All over the world today there are millions of golfers spending countless hours practicing, and countless sums of money on lessons, or the latest “longest of all” driver. I personally haven’t met a golfer who wouldn’t love to be able to spend less time and less money to make the game of golf easier and more fun. (including me).

Just in my lifetime as a golfer and a golf coach I have seen enormous advances in golf club technology to the point where a driver now weighs nearly half the weight and is nearly twice the size of the drivers used by the best players in the world only fifteen years ago.

Golf balls go further, stop quicker and drivers hit the ball further and straighter than ever before.

We now have the benefit of video and computers, as well as the science of human movement to help us analyze how a golfer should swing the golf club to produce maximum accuracy and distance with minimum effort. We even have sports psychologists to help us think more positively and effectively under pressure.

Technology and science certainly have made the game easier for the average player; golfers are now bigger, stronger, smarter and better equipped than our predecessors and yet most golfers never improve their game. I personally know several hundred golfers who have better looking golf swings than their handicap reflects. “Why is this so? What have they missed?

After spending 30 years playing, watching, learning and teaching the game of golf I have noticed two very important aspects missing in the teaching and learning process of golfers. Many golfers spend a lot of time learning how to swing the club and how to hit a ball, but never really learn how to play golf. Also, the majority of players from beginners to even advanced level don’t really understand what they are trying to do when they hit a golf ball. They want to learn the “how to” but quite often aren’t told, or don’t want to learn the “why”. When things go wrong during a round they can’t fix the problems.

Invariably, when I ask a pupil on the lesson tee “what causes a slice?” I am confronted with a blank stare, or “I don’t know” or quite often a host of explanations other than the correct one.

The other scenario that occurs so often (especially in the players who practice a lot) is their practice fairway game and their golf course game are totally different. Their practice habits don’t help them to play better golf. In fact, quite often, the more they practice the worse they play. Their habits on the practice tee are totally different to their habits on the golf course. This is the case for golfers of all levels of skill.

In this book, with the help of my friend Dan, I will explain in easy to understand language the missing links for long term improvement. You will learn with Dan what you are trying to do with the golf club, so that when you see the ball fly a certain way you will understand what the golf club is or isn’t doing, and more importantly; what you can do to correct it. This understanding will also make it easier for you to self analyze your golf swing and make your practice time (yes, you still need to practice) more quality - not quantity.

We will also cover how to practice so that you play like you practice and more importantly we will show you how to play golf better without a lot of extra work on your part. So grab yourself a coffee, sit back, and enjoy finding out why do I slice?