Golf Tips

Jeff Seward asked:


There are good golf tips and bad golf tips. The question is, “how do you decide which golf tips to listen to?”

This question has been brought home to me recently because a good friend took up golf about two years ago. He has really caught the bug and plays several times a week. He also has lessons and practices frequently. Whenever we play together he is constantly asking for tips and advice about his swing.

It is my belief that you should only give a player a golf tip if you are sure that it will fit in with the rest of his swing. I have seen far too many players lose their swings when trying to adopt a golf tip which simply does not fit in with everything else that goes on when they swing the club.

OK, I know, there are certain golf tips which are universally sound, like, “keep your head still.” But equally there are plenty of other golf tips that can be ruinous even when given with the best of intentions.

In particular I recall a good player with whom I’d played many rounds who always drew the ball right to left, usually with good control. One day when his draw was a bit exaggerated, his partner suggested this perfectly sound golf tip: “You know, if you were to keep your right elbow well tucked in on the downswing you would lose that nasty hook.”

The suggestion was well meant. However, for a player who had a well grooved habit of swinging slightly over the top of the ball, as Arnold Palmer was wont to do, it proved to be one golf tip too much. He became so conscious of his right elbow that it threw the whole of the rest of his swing out of shape and it took him months to get it back again.

The point is that the golf tip didn’t fit in with the rest of his swing.

This is a mistake that many golfers make. They listen to all the golf tips out there and try to adopt them all in their desperate search for a good swing. It is my belief that your aim should be to groove a golf swing that will give you streams of straight and long golf shots by modelling your swing on one set of advice. Then you should develop a mind movie of that swing so that you can reproduce it whenever you play a shot.

Think how long some of the most famous partnerships between players and their swing coaches have lasted. Think of Jack Nicklaus and Jack Grout, Tiger Woods and Butch Harmon, Nick Faldo and David Leadbetter to name but a few. All these great players relied on one coach’s vision of their swing to keep their mind movie in shape. They did not go asking for golf tips from other players.



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Jock Mcdoogle asked:


Are you looking for simple repeatable golf drills that will put your game back on track without fail every time it wonders?There is a single most important step you need to take before anything else when your game is in poor shape!

This step is critical to saving you money, time and so much frustration.So Many people miss this step which is so unfortunate because it is very simple, easy and sets up the rest of your game the right way.

In this article you will see what this step is, the importance of this step and how it can solve most of your golfing problems with ease.

The first thing you need to consider when your game is in the rough and before you spend your hard earned money on a bunch of lessons is have you Got in touch with the simple basic fundamentals of the game you most probably have forgotten?

The fundamentals that when performed incorrectly cause the rest of your game to suffer!

How surprised would you be if I told you most poor golfing shots are a result of the pre-swing!

In other words if you get the pre-swing wrong it can affect the rest of your swing and so perhaps put the local course wildlife in danger and have your scorecard looking like a sudoku puzzle.

Let’s have a look at the ‘getting back to basics’ golf drills and what I mean by the pre-swing.

1.Your Grip:  You can’t afford to get the grip wrong – if you do it will cause the ball to visit all the places you’d rather it steer clear from as the club head will not impact the ball at the correct angle square to the ball. A poor grip may also negatively affect your swing and balance because we can tend to compensate for a poor grip by wrongly adjusting our alignment and shoulder turn. For a right handed player, can you not see any of your left hand knuckles as your look down on your grip? Is the tension of your grip too tight or too loose? Are you not holding the club in your fingers but instead in the palm of your hands? Ask yourself these questions.

2. Your Set Up:  Your stance to the ball can ruin your golf shots if you get it wrong! An incorrect address will get FedEx delivering to the wrong places! Same for your golf shots. You may be too close to the ball therefore inhibiting your swing, too far from the ball causing you to stretch. You may slouch over the ball too much. You may even dribble over the ball but if your address isn’t correct then you may as well dribble over your scorecard. How far do you stand from the ball? Are your feet, shoulders, hips and club face aligned to the target? Is your balance correct- the weight of your body should be more on the balls and middle of your feet rather than your heels. Is your body weight evenly balanced between your left and right feet? Ask yourself these questions.

3. Your Ball Position: Your ball position is so critical to the destiny of your shot! Quite simply if the ball is too far forward in your stance or too far back then not only does that induce a slice or a push but can cause the rest of your swing and your stance to over compensate and therefore go horribly wrong. For a right handed player are you adjusting your ball position correctly in relation to your left heel and distance from your body as you go up or down in club? Ask yourself these questions.

So Folks, if your golf game was rushed to accident emergency, the first thing the golf surgeon would do (besides scrub up) is fix these three basic fundamentals of golf. So these are the first things you need to do.

By just getting these three simple steps correct, you will be scoring much better, enjoying the game much more and the local wildlife will be very pleased!



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David B Lee asked:


Golf pitching involves getting the ball into the air to overcome the obstacle between you and the hole,in short more air time less ground time.Hopefully in this article you will learn some valuable golf pitching tips to improve your game.

There is a common mistake made in golf where the player believes that the pitching wedge is the only club to use.WRONG!.If there is an exact position where you want the ball to land you would use what is known as a sand wedge.There will be an instance where you will need to maintain the ball at a low level,for example to get it under a tree, then you could end up choking back on a middle iron.

The next time you are on the golf course do not be frightened of experimenting with various clubs to achieve maximum performance,this is your game and nobody elses so be comfortable in your approach.It will be important to keep a record of your results using the different clubs to hit the various targets on the course,you will then be able to analyze your results and identify areas of improvement in your  golf pitching technique

Another important golf pitching tip i will give you is commonly known as “sculling” the ball.So what is exactly is it and how can you avoid it?

This comes down to your posture,so when you “scull” the ball you are in effect  only striking the top of the ball.In 90% of swings this will result in you driving the ball into the ground.The other outcome results in the ball not gathering enough speed to allow it to stop on the green.My advice is to avoid this common mistake is to stay down on your swing,whilst retaining your head in a downward position.It can take time to perfect your posture,so remember the old saying “life is a marathon not a sprint.”

Setting Up For Your Pitching Shot And Maintaining Your Posture.

When you are set for your pitch shot please ensure that your feet are open (only slightly) to the target line,they should be less than shoulder width apart,prepare to flex your knees and ensure your hands are even with your front thigh.Remember your pitching technique is very important,so please spend as much time as possible perfecting this area of your game.



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