That is what Par Golf in Eight Steps set out to do for the player. It is a perfectly natural step-by-step procedure that indicates not only what to do, but it also indicates how to do it and when to do it. Only by having such a plan can the player act positively and aggressively. With such a plan the player will be able to correct wayward tendencies and to recognize his errors and his weaknesses. By being able to recognize them he will be able to avoid them, and then and only then he will be able to play good golf.
By having an understanding of what is right and what is wrong, the player will be able to teach himself. Only with this basic understanding and an ability to evaluate his own efforts will he be able to check and correct his errors. Once this basic pattern is established, and an ability to conform to the pattern developed, there will be an understanding from which a natural sense of confidence will develop. With this confidence will come a natural sense of relaxation; and with this relaxation will come greater efficiency. Golf will become easy and natural, and only when it is easy and natural is it the real true fun it can and should be.
The discussion up to this point has been more or less of a negative nature, what one should not do. This is an endless, hopeless endeavor. Let's consider golf from the positive standpoint, and from this positive standpoint simplicity and conclusiveness can and will be reached.
The first point of understanding that one must have in regard to golf is that various clubs were designed and added to the golfer's bag in order to automatically produce different shots or different effects. Having these different clubs reduces the game to the simple task of using the same swing on each and every club. continue reading erroneous golf theories...