Say you don’t have the technology.
None of that sweet 3D technology. None of those cold pressure sensors.
Just old fashioned gamer, from the mid 80’s you.
But say a small, mid-80s shooter you want to upgrade.
What’s a tech-less, hopefully mid-80s shooter to do?
As part of an answer, a top 100 GOLF teacher there was a story. From time to time, Tony Ruggiero will watch players hit range balls. And, for the most part, the swings are consistent.
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“You’ll see golfers hitting balls,” Ruggiero said, “and every shot, their feet are a little different, the ball is in a little different spot, and the swing doesn’t change much.
“But they’re very casual in how they approach it.”
And that’s part of how he would counsel the hypothetical subject who started this story. It’s a fun topic. Speaking on a recent episode of The Smylie Show – which you can watch in full here — Ruggiero was asked by the host Smiley Kaufman what would the player say to him.
The coach said there were a few things, all part of what happens before the hit.
– “I think the first thing you have to do,” Ruggiero said on the podcast, “is if you can learn to balance the address and set up correctly.”
– “Then just monitor the things you can control.”
– “And wherever the ball is when you hit it well – whatever that spot is – how to understand and practice it. …
“I would say to, say, someone who shoots in the mid-to-late 80s, you’ve probably got some pretty good stuff there already. If you’ve figured out how to get to that point, especially people who get to where they shoot the low 80s and occasionally throw a 78 or a 9. I’d say figure out what you do and what you’re doing well when you hit it.”
Ruggiero said some technology would help.
But you probably have one.
“Like we all have these phones now,” Ruggiero said on the podcast, “so you can film yourself when you’re hitting it well. And figure out how you look at address. Be balanced at address, get the ball in the same spot, adjust your aim, those kinds of things.
“I think just paying attention to the details that happen before you swing are the biggest things for players that are in that range that you’re talking about.”
Editor’s Note: To watch the full episode of The Smylie Show with Ruggiero, please click here.
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