63. I personally believe that prolonged exposure to the standard on the Tour can in a lot of cases impair the ability to explain and deliver the relevant and realistic message to the ordinary golfer. We could argue that TV expert analysis should carry a golfing health warning

Quite often, the analysis of the top player’s swings on the TV by the experts can be very misleading for the club player. It is not that the information is incorrect, just that   it is directed at the wrong standard of golfer.

The emphasis all to often is on the big muscle groups as a we are told to develop "Lower body resistance against upper body rotation" to maximize the backswings coil effect. A "Lateral shifting / rotating hip release" to start the downswing is a must if you want power.

Not only is this very technically loaded, it is also virtually impossible to achieve for the lesser able and older player. It is the equivalent of a person trying to sprint when they are hardly able to walk. Dynamic body action is only relevant to the top players, but catastrophic to the club player and here is the reason why. Good players, in order to be good, have developed the all important effective hand action first which then makes it possible to apply the more” aggressive" body action and get the benefits from such an action To do it the other way round is just not feasible but the power of the TV with its expert analysis and video playback hooks our viewer and seduces him into a situation that is not possible for him.

Our only contact with the club is our hands and it is the hands that put the club on to the ball at impact. A great body action without good "Hands" cannot play good golf but good "Educated" hands with a limited body movement can play great shots. It brings into question whether the "Gurus" who coach the stars are the best qualified to coach the club player. I personally believe that prolonged exposure to the standard on the Tour can in a lot of cases impair the ability to explain and deliver the relevant and realistic message to the ordinary golfer. We could argue that TV expert analysis should carry a golfing health warning.