Golf Swing Lesson: Point your belt buckle at the target ~ Golf Tip Reviews

Salt was on the range early that day. The day was cool; it had rained the night before and so the grass was a little soggy. The clouds hung low, but it was not too windy. Not a day for fair weather golfers. But a day not nearly so bad as it looked from inside.

Salt thought that the type of person who would show up on the range today would be a serious sort of player, one who really wanted to work on his game.

After a while, Micah arrived. He looked to be in a hurry, and was well dressed. Salt knew Micah in passing. Micah was a businessman, an account manager. He wanted to play the game well to help him in his business, but had a handicap in the low 20s, which frustrated him.

Micah got out his clubs and began to hit some balls.

Salt shook his head. "If only they would stretch before they try to hit a ball," he thought.

Micah hit several balls, but was obviously getting frustrated. Salt ambled over.

"Mornin'," said Salt.

"Good morning," said Micah. "How are you today, Salt?"

"Oh, I'm doing fine today. How's your game Micah?"

"Not bad, not bad," said Micah. "Having a little trouble with my slice though."

"Mind if I have a look?" asked Salt.

"Please, go ahead".

Salt knew that Micah was a serious man, analytical, calculating. He would probably want to hear tips about wrist angle, swing plane, grip position, and so forth.

"What do you think of my backswing Salt? Are my hands high enough?"

Salt just sighed and shook his head. And he watched another weak shot tail off to the right.

"Micah, I'd like you to try something for me."

"Sure, what?"

"I'd like you to swing so that your belt buckle is facing the target on your finish."

"What?"

"Try it. Take a practice swing or two and concentrate on swinging so that your belt buckle faces the target when you are done".

Micah gave it a try. The first thing he noticed was that his belt buckle was pointing right of the target, not at the target. The next thing he noticed was that he was losing his balance, and didn't really have a specific direction that his belt buckle was pointing.

"Try again, but smoother," said Salt.

Micah tried several more times to no avail.

"Micah, why don't you just pose with your club and belt buckle the way you want to end up, and backtrack from there?"

And so he did. Eventually he was able to execute a swing that resulted in a balanced finish, with his belt buckle pointing at the target, at a good tempo.

"Now hit a ball. But tee it up," said Salt.

Micah did. His first shot was straight. His second was straight and longer. His third was pure, a beautiful golf shot by any standard.

"Salt, thank you, this is incredible." Micah was genuinely grateful and truly surprised at how well this worked.

Salt waved at him from across the range, It was time to head back inside for a cup of coffee.

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