Throughout my years as a golf instructor, teaching both in the U.S. and in several foreign countries, I have consistently noted one familiar theme that affects golfers all over the world.

Lesson after lesson, in country after country, is compromised, made less effective or, at worst case, rendered useless by a tendency to complicate things when it comes to the golf swing.

It's the old 'analysis causes paralysis' syndrome. People are trying to think of, and do, too many things at once in a game, where, if you shot 72 for 18 holes you would only contact the ball for approximately 0.036 seconds. This amazing data was given to me by friends at True Temper's applied research group.

This is why it is so important to stress simplicity. The secret of both teaching and learning the golf swing is communication. There have been numerous good books and articles written over the years on how to swing a golf club.