You'll play your best if you stay loose and just let your swing happen Edited by Scott Smith David Leadbetter has a tricky job with me. He's helped me quite a bit, but he has had to do it without putting a lot of mechanical thoughts in my head. The Els file Born: Oct. 17, 1969 Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa Height: 6-feet-3 Weight: 210 Joined Tour: 1994 5-iron: Titleist Forged 670, 27 degrees loft Ball: Titleist ProV1x When I'm swinging the club at my best, it's because I'm not thinking about mechanics at all. I feel like my body is loose. My arms are soft in front of me when I'm setting up, and my chest and shoulders feel as if they can move and turn easily. Then, the swing is a matter of tempo and rhythm. I don't feel like I'm trying to do anything or force anything. It's just happening--a chain-reaction sequence. Those weeks when I'm feeling good--like the back-to-back wins at the Mercedes and Sony tournaments in Hawaii in 2003 when 67 was my worst score--the ball just comes off the club with no effort, and even I'm surprised how far it can go. That's a great lesson to learn--more effort almost never translates into better results.