Golf Tips

Chris Simpson asked:


Golf fitness programs are a must-have in the training of any player, whether professional or amateur. How can you tell when you need to join a golf fitness program? Well that shouldn’t be too difficult, particularly when it seams that your clubs are heavier than usual or your long shots get shorter. Don’t blame age; that is not an issue here! And don’t take regular fitness for golf fitness programs, as they are totally different from one another. Golf fitness programs help you train those muscles and joints that you use more in your game.

Without exercising specific parts of your body by golf fitness programs, the game will be poor, no matter how generally fit you may feel. You simply have to maintain the swing mechanics by a whole series of stretching exercises that are an included part of any golf fitness program. By golf fitness programs you actually put create muscle and joint resistance, thus keeping them strong. Without a proper golf fitness program, you will lose both flexibility and strength in time and experience pains and aches instead of body stamina. Therefore, you need to make some time and include a golf fitness program in you busy week.

With advancing age, you have to keep yourself in perfect shape to actually be able to create complete backswings and powerful drives. Golf fitness programs really keep you in the best physical shape necessary to take the perfect shot. When is it time to turn to a golf fitness program? Any time is my answer. You don’t have to wait until golf is no longer that fun, you may prevent the problem by starting with a little stretching and ending with a complete golf fitness program. If the game is already in decline, waste no time!

A golf fitness program should not take too much time, not at all, and it can very well go hand in hand with the regular physical activity you take daily. Thus, you can go for a ten-minute brisk walk and finish it with great stretching exercises meant to keep you in shape for distance shots. Professional tips and words of advice are further available at Ultimate Golf Tips. Not only will you find suggestions for golf fitness programs, but you’ll also learn how to solve other golf related problems. There is always good to be kept updated with what is going on in your field of interest.



Edward

Jake asked:


I am a 15 year old male. I currently have a 17.3 Handicap any tips on how to get it to 10 or under? I got a new putter and am still adjusting to it. I’m also looking for new irons and driver, any suggestions?

Jeanne

Michael Hutchins asked:


Often called, “the best loved golf teacher in America”, Harvey Penick has mentored and taught literally thousands of amateur and professional golfers. The author of several best selling books on golf, Harvey is known for his sense of humor and passion for the game. This article will feature several of his most fundamentally important golf tips.

* Warm up by practicing without a ball. Use a middle iron to aim at a blade of grass or a twig. Do not begin hitting a ball until you can hit the object you are aiming at consistently. This will help your concentration and ease tension.

* Believe in your “gut” instincts. When selecting a club, the 1st club that comes to mind is generally the club you should select. Trying to “outsmart” yourself will only hurt your confidence.

* While talking during a round, make sure you use positive words and expressions. For example, do not say,”I have to use my sand wedge”, you want to say, “I GET to use my sand wedge.”

* Do not be influenced by what your opponents say. Concentrate on the success of your next shot. Get your golf tips from professionals.

* If you hit an unsuccessful shot, do not immediately try and change things. Only when you are consistently hitting the same variety of bad shots should you make adjustments. Quite often it is your grip that is at fault.

* Many problems get worse when golfers start rushing. Do not address the ball until you are ready. Very often, taking a deep breath will help calm your nerves.

* Your eyes are a critical part of the success of your game. Be sure to see the whole ball, not just a part of it. Make sure that your vision is checked regularly.

* Do not overswing. Many golfers worry about hitting the ball a great distance. Create a belief system that the ball will go a long way if you do not worry about it. Just be concerned with making solid contact.

* Without fail, your left arm should be straight when striking the ball.

* When in doubt, check your grip and stance

Hopefully these tips will help you with your game. Harvey Penick is a great advocate of ENJOYING golf, not just playing the game. And the suggestions in this article are some of his most famous golf tips.



Ryan

Gerald Mason asked:


The irons weigh from 14½ ounces for the No. 2 to 16½ for the No. 9. Sand wedges will go up to 17½.

Shafts of clubs are graded in three types, flexible, medium, and stiff. Most of the bigger, stronger pros use the stiff shaft. The medium shaft is for the average player. The flexible is generally considered best for players of more advanced age and for women. It is best suited for a slow swing. The limber-ness of a shaft is known to the manufacturers as shaft deflection.

We have heard a great deal, for years, about swing weight. The term is tossed about so loosely, in fact, that few players have much of an idea what it is. Swing weight indicates the distribution of the weight of a club. It is the proportion of the weight in the head compared to the shaft and the grip. Swing weights are listed from C-0 to D-9.

But a D-9, for instance, doesn’t mean that 9 ounces of a club weighing 13% ounces are in the head. D-9 is merely one of the calibrations on what is known as a lorythmic swinging weight scale.

A D-9 is no club for the average player to use, either. It is what Arnold Palmer and many of the other pros use, and it is for a strong, fast swinger. For the average player the ideal swing weight is from D-1 to D-4. For women the range is from C-4 to C-6.

In a general sense, the more you “feel” the head of the club when you waggle it or swing it, the higher the swing weight. You have often heard players say, and no doubt you have said it yourself, when handling a new club, “Feels like a lot of head in this.” What you are feeling is the swing weight.

You could be fooled, of course, by the shaft. A medium swing weight, for instance, in a club with a flexible shaft, would feel like a very high swing weight. You would “feel” an inordinate amount of head when you swung it. In fact, with a club like this, you would have a very difficult time developing a decent swing at all. But the manufacturers have taken care of this. They do not put out clubs with high swing weights on flexible shafts. In men’s clubs the swing weights for a flexible shaft are D-0 and D-1. For medium shafts they are D-1 to D-4. For stiff shafts they are D-4 to D-9.

Which Clubs to Carry

Since the USGA permits the carrying of fourteen clubs, it would be difficult to persuade the average golfer that he shouldn’t take full advantage of the rule. He would not be happy, indeed he would feel himself laboring under a handicap, carrying fewer than the rule allows. So, which ones should they be?

From the conventional set of three woods, nine irons, a sand wedge, and a putter, the average player should drop the No. 1 iron and the No. 2 wood. For these he should substitute the No. 4 wood and a pitching wedge. The No. 2 wood and the No. 1 iron, with their relatively straight faces, are the hardest clubs of all to use. Many pros dispense with the No. 2 wood, the old brassie, though most of them carry a No. 1 iron, mostly for use off a tee. If the pros cannot use them effectively, what chance does a 16-handicapper have to make them behave?

It is also a fact that most golfers find a lofted wood easier to handle than a long iron. This seems to be specially true as the player grows older. If you are one of these, and do not want to or cannot take the time to master the longer irons, then drop out the No. 2 and pick up a No. 5 wood.

Generally speaking, we recommend the carrying of a driver, Nos. 3 and 4 woods, Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 irons, a pitching wedge, a sand wedge, and a putter.

There are some to whom the No. 1 wood, the driver, seems to be a special type of poison. There is no logical reason for this. Anybody who can hit a 3 wood, or any other wood, off the fairway has more than enough ability to hit a teed-up ball with a driver. If you hook or slice so badly with the driver that you are afraid to play it, something is radically wrong with your swing.

The average driver can weighs 13¼ to 13½ ounces and is 43 inches long, measured from the base of the heel to the tip of the shaft. The other woods are shorter by about a half inch with each number. The No. 2 iron is about 38% to 38⅝ inches, and the others drop about 7/16 of an inch each, down to the No. 9.



Douglas

I heart beets asked:


i haven’t played in a few years. I went to the range today and wasn’t horrible but that’s not saying much. do you have any general tips for tomorrow? Thanks.

Erik

Big E asked:


I am a golf neophyte and am looking to take up the sport. Any tips or suggestions for picking out and buying an inexpensive set of clubs would be great!

Nellie

TKDchikadee asked:


I am a beginner and I’m on my highschool team. I suck really bad…but we play double par plus put so it helps a bit…but then again I still suck…Anyhow, I want to get a better score so any tips you have will work

Edna

artlogical asked:


I’m starting as a beginner in golf. I’m now in my 30’s, and this good summer weather is making me think of getting involved in something physical, but not too strenuous. So, I went to the driving range for the first time in forever yesterday. I practiced my swing with a driver, and with time, started to get good, straight drives in. Now I have to look for advice that will make my swing and an eventual 9-hole game “good enough”.

Of course there a lots of websites out there, and I’ve already investigated many. I’ve also started shopping on-line and in stores for a beginner’s gold club set (complete) that can get me by for a couple years while I improve my game.

So do you all have any advice, tips, or references on playing the game and selecting equipment for an adult beginner golfer?
P.S. - I do have a friend who is quite good and experienced teaching me on the range. So please, no answers worth 2 points that read “take lessons” unless you are specific with directions on where or who from to find good lessons from.

Edward

Chris Simpson asked:


In order to master the real golf swing techniques there are only two guiding principles that need to be followed: rhythm and balance. Should you control these two, you may give great hits even with an imperfect golf swing. By rhythm, in the definition of golf swing techniques, we refer to the ability to repeat the same movement on a consistent basis and at a specific speed rate. As for balance in golf swing techniques, it is actually obvious when there is body stability. The perfect balance is achieved when the weight is evenly distributed on the feet.

How can you tell that a player masters the golf swing techniques? Well it is really simple for someone who can analyze the move from one end to the other. Watch a professional golf player right when the hit is complete. The finish always shows if there is balance and proves whether one knows the golf swing technique. You should be able to hold your position for a count of three. If that is not possible, then you don’t have a firm knowledge of the golf swing techniques and the shots you send may very well be errant. That really doesn’t work too well for your ego, does it?

One of the most common mistakes that could prevent one from mastering the golf swing techniques is over-swinging. Many players who try to get longer shots believe that with a longer arc, the speed of the club will increase. A very unfortunate golf swing technique is to over-swing and send the club-head in a totally wrong swing plane. Therefore, don’t take the club farther back than you can turn your shoulders. The best way to learn the correct golf swing technique is not to force the muscles of the arms into a movement that doesn’t match that of the body.

Set a daily practice drill to achieve the proper results in terms of golf swing techniques. This should train your muscles for a wider stretch and an improved control to create the arc you want without over-swinging. Moreover, a well-documented site such as Ultimate Golf Tips may help you improve the golf swing techniques that you are already using. You’ll be surprised that with proper practice you’ll have the tendency to develop some sort of independence when it comes to the golf swing techniques, and you will feel more in control of your game.



Rosa

george asked:


well, i have a friend that works as a golf caddy at this rich ass golf club and hes makin huge bank here, so i just went and applied to become a caddy and was wondering

what can i do to become a better caddy and get better tips from people?
1.things to say?
2.how to act?

you get the point, tell me whatever you think would be useful to me

Vernon