain the Unfair Advantage on the Golf Course.
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