WHY MANY METHOD TEACHERS & TRAINING AIDS FAILby Billy Bondaruk, PGAA big problem with method teachers is that their teaching assumes that every compensation is a bad one because it does not adhere to the method they teach. It also takes out things like the individuality of the golf swing like a flatter swing plane golfer who does a good job of 'staying on track', particularly at impact, and forcing them into the plane that their method requires. Now that flatter swing plane golfer may get more upright in the swing plane and struggle to stay on track, even though that was never a problem with their flatter plane. Lastly, it takes out the understanding that the swing is a reactionary motion. It is so important to understand that golf is a reactionary sport because:A) One can understand that a compensation in itself isn't bad and can now better identify the 'bad' compensations versus the 'good' compensationsB) It makes it easier to identify what is causing the compensationC) It makes it easier to fix the compensationMany method instructors I've come across, even those in the top 10 golf instructor lists in magazines tend to do the following with their students:1) They will see a move that does not fit their method and immediately get the golfer to change it so it is in line with their method.2) They never identify if the compensation is hurting their ballstriking or if they can make the proper compensation to get 'back on track.'3) The odds of them identifying what type of shots the compensation can cause if they do not get 'back on track' are 50/50 at best.4) The instruction to fix that compensation is more along the lines of 'don't do that' instead of identifying what is causing the golfer to make that reaction (compensation).5) They prescribe a 'swing feel' which is theirs and do not get into the mechanics and allow the golfer to figure out the feel for themselves that allows them to repeat the mechanics consistently6) They quickly blame it on the golfer's flexibility, age, height, etc. when those things usually have nothing to do with it.I believe when we think of reaction sports Baseball and Football may come to mind, where the player is reacting to the opponent. In Golf , we are reacting to ourselves.
