by John
I've been playing Natural Golf for a few years now. I keep getting better each year. The distance does come back. I live in the soutwest suburbs of Chicago. The reason for my success is the Natural Golf Instructor I go to. Dave Woods is incredible and I pay him for lessons this is not a commercial for him. Last year I shot my lowest round ever on the course that I grew up on. I used to average in the mid 90s on the course I now average in the mid 80s and last November shot a 77. Natural Golf works and that's the truth from a former slicer!

by ffrets
hi
I noticed less distance at first but now I've added distance on all my shots. especially my driver. just stick it out and the distance will come

by Vince
As a 55 year old golfer who never broke 100 without his share of foot faults and mulligans, I can tell you that NG has dramatically improved my game. Straighter shots, in the fairways, no less, gave me a chance to improve my game where it really counts - from 100 yards in.
My game, WITHOUT CHEATING of any kind, and witnessed by friends and family improved this season from 105 average to my "career best" of 88.
Now I really believe I can break 80! All it takes is an open mind and a willingness to improve your game.
NG works, and I'll be playing the NG way for the rest of my life!

by Rob
Did you put the grips on your existing clubs, buy their clubs with the grips or none of the above? Thanks in advance for your answer.

by bill f
hello. I started natural golf 1 and 1/2 years ago because my game sucked and I was tired of losing always to my friends. I bought the videos and practiced on my own the first year. I did well on the range but could not put it together on the course. I went to a natural golf demo clinic where I recieved a lesson from a certified instructor basically for free. It made a huge difference and I began to understand the swing. It is simple but quite different from a conventional golf swing. You have to understand a conventional swing also to perform well using that swing but the natural golf swing is easier to understand with less chance for error. Since I have taken my game from 110 to 115 down to 90 to 95 range for 18 holes consistently in one year with three rounds in the 80's and my low round being a 86! Mind you I had never broke 1oo before using this method! You have to stick with it like anything else

by Rick C
First let me say that I believe that everyone has a right to an opinion, however, I also believe if one is going write an article as Tim McDonald did, it should be an informed opinion. I don't believe by watching a commercial and trying to figure out the Natural Golf swing, Tim McDonald is qualified to make an informed opinion about Natural Golf. While he was attempting to perform a Natural Golf swing, he was probably performing a hybrid of a conventional and Natural Golf swing. The results were not good which is what is to be expected. I have been a Natural Golfer for over 6 years, so I feel I can make a comment on swing system. Natural Golf is a swing system and it works. I played conventional golf for over 15 years with mostly bad results. I took a couple of conventional golf lessons, but the instruction was confusing and actually made things worse. I woudn't consider myself one of Natural Golf extreme success stories. My handicap hovers around 16-17 with an occassional round in the low 80's which isn't bad for a guy who plays 2-3 rounds a months. I'm not where I want to be golf wise, but I am a far cry away from the super hacker I used to be. For me Natural Golf saved my golf life.

by Steve Urbana
This summer I worked intensely on my swing and "discovered" a few things that really helped. Then I read a description of Natural Golf and found that my "new swing" had several of the key elements of NG. First, I extend my right foot backward about 4"-5", open my right foot a little, then assume a strong "K" stance. This braces my body better and greatly helps in keeping my righ leg from breaking down (a perinneal problem of mine). Second, I started keeping my arms quiet, low, and close to my body, barely going past horizontal at the top. (The amount of wrist-cock at the top doesn't seem to matter much.) As I understand the NG swing (I've seen the "clay" model illustration) this is close to NG.
I've tried modifying my grip like one of the earlier respondants described by making my left hand a little weaker and right stronger. This seems to neither hurt nor help. After I saw the NG description, I tried the straight-left-arm-and-shaft set-up, and while a little straightening seemed fine, too much did not work well for me.
I do feel that if you're an experienced golfer you can easily adopt to the NG swing. It is certainly worth a try, although you might just try to put its key elements into a more conventional swing.

by John
A buddy and I took up NG about 5 years ago. We have watched the tapes, taken lessons and bought the clubs. This has made a frustrating game very enjoyable. Yes both of our scores have gone done considerably. Mine a little more because I actually take the time to practice. I used to have trouble with my back now I can consistantly play 2 rounds per day and as many as 12 rounds in a week on a golfing vacation. I would be happy to answer any of your questions, but don't think you will get better without practice.

by peter
I was Moe's partner in a Pro/Pro event back in 1988 and it was one of the highlights of my golf career. Moe, by most people's standards was a strange guy. How could this individual produce the kind of golf shots that make tour pros stop what their doing and watch in amazment? His grip,stance,and set-up was unconventional, yet produced the contact,flight,and control that we dream about. I have been playing golf for 30 years and had been a club/teaching professional for 16 years. What I took from Moe's swing was his wide stance. Each spring I would start with my feet wide and it stablized me and allowed me to establish solid contact(I had tendencies to slide during the downswing).I would gradually begin to narrow my stance back to "normal" as things improved.I have had many wonderful rounds of golf but have had to work hard at tring to maintain what I had.Fast forward to 2006. I dedided to give the single-axis moe swing a try, and I'm glad I did. I have never hit the ball better!! At first, I used a pitching wedge to ease myself into the modifications that were expected. It didn't take long to find the movements and to get the results. I kept my overlap grip and modified it by weakening my left hand(thumb on top of grip) and strengthening my right hand(V to right shoulder. I also began to reach out to the ball to form the straight lines need to create the proper axis. After a couple of weeks I was begining to sole the club further away from the ball, I had a fear that I would be hitting a lot of fat/thin shots and I did for a little while but things smoothed themselves out and I currently sole all clubs about 4"-6"for the best results.I will try the palm grip this spring when I purchase the right grips. This type of swing might not be for everyone, but for those of you who have struggled, give it a try.One thing that has made the biggist difference since adopting this approach is I don't think of mechanics at all. I should mention that my earliest memories of me learning to swing 30 years ago had me with a wide stance, strong ten finger baseball grip,and arms stretched out to the ball,funny how what seemed so natural back then has taken so long to find itself back home.

by Dane
I am a natural golfer and it really works for me. I have been trying natural golf for 6 years, but only playing seriously the last 2 years. I shoot in the upper 70s or low 80s, I am a 9 handicapper now, and I hope to one day shoot par or better on 18 holes. I have shot par or better on 9 holes since I made the switch to NG.
I watched a show on the golf channel about it and I bought the video. I had played conventional for about 19 years prior to the videos with mixed results. The more I got to play the better I played. But when I didn't get to play it took me forever to find the rhythm again. When I was on I shot in the 80s and when I was off I shot in the 90s or even 100s.
The first couple of years of NG it was more of an interest and it never much went past the drving range. I experimented with it on the golf course but all my confidence was in my swing of 19 years. I was unable to play for over a year, I am in the Army and I haven't been home much. When I got back home and on vacation I wanted to play golf, I stunk and couldn't even find the golf course and all my feel was gone. I couldn't get it back. That is when I got serious with NG.
These last two years since I have abandoned my conventional swing and made myself stick with NG. I got NG golf grips and that was the point of no return for me. It has paid off big time. I am always being told how consistent my golf shots are. I don't hit a lot of fairways and greens like a pro, but I hit more than I ever did with my conventional swing. I don't get into the big trouble I use to get into, for me it all depends on the short game and putting. That is what I practice the most now as I only need just to warm up with my full swing. The NG swing gives me a chance to hit a green or get close enough to chip or pitch.
When I play with new people they always ask if I know my golf club isn't right behind the ball and I hold the club like a baseball bat? I tell them yes and they usually shake their head and say, whatever you're doing don't change, it really works for you.
If you are considering making the change, focus on the drills until they are second nature to you before heading off to the range to beat balls. When you are on the range don't worry about where it goes, focus more on your technique to groove the swing. Lastly, after you got the technique down and you are pretty confident you're going to make contact, which won't take long, then practice focusing on a target and not thinking about the golf swing. Just focus on the results.
The first few times you play, you will be thinking about what people think. You have to keep your target orientation and be results focused and it will all work out.
For me the frustrating part of the game is the short game, it is all feel, distance control, and imagination. The tee shot and approach shots are fun and I am very confident I am going to make good contact. Now my golf equation is the more I play the better my short game is and the lower my score is, when I don't get to play much, I always make good contact, but struggle trying to find the feel to get close to the hole.
I play with PING G2 Irons and G5 woods. The G2s are oversized and I play with stiff shafts because my swing is pretty strong. The 460cc head of the G5 is great for boosting your confidence. I have never tried NG clubs and would be interested to know if people find they make a real difference for playing NG.