Originally Posted by alancraig
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What I cannot possibly understand, and believe me I've tried, is how can anybody have a relaxed, tension free swing if your head is trying to process 'wedges..pressure points..wheels..swivels..planes, etc.? Having over analyzed my swing since 1994 via Ledbetter,Hogan,Golf Digest and a half dozen instructors, I saw my handicap go from 7 to 16. Yikes! Learning to turn off the 'inner critic' and letting my natural swing emerge was the hardest thing to relearn but I'm getting there and so are my scores. Sorry guys and gals and Yoda too, but for me TGM is way more than I need to know about the swing.
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Knowledge, in my opinion, is never a bad thing to have at ones disposal. You can always choose not to use it or use only as much as you think you need. A PhD in Physics can always still work at McD's if they wish. However, when you have a problem to solve, having the knowledge to analyze and solve the problem puts you way ahead of the game. Knowing why is very powerful.
On another note, IMO, there is nothing natural about the game of golf or the golf stroke. We as humans are not as we are today due to natural selection of those who hit the best 7-iron 2 million years ago. There is always some amount of information and knowledge each person's swing is based upon. It is a learned behavior. Some pick it up easier than others and gravitate towards a good stroke without the need for a lot of instruction and practice. We say they are a "natural" at golf or have a good "natural" swing, but it really just means the game came easily to them and their conversion of knowledge into stroke was especially efficient.