Traditional Golf Methods
There are numerous Traditional ball striking methods. Simply watch the PGA Tour and you will see hundreds of professional golfers playing the game with many styles and techniques.
Moe Norman and the Graves Golf Academy recognize that playing the game of golf and ball striking are not the same.
Arguably the best player in Canada in his day, with over 17 course records, Moe Norman even said, "I am the best ball striker - not the best player".
Golf is a game where the goal is to hole the golf ball in the fewest strokes possible in the course of 18 holes. Ball striking is an important part of that goal.
Golf, however, is regarded as one of the most difficult games to learn because ball striking with traditional golf swing methods is difficult. Everyone should be striving to learn an easier, more simplified way to play golf.
Here is a simple demonstration of why traditional golf swing methods, those being taught today, are biomechanicaly complicated and why Moe Norman single plane mechanics are easier to learn, repeat and ultimately simplify ball striking for everyone.
Traditional Golf - Address to Impact
Traditional golf methods generally all address the ball where the arms hang below the shoulders in a straight down fashion. This "hanging" of the arms creates what the Graves Golf Academy considers a two plane address position.
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