How in the world did tour players of the 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s play golf without today’s technology?

They learned to play the game on the course! That’s what GPS is about. Sure, technology has made the game easier for some, but handicaps are not going down!

Why is that? There is a simple answer: Golfers are not playing the game. There is an over-reliance on the model golf swing, to the point of blaming only your ability to repeat the swing. And in model swing theory, there is one major factor that is often neglected: Balance! Balance is the support key to almost any swing improvement.

If the instructor wants your arms or your club to go in a different direction or position, that change will not be effective without changing balance! If you’re supposed to take the club more inside going back, it will not be effective if your weight is on the balls of your feet. It only makes sense: why would a ball go straight if you’re off balance? Imagine the effects of swinging a driver at 100 mph, while being off balance by 5%. Where is that ball going?

It’s great for self-diagnosing too: If you’re off balance on the balls of your feet, the ball should go to the right, and off balance on your heels, the ball should go to the left.

But GPS is far more than the model swing…!