Post Bay Hill Pro-Am, I considered renaming our golf school Open Stance Accelerator. ‘Accelerator’ refers to the improvement rate within your Open Stance set-up. Since breaking bad habits and improving faster are hallmarks of our Open Stance set-up, why not change our name?
No matter our size and shape, our set-up causes our golf swing reactions. Even though your swing stimuli mirror everyone else’s, your Open Stance reactions appear unique visually. Therefore, I thought maybe I’d name my school after your time-relative, efficiency-engendered process. On the other hand, The Open Stance Academy is growing fast on its own. I take special pride in the fact that an idea I promote is taking over our golfing world without thrusting me into their very hot spotlight.
My objective here is to help golfers understand that traditional media have knowingly withheld truth regarding their golf swing and game improvement. Moreover, I want to give people applicable information needed to improve their own golf game, not data or statistics. Data and stats measure, not cause, results.
Applicable information simplifies our learning process, because we already have specific intention, discipline, and determination. Applying information means actively expressing our understanding (Motion). For example, understanding our club face and path at impact, which I explained to Ian Poulter’s Pro-Am partner, liberated his swing and game in one minute of thought and application.
By the way, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention something. Ian was fantastic with everyone. I really respect his total engagement with all three of his Pro-Am partners. He ‘helped’ them with ‘lessons’ between shots and joked around to keep things light. However, he was clearly distracted. I kept hearing his diagnoses and his “Feeling” he suggested they create while swinging. Being woefully helpful, I thought I’d alleviate his instructional load.
Fortunately, I almost never keep my mouth shut when nonsense abounds. I kept my opinion quiet for fifteen holes. However, on our sixteenth hole, my expertise emerged.
My man (Pictured below) struggled for fifteen holes with a steep, dramatic, pull-slice. His driver flew only about twenty feet high when he hit it solidly. No offense to Ian but knowing each person hears a slightly different voice, I thought my voice might help him. Therefore, on our walk to seventh green (Our 16th hole) I engaged.
After literally one minute of explanation, my new student cured himself. And, although his new evolving swing was still uncomfortable, over the last two holes, he smashed four straight shots. Each was high and hard. Hence, my new friend finished on a high note. I was happy for him. He gave me the idea for Open Stance Accelerator and went from zero to 100 faster than Ian’s Ferrari.
John Wright – Founder
The Open Stance Academy