The Simple Golf Swing

by Admin on August 1, 2010

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Product: The Simple Golf Swing

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A lot of people have recently asked me whether or not The Simple Golf Swing can actually improve their golf swing and their golf game overall, and whether David Nevogt (author of The Simple Golf Swing) really knows what he’s talking about.  If you’re asking yourself these questions, I completely understand, because I was in your position just a couple of months ago. I searched for quite a while, but most of the “official” reviews simply repeated the same sales pitch from the official website of The Simple Golf Swing.

Now, I’ve played golf since high school, but I’ve never had enough time or money to consistently focus on improving my game. On the other hand, a lot of my friends play a fair amount more golf than me, so I’ve always felt like I would never catch up to them.  This has bothered me for a while, because I’m always the guy searching for my wayward golf ball and slowing down the group. I’d spend varying amounts of time at the driving range, but I had no clue how to really improve my ball-striking.

I read many books, often from well-known pros like Ben Hogan or Hank Haney. Unfortunately, even if one of the books temporarily improved my swing, another problem would arise next time I played. In the end, I often substituted one swing problem for another and never really progressed. If you’re like me, you know how frustrating this whole process can be, especially when you’re out on the course with your friends, and you just keep slicing or shanking the golf ball. My friends are good-natured and often got a kick out of it, but it really got tiring for me.

Luckily, I was discussing my golf woes with one of my colleagues at work, and he suggested that I should take a look at The Simple Swing, written by David Nevogt. He said that this book was simple, easy-to-implement, and had worked minor wonders for his golf swing. He told me that within 4-6 weeks of reading this book, he was able to consistently hit longer and straighter with every club in his bag. As I said before, I had read quite a few books, so I was somewhat critical, but I decided to listen to my colleague, thinking that it couldn’t really hurt.

Now, one caveat – I’m going to tell you that this book has greatly helped me, but I also want to emphasize that I’m not suggesting that I read The Simple Golf Swing and instantly became a much better golfer. I don’t really think any book can do that for you. However, after reading this book and then applying the swing technique suggestions for 4-5 weeks, I began really striking the golf ball much better and more consistently than I ever had.

Here’s the thing that really excited me though.  You probably remember those occasional GREAT shots that you hit from time to time, but only on pretty rare occasions (if you hit them all the time, then congratulations, you’re way better than me).  Imagine hitting those shots 5-10 times per round and also improving pretty much every other shot you hit. That’s the sort of improvement that I’ve seen in my golf game. All of my buddies have been amazed for the past few weeks at how well I’m playing, and honestly, every round has been a lot more fun for me!

If you would really like to improve your consistency and enjoy playing golf a lot more than you ever have, I really suggest that you read The Simple Golf Swing.

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The Simple Swing – Review

by Admin on July 2, 2010

Welcome to my review of The Simple Swing (also known as The Simple Golf Swing) by David Nevogt!

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not a professional (or even particularly good) golfer.  That said, I bought this book in order to improve my game, so I’d like to share my two cents as to how this book has or has not helped me improve.

This book is designed, above all else, to help simplify your swing, your approach, and, in general, any problem you might have with your swing (there is a reason that it’s titled The Simple Swing).  Just from personal experience, the best couple golf lessons that I’ve ever taken have also emphasized simplicity over trying to correct every minute detail.  That is the theory behind this book.

Since buying this book just over 2 weeks ago, I have begun hitting the ball much much better.  Unfortunately, I can’t tell you how many strokes it has shaved off of my game, since I’ve only been able to get out on the driving range over the past couple weeks (rather than playing any actual rounds of golf).  However, my accuracy with almost all of my clubs has begun to improve dramatically while maintaining or increasing distance.

Here is my list of pros and cons for this book:

Pros:

1.  Simplicity: I don’t want to club you over the head with this (no pun intended), but by simplifying my swing and my approach to my swing in the particular manner outlined in the book, I’ve been able to consistently improve over the past 2 weeks by focusing on individual aspects of my swing.

2.  Thoroughness:  Although simple, this book also covers in depth all essential parts of the swing (setup, grip, follow-through, etc.), so I don’t feel like I’m missing information when I practice.

3.  Price:  OK, so I wish it were free, but honestly, I’ve so far gotten more out of this book than any lesson I’ve taken, and for less cost.

Cons:

1.  Probably not great for already accomplished golfers:  I’ve gotten a lot out of this book, but I’m willing to bet that if you’re already a scratch golfer, your improvement will be much smaller.

2.  Focuses primarily on swing:  It’s hard to say that this is a con, since the book itself only claims to improve your swing, but I know that I’ll get out on a golf course and have questions about something like sand traps or rough that I’ll wish David Nevogt had also written a book about (if you buy this book, however, you do get a bunch of free articles and ebooks that cover some of these topics).

All in all, The Simple Swing has definitely improved my swing in the short time I’ve had it, and I see no reason that I can’t sustain and even build on these improvements.

I hope this review has helped, and if you’d like to purchase from David Nevogt, just Click Here.

Golf Lessons

by Admin on June 29, 2010

If you’re reading my blog, then you probably not only love golf, but would also like to get better. Now, I could give you my tips on how to improve your game, but I’m no pro myself.

Fortunately, there are many pros out there who are willing – for a price – to give you all the advice you can handle.  The question is, which pro should you choose, how often should you take lessons, and what can you really expect from a lesson?

Choosing a Pro

Since people live all over the world, I won’t bother reviewing anyone specifically (I don’t know them all anyway).  The important thing is that you choose someone with whom you are comfortable, who is well within your price range, and who takes an interest in your game and your improvement.

If you can’t find a good recommendation from a friend or colleague, then choose a pro at random, but ABOVE ALL ELSE, never be afraid to change pros if you feel like your teacher is not providing you with the service you are paying for.  It’s their job.  (That said, don’t expect immediate results – stay with a pro for a while if they seem to be giving you sound advice and guidance, even if your game doesn’t improve immediately).

Frequency of Lessons

Golf, like any other sport, requires constant practice in order to improve.  With that in mind, only take lessons if you are able to get in quality time at the driving range and on the course in between each lesson.  Pros can impart as much wisdom as they want, but if you never get the chance to make that wisdom part of your muscle memory, then you will not improve.

As a general rule, I don’t like to take a lesson until I’ve hit at least 300 balls on 3-5 occasions since my last lesson.

What should you expect

If you’ve never taken a lesson before, read an instructional book (such as The Simple Swing, aka The Simple Golf Swing).  Doing so will give you an idea of the types of advice you should and will receive from a good pro.

In general, a good pro will take an interest in whatever part of your game you want to improve, will ask for your feedback and input, and will try to not overwhelm you with too many suggestions.

I hope this has been helpful!

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The Simple Swing – How does it work?

by Admin on June 23, 2010

In a few days, I’m going to post a review of “The Simple Swing” (also known as “The Simple Golf Swing“), but I wanted to take just a few minutes to provide a slightly more factual assessment of this book. 

I’ve never been a very good golfer, a reality I attribute mostly to the fact that I’ve never spent a ton of time playing the game.  I started playing about 5 years ago, but I’ve started to really like the sport.  Consequently, I really want to improve, and over the past couple years, I’ve read A LOT of books on golf (I enjoy reading them as much as anything else).  But enough about me…

The Simple Swing is written as a no-nonsense guide to improving the fundamentals of your golf swing.  That’s not to say that it doesn’t address some of the nuances, but its primary focus is on helping the reader to create and improve his or her swing so that it is repeatable and consistent.  For instance, spinal alignment, shoulder movement, and grip are some of the important concepts addressed in the book.  The book does not cover in depth how to approach very particular situations or shots (deep rough, dogleg, bump-and-run), but, in its defense, these are not things that the book claims to discuss. 

The book also claims to improve your swing through just a few hours of reading and within a couple weeks of play.  Without getting ahead of myself (by starting to review the book), let’s just say that I have seen pretty good results in a fairly short time, but I’m sure that time will vary for some people. 

Golf is a complex game, and many of us lack a consistent and well-designed way to approach our golf swing.  The Simple Swing claims to provide such an approach, at least with respect to the swing.  (And as you’ll see in my review, I think it actually does a very good job of this).

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