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Golf Swing Tips For Any Level Of Play
By Jeremy Winters
The way in which you swing your golf club is the most rudimentary of golf skills, yet it can for some people be the most elusive. Regardless of whether you are an amateur golfer or a veteran trying to improve your game, there are a number of tips and methods you can implement to either help you learn the game or achieve lower scores. Learning how to properly swing a golf club is one of the most difficult and important parts of the game, but by following some basic golf swing tips it is very easy to increase both your accuracy and the distance of your drive.
A golfer’s grip is the most fundamental part of the golf swing. There are a variety of options when choosing the right grip and determining which grip is right for you is critical in both how far and how straight you manage to hit the ball.
The Interlocking Grip is the most commonly used grip for people with short or thick hands. It allows you to create the required leverage to deliver as much power as you can into your swing. This grip requires the index finger and little finger of opposite hands to overlap and interlock.
The Baseball Grip is the most commonly used grip for amateurs or those who lack arm or wrist strength. In this grip, similar to the sport it is named after, the index and little fingers do touch, however they do not overlap or interlock.
The Backswing is another important part of a golfer’s swing. By allowing the outside knee to collapse during the backswing, you will cause a dropping of the shoulder and swaying of the hips, affecting your swing considerably. During the backswing, one should also remember to keep the arms locked while drawing back to the furthest point possible and to pause at the peak of the backswing.
Another area in which golf swing tips are of use is in the follow-through. Completion of a proper follow-through should leave your head facing the target with your chin over your shoulder. Remember to keep your head behind the ball as you fully release the club and after hitting it to extend your swing through the ball. Condition yourself to hit the ball and the tee together, as this will help you train to carry your swing through the ball rather than at it.
Practicing a few of these basic golf swing tips will allow you to not only improve your game, but to feel more confident every time you step on the course.
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Introduction
For those who have played golf for many years, it is easy to pick up little habits that can be detrimental to your game. Instead of tweaking and tinkering, it can sometimes be better just to go back to basics and pick up some tips to improve your game that you may have used when you were just starting out.
Problems with the Swing
For many golfers new and old, problems can begin with the swing: At some point in every golfer`s life, as the club comes down, the left knee can collapse which causes your shoulders to drop and your hips to turn too far.
Imagine a Football
Simply by imagining a football between your knees as you swing the club can have a beneficial effect and you can even use a football on the practice areas to help maintain a rigid left knee.
Power Control
If power in the swing is another issue then there is also a simple technique that can remedy this. To achieve power you need control and that control starts with your weaker arm.
If you are right handed try a practice session where you swing solely with your left. The first few shots may be a little wayward but after a while you will notice some control creeping in.
Your left arm also becomes stronger and next time you play a drive off the tee, this combination of power and control can see you achieve a greater distance.
Bunker Play
For many weekend golfers the death of a good round can take place in the bunker and a promising start to your game can be ruined by poor bunker play in an instant.
This is the place where a lot of minor adjustments are made by golfers but once again, going back to basics can produce instant results.
One of the chief reasons for playing a poor bunker shot and maybe even staying in the sand with a worse lie is that the player quits on the shot.
Accelerate
It is important to maintain acceleration throughout the shot. If you stop or slow down, or even hit too hard at the point of impact you won`t achieve the same results that steady acceleration will bring.
It may sound like a simple tip but its amazing how many people forget this basic advice that we were all given when we started playing the game.
Visualize the Game
One of the most important pieces of practice can be done just before heading out on the course.
Mental preparation is a huge part of the game these days and while we can`t all call upon the services of a sports psychologist, there are many things we can do to get focused for the round ahead.
Visualizing your round can be a good place to start:
Before you go out, try visualizing every shot of your round until you`re making great putts, perfect approaches and powerful swings every time.
Positive Thinking
This won`t guarantee you`ll replicate the round that you`ve just made in your head but this form of positive thinking will ensure that you feel good about your game when you step onto the first tee.
Summary
Improve the little things and your golf score will improve. The swing and the mental game are just a few of the things you can work on to get that golf score lower and have more fun.
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Introduction
I was playing Colony West down here in Ft. Lauderdale the other day and noticed my friend Jim in a bit of a bind playing a side hill lie.
Nothing can be more annoying than having a golf shot on a side hill surface and then skulling it because you just don’t know what to do with it.
The way many golf courses are constructed, you have probably dealt with this lie sometime in your golf experience.
Now I have the solution to the wierd angle dilema.
Read each step and remember what to do and where the ball has a tendency to go.
Analyze the Club Striking the ground
Start out by looking at the ball and how it is angled.
Take a practice swing close with the same angle as where your shot is and observe where the club is striking the ground.
If the golf club strikes the ground near your back foot, then you should move the ball back in your stance; if the club is hitting the ground nearer to the front foot, move the ball forward in your stance.
Setup for Uphill/Downhill lies
The setup when you get these is to position the ball in the stance nearer the higher foot on the downhill lies, and about center on the uphill lies.
Setup for side hill lies
On sidehill lies, position the ball left center or in the same position you normally do.
Remember, if the ball is above your feet on the side hill lie, you will normally hit the ball either straight or have a tendency to pull it to the left.
If the ball is below your feet on the side hill lie, most players will probably go right with the ball or skull it because of the leg action when trying to maintain balance.
Length of the Club For Uphill lies
You will want to have a club that is longer than your normal shot if you are uphill (a 5 instead of a 6). Try to choke down on the club and put more flex in your left knee (if you are right handed).
Much of your weight should be on your front leg. Remember that the ball will generally go to the left, so aim to the right of the target. Position the ball slightly ahead of center and swing in a slow deliberate way maintaining your balance.
Length of Club for Downhill lies
For downhill lies, you will want a shorter club than you would normally use (a 6 instead of a 5). The ball will go right, so aim to the left of the target. Position the ball so that it is back in your stance. Put most of your weight again on the forward foot.
Have some flex in your right knee and then swing slowly and deliberately maintaining your balance.
Length of Club for Side Hill lies
If you are faced with a side hill shot where the ball is below your feet, you will need a longer club than you would usually use.
Setup closer to the ball when you address it and increase the flex in both of your knees. The ball will go to the right, so aim left of the target and, again, maintain your balance with a slow, deliberate backswing.
When the ball is above your feet on a side hill shot, the stance is slightly different.
You will still want a longer club than usual, but you will choke down on the shaft.
Stand more upright and put more weight on your toes. The ball will go left, so aim right of the target and maintain a slow and deliberate backswing as you should be doing in all hill shots.
Summary
Downhill, Uphill or Side hill shots, when you know how to setup and change the length of your club, you will notice that these gems are just another shot that you now know how to execute. Remember the direction they go and adjust accordingly.
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I was amazed at how close this came to being in under pressure.
Phil needed eagle to win and had to hole out from the fairway.
Nailed it to 3 feet. Awesome!
Importance Of Warming Up
I am guilty, I’ll admit it. I show up sometimes about 5 minutes before the tee time and grab a club, take a few practice swings and away I go to another miserable round. Listen my friend, take the time to warm up before you play your next round of golf and you will be surprised by how well your game improves.
A good healthy warm up will prevent injury and will get you to loosen up and be ready to hit.
Start by Stretching
When you arrive at the golf course, go to the practice green or chipping area and do some stretching. A few stretching exercises will begin to ease the tension in your muscles and get you ready to execute your golf swing.
Some exercises for stretching are the torso stretch, the back stretch, the trunk rotation, and the shoulder stretch.
Torso Stretch
This will improve your trunk rotation and increase your flexibility. Start by holding a pitching wedge in the front of your belly button, grabbing the handle with your left hand and the club head with your right. Now turn your upper body to the left, just like you do when you turn to your left during your swing. Now take it nice and slow. turn to the left and then turn to the right. Do this about 5-6 times and increase your rotation each time stretching out your muscles in the back and torso.
Back Stretch
This will give your muscles in your back and shoulders some loosening action. Raise your pitching wedge above your head fully extending as high as you can. Now bend your torso to the left and then to the right without rotation. Repeat about 5-6 times.
Trunk Rotation
This will also increase your flexibility. Take the golf club and place it behind your back, with your inside crook of your elbows holding the club. Rotate your body to the left just like in the golf swing and then to the right, keep a steady rhythmic pace. Repeat about 6-8 times really feeling the stretch
Shoulder Stretch
This exercise will help lengthen your turn. With no club take your left hand and take it across your chest as if you were starting your back swing. Extend it parallel and hold it with your other hand. Now repeat this with the other arm. Do this about 5 times.
Summary
If you stretch and warm up before you start your round you will find you are more flexible and loose and can shave a few strokes off your golf score. The Torso, Back, Trunk, and Shoulder stretch will help you when you warm up
until next time,
John
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Topping the Golf Ball
I know we all have done it. You set up to the ball ready to deliver that perfect swing and swoosh the ball never leaves the ground and shuffles out about 70 yards or less.
How did that happen?
Some of the things you can check are as follows:
- Grip
- Ball Position
- Stance
- Posture
Grip
The grip may be too tight at address, preventing a proper hinging of the wrist and thus properly releasing the clubhead at impact causing the club to be topped. You can correct this by holding the club light but firm and felt in the last three fingers of the left hand and the middle two finger of the right hand (reverse if you are lefty).
Ball Position
The ball may be too far forward in the stance or you may be standing too far away at address. To correct this check that for shorter irons the ball is about midway between the feet, for longer irons move ball slightly forward in the stance toward the target and the driver should be opposite the inside of your left heal. How far away, depends on your height but the butt of the club should be no farther than 4-5 inches from the inside of your left thigh.
Stance
The problem could be the body weight is set too much on the heels at address and cause you to pull away at impact
and pulling the head of the club up. To correct this at address try to keep your weight on the balls of your feet and not rock back through the swing.
Posture
An inability to maintain your knee flex may cause you to dip downward on the backswing. If this happens the only way to get the club back to the ball and this causes a straightening up of the body up and away from the ball. Check that your posture is correct by looking at yourself in a mirror. You should imagine a vertical line from the middle of your shoulders, down through your kneecaps and into the balls of your feet.
Well that is why we top the ball and a few remedies for you to try.
until next time,
John
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