In our first lesson, he had numerous things that were giving him trouble. But, I saw some potential. He played every sport and even taught snow skiing. He was a little unusual, as his alignments were just as bad as any hacker but his strength and fitness level were off the charts. He's 52 years old, but really stays in shape. Another real problem is that he's left handed and playing golf right handed.
In his first lesson, his weight was on his toes, his hips would stall at Impact, his acceleration in Start Down was faster than humanly possible, he was over Plane, his Left Wrist would Uncock and Roll before the club reached his right thigh, his Left Wrist would Bend at Impact, his club would exit his forehead in his Finish, and his clubhead speed with a driver was 84 mph. But, other than that, he looked great.
He's taken many lessons; often it would be more than one in a week. So, explaining the entire process is impossible. But, we started with Basic Motion and focused on the Left Wrist action. We've worked in all three Zones. His Pivot needed every change you could imagine. His Right Arm needed to learn how to throw, since he's left handed. He did many swings in slow motion, because he had difficulty in being slow in the Start Down. We pounded on the Impact Alignments.
I know it sounds impossible for someone to evolve from an 84 mph driver to a 108 mph 8 iron. But, I think he always had the speed. If you were able to measure his clubhead speed in Start Down in our first lesson, I'm sure it would have been 100+ mph. It wasn't doing much for him by the time it slowed at Impact.
It's amazing to see his new ability. He's capable of hitting shots that would make a professional happy. He told me about a shot that he hit, last time he played on a 215 yard par three with water front and left. It was into the wind and he hit a low trajectory 4 iron. When we started, I don't think a driver would have made it over the water.
I have the entire process on video, so I have the proof. But, Richard wishes my hard drive would crash so I'd lose his original video.
Comments like those make my job recession proof. It doesn't hurt to have people like Richard playing golf with those that he hasn't seen in a couple of years. The wow factor never hurts the referral business. And, you're right. He's so excited about his game that it's hard for him to hide it.
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