Christo Garcia is a highly sought after Golf Instructor who specializes in what he calls the "Classic Golf Swing." He is also an actor and an avid golfer and he played the role of Ben Hogan in a TV special for The Golf Channel. Christo's YouTube channel - "Classic Golf Swing" - has over 75 thousand subscribers and is a source for timeless golf-swing insight and advice.
He joins #OntheMark to discuss his approach to golf and the golf-swing and elaborate on the differences between the "Modern" and the "Classic" swing.
Game Improvment topics addressed include:
- Christo's years of golf frustration and the evolution in his approach to recapture his best golf
- The Differences between the Classic and the Modern Golf Swings
- Grip Pressure Points and their Importance in Ball-strike Compression
- Body and Club Relationships - The Arms' Relationship to the Spine, and Keeping the Club in Front of the Body
- Braking forces for added Clubhead Speed
- Moving from Technical Thoughts to Subconcious Reaction and Athleticism, and
- The "Alter Ego" Effect to improve Self Identity on the Course.
Christo also refers to a number of golf-swing models such as Jack Nicklaus and Sam Snead and explains how the Classic Swing approach will help mitigate and alleviate injury.
This podcast is also available as a vodcast on YouTube - search and subscribe to Mark Immelman to watch it and see Christo's demonstrations.
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