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Pro Golfers
I was an All-American collegiate golfer and achieved success on the mini-tours in 2006.
After I began working with Robert Prichard and using the principles of The Efficient Golfer, I increased my average tee shot from 275 to 290 without sacrificing any accuracy, and also began hitting my irons half a club further than I had before.
I didn't do any weight lifting or extensive workouts, I just increased my flexibility and made my swing more efficient!
Before Prichard's training, my best shots were a 7. Now, they are a 10.
I also had a tendency to miss short putts under pressure because of the tension in my hands and arms during my putting stroke. With Prichard's putting principles it is IMPOSSIBLE to yip a putt, all you have to do is point and shoot and the ball will go right where you are aiming.
— Joe Dolby
Pro Golfer
"I've improved my LPGA putting statistics from 1.86 (T 112) in 2004 to 1.81 (T 27) in 2005. I have also quadrupled my income as a player, and won my first tournament in two years."
I am now into my second year of working with Robert Prichard and I couldn't be happier about the results that I have seen from his work with me. He has enabled me to work on my game with no pain in my body. He has improved my flexibility in areas I didn't even know were of any importance to golf.
I have never seen a program that is as individualized as this one and that carries as many benefits. I have improved all of my statistics on Tour by becoming more flexible and tension free.
After the first year of my program, I have improved my LPGA putting statistics from 1.86 (T 112) in 2004 to 1.81 (T 27) in 2005 (Putts per Green in Regulation) and my head movement has decreased dramatically.
I have also quadrupled my income as a player, and won my first tournament in two years, both of which have made me very happy.
— Miriam Nagl
LPGA and Euro tours
"The first time I went out and played golf after seeing you, I shot a 67, five under par!
I was so relaxed and carefree that I felt like I was 16 years old again".
Before I saw you I was struggling for accuracy with my driver, hitting it 280 yards or so. Now, my drives are less erratic and I am able to get a bigger shoulder and hip turn, hitting my driver consistently 300 yards or more, with less effort. I have also had to recalibrate how far I hit my irons, picking up an additional 10 to 15 yards per club.
Putting has become much easier as well. I was putting well statistically before I saw you, averaging 29 putts per round. However, this came at a great personal expense. In tournaments, I would find my stomach in knots and my neck/head and forearms were shaking over putts. So, even though the ball went in the hole, it wasn't much fun.
I noticed that when I would putt before I saw you that the ball might go in the hole but it was skidding or the line was wobbling. Now, the ball rolls pure - end over end. It's so much easier and smoother, when I get going on the practice green, I'll make ten 6 to 8 footers in a row without even lining it up!
Having taken lessons from a famous golf instructor for years was a waste of time and money. I just couldn't put my body in the positions he wanted, or move like he instructed. It was not a lack of effort either. At times I was hitting balls for 7 hours/day and still not making progress! I started believing that it was talent or some gift that let other people swing or move a certain way.
Of course, now it makes perfect sense that lacking flexibility will negatively affect my golf swing. Since I wasn't able to turn my hips, I would have to make some kind of compensation in my swing. I didn't make this connection until I saw you.
You definitely gave me more than I expected with your program.
My swing technique got drastically better. And my stress and tension levels have come down tremendously. Feeling better on the golf course is one thing, but even more impressive are the changes in my personal life. My wife says that I am a totally different person now (for the better) than I was a year ago. I'm handling problems now with greater ease and confidence, and have a more relaxed disposition. It is amazing how much your entire life can be impacted from tension and pain!
I would highly recommend your program to anyone wanting to improve their athletic performance or suffering from tightness, stiffness or pain. As well as, anyone who is looking to reduce their stress and tension levels. I look forward to working with you further and becoming even more flexible and relaxed.
Thank you for all your help and ongoing support.
Best Regards
— Tony Rigas
Pro Golfer
FAQ
Can you describe the benefits of your book?
The Efficient Golfer provides you with 5 main benefits.
1. We show you how to use a video camcorder to record your golf swing and how to then measure critical body positions and angles from individual video frames, which have "frozen" important details about your golf swing during very small "slices" of time.
2. We also tell you how to improve your golf swing, using what you have discovered after your video self-analysis.
3. And we explain some fundamental principles about the golf swing, so that you will understand how to apply what you have learned from your video self-analysis and what's going on with your game.
4. There is a certain amount of misunderstanding about the golf swing and the best ways to improve it, so we try to correct that, based on what we have learned by working with our golfers.
5. You play golf with your body, so we include information about golf fitness and flexibility, how to improve your golf flexibility and how to avoid some of the physical problems golfers are prone to.
What equipment do I need to measure my golf swing mechanics?
To record your swing, you need a camcorder with a high speed or 'sport' shutter speed, so that you can freeze the motion of your club shaft. You will need to play the tape back frame-by-frame. Some camcorders can do this (we have models we can recommend to our readers), or you can get a VCR that will play back frame-by-frame (we can recommend some to our readers as well).
To measure your golf swing mechanics, you need a large screen TV (minimum of 26"), an erasable marker, a straight edge, and a protractor (the last three can be bought in an office supply store). Our book gives you all the directions you need to make precise measurements.
It takes about an hour to do this the first time. After that, you can get it done in less than half an hour.
How do I measure my flexibility?
The best way is to use your camcorder. Videotape your ranges as described in our book, play the tape on your TV, freeze the frame, and measure. It takes about 15 minutes to measure your ranges.
I'm not comfortable with camcorders, etc.
Not a problem. There are many videographers in every community who videotape weddings, family reunions, etc. Just hire one to videotape you. Or, your local golf pro can tape your swing and you can measure at home.
What will the measurements tell me?
They will tell you what you need to work on first.
Let's say, for instance, that your ranges are pretty good (and your distance is consequently good), but your alignment is terrible and you have problems with accuracy. A pro will tell you to shorten your backswing, but that does not improve your alignment. Your measurements will show you exactly where you have alignment problems, and our book will tell you how to correct them.
Your flexibility measurements, for instance, may show why you have problems with putting while the rest of your game is pretty good. Correctly identifying the cause of a problem is 50% of the solution.
It seems kind of complicated.
It's not at all complicated . We have sold thousands of books and gotten countless emails from golfers who have told us how much better they are playing after following the advice in our book. They are hitting the ball straighter and longer. Many say that they wish they had a book like this 40 years ago.
Will this conflict with what my pro is teaching me?
It probably will. Pros teach golfers what their teachers taught them. Their teachers taught them what they learned from their teachers. Much of the advice you will be getting is 50 years old or more.
The Efficient Golfer is the first really new golf book in 50 years. It's based on solid mechanical principles, and not the recommendations of a famous golfer who suffered from a bad left hook.
I've worked a long time on my swing. I already play pretty well. I am reluctant to try something new in case I may lose what I already have.
You don't need to lose anything. First, read the book. It takes about 4 hours from cover to cover. Then, videotape, measure and analyze your swing. That will take about 90 minutes. Only after that do you need to decide whether or not you want to change something.
You may find, for instance, that some things you do are already very efficient, and you don't need to change them.
But, you may also find that you are doing something that will lead to the yips.
Or, you may find the real cause of your lower back pain.
Or, you may find that what you think are 'mental' problems are really just restrictions in your flexibility.
If you have any other questions, please email us at teg@somaxsports.com.
Golf Swing Diagnostics
We are publishing a growing number of video diagnostics of well known professional golfers.
These use the very same methods of measurement and analysis from videotape which we teach you how to do yourself, in our breakthrough golf instruction book, The Efficient Golfer.
We hope these studies will help you in your pursuit of the perfect golf swing!
Pro Golfer Diagnostics
Tiger Woods'How Hank Haney Changed the Tiger Woods Swing'
'Is Tiger Woods Courting the Yips?'
Phil Mickelson:
'Is Phil Mickelson’s Golf Swing Costing Him Tour Wins?'
See our complete collection of golf swing analysis videos here
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