Lee Trevino’s secret to lowering scores — without swing changes

Welcome to Play Smart, GOLF.com’s regular game improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer.

If you’re someone who’s always looking to improve your golf game, you’ve probably done your fair share of golf. Changing thoughts of swinging. Changing putters. Changing power. It’s common among avid golfers to chase that next change that will completely overhaul your game.

As we all know, however, that rarely happens. The last possible fix just turns into the next fix. Then the cycle repeats itself.

Much of this play comes in the form of swing changes. While you’re sitting at your desk at work, or on your commute home, or while you’re working, a new dynamic thought pops into your head and… EUREKA! That swing change will work next time and again.

It is a trap we have all fallen into. But it’s one that rarely works. In fact, most of the time, these small changes do more harm than good.

If you really want to shoot low scores, there’s an easy way to do so — and it doesn’t even require making any swing adjustments. Lee Trevino specializes in that idea, as he explains how in the latest episode of Warming Up, which you can watch below.

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You will have to do others The kind of change that changes if you want to improve, but before doing so, it’s important that you get a solid understanding of the basics. Sometimes, your woes can be caused by bad fundamentals rather than a swing error.

As Trevino explains, everyone has golf DNA. There are little things you could change about it, but for the most part, it is what it is. The key to hitting the ball hard – no matter who you are – is finding the low point in your swing and making sure the ball is there when you do.

“The owner [your swing],” he says. “You can’t change it. It’s like trying to teach a boy to walk differently. It’s like trying to teach someone to talk differently. You can’t. But you don’t change a person’s swing — you can change his hands and you can change his [ball] position also makes a difference.”

Recreational golfers are constantly moving and changing way they swing the club, but most of the time, they can get the results they want by tweaking their basics a bit. If you’re swinging the ball, for example, you may need to slightly return the ball to your stance. Instead of changing positions in your swing, start by thinking that it might be your basics that need a little adjustment.

Making a swing change is a fun proposition – and one that can lead to great results. However, more often than not, it will do more harm than good. Instead of paying attention to swing changes, instead focus on your fundamentals like ball position and grip. It’s a much easier way to improve than building a brand new swing.

You can watch Trevino’s entire Warm Up interview on YouTube here.