http://www.golf-swing-magic.com On Learning Golf is the official blog of Golf-Swing-Magic.com. Whilst many writers have published books on many aspects of golf, not many have written much about the golf learning process. On Learning Golf presents a thorough analysis of the process in a blog-book format. en-us Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:01:03 +0800 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:01:03 +0800 Easy Blogs ( http://www.easyblogs.com ) http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/learning-golf-3.html http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/learning-golf-3.html Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:01:03 +0800 Final Instalment of Learning Golf with Inverse Functioning. As I have said before, the swing is a continuous unbroken movement that cannot be cut into sections for analysis. So I was delighted when one day an ardent pupil of mine remarked, "I can now... http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/learning-golf2.html http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/learning-golf2.html Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:46:30 +0800 This is the second instalment ofLearning Golf with Inverse Funtioning. As I was saying, the pivot has two functions, to guide the club and to generate power. Some good golf analysts combine the two and compare the body to a lever, and while this means... http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/learning-golf.html http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/learning-golf.html Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:01:49 +0800 Learning Golf with Inverse Functioning is the last chapter of Percy Boomer's book "On Learning Golf". I have divided it into small parts for your easy and quick digestion. There is a curious evolution in the learning of golf which for want of a better... http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/golf-analyzis-3.html http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/golf-analyzis-3.html Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:53:31 +0800 In this final part of the Golf Analyzis section, Percy Boomer briefly analyzes a young boy's swing" Obviously, this is a very young swing, not faultless, but fundamentally good. Let's analyze it: It's a wide swing. Left arm straight, left... http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/golf-analysis-2.html http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/golf-analysis-2.html Sat, 8 Jan 2011 11:21:48 +0800 This is Part 2 of the Golf Analysis series. All golf is opposition. We are in a state of opposing in every phase of our swing, even in the waggle. The very feel of the club head is only sensed when we are in a state of opposition to it. Close students... http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/golf-analysis-1.html http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/golf-analysis-1.html Sun, 2 Jan 2011 16:24:17 +0800 Editor's Note: We are approaching the end of this blog book. I should have included the last chapters in the 2nd half of last year, but life, work and golf itself got in the way. I intend to upload the last chapters of the book this month (January 2011).... http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/201101.html#e99 http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/201101.html#e99 Sun, 2 Jan 2011 16:04:22 +0800 G'day... and Happy New Year. I hope the new year brings you lots of good fortune, happiness and great health... and a better score in your game, of course. As I type this note, Perth is scorching at 40 degrees Celsius. It has been generally a hot couple... http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/golf-maniac.html http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/golf-maniac.html Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15:12 +0800 The Golf Maniac. One of the perennial joys of golf is the way it fits in with and illuminates the character of the fellow who knows all about it: The Omniscient Golf Maniac. There are more maniacs in golf than there are in any other sport, and they have... http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/putting-part-5.html http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/putting-part-5.html Tue, 6 Jul 2010 18:00:38 +0800 The picture below shows Boomer's Reversed or Putting Grip. The reversed overlapping grip gives more right-hand feel. In fact, the palm of the right hand facing the hole gives the impression that the ball will be "rolled out of the hand towards... http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/putting-part-4.html http://www.golf-swing-magic.com/putting-part-4.html Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:10:48 +0800 One of the first points to be studied in bringing our putting into line with our other shots is the position from which we play. The first wrong impression we get about putting is that we should be "over the top of the ball." This is often brought about...