Butter Your Golf Swing

You've seen it, on very rare occasions, the golf swing that looks like it's just been buttered. The golf swing that appears effortless, lazy, great tempo, relaxed, unhurried, pretty, poetry in motion, EZ as pie . . . yet the ball explodes off the club face flying into the wild blue yonder.

How does this happen? Lets start with how it does NOT happen. As the golfer becomes older, he becomes more conservative, more cautious, more unsure, less confident. The result is, the swing becomes shorter, jerkier, choppier, lacks rhythm and tempo, and appears mechanical and thought driven. Flexibility goes in one direction . . . less and less flexible. The swing, inch by inch, becomes shorter both in the backswing and follow-through positions. Power is lost, distance is lost, any prettiness is lost, and economy of motion deteriorates.

On the other hand, the buttered swing is a big swing, a gorgeous swing, a swing that has all the time in the world to develop maximum clubhead speed and appears effortless.

Early swings of both Hogan and Snead were huge . . . way past level on the backswing and to a full, full, finish. Beautiful, effective swings especially among the ladies are full . . . they have to be to make up for their lack of strength compared to the male muscle power.

Take a look at Freddie Couples swing. Freddie is one of the longest hitters on the tour, yet his swing looks like he is "fixin" to fall asleep. Mr. Couples develops incredible clubhead speed because his backswing is "fully loaded," the gun is cocked, the spring is totally "wound up." Freddie swings past horizontal allowing his shoulders to follow his hands as he gathers power to "gradually" have the time to develop a down swing that is super fast . . . NOT hard. Take a tip from Freddie and make sure you really "wind up" so much so that your left shoulder actually points behind the ball on your backswing.

Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Jones, ViJay Singh, & some guy named Jim McLellan all thought that making sure the backswing was "clear back there" was key to an effective golf swing

You never hear me talk about body parts, unless it is where the hands go . . . BUT, if the swing is relaxed and the shoulders are not inhibited they will turn a great deal. This "torque" contributes a great deal to Freddie's power and tempo and will do wonders for yours as well.

When you practice, "without a ball," strive to swing way past level and way through to a full, full finish. The feeling will be that you have lost control of your swing and that you could never hit a ball with that big of a swing. Just the opposite will occur. The still head controls the swing and now that your fully "wound up"swing has time to develop all the speed it needs, your swing too, will look like it has just been freshly buttered. Pass the popcorn, please!

Jim McLellan

The AntiPro/The Maverick
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EZ to be a Good Golfer, Difficult to be a Bad Golfer

You might think that to do something well requires spending a great deal of time and money.

In golf, acquiring a good game is so simple that it goes right over the heads of most golfers. They don't believe it is possible to acquire a sound game with very little time and money invested. Instead they are convinced, since professional tournament golfers are zillionaires, that it must require the same investment of time and money that is necessary to become a renowned brain surgeon!

In fact, most great golf swings are simply copied. Of course, any skill requires a great deal of practice, but the principles necessary to get the basic know how are ridiculously simple. On the other hand, to become a bad golfer takes hard work and lots of money.

Playing BAD golf requires reading tons of books, taking a multitude of golf lessons, listening to advice from every Tom, Dick, & Mary, watching golf videos until you go blind, and filling your head with every tip that comes down the pike. The more time and money spent the worse the golfer becomes. Yet__ the BAD golfer is wired to continue down that same path to ruin. There in lies the rub.

Most of our students are really P.O'd when they learn how EZ it is to learn a mighty fine golf swing...AFTER they have blown plenty of time & M$ney___only to end up with a golf swing that is inconsistent, lacks power and accuracy, and looks like a lunatic snake killer. There is no way they can recoup the money or the wasted time. They would have been far ahead had they come to us as beginners, with a clean slate, free of bad habits acquired through lousy golf instruction.

The good news is that our students are finally on the road to a swing with power and consistency and accuracy that is beautiful to watch and a pleasure to own. Their swings are built on 3 proven factors, lots of practice, and monitoring themselves via video tape. How simple? How much can you think in two seconds? What other sport takes two seconds? In what other sport does the ball just sit there until you hit it? Learning golf__ the right way__ is as EZ as eating Mom's apple pie with two scoops of home made vanilla ice cream!

Jim McLellan

The AntiPro/The Maverick

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John's Got Guts

Would you have the guts to tell the world that you (if you can't break a 100) would shoot par golf on a championship golf course in one short year? John Richardson did just that. Fewer than one in a million would dare make that statement. Few golfers have even thought about it, dreamed about it, or discussed it with anyone, even after several adult beverages at the 19th hole.

Unless you enjoy being laughed at or like being the recipient of, "I told you it was impossible," from the know it alls, you may decide to keep such lofty goals to yourself. Not John. Here's a guy with a family and a job that takes 50 hours a week, telling the world that he will do it! John's got guts!

Fewer than one in a million in the entire history of golf have done what John did. After John "shot off" about what he was going to do he rolled up his selves and went to work to prove the naysayers wrong. It is possible. John is the proof. John's got guts!

John and I could have a grand time discussing how the vast majority of golf instruction, on the market today, is pure BULL. We know that the great golf swing is built on surprisingly few principles. John can tell you, first hand, not only what he considers necessary but more importantly what isn't! John is not some blow hard golf pro, but a real guy who shot real par in ONE year. John cracked the code! John's got guts!

Anyone interested in playing better golf can learn a LOT from John. Check him out a www.scratchtoscratch.com. Seems simple to me . . . the exact/correct information and hours and hours of practice does the trick. That's what John did!

John has accomplished an incredible feat using this formula. No need to re-invent the wheel or fall for false promises abundant from the golf industry. Keep it simple & copy John! He won't care. Perhaps we should have him Knighted! A Knight with guts . . . how appropriate.

Jim McLellan

TheAntiPro/The Maverick

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OMG . . . Golf Instruction That Actually Works!

Do YOU think it is possible for a golfer, who has never broken 100, to shoot par on a championship golf course in only ONE year?

On the first of June 2004, I received a very interesting email from a John Richardson of Bangor Down, United Kingdom.

John wrote asking me if I thought it would be possible for him to shoot par in only ONE year ". . . I am currently undergoing a quest to try and see whether it is possible to take a golfer who cannot break 100 and within a year have them playing a scratch round on a championship course. Conventional wisdom and 99% of golfers I have spoken to maintain this is impossible. It took Greg Norman three years to get to scratch for goodness sake."

Here was a man, I had never met, with a family who works 50 hours a week, asking me a question that could influence his golfing future based on my response. I told John I was confident that with my instruction, the right attitude, and the commitment to a great deal of practice that it was, indeed, possible.

John's success story has been featured in a golf magazine in the United Kingdom. Although several of our students have accomplished this lofty goal, this is the first instance of validation for all the world to read.
























JOHN DID IT!!


The article quotes John:

Here is the full text of John's letter:

Jim McLellan,
"I am currently undergoing a quest to try and see whether it is possible to take a golfer who cannot break 100 and within a year have them playing a scratch round on a championship course. Conventional wisdom and 99% of golfers I have spoken to maintain this is impossible. It took Greg Norman three years to get to scratch for goodness sake. Nevertheless I am persisting and have made myself the subject of this quest. Literally dozens of book later, many lessons (from my excellent pro it has to be said) and probably 10 different instruction videos have filled my mind with far, far too much information. I'm two months into the quest and have huge ups and downs still (e.g. 9 holes in 62!!!) but last week I shot 8 holes in two over par and I attribute at least 80% of that success to a lot of hard work and Jim Mclellan's video. Nothing has come near (by miles) to providing me with confidence and actual results as has religously watching Jim's video. If I sound evangelic - that's because I am!"
Many thanks once again.
Cheers
John Richardson, 37
Own two garden centers
Bangor Down,
United Kingdom

Two factors make up a great golf game! The right information and dedication to practicing that information. If John can do it so can YOU! It's as simple as that!

Jim McLellan

The AntiPro/The Maverick

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