Bobby Lee Golf

My last post was kind of spur of the moment. I had just watched Justin Leonard lose a tournament that was his to win…….and had the idea to start some discussion on this blog. If you have not visited here before I am in the midst of finalizing an e-guide (aka e-book) on the basics of the golf swing. At least my philosophy of it.

So I thought about offering a free copy to who could answer the question I asked in last week’s post. Again it was a bit spur of the moment. Frankly, it was not well thought out. If you did not actually watch the coverage (the 18th tee shot at the Bob Hope Classic by Justin Leonard) you would have no idea what I was talking about as I could not supply a video of the actual shot in question!

Therefore, I think it would be fun, and hopefully instructional to cover various aspects of the golf game. I would like to generate some discussion, give some free tips and lessons and hopefully award some free copies of my upcoming golf swing instructional e-guide, The Effortless Power Golf Swing. 

How about Tiger.  The greatest?  I would have to say yes.  (and I’m a big Jack Nicklaus fan) but what makes him the best is he has all the shots.  His short game is as good as anyone that has ever played the game.  Most golfers get way too caught up in how far they hit the ball, instead of trying to get it in the hole. Take a lesson from Tiger this week, work on the short game.  If you spent 70% of your practice time on chipping and putting,  I would bet that most of you could drop your handicaps by 2 to 5 shots easily.  My question this week for one of my ebooks if answered correctly is “how do you control distance in the short game.”  Hint: how far you take the club back is not the answer.   Good luck!

- Bobby

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If you got to watch the Bob Hope Classic this past weekend, it should have made you stop and think how can a wily veteran (Justin Leonard) lose to a rookie (D.J. Trahan) coming down the stretch, especially when they were in the same group eye to eye. Just goes to show you how fragile the golf swing is. Now there is a reason why Justin Leonard (who was leading going into the final round) sliced it into the water on 18. If you can give me the right answer, I’ll send you my ebook, The Effortless Power Golf Swing, at no charge. I will give you a hint: Looking up, coming over the top or not staying behind it are not the correct answers. they don’t mean anything unless you know why these things happen. They are just cliches that people use to describe what they think they see happening in the swing. There is a reason for everything. Good Luck!

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How about K.J. Choi winning in Hawaii? He is the epitome of effortless power. If you do not know, he has stated that he learned to play golf by reading Jack Nicklaus’ old comic drawing lessons that were in magazines back in the day. He emulated Big Jack’s swing when he decided to play golf. Not a bad golf swing to copy! Choi is also a former weight and power lifter, so understanding leverage was not something new to him.

I can not recall the guy’s name at the moment, but I had a former weight lifter come through one of my schools at Mission Hills, CA. He was a world champion weight lifter. It was remarkable to see his golf swing change from violent to effortless once he understood you throw the arms to a weightless position. Remember golf is just like any other sport, the more relaxed the body is, the more strength you have. Then it only becomes a matter of timing. You have the timing in you, it is only a matter of proper instruction and correct practice.

The golf swing I teach is exactly the method that KJ Choi uses, and it is based on the same proven principles and physics. The Effortless Power Golf Swing will be available soon. I had a brainstorm to make the Instructional Guide, a bit better and easier to understand

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It seems the gremlins have run amok the last couple of days with one of my host’s servers and this site was affected a bit. This blog is fine, but I am having troubles with my front page and loading images etc. So my upcoming Effortless Power Golf Swing eGuide will be delayed a bit. However, I received an email today from one of my former students that I wanted to share with you. I posted about Andrew Jensen previously, and had asked him along with various friends and former students to review the outline for what I had in mind to offer online. I was just hoping for some constructive criticism and suggestions etc. to the outline of my golf swing and basic golf instruction guide. Andrew sent the following testimony and I have to admit it was totally unexpected.

“I first met Bobby when I was 17. Our working relationship lasted close to 3 years, until distance and scholastic constraints limited our ability to maintain a teacher/student relationship. Luckily, that did not put constraints on our friendship. To this day; some 6 and a half years later, we still stay in touch and it is great.
With regards to my golfing career, Bobby was directly responsible for building a solid foundation in me as a player. He took me when I was an immature kid with no understanding for what it would take to succeed as a touring professional, and imparted major changes in my work ethic
Working with Bobby was great in more ways than just my swing getting better and more consistent. He taught me so much more on what it would take to one day reach the goals I had in place.
I can confidently say that Bobby’s personality, character, and teaching method is second to none. Bobby is a dynamic swing coach because he is focused on the person not just the swing and scores. I would certainly not be where I am today; on the brink of chasing down my PGA Tour card, if it were not for Bobby’s influence in my life.”

- Andrew Jensen, Canadian Tour rookie 2008

I was humbled and flattered obviously to read these words. One of the rewarding aspects of being a teacher is not just seeing a person make improvement, but the relationships I have made over the years. I know this sounds like a mutual love fest here, lol, but Andrew is a class act, a very hard worker and I am immensely proud of him. If you missed my prior post, he qualified last year to be on the Canadian tour this season. If you care to follow his career via his blog I have the link in my blog roll to the right.

This online stuff is new to me and I know you don’t know who I am (unless you are already a friend reading this) so I will try and get more testimonies up on the “testimonies” page as soon as my server is all situated and hope to have more info on the eGuide soon.

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Happy New Year to everyone! Hard to believe it is 2008, but it is here. Obviously, last few days are a time of reflection and goal setting for alot of folks. I would be interested in hearing any of your resolutions that pertain to your golf game. My eGuide should be finished within the next week or so. It was delayed a bit by holidays and traveling.  In the mean time I would like to hear from any of you reading this what your golf goals are for the new year.

I have a lot of goals for this site this year. Stay tuned for tips, podcast, interviews etc. In addition, I would like to take on some students via video and phone and show how you can learn to generate that effortless power golf swing even if we can not meet in person! I am looking into a few software platforms to host the videos and do “online clinics”, etc.

Meanwhile, for the next 2 weeks I would like to entertain your questions on what you think you need to work on. Post your questions in the comment section below and I will answer here publicly, ASAP. Basically, I will give some free lessons to those that take me up on it. 

So post your questions and comments and lets make 2008 the year you meet your golfing goals.

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