A Golf Swing You Can Trust
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You needn't be most golfers.
A Golf Swing You Can Trust is an original work by John Hoskison, a deep-thinking PGA player and teacher. Inside, John reveals how, after years of slicing, he went from the worst player on tour to the National PGA Professional Champion by using these simple techniques.
From the grip to the finish position, John coaches using humor and unique analogies to explain how the golf swing works, and how to build a swing you can trust.
REVIEWS:
"John taught himself a great technique and knows as much about the golf swing as anyone I've met." ~Nick Mitchell, Former European Tour PGA Player
"I went to John for the usual stuff; head in hands, not knowing what shot was coming next. John kept it simple… got me back enjoying my golf again." ~Mick Fitzgerald, TV Sports Presenter—Former National Hunt Jockey
"John has solid orthodox technique and is a great student of the game. He always told me 'simple is best'." ~Andrew Murray, European Tour—1989 European Open Champion
EXCERPT FROM A Golf Swing You Can Trust:
The correct stance is vital if you want to build a simple swing that repeats. But most golfers switch off and skip these chapters of a golf instruction book. I understand that. The grip and aim are not as alluring as advice on the theoretical advantages of pronation or supination through impact. And hey! You've been told you have a nice practice swing—you can't be that far off. Aiming correctly is for beginners!
So just to dispel any reservations you may have that this book is not for you, here's one last piece of motivational talk before we move on to check your stance. It's very often a golfer makes a great practice swing but when they come to hit the ball the swing's completely different. That's because the hands and body don't communicate on a practice swing—they let you get on with it on your own. They only bother to 'talk' to each other when you're about to hit a shot at a specific target.
When the crunch comes and you're ready to swing back, if the aim of the club doesn't match up to your intended swing path, they hit the panic button, take control and stick the swing on autopilot. They program in what they have to do and you can't override it. You might try to take the club back in one piece but it you're not aiming correctly—they quickly take over. And if you think you can kid them you'd have done it by now.
If you are aiming at a target 250 yards away and your clubface is only 3 degrees to the right, it will be pointing 13 yards right of target. If you try to replicate your nice square practice swing, but your hands pick up where the club is aiming the two angles are so conflicting your orthodox swing becomes impossible.
The only time you can override your natural alarm system is when you're standing in front of a pro and he's watching you like a hawk. Then the alarm system becomes dormant—it trusts the pro to watch over you. Soon as you walk out the teaching bay, it switches back on.
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MEET JOHN HOSKISON
John is a former European Tour member and two-time PGA Cup player v USA. He led England in the European Team Championships and was elected Surrey Professional Golf Association Captain.
In 1992, John completed the Club Professionals Grand Slam including the national title, and went on to earn a place on the European PGA Seniors Tour. In May 2008, he played in his first event in Poland.
After a year of injury, John placed third in the 2012 British Senior PGA Professional Championships.
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A Golf Swing You Can Trust - John Hoskison
A Golf Swing
You Can Trust
by
John Hoskison
Former European PGA Tour Player
PGA Cup v USA 1998-92
European PGA Team Championships 1992
Winner of the National PGA Professionals Grand Slam
British PGA Surrey Golf Association Captain
International Bestselling Author
Praise for John Hoskison
'I first went to see John 5 years ago for the usual stuff: head in hands, not knowing what shot was coming next! John kept it simple and got me back enjoying my golf again. I can't recommend him enough.'
~Mick Fitzgerald,
TV Sports Presenter - Former National Hunt Jockey
'When the rest of us were trying to squeeze one out there, John Hoskison would step up and blast it down the middle as if no trouble existed.'
~Pete Oakley
2004 British Senior Open Champion
'John taught himself a great technique and knows as much about the golf swing as anyone I've met.'
~Nick Mitchell,
Former European Tour PGA Player
'John has solid orthodox technique and is a great student of the game. He always told me 'simple is best''.
~Andrew Murray,
European PGA Tour
1989 European Open Champion
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Table of Contents
A Golf Swing You Can Trust
Lesson 1 – Club Head Aim
Lesson 2 – The Importance of the Grip
Lesson 3 – You Can't Beat a Good Takeaway
Lesson 4 – The Wrist Hinge
Lesson 5 – The Shoulder Turn
Lesson 6 – Top of the Backswing
Lesson 7 – The Downswing – Anchoring the Head
Lesson 8 – Anchoring the Bottom Half of the Body
Lesson 9 – Hitting through the Shot
Lesson 10 – Hold the Finish and Control the Swing
Lesson 11 – Trust the Swing
Lesson 12 – Practise in Slow Motion
Forward
John Hoskison has been a member of the European PGA Tour and represented Europe against the USA in PGA Cup matches. Regarded as one of the straightest hitters in the game, John built his swing on the guidelines set down in this book.
John Hoskison’s Swing
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Introduction
If you want to improve your golf swing, but no matter what you try you don't hit the ball better, then read this introduction. It explains the reason most golfers fail to see results when they have lessons or try out tips from magazines. If you want to hit the ball more consistently then knuckle down for five minutes and read the following story about how I learned a very important lesson that is relevant to beginners and tour pros.
When I was fourteen I was a pretty good golfer playing off a handicap of four, but I had a fault in my swing that made the ball curve from left to right in flight. I hit most fairways but in a left to right wind my fade became a slice and I didn't hit the ball far enough if I wanted to go to the next level. My father, who had taught me from a young age, wasn't experienced enough to spot my swing fault and fixed up for me to have a lesson from the best teacher in Europe—John Jacobs—'Doctor Golf' himself.
The morning we drove to Sandown Park Golf Club, where John Jacobs was the resident teaching pro, I was really nervous. I remember carrying my clubs to the teaching bay, head held high, chest puffed out, and shaking hands with the man who taught half the Ryder Cup squad.
Even though my knees were trembling, when I started hitting balls they