OK here is my poll. How should the golf be taught,

By feel first, then mechanics
By mechanics first, then feel
Completely by feel
Completely by mechanic

In my years of playing, I personally have improved more by learning from a feel standpoint, but I did learn mechanics first. Most instructor can pretty much agree on mechanis, barring styles, One Plane Swing, Two Plane Swing or natural golf aside, within each group they pretty much agree. But start talking feel and you run the gamit and almost no one agree on anything.

In years past, my era, feel was predominate factor. Remember all the different swings Trevino, Chi-Chi, Floyd, Nicklaus these player learned by feel you could actually see a range from the distance and know who they were, by their swings. Todays players seem to be more the mechanical taught players, they all with few exception, pretty much look the same. Of course you could start a completely new debate, just on this, some say they look the same due to equipment. I believe it is because we have become to mechanical in our teaching. Lets here your views. Thanks