Billy Bondaruk.com Stack n tilt

2006 Northern California PGA Teacher of the Year Billy Bondaruk.com Talks Stack n Tilt Bondaruk is top 10 instructor in New England at Cyprian Keyes



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Golf Downswing: 5 Great Tips To Transform Your Golf Swing

The golf downswing is absolutely and without doubt THE most important move in golf. It doesn't matter what precedes it. If the downswing is not right, it doesn't matter how good your grip is or how perfect your alignment is or how flawless your backswing is. If your downswing is wrong, everything else is wasted. Everything we do before we commence the downswing (the grip, the stance, alignment, takeaway, backswing) is preparation for enabling us to make the golf swing as perfect a golf swing as possible.

The most common mistake golfers make is to initiate the downswing with the arms or shoulders. What this usually creates is an "out to in" motion, which causes us to swing across the intended target line. To compensate for this, we have to open up the club face to allow the ball to get back on target, which creates side spin which creates that destructive slice. If like me your natural swing is a fade/slice you will know how difficult things can get when playing into a head wind or a left to right wind. The other problem this can cause is if we do NOT open the club face to compensate. Result. A pull shot to the left.

The downswing should be the very natural result of everything that precedes it. It should start from the ground up. This sounds a bit complicated but all it simply means that the first movement of the downswing should be made by the lower body. Coaches and swing gurus argue about this move and which part of the body moves first. It is vital that we do not have too many technical thoughts in our heads at this point in the swing. We should have one single trigger thought and only one.

Golf Tip #1 A great trigger motion is to move the right knee towards the left knee and plant the left heal flat on the ground. Planting that left heel begins the process of your hips moving forward.

Golf Tip #2 Allow your body to uncoil naturally in response to this trigger motion. Let your legs do the work. If your lower body is moving and turning, your upper body has to as well. Let it happen with as little conscious input from you as possible.

Golf Tip #3 It is imperative that you make sure that your shoulders, arms and hands follow exactly the same path as you made with your backswing. If you can master this part of the downswing then you will eliminate that "out to in" swing.

Golf Tip #4 Practice this trigger motion without a ball. Rehearse that feeling of moving the right knee and planting the left foot flat on the ground. Rehearse what it feels like to have the same path for your backswing and your downswing. Repeat it until it becomes natural, until you don't have to think about it.

Golf Tip #5 Probably the best advice you will ever get is to swing within yourself. Feel like your swinging at about 85% for all your shots. This will allow you time to perform the swing and it will improve timing hugely. The result is longer, more accurate shots.

Be relaxed at all times. None of us can perform any physical task while we are tense. Let the swing flow. Try only to have a few specific swing thoughts. Too may swing thoughts in your head at any one time will only make things more difficult. Master this one aspect of the swing and then we can work on improving other aspects of the golf swing at a later stage.

Be aware that there is much more to the perfect golf swing than just the downswing but mastering the perfect golf downswing will greatly improve your game and your chances of getting that handicap tumbling downwards.

David Leadbetter Swing Tips : Posture

Many golfer are still unable to figure out the correct address / posture. David tells us the correct way to do it



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Golf Swing Trainer Clubs - How You Can Learn to Hit Down For Pure Iron Shots For Duffers

Some of us hit our iron shots fat more times than not while others hit them thin. Some beat the ball along the ground; rolling it up the fairway we resemble bowlers rather than golfers. All of us want to hit those pure iron shots we see from the better players. To do so, many golfers have turned to golf swing trainer clubs for help.

Hitting pure iron shots is one of the most satisfying experiences in golf. The majestic beauty of the ball flying toward the green then landing softly near the pin is what brings many of back for another round.

Do you take a divot with your irons? You really should you know. The more accomplished players will all take a divot because they understand that hitting down is best way to take advantage of the design of the golf club.

I know you've heard it before but to hit pure iron shots consistently the clubface must be traveling along a downward path when it strikes the ball. Easier said than done, I know.

The challenging part is that the concept of hitting down on something we are trying to make go up is backwards to most of us. As a result we tend to try to hit under the ball lifting it into the air or we attempt to scoop the ball to get it airborne.

All sorts of things go wrong when we try to swing a golf club like that. Fat shots, thin shots and everything in between but the kind of shot we want. Nobody wants that. It is a shame that we continue playing like this for so long when there is an easy way to fix the problem and bring more enjoyment to every round we play.

The Tour Striker golf swing trainer club is just the tool many of us need to help us develop the feel for the proper downward strike of the golf ball.! This golf swing trainer club will intuitively help you understand leverage and how to apply the club head to the golf ball in the same manner as the best players in the world.

The design is so smart. The lower part of the clubface, where the leading edge would be, has been removed and rounded off leaving only the area close to the sweet spot. When making with the ball the golfer must deliver this modified clubhead into the ball with a forward leaning shaft. Otherwise the ball will be struck by the rounded lower portion of the head and the shot will just roll along the ground.

To hit pure iron shots then you must create a downward blow with the shaft leaning ahead of the ball. When this is done correctly all the engineering of the club and the ball work together to bring the golfer the joy and satisfaction of a purely struck golf shot.

The Tour Striker may be the golf swing trainer club you need to improve your ball striking bringing you more enjoyment of the game we all love so much.

7 - How to Move the Arms, Wrists and Hands in the Golf Swing - 7

This video segment supplements my review paper on "How to Move the Arms, Wrists and Hands in the Golf Swing". perfectgolfswingreview.net



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The Inside Out Golf Swing

We often hear on the course or the range that our swing should be "inside out". The concept doesn't necessarily refer to the swing as a whole, but rather to the swing path the club face takes just before and slightly after impact. In this article, we cover the basics of the inside out golf swing path and a few pointers on how to achieve it.

Let's start by imagining a swing that is "on plane". During address, imagine a straight line running through the ball in line with the target (our "target line") and stretching to infinity in both directions. Next, imagine a straight line extending to infinity from both the bottom and top of the club shaft (think of a laser pointer attached to each end of the club shaft).

Throughout the swing, the imaginary lines from the top and bottom of the club shaft should follow along the imaginary target line running in front and back of the ball--except, of course, when the club shaft is parallel to the ground. For example, at the start of the back swing, the imaginary line extending from the bottom of the club shaft follows along the target line running behind the ball.  Ensuring these imaginary lines always intersect provides for a swing that is "on plane".

Back to the "inside out swing path". As the club face approaches the ball (the bottom of the shaft still pointing to the imaginary target line behind the ball) the hands (should) have dropped closer to the body, keeping the arms connected. When this happens, the club face will be square with the target line at impact yet be traveling on a slightly inside out path (with respect to the target line) just before and after impact. This path provides two advantages:

It requires that the hands have remained low--which means that the arms are more "connected" to the body. Having the arms "connected" allows for a greater transfer of power from the legs and hips to the club head.
As the club face makes impact, the inside out path puts a slight draw on the ball that translates into further distance. The further distance comes from the fact that a draw produces less backspin, a lower trajectory, and occurs when the club face is closed--a point when the club head is at its maximum velocity.

Let's look at a few tips to help develop an inside out golf swing path:

Keep the swing on plane - This is often easier said than done, but, per above, imagining a laser extending from both ends of the club path that consistently follows the target line running through the ball works wonders.

Practice with a small back swing - Use a small back swing (less than two feet) to practice keeping the hands low just before impact. Remember to keep the hands forward of the club head and the imaginary line extending from the bottom of the shaft pointed to the target line at all times. Doing several repetitions of this drill at the beginning of practice on the range will help develop the proper coordination and muscle memory.

Observe the divot (for irons) - After every iron shot, observe the divot. The divot should show a slight inside out path.

Ep. 3 (2 of 4) Charles Barkley: Haney Project

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How to maximize your driver distance

Long drives and power golf are a combination of effective swing dynamics. Make sure you are not missing one of these key elements in your golf swing.



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Golf Tips: Swing Plane Faults That You Can Fix Fast

Would you like to develop a sound, simple and reliable basic golf swing? I'm sure that you know there are countless golf lessons online as well as a great deal of video golf instruction that describes the drills golf teachers use to improve golf swing faults, but very few golf instructors actually get to the root cause of why most golf swing problems begin in the first place.

In this golf instruction article I'm going to share with you a simple way to improve your basic golf swing plane so you can hit consistently longer and straighter golf shots, increase your golf confidence and develop lower score golf scores.

The majority of golf swing faults produced by amateur golfers can be traced back to a faulty swing plane that is not aligned correctly both in terms of its alignment to the target and its alignment to the plane angle it originated on.

The engineers that designed your golf clubs understand the importance of the swing plane but unfortunately when golfers purchase golf clubs from a golf shop or pro shop, as a rule they don't get a user manual with the golf clubs that describes how the golf clubs should be used correctly.

Kind of funny really when you think about it, considering that most expensive items you purchase have some form of instruction manual with them.

Anyway, there is one inarguable fact that you need to know and trust about improving your basic golf swing. The fact is that you need to swing your golf club on or very close to the original swing plane if you want to really improve the way you hit the golf ball.

The original swing plane is the angle of the golf club you're using when you address a golf ball. From driver to putter every golf club is built on an inclined plane angle because the golf ball is positioned to the side of you and in front of you.

This plane angle is slightly different with every club in your bag and so your job is to rest it on the ground as it was designed with the club face pointing directly to your target and then build your golf swing around it.

To do this effectively you need to hold onto the golf club lightly enough that the club face doesn't aim off line. Many amateur golfers I've taught at my golf school over the years squeeze the grip so tightly that the club face is twisted which creates golf swing alignment errors leading to common golf shots like slices, pulls and even fat shots.

If your grip pressure is higher than five on a one to ten scale (with ten being too tight) then you are squeezing too tightly. Also when you hold onto the grip your right hand (right hand golfer) should be positioned on the side of the grip so that when you open the palm of your hand up it would point straight down the target line.

When your hand is placed under the golf grip (facing the sky), or on top of it (facing the ground), you will in all probability alter the swing plane direction as you swing back away from the ball. Remember to build your golf swing around the design of the golf club which means that your rest it on the ground and point it towards your intended target. When you swing it away there are two basic but very important stages that your golf club should travel through.

Basic Swing Plane Stage 1:

1. The golf club should swing directly away from the ball without lifting upwards abruptly or traveling inwards or outwards too quickly as it goes back. Imagine for a moment that your golf club was laying flat on a piece of cardboard on the same angle as the golf club and that the club simply traveled backwards and forwards along the card board until the club head and shaft was parallel with the ground.

Basic Swing Plane Stage 2:

2. Now, if the golf club traveled further back the club head would now be higher than your hands but would still be on or close to the piece of card board. As it travels back the grip end of the golf shaft would point directly to the base of the card board where the golf club once rested.

The golf shaft angle is maintained as it travels from the start of the back-swing to the top and into the down swing and follow-through phases.

The best way to learn to do this is to practice with a pitching wedge and swing it back until your left arm and golf club form an angle that would represent the letter 'L.' In this position your left arm would be horizontal and the golf shaft vertical-although it would point towards the target line.

When you swing into the follow-through you again form a horizontal arm position only this time it's with your right arm, and the golf shaft would again be vertical and pointing down towards the target line.

I call this golf stroke the 'Level 1' basic golf swing as it's the first stage of the full golf swing. Just like a house needs a strong and sound foundation to be built upon, your golf swing needs a strong and sound foundation to swing upon. By practicing the level one golf swing you are building the type of support your golf swing needs to control the distance and direction of the golf ball easily.

Remember that it's easy to just swing away without really thinking much about what you're doing. But consider that the golf clubs only real purpose is to achieve a sound impact and you will realize the importance of swinging your golf club on its correct plane angle.

Even if you can't make it out to a driving range or practice fairway, practice the level one swing often and you'll notice a considerable difference in your shot-making consistency within three months.

Every sound golf swing has a level one position built into it and so can yours so start practicing your golf swing on a daily basis and in the hours, days and months ahead you'll discover the power and purpose of the on-plane basic golf swing.

Golf Pro Lesson Student Swing Analysis Part 1

www.shawnclementgolf.com Shawn Clement, Director of the Richmond Hill Golf Learning Centre in Toronto Ontario and Top 25 CPGA Teacher as rated by Score Golf Magazine, shows you what to learn from his analysis of one of his You Tube Students that will benefit all;



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Golf Tips JB Holmes On Power

www.PurePointGolfing.com Review Of The Editors Choice Golf Guide



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Golf Instruction - No Slide on the Downswing

Send me your swing video SwingChange.com - Sliding forward on the downswing creates many problems. Watch and learn how the downswing should unwind.



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Golf Swing Secrets - Stick Your Irons Close Everytime With These Tips!

The golf swing can be very difficult to master, and in reality no one ever gets it completely figured out. However, in this article I am going to share with you 3 tips that will improve your iron play, and help you stick your irons close to the pin time after time!

1. Correct ball position. One of the most important factors in solid iron play is correct ball position. Most golfers play the ball either too far back in their stance, or too far up. This causes inconsistent iron shots. To play a standard 9 iron shot, the ball should be in the middle of your stance. For each club, you want to move the ball up approximately 1/2 of an inch. For instance, your driver would be played off of your front toe.

2. Get behind the ball. If you want to improve your ball striking, then you need to make sure that you transfer your weight "behind the ball" at the top of your backswing. This means that all of your weight is loaded on your back side, and is ready to be transferred forward in order to exert the maximum amount of force onto the golf ball.

3. Angle of attack. Often times golfers attack the ball from a very steep angle with iron shots, which often leads to hitting the ball fat, or topping the ball. If you want to hit the ball solid each and every time, try to come into the ball on a more shallow angle of attack. By doing this, you will eliminate many of your inconsistent shots.

Bobby Jones Golf Swing

Bobby Jones Golf Swing



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Golf Swing Advice For Playing Your Best Golf

Playing your best golf is very fulfilling and here is some golf swing advice on how to do it. First of all, you must learn to master the fundamentals. This includes having a proper grip, setup, and stance. Good alignment will help you hit your shots straighter and allow you to swing the club on the correct path more naturally and more easily.

Once you've gotten your golf swing setup fundamentals down, it's time to learn some important keys to a proper golf swing. Make sure your swing has smooth tempo. Do not try to rush and try to swing the same tempo on every shot.

Swinging on plane will allow you to hit more consistent, straighter golf shots. To get the club on plane in your backswing, try to feel like you are swinging the club directly over your right shoulder. On the follow through, you should simply mirror the backswing and swing the golf club over your left shoulder to finish your swing. When golfers swing the club too steeply or too much around their bodies it becomes difficult to get the club into the proper impact position for any kind of consistency.

A proper turn and weight shift are essential components for good golf as well. Make sure you turn and shift so you feel your weight go to the inside part of your back foot. If your weight rolls towards the outside of your foot you have moved too much laterally and are probably trying to force your turn incorrectly. A proper shoulder to hip turn ratio is 2 to 1. This means the shoulders should turn twice as far as the hips do in the golf backswing. Generally, a good golfer will be able to turn their shoulders a full 90 degrees. The hips will then have turned half that distance or 45 degrees.

Good sequence can help any golfer significantly improve their direction with their golf shots and hit the ball much straighter. Because the shoulders turn twice as far as the hips do in the golf swing, the shoulders must start their turn first. Ideally, the golf club is swung back in the takeaway, then the shoulders start to turn and about halfway back into the backswing the hips turn. You always want the golf club to lead in the golf swing. You clubs swings and your body responds or follow the club. Turning the body before swinging the club up in the backswing leads to being out of sync and a loss of power and consistency with your golf shots will result.

Once you've mastered your golf fundamentals including the setup, swing plane, and swing sequence, you'll be well on your way to playing great golf and shooting low scores on a regular basis.

For more help on mastering your golf game, check out these Golf Swing Tips.

Towards a Perfect Golf Swing

Very often golfers, while trying to maximize power from their golf swing sequence, have to compromise on accuracy. Here is a swing that gives your golf swing speed and accuracy.

The right hand should flick the club-head through the ball under the left forearm and not over it. The club head travels from behind the point of the arm shoulder triangle and moves up to it during impact. When completed correctly, the club head will swing past the point of the triangle after impact without the club face closing. The golfer should be careful not to rotate the left forearm in a rollover type movement. The left palm should be face down after impact. In this action the inner forearm muscle of the right hand and the left outer forearm muscles come into play when the player fully releases the left wrist.

The player can gain additional golf swing speed if the forearms are wound up during the back swing and then unwound during the release sequence. The winding and unwinding of the forearm muscles leads to the better use of the forearm muscles especially the ones that rotate the forearm bones. You can verify this by using your little club to physically see this action. During the completion of the release, the club must have a square club face as it passes through the ball. In an incomplete release, the club head will be left trailing the hands, instead of catching the left arm at impact and passing it after impact. Such shots lose some power and often fall short. The golfer who spends time mastering this better swing and its release will do very well on the course.

Keep your cool

It's no use berating yourself after a bad shot. In 9 cases out of 10 if we lose our cool, a bad shot will be followed by another bad shot. The moment we lose our cool we lose control over our shot and it will tend to get awry. It is better to spend a moment or two thinking about the cause of the error. The golfer must try and fix the error. Indeed being angry is rather a waste of mental energy. Once you are ready, make a few practice swings to get back into play as well as practice the correct golf swing already in your mind. This way we get a better chance of executing the correct swing properly and get back into play.

Good golfers characteristically remember an error made in a previous sequence and make practice swings to iron out the difficulties if any on the ground. This not only leads to a better golf swing but prevents further loss of good cheer on the course.

Golf Tips: The Driver - How to hit it long

Host Joe Beck teaches you how to improve your drive -- from grip placement to swing technique.



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Golf Swing: Andrew McAnallen (11.12.10)

Swing Update. A little practice session out on the range, warming up after about 2 weeks of arctic Northern Irish conditions =P



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The Simple Golf Swing Scam

Is The Simple Golf Swing a Scam? Will it help you dramatically improve your golf game? Discover the truth in this Simple Golf Swing review!

The author and instructor of The Simple Golf Swing is David Nevogt. David claims that his hot selling e-course is guaranteed to help you become a better golfer or your money back. In fact, it is not uncommon for golfers to shave of 6-7 strokes off their game after taking this course, and in my opinion that is huge!

Nevogt reports that his course has already helped over 16,000 golfers in over 30 countries since its release 3 years ago. The Simple Golf Swing website is full of customer testimonials from golfers that he has already helped.

So what exactly can you expect from The Simple Golf Swing? Well it will help to improve your game through a series of exercises that start from the basics of how to properly grip your club, right up to more advanced techniques such as his revolutionary method of rotating around your spine to hit straight and consistent shots every time.

The e-course includes DVD clips, practice drills, work sheets and assignments. You also get access to the private members only forum where David Nevogt can help you solve any problems that you might be experiencing. There are people of all different skill levels on the forum and it is very helpful place to hangout, chat, and exchange golf tips. You will also get inside reviews on which golfing aids actually work and which ones are just pure scams. If you're an accessory junkie like me, then this will save you lots of money right away!

Another included feature which I like is the break down sessions. Slowed down video and pictures are used to completely break down the swing you are learning so you can fully understand the mechanics before heading to the range and practicing yourself.

Think about all the money you save too, it's not uncommon to pay $75-$85 per hour for other lessons which don't guarantee your money back if you're not satisfied, or if your golf game doesn't improve.

Tiger Woods golf swing in slow motion

bit.ly Tiger Woods Driver Swing. Analyse Tiger Woods swing in slow motion. Just watch Tiger Woods in slow motion to see the perfect golf swing. Perform the Perfect Golf Swing. If you want to know how to carry out a golf swing or are looking for ways to improve your golfing performance - this is for you. bit.ly



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Season 2: Haney project Ep. 1 (4 of 4)

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The Real Golf Swing Secret Revealed?

There are so many products on the market at the moment that are sold on the basis that they have some sort of secret that nobody else knows except for all the other people that bought them. Strange as it sounds even the game of golf seems to be a very lucrative market for this type of thing. There are a lot of books and video's at the moment that are claiming to be able to tell what the golf swing secret is and how to figure it out and effectively use it to improve your golf game. Of course it is really just a sales tactic but that doesn't mean that some of the products don't contain a lot of very useful information that can help you significantly improve your golfing game and bring your scores down to a respectable level. If the book or video that you bought focuses on one single aspect of the perfect golf swing and if it gives good advice then it can be a great help.

After all, if you only have one thing to concentrate on then the chances are that you will not lose focus on what the course is trying to teach you. It can be very helpful to just be taught one thing at a time as long as it is not so different as to make everything else that you have learned useless. Unfortunately, there is not one single golf swing secret that will suddenly make you a much better golfer than you were before. In fact, if there was then everyone would use it and there would be no advantage to it.

The real golf swing secret is to find a good golf coach that really knows what they are talking about and practice what they teach you. The key to success here is to find someone that is not only good at golf and knows what to do but that is also a good teacher. There are many good teachers around and perhaps the best and easiest way to find one is by recommendation. It is all very well seeing an advertising campaign and knowing that the tutor has played in a lot of golfing tournaments but you need to know that they not only know how to play the game of golf but also that they can teach you in such a way that it will help to improve your game.

Of course it would make things a lot easier if there really were a golf swing secret that would make you a much better player but if you just learn how to improve your swing and practice until it gets better it will give you a really great sense of achievement.

Perfect Your Golf Swing Follow Through And Your Entire Golf Swing

The golf follow through is an important part of your golf technique. For one thing, your follow through will tell you certain things about your golf swing and your golf shots. If you're not completing your follow through correctly, you'll tend to have some other golf swing errors. Good golf technique will lead to a good follow through.

Working on your golf finish position can actually help you keep your golf club on plane correctly in your swing. The key to a successful follow through is to swing the golf club over your left shoulder. This will tell you the golf club is being swung on the correct path. If your swing is too steep or too flat in your backswing, you can actually fix a lot of it by simply trying to swing on the correct path in your follow through.

Your follow through will be higher when you are trying to hit the golf ball higher. If you are trying to hit the ball low, you'll want to keep your follow through low and not let it completely finish. This will produce a low ball trajectory for you.

Another important concept is that a balanced finished position generally means you had a balanced swing. An off balance follow through position means there are errors in your swing. You should always finish your swing so you are directly facing your target. If you have made a good swing, you should also be able to hold your follow through position as if you were going to pose for a camera. Learn to make your follow through picture perfect and you'll start hitting perfect golf shots with better balance.

For more great golf tips and strategies, check out Golf Swing Tips.

Why Would You Try a Golf Swing Training Course?

Most people have a specific golf swing that is unique to them, even if they have had the same instructor. Sam wasn't sure why this was the case. He decided to watch some of the better regulars and see what they did differently from all the rest. A month later, he discovered that many of these men also worked out and were physically fit. These were the golfers that tended to have lower scores and played on a consistent basis.

This is why Sam decided to talk to a golf pro about ways he could get some of the same consistency. After their conversation, he signed up for some golf swing training courses. He hoped the drills and exercises would improve his golf swing and increase his overall fitness level.

How can golf swing training courses improve someone's swing?

- Certain stretching exercises can prevent injuries.
- You will be able to play at a higher level of play when you are physically fit.
- The body will have a better range of motion.
- It will be easier to hit the ball farther because of more speed in the club head.
- You will gain more power in your swing when you have full range of motion.
- Flexibility can increase with rotational exercises.
- There are more exercises and drills online.

Many of today's top professional golfers regularly participate in golf drills and exercises so they have the competitive edge over their competition. The golf swing training courses they use help them gain a full range of motion, which increases the power found in the swing. The rotational exercises make it easier to play at a higher level of play on a consistent basis.

Those who are physically fit and flexible find it is easier to increase their speed. They also find they can move the club farther. The more the body can turn, the more there is an increase in power. This can protect someone from a golf-related injury.

There are a number of golfers who use specific rotational exercises to increase their flexibility. The golf swing training course they use helps them loosen their joints and strengthens the muscles they use in a golf swing. One exercise is to use a dumbbell and twist the body side to side. Another is to touch the toes or to twist with your arms extended outward. This will develop more flexibility in the shoulders, hips and back.

Are Golf Swing Training Aids Worth the Price?

Dave doesn't live in the city or near a large shopping area, so buying items for golf can be a little difficult for him. Of course, each golf course usually has a pro shop where you can buy golf equipment and clothing, but if you are looking for specific golf swing training aids, you might have a difficult time. Some people don't believe in using these types of aids in the first place, since they think that they are all scams or that they don't work. So are golf swing training aids really worth the price?

- Dave had developed some pretty serious problems with his driver and he had gotten to the point where he didn't even want to swing in front of his buddies. So he needed to look at golf swing training aids that would help him develop confidence in his swing in addition to adding more distance. Luckily, there were several very good aids that promised to do just that.

- Like most people, he was a little reluctant to buy and try something that could potentially harm his swing, so he went online and looked at the reviews. Once he had identified a couple of golf swing training aids that looked good to him, he read the reviews to see what others said about them.

- There are several very good websites that have a variety of golf aids available for people of all ages and levels of experience. Because Dave was a little older, he didn't want something that was too strenuous, so he went to a site that catered to men over the age of 40 and found what he was looking for.

- Although he did end up paying a little more for the training equipment than he had initially hoped, he found that it almost immediately solved his problem. It helped him swing straighter, follow through in a way that he hadn't before and even hit the ball further off the tee.

So, for Dave, using a training aid was the best investment in his golf game that he had made in years. Having the confidence to stand in the tee box again was something that he needed if he was ever going to enjoy playing golf, so his investment was well worth it. You might also find that if you do the research and find the right aid, you will fix your golf issues, too.

Golf Push Slice

If you are struggling with your swing shot and the ball in not going straight towards the target then there are chances that you are slicing or hooking the ball. In most of the cases, your friend or fellow golfers comes to you and tell you to try something. May be the advice can work for you but if it does not then you will loose confidence and your swing might get worse. You need to worry though because almost all the amateur golfers face this problem of slice in their swing. But there are only a few who are able to sort it out. One important factor to deal with the problem of slice is to know which type of slice shot is your? Either it golf slice, golf pull slice or golf push slice.

I have seen that most of the golfers don't know about their golf slice type and hence been struggling for this problem for a long time. In all three golf slice types, golf push slice is the most common. In this type of shot the golf ball follows a in-to-out path. The trajectory of the ball starts from the right side of the target line and curves further right. A push slice is opposite of pull slice in which the ball follows an out-to-in path.

The root cause of this error is open face of your club at the impact. Also your body balance can be crucial factor. Sometimes there can be problems in the ball position, grip, your stance and your swing mechanics. Well, all these factors are crucial for any swing whether you are driving or chipping.

Once you know that you are getting golf push slice then you will be able to fix this error more rapidly. For that you should try the following methods:

Always use a tighter grip if you are getting push slice.
Try to increase your upper body movement and decrease the lower body movement.
Make sure that the ball is properly positioned before a swing. Also move the ball a little forward for a better impact.
Take a look at your stance and make sure that your body and shoulders are properly aligned to the target line.
Finally, concentrate on the rhythmic motion of the arms and shoulder with the swing.

A slice shot is not easy to deal with and often take some time to cure. But if you try practice with all the above factors in mind then it will be easy for you to sort out the problem of slice.

Sweet And Easy Golf Swing Tips

Most golfers don't know that eighty percent of the world's golfers have a handicap of 18 or more. The biggest concerns of golfers today are inconsistency first of all, followed by slicing and distance. Golf is a difficult game to master and most golfers don't have the time it takes to practice, practice, and practice to significantly improve.

Keep the good energy flowing and don't give in to any negative thoughts. Approach the game with a positive attitude and repeat affirmations if you can, such as "I play great golf all the time." Visualize where you would like the ball to land, as you swing.

Use the muscles in your legs and trunk when you swing. Make sure to use the proper technique. Accomplished golfers purposely use sidespin to steer their ball around obstacles or towards the safe side of fairways and greens.

Use the basic 'hitchhiker' position when you're working on your backswing. As the body matures, the ability to rotate the upper torso is affected by age, and the hand action can also slow down requiring a slightly stronger grip. The most important thing about the golf swing is the angle and not the strength that's applied to it.

Trust your golf club to do the job it was intended to do. It's difficult for a golfer to practice hitting shots longer than short pitch shots unless one pays to play golf or pays to practice at a driving range or indoor golf training facility. Try not to grip the club too tightly.

Putting can become a nightmare and a condition called the 'yips' has affected not only amateurs but professionals as well; get expert advice and consider a golf swing aid. Many golfers who are strongly left-handed in their daily life prefer the right-handed swing.

To prevent injury and improve swing speed and distance requires your body to be both strong and flexible. It's no secret; most of the professional players actively participate in workouts. The state of the physical condition is very often overlooked as a possible cause of golf swing problems.

Golf swing aids come in all shapes and sizes including apparel type accessories to correct alignment or a club add-on accessory to monitor your swing. Aids can be found online and are often cheaper. There are aids that will help you with swing alignment.

Be careful about the claims on TV commercials and magazine ads; seek expert advice before you buy because they may not live up to their claims. Golf swing aids will improve your game. Golf magazines often review the newest golf swing aids and are reviewed by golfers, making it easy to choose the right one for you.

If you're looking for an aid to improve your stance they're not hard to find. Keep in mind that with some golf swing aids, you may still need advice or help from an expert. If you're a golfing novice just starting out, it's easy to become overwhelmed.

Whether you're a seasoned golfer or just starting out, pick just one aid and go to work on your swing. You can find golf swing aids that will help you with your wrist and arm position.

With plenty of practice, a better golf swing will be the end result. Practice, practice, practice! When you play a round of golf, concentrate on improving your golf swing, putting or something specific that day; have a plan in mind.

The Brian Manzella Golf Show - Episode 7

Brian demonstrates and explains the adjustments need to stance and swing when hitting the Driver. Brian Manzella, PGA, GSED BrianManzella.com



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Adam Scott Golf Swing Near Perfect

Adam Scott golf swing technique is near perfect. His swing has been compared to Tigers many, many times as it looks almost identical. The comparison starts with their fitness level. Both Adam Scott and Tiger have taken golf fitness to a whole new level. Neither of them have any limitations that affect their swing technique which is very unusual. Most golfers have some restriction whether it be strength or flexibility that creeps into their swing.

Adam Scott has perfect golf posture as well as he maintains perfect spine angle. In fact, Tigers golf swing is less efficient than Adam's, but Adam Scott doesn't have the short game nor the mental toughness that Tiger has, so Tiger wins many more tournaments than Adam ever will.

I applaud Scott for his fortitude with his golf game preparation, and I look for him to win more tournaments as his career progresses. With a near flawless golf swing, all he needs is a slightly improved short game and some mental improvement, and he will be a Major championship winner shortly.

His power and accuracy are near the top on tour year after year, so there is not a lot of room for improvement in those categories, and he will continue with his golf training program which will always give him an edge in regards to distance and consistency throughout the tournament, so he needs to focus on short game and mental.

I hope more golfers take their fitness more serious, and as they see the tour players excelling, maybe that will be enough.

Do you want to discover the secret to creating more power and consistency in your golf swing... AND eliminating ALL your swing faults?

Tiger Woods Perfect Golf Swings

The perfect golf swing at www.perfectgolfswing.tk In this video Tiger Woods shows the perfect golf swing. Follow the instructions to improve your golf swing !



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The Golf Fix: Lengthening Your Swing

The Golf Fix's Michael Breed reaches deep into the mailbag and shows how a towel can elongate your swing. Watch The Golf Fix Mondays 8 pm ET only on Golf Channel.



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Golf Swing Training Aids

Everyone is looking for the best golf swing training aid that will straighten out that slice or make the ball stop like a dime when it lands on the green. And are there a lot of them out there just waiting for you and your hard earned money. You can find footprints that can help you stance, specially designed golf balls, contraptions that hold you still as you duplicate that perfect swing and many mechanical devices. There is also a full complement of videos, DVDs, books and diagrams, all guaranteed to shave shots off your score.

Some of these teaching aids are great and some are complete rip offs. The secret is to decide exactly what part of your game you need to improve and then find a teaching aid that focuses on that particular golf skill. Then, use the darn thing. Not just on your way to the course , but set up a daily schedule and follow it. Maybe its only for ten minutes, but that's fine. Simply put, golf swing training aids help your body memorize the correct muscle movement as you swing the golf club. The more you repeat the exercise, the faster your brain will retain the action and send the plan along to the appropriate muscle groups. The PGA pros didn't develop their great golf swings by accident. They all spend thousands of hours swinging all of their golf clubs in every possible situation they can experience on the golf course. That's why is looks so easy on Sunday afternoon.

Most amateurs are interested in golf teaching aids that focus on the actual golf swing. However, a training aid that works for your driver, probably won't help make that delicate chip shot a few feet from the cup. They are completely different golf shots and use different muscle groups. Therefore, it is best to shop for a training aid that specifically addresses the specific part of your golf game you want to improve.

Before buying, do some research. The best place for this is online. Google golf training aids and start to check out some of the web sites that show up in your browser. Don't get drawn in by the hype. Remember, you are simply gathering information. The buying comes later. Is the site, just selling, or do they offer helpful information about improving your golf game and specific reasons why their product will solve your problem. A great place to get information is the FAQ page. If the web site doesn't have one or it is stuffed full of hype, go somewhere else.

Make sure the web site is not a one product wonder. Credible online golf training aid web sites offer a wide variety of golf teaching aids. This lets you know they are professionals and serious about their business. Finally, see if any "name" golf professionals endorse or even better, participate in developing and presenting some instruction with their training aids. The men and women have a reputation and simply aren't interested in promoting a training aid that won't help the golfer.

Finally, make sure there is a good instruction manual or video that comes with the golf club training aid. Nothing is worse than not quite understanding how it works and then finding out it was being used incorrectly.

Whatever golf training aid you choose, stick with it. Believe in it and above all practice with it.

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PurePoint Golf Video Lessons - Check the Club Head is Square at Impact

Here's a great little check from PurePoint Golf to check if your club head is going to be square when you bring the club head down in your swing. www.purepointgolf.com



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Get Your Golf Sand Game On Track And Knock It Close To The Pin

Many golfers struggle with their sand game which is unfortunate. For the pros, the sand is one the easiest shots in golf. Many pros actually prefer to be in the sand if they miss a green as opposed to being in the rough. When playing out of the bunker, your lies are more consistent, you usually know what you are dealing with. When hitting chip or pitch shots out of the rough, depending on the lie and how long the rough is, different outcomes can result more easily.

When you find yourself in a sand trap there are a few helpful keys which can get you out and close more often. First of all, in the sand you want to open your stance and your clubface. If you visualize a clock, 11 o'clock is where you want the line of your feet to be pointing. 12 o'clock is your target line where you want the ball to fly out towards. 1 o'clock would be the degree to which you open your clubface. This will enable you to naturally swing from a more out to in swing path and make it easier to pop the ball out and get it close to the hole.

Make sure to play the ball all the way forward so it is off the middle of your left foot. It is very important to keep your weight more forward in the sand. You want to have about 60 percent of your weight on your front foot and keep it there as you make your complete swing. This will allow you to hit down on the sand behind the ball and get the ball up in the air.

You want to make your full golf swing out of a sand trap. It's good to aim a couple of inches behind your golf ball because you want the club to enter and hit the sand first before the ball. You can vary the length of your bunker shots by the length of your follow through. A longer pin will require more follow through. When hitting to a shorter pin, you can stop your follow through about halfway but just make sure you are not decelerating at all when hitting the shot.

For more great golf swing tips and strategies, check out More Golf Swing Tips.

The Bad Golf Swing

We all can't be pros, but we can avoid making simple mistakes. If you have a bad golf swing, it may not be because you're a bad golfer! Here are some simple things to keep in mind that may help you avoid a bad golf swing.

Don't Underestimate The Set-up

The main ingredient in most bad golf swings is not the swing itself; it's actually a lousy set-up. The address is considered by some golfers to be more important than the actual swing.

The biggest mistake golfers make with their set-ups is that they just don't pay enough attention to them. This is the kiss of death! If you just run out there and start whacking at the ball, it doesn't matter how good your swing technique is. Your poor set-up will ruin it for you.

The key is consistency. Your set-up should be EXACTLY THE SAME each time! You should painstakingly look at that set-up and get it spot-on perfect each time.

Some people love gazing at themselves in mirror, and others cringe when they see the bulges popping out here and there; for golfers, I recommend getting over your vanity or shame and checking out your set-up in the mirror. The important thing is that you find the set-up that's most suitable for you and stick with it!

Bad Posture Is A Killer

Another easy thing that's often overlooked is posture. Your back should be straight, chin up and eyes forward. You are guaranteed a bad golf swing if you are hunched over the ball, with your head to the ground.

Posture and balance are two things that a little practice can help. It may seem silly, but you should get yourself into good habits. If you practice keeping your back straight and chin up, you'll get that perfect posture in your muscle memory and you won't have to worry about it anymore.

The Dreaded Chicken Wing

Save the chicken wings for when the game is over! While a basket of chicken wings is a nice after-game snack (that you will work off exercising later, OF COURSE!), they are not recommended while you are taking a swing.

A "chicken wing" means that you are letting your arm and wrist go limp right at the most important part of the swing - when you hit the putter. When this happens, the golfer's arm flies up in the air, and hence it is called a chicken wing. When you do this, you lose all the power in your swing.

To avoid the chicken wing, you must keep your grip tight and your arms extended. You may have a tendency to fold them up, and that's a big no-no. You might also be doing this because you're standing too close to the ball. If so, move back a little and see if it feels better.

Go Ahead And Swing It Through

You wind up your body like a tightly twisted coil and let it swing back, releasing all that stored up energy and pounding the ball with it... then, your body stops like a car screeching to a halt, the ball sputters a few feet and your friends say "Good shot," and try to smile. You stopped too soon!

It may seem like the shot's over, done and finished, so you can put that club down; but actually, it's better to swing it on through. The golf swing is a natural motion and you should let it go to its natural stopping point. Swing through the ball instead of stopping short. This will give you more distance and keep you from wasting all that stored energy.

Not everybody can be Tiger Woods. In fact, only he can! But, no matter what your golf ability is, you can always have fun and enjoy yourself. A bad golf swing can ruin your whole day. Keep these things in mind when you're out there playing, and you'll be that much closer to golfing greatness!

The Golf Fix: Swing Plane Drill

The Golf Fix's Michael Breed helps Ken swing on plane with help from a clothes hanger. Watch The Golf Fix Mondays 8 pm ET only on Golf Channel.



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Golf Swing Lessons, Tips & Instruction - Improving Ball Striking

How To Improve Ball Striking swingmangolf.com Golf Swing Lessons, Tips & Instruction - How To Improve Ball Striking Learn how to make better contact of the golf ball and also how to improve your ball striking. Improving ball striking is key to hitting the golf ball longer and straighter. Also when you improve your ball striking it is much easier to judge distances on approach shots. In this video Golf Instructor, Jaacob Bowden will show you a couple of things to make better contact and in return hit more consistent longer golf shots. Leave a COMMENT if this video was of help to your golf game. Get Your Free Article "The 3 Keys To Distance" at http



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How to Improve the Spine Angle in Your Golf Swing

A common golf swing fault is a change in the spine angle during the phases of the golf swing. This single movement causes a chain reaction of compensations that alter the mechanics of your golf swing immensely. The result is usually inconsistency and a myriad of poor golf shots. Leading to frustration on the golf course and high scores.

The question that arises in my mind about this swing fault is; how can the amateur golfer improve their spine angle in the golf swing? The result would be an end to changes that oh so often hamper golfers of every level. Speaking with PGA Teaching professional Christopher Smith on this subject allowed me to get to one of the roots of this common swing fault.

According to Christopher Smith the changing of the spine angle is a common fault of the 1000's of golfers he works with every year. A common spine angle change Christopher indicated to me was immediately at the beginning of the back swing. Often he views golfers who stand up during their back swing. This obviously changes their spine angle and not to mention posture. Resulting in a chain reaction of compensations in the golf swing.

Once Christopher demonstrated this common spine angle changed I immediately knew one of the "fixes" for it. Observation of Christopher performing this specific spine angle change of standing up during the back swing told me one important thing. This so-called swing fault of standing up may be better categorized as a flexibility fault.

Yes, a flexibility fault as I like to call it is when a golfer's lack of flexibility impedes them from performing the mechanics of the golf swing correctly. Flexibility faults are often misdiagnosed as swing faults. As a result, the golfer dubiously works on fixing their golf swing with no avail. They continue to struggle with standing up during their back swing and never fix it or understand why it is happening. The reason is they are trying "fix" the problem with the incorrect medicine.

The correct medicine would be the implementation of golf flexibility exercises. This type of fix would allow the golfer in such a situation to perform the mechanics of the swing correctly without limitations in their body getting in the way. Sounds pretty simple when you map out in such a way.

Now getting back to the spine angle problem Christopher Smith was discussing. The standing up during the backswing can partly be described as a flexibility fault. In such a situation this is telling me the golfer has some flexibility issues limiting their ability to maintain the correct posture during the back swing. In such a situation (i.e. standing up during the backswing) we can pinpoint the flexibility fault to hip region of the body.

The hips need to be flexible and mobile to allow the golfer to maintain a fixed spine angle and rotate around it during the golf swing. If the hips are tight and inflexible the ability to do this will be compromised as in the example of standing up during the back swing.

Now looking specifically at the spine angle change of standing up we can even pin point to a greater extent the exact muscles in the hips causing this "flexibility fault". Usually with a golfer that stands up during the backswing I find they have tight hip flexors. Hip flexors are muscles that run across the front part of the hip on both legs. These muscles when tight (i.e. inflexible) "pull" the hips underneath your spine. Making it almost impossible to maintain the spine angle set in the address position. Once you begin the back swing and suffer from "tight" hip flexors. These muscles will "pull your hips" underneath your spine, causing you to stand up. The end result is a change in your spine angle and a series of compensations in the golf swing to follow.

How do we fix this flexibility fault, get those tight hip flexors mobile, and improve your golf swing? Simply by adding a series of golf fitness flexibility exercises to your golf swing improvement program. These types of exercises take just a few minutes a day to perform. They will alleviate the tightness in your hips and in the long run improve your golf swing.

Simple yet very effective golf fitness flexibility exercises I like to use for tight hip flexors are the kneeling hip flexor stretch, standing quadriceps, and spider. All three of these golf fitness flexibility exercise focus on the hip flexors. Over time these flexibility exercises will lengthen (i.e. stretch) those tight hip flexors. Allowing you greater mobility in the hips and eliminate one of the reasons for standing up in the back swing.

So remember, it is necessary to maintain a fixed spine angle during the golf swing. If you do not a whole series of compensations will occur. The end result will be an inconsistent golf swing. One such reason for a change in your spine angle may be standing up during the back swing. This swing fault is often a flexibility fault resulting from tight hips. The implementation of golf fitness flexibility exercises in a short amount of time can fix this flexibility fault and stop you from standing up during the back swing. Resulting in a more consistent golf swing. Keep in mind the connection between your body and the golf swing, and realize it is the body swinging the golf club.

Golf Swing Basics Made Easy

Golf swing basics made easy boils down to a couple of uncomplicated know-hows instructed since the game of golf was first invented. However, most golfers try to make it as hard on themselves as possible. Let's discuss some of the basics of the game that will help you the most.

The most crucial factor of golf swing basics is the entire range of the swing. I do not mean just letting it out as hard and fast as you can to see how far it goes, but really getting a grasp of the overall golf swing. Taking a few basic fundamental, learning them, and then successfully practicing them to make your golf swing the best it can be. Doesn't is seem like the PGA pros make it look so easy, the way the smoothly stroke the ball with an effortless swing? It hardly looks like they are hitting the ball at all. However, when you understand the simple mechanics of the golf swing basics, and the proper timing of the sequence of their movements, you will be able to stroke it just they do.

Golf Swing Basics Made Easy

Let's take a look at the golf swing and break it down into it's most simplest terms, and I am sure you will find something to help you eliminate some of the most common mistakes. Don't feel bad about your game if you are doing these things, we have all been there, but now you are in a position to do something about it.

1. The proper shot all starts at the tee box, when place the ball down between the markers. If you are like most golfers, you mind is racing with a little check list of things to do. It's surprising how many golfers think too much before the shot and end up with "paralysis by analysis". This type of thinking is almost like a self proclaimed prophecy that results in a poor shot. Don't make this mistake by over using your noodle, this is a golf swing basics must. Don't think about what you might do wrong, or all of the perfect mechanics you need to do right. Just see the ball flying down the middle of the fairway, and it will be so!

2. Be cautious with how tightly your are gripping the club. You ever hear the term "white knuckling"? If you can look down and your knuckles and see that they are white then you are choking the grip and you are way too tight to make a good golf swing. If you grip it this way you are sure to either duck hook it into the trees on the left, or hit a huge banana slice off to the right. When you grip the club, you need to feel you are holding a baby chick in between your hands, and if you hold it too tightly you will end up snuffing the life out of that poor chick. Relax, this is one of the major golf swing basics. Golf is an enjoyable sport for you to unwind, don't tense it up!

3. Comprehending the backswing and downswing can be a struggle for many golfers, in their efforts to master golf swing basics. Basically, it's during the downswing that you create significant club head speed towards the ball. This is the only part of the swing where you can flex your muscles, so to speak. If you are too weak on the downswing then the ball will not carry as far as you really want it too. A major tip for the backswing is to keep in mind that you need to move the club back in one motion using both your arms and not your hands and wrists.

4. The backswing needs to move much slower and smoother than the downswing. It is during the initial movements of the backswing that the club head is put on it's proper swing plane. However, far too many players are in way to big of a hurry and they completely miss the proper slot for the club head. Sound golf swing basics require that you move the club significantly slower on the backswing than on the downswing. It's very much like the carpenter's phrase of "measure twice and cut once". You need to make very careful and accurate movements on the backswing, and then you can let it rip on the downswing.

5. The biggest tip I can give you for your golf swing basics if the proper path of the club head as it meets the ball. The swing needs to come from the inside out. Everyone hears this phrase but rarely does anyone explain how you can practice this. Basically, the path of the club head approaches the ball from behind, not in front, and definitely not in front. You can practice this by placing a ball on tee, lining up as normal, then take half a step back. Then swing the club and try to hit the ball. At first it will feel like you are reaching out at the ball, but as you do this you are giving yourself muscles the proper feel for how to swing from the inside out. This one tip is the difference between breaking eighty in your lifetime or not.

There you have it, some of the more important golf swing basics made easy. This is where it all starts, and if you are diligent to practice these five tips you will see and improvement in your game. The game of golf doesn't necessarily mean expending hours upon hours with a swing trainer, but it is all in your ability to master the basic methods or properly swinging the golf club, practicing it on the range, and then applying it on the course.

Golf Swing Tips

Perfecting the golf swing is an art. It takes time and patience to master and repetition to perfect. Follow these instructions and you'll be on your way to a flawless golf swing.

For this tip, I will be referring to swinging an iron.

1) The Setup: This is where a good golf swing starts. You should have a stable stance with your legs in line with your shoulders. The ball should be in the middle of your stance. A stable base will allow you to drive through the ball on contact.

2) The Backswing: You should bring the club back as if you are scrapping it along the grass. Bend your wrists as the clubhead begins to turn upward. You should also bend your front leg slightly during the backswing. As you reach the climax of your golf swing, the shaft should be parallel to the ground.

3) Straight Arm: Keeping your left arm straight (if your righty) is intrusive to mastering the golf swing.

4) Head Down: If your head stays down, the ball will go up. If you pull your head up, the ball will go down. Meaning, keep your head down! All the professionals I speak to that give lessons clarify this as the number one failure in a golf swing. KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN and watch the clubface make contact with the ball. You cannot hit a golf ball if you can't see it.

5) Downswing: Depending on your swing style, your downswing should be full of power and flex. A driver with good flex will increase your power dramatically. As you begin your downswing, your legs should be driving forward to create momentum in your golf swing.

6) Contact: When coming into the ball, the clubface should be coming from the inside out. This will allow you to turn your wrist over and hit the ball with better accuracy. Coming from the outside in (wrong way) will cause you to pull the ball.

7) Wrist Turn: Once you make contact, you must turn your backhand over. If you do not turn your wrist through impact, the ball will slice or hook. (Depending on you dexterity).

8) Follow Through: Your follow through will give you the trajectory and accuracy. Act as if you are pushing the ball towards your target. Really force your front hand outward through impact. Finish your golf swing high.

9) Stability: Its great if you can hit a golf ball 300 yards, but if you cant put it down the fairway, you're wasting your time. Learn to practice a stable swing where you remain balanced and in control. Focus more on the basic fundamentals of your golf swing rather than hitting the ball further.

There area a few products I usually recommend to my students. This first is a product called Quick Grip (QuickGripGolf.com). It's a grip enhancer that eliminates moisture and prevents the club from slipping. Using it has improved my accuracy and distance.

You should also use the line tool on you ball to improve your putting. Point the line towards your target and putt straight. I guarantee you you'll see an improvement in your putting.

Improve Your Golf Swing Through Exercise

Golf swing training is once of the most vital areas of a prospective golfer's game. It's important to note though that not all golf swing training programs are the same. It's a fact that some training programs are much better than others.

This article will cover the aspects that go towards making a good golf swing training program.

Before getting on the golf course, it's vital that your body is fully prepared physically and particularly your muscles that will be needed for your golf swing.

Stretching exercises are a vital part of golf swing training. Exercises specific to golf can be very powerful and extremely effective in achieving a better golf swing.

The great thing is that you don't have to be in the gym for a long period of time or away from your work place to carry out many golf swing stretch exercises. There are loads of stretching exercises that can be done in a spare moment in your office, all through the day.

Using dumbbells as part of a weight training programme can be very useful here too, the idea not being to build bigger muscles but to strengthen your golf swing muscles.

It's a good idea to consult golf exercise experts who will be able to instruct you how to carry out the dumbbell exercises that will help to build up your strength but without giving you bulging muscles.

This is a main reason why the dumbbell exercise programs are heavily used by women golfers and young teenagers.

These particular golf swing exercises can be directly transferred to the golf course where you can utilize golfing exercise products such as the weighted golf club.

This will help you to enhance and condition your golfing muscles at the same time as you practice the correct golf swing technique.

Once you reach the point of actually hitting golf balls you will discover that your drives will be longer and also your own self-confidence will increase. Golf swing training will make a very big difference in improving your golf game.

Golf Swing Alignment And Golf Techniques

You were told that your golf swing needs improving? Well, it could need a complete makeover and change your game! But how about improving alignment and the short game? This could be the answer. This article will give some useful pointers on improving golf swing but at the same time revolutionizing your game dramatically by ,let us say, shaving seven strokes off your score in a few weeks !

Learning golf is done gradually rather than all at once and that is why it is not as easy as any other sport. With the essence of the game being to use a club to send a ball to a target, the essence of learning golf is to learn how the club must swing to the target if the ball is to go to the target.

Your Swing

Your swing is natural and everything will depend on using the spine as an axis to keep you on the correct swing plane so alignment is crucial. How about concentrating on alignment? What about the importance of understanding ball flight to understand your swing. ?. Some golf gurus point out how swings can differ markedly in their mechanical aspects; the only thing important is that the club contacts the ball the way you want it to. And what about the short game - maybe we should be giving more attention to that. Golf tips are nothing more than the thought you hold in your head as you swing your golf club. Your golf swing is like your signature, it is unique. The reason finding the right golf club is so hard is because there are so many types, designs, and features you have to consider in correlation to your skill, swing and needs.

Your Golf Handicap

Handicap statistics compiled by the National Golf Foundation and United States Golf Association show that most golfers establish their level of competency after a few years. Well, which category are you in ? High handicap golfer : Someone who has played a while, knows his or her way about the golf course, but can't seem to break 100 consistently. Mid to low handicap golfer: reserved for small percentage of people who shoot below 100 consistently, and want to get even better.

Whatever your handicap, you can improve it by following the advice of famous golfer who will tell you how to improve your swing but give you loads of great advice in getting your score down and reducing your golf handicap.

Useful Tips To Improve Your Golf Swing

We all have heard a lot about the professional golfer Tiger Wood. Well, everyone wants to play like him and learn all the new types of techniques and swings. Tiger Wood has been using three different types of swings and is learning the fourth one from his current coach Sean Foley. Many people are interested in golf and wish to play really well. However, they tend to face a lot of problems when it comes to using the right kind of golf swing. You need to know the proper tricks and techniques that will help you with the game. Well, there is nothing to worry about as you can find out more about the different techniques which will help you fix your golf swing issues.

The first problem that causes problems in the game is the improper set up. You need to make sure that your body is properly aligned with the target line before you reach for the ball. Your body alignment should be in a way that your left shoulder should point out and aim your target. If you make even the slightest mistake in this case and your shoulder is not properly aligned then your chances of slicing the ball becomes higher.

Make sure that your grip is tight because it is an important factor as loose grip will create problems while swinging the club. You should be able to see two or three knuckles of your left hand. If you cannot see it then it means that your grip is not proper. In this case you should always consider readjusting your hand to get it in the right position. Grip strength is also an important factor and you need to work towards it. You need to hold the club tightly or else it will move and wobble while hitting the ball causing the ball to go out of course. The pressure exerted should be in the right proportion. Do not hold the club too tightly as the energy that is exerted will not create the right kind of impact.

If you want your ball to head in a straight direction then you need to make sure that the club hits it squarely. In this case the lower portion of your body should turn totally through the impact. Normally the players tend to hit the ball towards the right because they do not turn properly. If you want you can practice this position in advance so that you do not end up slicing the ball.

Always make sure that you do not rush your golf swing because the extra amount of speed will make your ball fly towards a greater distance which might not be needed. This technique does not work in most of the cases because your hands tend to get ahead of your swing causing the club to face open. Thus, these were some useful tips to improve your golf swing.

Golf Swing Techniques

There are 4 steps a golfer will need to consider when he is looking for ways to improve his or her golf swing techniques. They need to look at their stance, the swing itself, the way they contact with the ball and the follow through at the end of the swing. Unfortunately in order to build up the best technique possible when it comes to your golf swing this will take time and is not likely to occur over night.

In this article we will be taking a closer look at the 4 steps a play should be using in order to help improve their golf swing.

Step 1 - Stance

This is where the power of your swing begins from and so if you stand in a strong well balanced way you will find that as you swing the club you are able to gain more power and the ball will travel further.

The easiest way to ensure that your stance is correct is by walking up to a golf ball with your club in your hand and then get yourself prepared ready to hit the ball. It is important that when you stand with your feet at about a shoulder width distance and then lay the club down so that the shaft is touching each of your feet. By doing this you will see in which direction you are going to drive the ball and so you can adjust the way in which you stand if you find that the club is not actually pointing in the right direction.

Step 2 - Swing

It is important that if you want to improve your golf swing technique you need to actually evaluate the swing itself. The best way to do this is by videoing yourself and seeing how you are actually swinging through to hit the ball. It is important that you ensure that your torso is rotating properly as you move from the upper position and go down into the downward swing position. It is important that you keep your torso moving as quickly as possible when swinging whilst ensuring that your back leg remains firm but is able to press forward. Doing this will help to build up the speed in your golf club head.

Step 3 - Contact

It is important that you make the right kind of contact with the club head on the golf ball. As you begin to drive through with the club it is important that you concentrate on getting more energy into your hips and shoulders but keep your wrist firm and straight as the club makes contact with the ball. It is important that you do not snap your wrist at the bottom of the swing as this will actually decrease the amount of speed that the golf club head contains.

Step 4 - Follow Through

When it comes to building up your golf swing techniques you need to be able to follow through correctly. If you do not then the accuracy of your shot and the power in your swing will be greatly diminished. It is important that your club ends up on the other side of the body to where it started in one smooth fluid movement.

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Golf Swing 101

Throughout my years of playing golf, I've received all kinds of advice. Most of said advice has been completely unsolicited. You will find that most golfers are more than happy to share what works for them, or what they think works for them. My best recommendation however, is to employ the services of a PGA pro for lessons during the beginning of your golfing career.

I suggest doing this in the beginning for two reasons. First of all, it will save you a great amount of frustration. Second, by doing so in the beginning, you will not need to unlearn bad habits. I'm not saying you shouldn't play a few rounds to decide whether or not you even find the game interesting. Pros aren't the cheapest route to learning golf, they are simply put, the best. But you may at least want to see how much one would charge before deciding against it all together. You might be surprised by how affordable it is.

If you can't afford a pro or are testing the waters before committing to this sport as a pastime in your life, the following tips may help you find your way off to a good start, at least as far as your swing is concerned:

1) Keep your clubface square throughout the entire swing. By doing this you are lessening your chances of hooking or slicing the ball and increasing the odds of the ball going in a straight line. Later in your golfing career you will learn about pushes and fades, which are basically controlled, mild hooks and slices but as a beginner you should work hard at hitting the ball in a straight line.

2) The best advice I ever received about playing golf is to swing through the ball rather than simply hitting the ball. If you swing through the ball you are in essences continuing the motion of your swing. The game of golf is a game of balance and stopping at the ball means you haven't completed the swing. You want to swing forward as much as your draw back.

3) When setting up for your swing, concentrate on where you want the ball to be, not where the ball currently resides. This is something that many players overlook but this simple act consistently nets better shots. Even when you're hitting from a less than desirable lie or location.

4) Golf generously uses the laws of physics, especially the ones that work against you in the course of a round; learn to use those to your best advantage. Some of it is visual and some of it can be based on feel. Learn what feels right and you will be surprised at how quickly you learn to locate your ball's general direction by how your swing felt.

These are very general and basic steps to a better golf swing. For the best experience, I do recommend consulting a PGA pro for lessons. These are your best line of accurate and personal information. Every golf swing is different and they can best help you identify what your strengths and weaknesses are and how best to build your game around them.

Golf Pro Lesson Perpetual Motion Drill

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Cote Golf Swing Technique

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Golf Swing Steps

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Golf Swing Speed For Distance

The importance of golf swing speed. All other factors being equal, it is an indisputable law of physics that the faster the club head is moving at the point of impact, the more energy will be transferred to the golf ball, and the farther the ball will travel. The higher the golf swing speed, the greater the distance. Newton's Three Laws of Motion all support this.

All things Are Not Always Equal

Of course, all things are not always equal, and if technique is sacrificed for speed, this equation may not necessarily work. If the loft is too high, too much energy will be expending in attaining height rather than distance. The theoretical optimum height with no wind interference is 45 degrees and anything greater or less than this will reduce the distance the ball travels. Wind interference, however, changes this. Hence, in high winds a low trajectory ball of 20 degrees may travel much farther than one struck at maximum speed and theoretical optimum loft. Golf swing speed is still important however, since the faster swing will still send the ball farther if loft is equal.

Other factors affecting distance are the ball design (number and type of dimples, ball weight, etc), the hardness of the ball which determines how much of the swing energy is absorbed through compression of the ball, the position and angle of the club face, exactly where on the ball contact is made (relative to the so-called sweet spot) and many others.

Golf Swing Speed Alone Is Not The Answer To Length

It is not, therefore, sufficient to improve your golf swing speed alone. You must also work on your golf swing mechanics, your stance and address, backswing, downswing and follow through. When training to improve any aspect of your golf game, not only your golf swing speed, it must be understood that best results will be obtained by working on your game as a whole, and not just one specific aspect of it.

Golf Ball Design Plays It's Part

Many good golfers can push the ball a good way down the fairway without seeming to hit the ball fast. In such cases, distance is achieved through technique, and good swing mechanics, choice of ball, etc. Beginners generally like hard golf balls, molded from a single lump of resin, since they can be hit a long way due to their relative hardness. Professionals, on the other hand, prefer a soft cover on their ball which allows more spin and hence more control, at the expense of distance. Then, who worried about distance if they are already whacking the ball 300 yards down the fairway!

Golf swing speed training should be part of an overall improvement program on your golf swing mechanics in general, and then you will achieve the best possible results from the improvement in your golf swing speed.