So imagine my unbridled joy (I get excited easily) when the cover star of the latest edition is Ernie and inside he reveals what he considers to be the key fundamentals of driving. Now he may have made a shedload of cash from tournament golf and a fair wodge from course design, but if he ever loses it all in a mad night at a casino he could pay for his retirement with golf instruction. He is simplicity personified and I cannot wait to try out his suggestions.
I'll not plagiarise and recommend you get this months Golf Monthly magazine for the full article. What I will say is I took away a few key pointers regarding address, the takeaway being low and slow, pinning my left arm to my chest, using my shoulders to initiate and generate the backswing and keeping everything in sync on the through swing. Soon I will have to face the grim reality that evening trips to the course are no longer viable. However, with Ernie's guidance I aim to make dramatic improvements to my long game. Forget scrambling (that's a facetious comment btw) I want to make my pars (and birdies) the McIlroy way. Accurate drive followed by GIR. Boring 'join the dots' golf is what I'm after.
As I mentioned yesterday I'm in a new place with my golf. I feel like a weight has been lifted and the pressure I was applying to myself has vanished. It's just fun, fun and a bit more fun now. Experimentation doesn't have that desperation of trying to find a solution. I'm striving to enhance my game rather than find some mythical answer. Happy, happy days and long may it continue. And for the record Ernie, I like what you've done with Wentworth!
