「”Magic Butterfly”Golf Improvement Sticker」
「”Magic Butterfly”Golf Improvement Sticker」 「魔法のチョウチョ」の英語版がでた。The “Magic Butterfly” Golf Improvement Sticker became a smash hit, thanks to the special feature by the weekly magazine “Par Golf”. Of all the clubs in a golf bag, the driver is the lightest. Especially in recent years, the clubs have become lighter and lighter that most of them now weigh less than 300 grams. However, when we swing using light clubs we tend to have a bad habit of starting the swing from our hands. As a result of that, even at the “top of swing” the shoulder will not be rotated enough, and this will cause a “missed shot”. The “Magic Butterfly Sticker” will solve this problem. Put the “Magic Butterfly Sticker” on your club head and slowly start your backswing with the image to keep the butterfly from flying away. By doing this, you will be able to make an ideal top position, with your shoulders fully rotated. It is said that “If the top position is perfect, 80% of your swing will make a nice shot”. Truly, by this the accuracy when striking the hitting point will improve, and therefore a longer flight distance will be attained. Many golfers do their swing focusing on the body movement. However, if one focuses on their swing during the play, it’s obvious that their shots will fall apart. It’s like the march-in of elementary school kids, with their right foot and right hand moving together. Imagine when you eat using chopsticks. You won’t be focusing on the movement of your fingers, but will be focusing on the tip of the chopsticks. By putting the “Magic Butterfly Sticker” on your club head, it will help bring your focus away from the body movement, to the movement of the club head, which is where your focus should really be going. This will enable you to make a smooth golf swing. It’s said that “One should correct his golf swing at a driving range, and one should just enjoy his play at a golf course”. The “Before → After” check-up using the “Magic Butterfly Sticker” can be the best lesson you can learn before going in play at a golf course. Put the “shot-mark sticker” on your driver and try hitting 5 balls. Then look at your shot mark and see what your hitting pattern is. There are not many golfers who know where they tend to hit when striking the ball. In reality, golfers are too interested to see where their ball is going, and they lack interest to see where they hit on the club face. You can put the “Magic Butterfly Sticker” in various places according to your hitting pattern. For example, if you have a problem of heel shots and slice shots, put the butterfly sticker on the toe side of your club head, in the closed direction. Write in the box where you put the sticker on, then try hitting 5 balls. Compare your striking point looking at the shot marks before and after you put the sticker on. The accuracy when striking the hitting point clearly shows the golfer’s ability. When the accuracy improves, stability and flight distance will both increase. I hope that this “Magic Butterfly” Golf Improvement Sticker will be an aid to your golf game.Japan Golf Range Association Teaching Division ChairmanThe Professional Golfers’ Association of Japan A-Class Teaching Professional Masahiro OHIGASHI, Ph.D.“Magic Butterfly” Golf Improvement Stickerが全世界でヒットしそうな雰囲気だ。平成20年3月10日