Golf Asia - February 2018

the case of squaring the clubface to

hit a nice little draw – perfect for the

90 per cent of golfers who swing too

steep and end up slicing the ball.

If you could give our readers one

piece of advice, what would it be?

Understand your swing and what makes

it tick. If your ball striking is off, it’s

usually because your swing is working

out of sync. The essence of the A Swing:

[The Alternative Approach to Great

Golf] is about getting the arms, hands,

body and club working in harmony by

Leadbetter on...

his acrimonious split from Lydia Ko

“The problem is these parents look at their

kids as investments or money machines,

which is what Lydia has been. She had a

better start to her career than Tiger. Her win

ratio was incredible. But when she went off

the boil towards the end of last year through

fatigue, they [her parents] decided they

wanted to do something different. So, they

changed everything – from the equipment

to the coach. But why would you change a

winning combination? You are never going

to win all the time in this game.”

SEVE BALLESTEROS

The Spaniard joined forces with
Leadbetter for the duration of the
1991 season. Though the
partnership failed
to add to Seve’s five
Major titles, it did bring
two European Tour
victories and a top-10
finish at The Open.

GREG NORMAN

The Great White Shark sought Leadbetter’s

wisdom six months after his runner- up finish

in the 1996 Masters. The

partnership barely lasted a year,

but it did yield a

$1 million paycheck at the

World Championship of

Golf, plus Norman’s final

two victories on the

PGA Tour.

The Great White Shark sought Leadbetter’s

wisdom six months after his runner- up finish

partnership barely lasted a year,

LYDIA KO

Their partnership lasted just three years, but

during that time Ko pocketed more than

$2 million every season and won

14 LPGA titles, including two

Majors. In doing so, she became

the youngest player, male or

female, to top the world

rankings. Coincidentally, Ko

hasn’t managed a win since

their split at the end of 2016.

SEVE BALLESTEROS

The Spaniard joined forces with
Leadbetter for the duration of the
1991 season. Though the

Major titles, it did bring

victories and a top-10

GREG NORMAN

The Great White Shark sought Leadbetter’s

wisdom six months after his runner-

in the 1996 Masters. The

partnership barely lasted a year,

but it did yield a

$1 million paycheck at the

World Championship of

Golf, plus Norman’s final

two victories on the

PGA Tour.

making everything more efficient and

simple. The average golfer uses their

hands and arms so much that the club

is being swung out of plane and, as a

consequence, the path is always on the

outside which leads to pulls, slices and a

loss of power. If you can get the club in

the right position, it will allow your body

to work in the correct manner. And the

biggest reason that people’s torsos don’t

work correctly is that the body is always

compensating for the fact that the hands

and arms are taking the club back in the

most god-awful position.

Happier times

Leadbetter

and Ko at the

2016 Evian

Championship.

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