Perfect Connection Golf Swing- An Honest Review
There has been a lot of buzz lately about the new "body-friendly" golf swings so I decided to weigh in and give my two cents.
This Perfect Connection Swing is a bit different than most. It's controversial and teaches a lot of opposing theory to modern golf instruction. The same seems to apply to the new Perfect Connection Golf Swing.
These swings are mainly targeted for the older set in golf and advocate a 3/4 turn in the backswing. The whole point I suppose is that the usual aches, pains and injury that come with a traditional golf swing can be alleviated by adopting this new swing type.
But I can't honestly say whether the new Perfect Connection Golf Swing by C.J. Goecks is panacea or paltry. All I know is there are a lot of golfers talking about it right now and I am in the process of reviewing it myself. Will provide updates as I do so.
If any one has a review on it or first hand experience, leave a comment below.
One the one hand, I can appreciate that the traditional golf swing and instruction is not only difficult to grasp and execute at times. This is probably why "new" swing techniques and teachings create such a stir. But whether or not they hold the test of time...
So, any of you guys used it? What did you think? Good/Bad/Ugly welcome.
To be clear, this is not an endorsement. The jury is still out on this new swing...it is too soon to tell. Which is why I am asking you guys what you think.
You can get more info on CJ Goecks and Perfect Connection Golf Swing's home page here http://perfectconnectiongolfswing.com
Look forward to your comments.
Jack
****UPDATE June 2011****
Just wanted to weigh in here since there are so many who have expressed an interest in this topic. Since writing this post a while back I have experimented with Cj Goeck's Perfect Connection Golf Swing and I do believe it has some merit. I don't use it myself but I ended up showing it to one of my playing partners who is a solid 17 handicap on a good day (Sorry, Jenks--had to get that one in 
Jenks started using it (he has tried all the new stuff, stack and tilt, traditional stuff, you name it.... But this PCGS method seems to work for him because he tends to have a very unreliable swing. The "connectedness" of CJ's swing has helped him a lot with his ballstriking. Jenks shot 79 and 80 in the last two day tourney I saw him at and his shots looked a lot better. I hope he can keep it up.
Bottom, bottom line from me is that this swing deserves a good look for mid-to-high handicappers and I believe they give out like 10 free videos on their site so you can see what it's all about. I would even say if you're a 8 handicap or above it's worth a look.
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Audio Program
Bunker DVD
Draw DVD
Driver DVD
eBook
Full Swing Drills DVD
Full Swing DVD
Full Swing Lessons DVD
Hybrid DVD
Max Distance DVD
Perfect Impact DVD
Physical Book
Pitching DVD
Precision Putting DVD
Putting DVD
Seniors DVD
Short Game Drills DVD
Short Game DVD
Swing Plane DVD
Trouble Shots DVD
Women's Golf Guide
July 14th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
I’ve been working with this new swing for a couple of weeks now.
Granted, I am still working on it but here are my initial findings…
Pros:
-I am making more consistent contact with the ball
-My body does not hurt like it used to after a round or practice session
Cons:
-Because of better contact, I am missing my yardages…mainly long
-Still working on hitting the longer clubs straighter
But overall, so far I am very pleased with it. Much easier than my old traditional swing.
BTW, I am 54 yrs young and play to a 15.6 handicap.
July 14th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
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July 15th, 2010 at 11:47 am
I see their ads everywhere. I did not get the actual DVD’s but I did sign up for the free HD videos and they are looking pretty good.
July 15th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Haven’t really seen it yet. Remember, if it’s too good to be true… LOL
July 15th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
I have tried this swing and wanted to give my insight. First off, this swing is somewhat similar to that one that Don Trahan teaches in that it is more of an upright swing not a rotational one. And the backswing is limited so it is good for us who arent as flexible as we;d like. But the main thing I found different was CJ Goecks incorporates a wrist hinge. Trahan says less angles is better which I agree with but I also believe that a solid wrist hinge is paramount to getting swing speed and distance. I have heard that some of the peopple using Trahan’s swing complained of lack of distance, which I don’t think is necessarily a bad thing for some, but for most of us, we need all the distance we can get. So Im sticking with the wrist hinge and seeing how this new swing works out.
July 16th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
For me, the problem is inconsitent ball striking. so I was looking for something that would help me hit the ball in the same place each time. tried stack and tilt but it’s a pretty athletic swing and I judt coulndt get it to work for me.
I did try this new CJ Goecks Perfect Connection Golf Swing and I must admit, I am making much better contact. Still working on distance but being able to keep “connected” as led to much better results so far.
July 20th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
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July 21st, 2010 at 12:15 pm
I’m a 25 handicap, been playing for about 5 yrs. I was very athletic in my youth and I can honestly say golf is the most difficult sport to get good at. I have never received any formal instruction but since I got laid off from work I have been playing alot more golf. Anyway, I tried CJ Goeck’s Perfect Connection Golf Swing. And, excuse my french, I shot my best f*^% score ever. An 83 from the tips which is 6800 yds. I usually shoot in the high 90′s. Don’t know if this was a fluke or not so will give it another shot, duh! Did see much better ball flight and distance.
July 21st, 2010 at 1:21 pm
I tried the Trahan PPG swing for the better part of 2 years…. At first it really helped keeping the ball straight and I had fewer off-line shots. But it also robbed me of a lot of distance. I gave up on it after I couldn’t stop hitting the ball on the toe of the club. I went back to a one-plane full turn swing and I’m hitting it farther and with a nice draw… My scores are down and I’ll stay with the full turn swing.
July 24th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
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August 26th, 2010 at 6:52 am
Lot’s of Jimmy Ballard (Connection) and Shawn Humphries (3/4 swing kept “wide”). Doesn’t seem to be anything new, just explained from a different point of view, as are most “revolutionary” swing methods on the internet. On the other hand the biggest problem with golf instruction is COMMUNICATION. Finding the instructor/writer who can communicate with YOU is the secret.
August 30th, 2010 at 10:34 am
All I know is that you are flooded with emails that give you nothing other then to buy, buy, buy his stuff. His mini-lessons look like two guys who are poster boys for National Jello Week! Everyone increases their chance for injury when they torque their bodies with an extra 40 lbs or more attached.
September 6th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Tried the trahan Method and found it ineffective at the driving range. Ended up going back to my full turn 2 plane swing. CJ’s lesson’s are better as they make minor adjustments to the 2 plane swing with a lesser turn and cocking the wrist to the backswing in order to get an L shape with the arms which naturally straightens out the left lead hand for accuracy along with keeping the arms close to the body for power. I experimented with similar concepts on my own but, CJ appears to show you exactly how to get power & accuracy with out fully turning. I think his concept works
September 14th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Just gotta ask – where is the ‘Honest Review’?
All I see is a bunch of hemming and hawing with no substance. Why not just delete this entry?
September 19th, 2010 at 1:52 am
Now 60, hacked for about 15 yrs, 3-4 times a year. So I’m learning this year. Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither is a 90 from a 130 with Mulligans. Also joined his insiders club. I have never used a driver due to repeatedly getting short distances/wrong fairways. I’m now hitting 220 yd in the fairway. Irons are now hitting more consistently, also longer. Need to hit more greens, although now getting left and right instead of always short. I have a lot of drills from the PC and need to do them more, but I can see 100. I’ve worked with another online service that has a team, but for me, there are some conflicting opinions that tend to confuse me. If I was under 40 and had a 10 or less handicap, it might not meet my needs (unless my chiropractor cost more than my greens fees). For those of us in the 90′s and above, it looks like it can shave 10-30 shots when practicing the drills and otherwise being faithful. Only 25% of golfers break 90, so this is a big market in need.
October 14th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
I have tried the trahan swing now for about two weeks and can’t seem to get it quite right. yesterday on the range I hit about five or six great drivers in a row but like every other swing method I have tried the “pure” results seem to come and go. It does seem to help with accuracy but optimum ball striking is no better than my traditional swing. I think it is really hard to change your swing based on looking at videos. You really have to have a golf pro watch what you do and correct your deficiencies. It is really hard to tell if you are swinging correctly or not. as they say , real and feel are not the same
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:06 am
I am requesting my trail offer to the perfect connection insiders club be
cancelled.
October 22nd, 2010 at 10:08 am
I am requesting that my trail offer to the perfection connection insiders
club be cancelled
thank you
Marvin w. Stevens
October 29th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
RECEIVED YOUR BUNDLE PACKAGE OF 4 DVD’S tHERE IS NO SPEAKING AUDIO ON THEM PLEASE CONTACT OR SEND ONES THAT WORK
October 31st, 2010 at 9:24 am
1 plane, 2 plane, golf lessons, c j Goecks CD save your money. I never had a lesson and was a once a month golfer during the summer. Then I retired and started playing 3 times a week last year. I hurt my knees for a variety of reasons but mainly because I was trying to hit the ball like a 20 year old and I was 72.
Watched a young man in the foursome ahead of me one day (he is a scratch golfer) and noticed he wasn’t taking a full backswing.
Tried it this year and found out IT WORKS. Without trying to emulate a 25 year old pro golfer and hit the longest yardage possible from my clubs and taking less of a backswing I became more consistant and dropped from the 90′s to the mid 80′s and that was playing off and on only 2 times a week.
Yes, my yardage dropped in all the clubs but I was hitting fairways in regulation (although I consistenly hit my driver 220-230 yd. and a 3 wood 210) I had other problems (like hitting greens in regulation) but did not have the time to work them out this year.
Conclusion: analyze your game through your scorecard and find out where you have problems (fairways, greens, putting). Analyze why you are having problems in those areas and practice (WHILE ON THE COURSE SO YOU GET COURSE CONDITIONS). By the way, physical conditioning is also something that must be done.
Then, there are some who are not cut out to play golf no matter how hard they try. You have to be realistic about it
January 17th, 2011 at 9:03 am
Currently using Don Trahan’s program. Saw immediate improvement in ball contact with everything except driver. Finally changed shafts and shortened length of driver and suddenly everything is down the middle for the first time in my golfing life. Lost small amount of distance on tee shots, but hitting from short grass and added distance on irons easily made up for it. Great improvement in consistency leading to lower handicap. If I can just learn to putt…
January 22nd, 2011 at 10:45 am
I am a golfaholic, 100+ rounds a year. My problem is I have no wrist cock I am a 10 handicap and above average short game. Driver gets me about 215 yards,swing speed 85-90 with a very flat swing do to frozen wrist. I was going to try the perfect connection golf swing but don’t know if it will help me without being able to cock my wrist. Can anyone help me with this.
February 18th, 2011 at 10:21 am
Do yourselves a favor, do not waste your time or money on any of these.
If you want money well spent read about the “tour striker” club and/or the “inside approach”. Both of these training aids will help you fix two of the main reasons we amateurs can’t get better: Hitting from the outside-in and not compressing the ball (little or no club tilt on contact zone).
April 25th, 2011 at 5:19 am
To whom it may concern
I have constantly told you to stop sending me e mails as I no longer play golf. You do not seem to pay any attention to my replies to yourselves. Will you now no longer send me any further e mails.
Thank you
April 25th, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Well I just have to say after watching a Peak Performance Video set first and realized the guy talked talked and talked and yet i didnt get one thing out of it I figured all video instructions were the same until yours. Seriously i just finished a golf vacation with bad scores, neck killing me and well just about to give up on ever enjoying the game again until…….. Yes i watched a couple of your videos CJ and they really started making sense so i bought into the signature series and then the whole package. I watched the vidoes on the plane returning home and was anxious to hit the range back here in New york but the weather really turned worst. On Easter Sunday I watched the videos again and took to the range to implement the new swing and drills. Well I had such great success I continued through the rain because i couldnt believe how solid i was hitting. After i left the range all i could think was was this a fluke could i do this again tomorrow. Well Monday came and i went back to the range and once again it only got better as i adjusted the grip after watching the video in the truck i had it a little wrong and the swing only got better today. Its amazing swinging easier, better contact and full control. I can actually walk up to the ball and know i am going to make contact. Love the towel drill and right foot back as it helps me keep it together. I use to fear hitting the ball with irons as i thought the dreadful shank could come out at any time and stay the entire round of golf. Thank You Thank You Thank You as i have finally discovered a swing that works and more importantly it is explained and well understood.I owe you a round here in New York
May 17th, 2011 at 3:50 pm
I purchased the Don Trahan package. I found that it really helped me. For what really amounts to next to nothing in $$$ compared to the cost of playing the sport on any regular basis, it was worth it. What I tried to do was take each of his individual concepts related to Grip, alignment, knees, 3/4 turn etc… and put them together in a swing that was comfortable for me. I didn’t try to do it exactly the way he says because I do believe that each person has different muscles, body types and god given talent. Many complain about Don’s style which I will say is a lot of talking but I just try to ignore all of that and take away what’s important. I also believe you have to go to the range and take enough swings to figure it all out. Hard to do it on the course when you get one swing then change clubs.
May 28th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
I purchased the Cj Goecks Perfect Connection DVD series some 6 months ago and couldn’t find time to watch them. I took that opportunity yesterday and went out and had 43points, I felt totally empowered by only a few of CJs tips. I couldn’t wait to tell my friends what I had discovered. I found the instruction so much easier to comprehend. I had been taught many of the drills before but they seemed devoid of a rationale and now it all makes sense. Coming from the quintessential sceptic, I couldn’t be more excited….Adrienne Down Under
June 9th, 2011 at 7:21 am
Well I gave it a go and bought into the online version where you can download the videos one by one rather than wait for the dvd’s.
Firstly, when you begin the checkout process you will be nagged every step to buy this additional package or that one for this “one off special price”.
I bought one additional package (which doubled the cost of my initial purchase) but was dissapointed to find out that you didn’t need to be signed into the web- site to access this stuff. Anyone with the web address can access all this “paid for” CONTENT!!
Also, the additional stuff isn’t HD and can’t be watched in full screen either!
Does it work??
Yes. I put some of the lessons onto my iphone and headed for the range.
My shots connect much better, accuracy is much improved and the reduction of my swing to 3/4 may give me 10 yeards less, but many more shots are true and straight!
June 15th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
Looks good but since I started training with medx spinal conditioning equipment at 53 years old I have been putting 30 yards on my drives! and have never felt more flexible or stronger
July 14th, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Have been applying the perfect connection swing and have seen major improvement in my game. Practice makes perfect and change is difficult but you need to put the time in at the practice range.
Having been a high handicap golfer and not the most flexible the perfect connection swing made sense, even my regular golf buddies can not believe the results, making perfect connection is a dream.
I have used main stream lessons to try and improve but they are expensive and have been mainly ineffective.
If you reading this stop dreaming and start connecting
July 31st, 2011 at 11:00 pm
Please cancel my subscription. Effective immediately.
October 3rd, 2011 at 9:37 am
I have been using the PC Golf swing the last month. It works for me. With 4 broken ribs that wont heal, the PC is the only answer for me. Since I can not take a full swing with my old swing without a great deal of pain. PC works and I have gained about 25 yards on my drives.
At 61 it is hard to turn & swing as fast as I did a few years ago. I do see the PC a great swing for injured players.
I am a former 1 handicap just 7 years ago. I have had several surgeries the last few years with many feet of scars and 4 broken rips that wont heal. My handicap has risen to 18 after not playing for 3 years. I truly see the PC being my hope to improve my game to single digit handicap again. If I was 30 and had a swing of 117 to 125, I would not use this system. But my was timed at 97 to 100 using the PC after just a week. I actually gained speed using the PC. I already see improvement in the long part of my game.