Your Best Golf Swing Is Only 5 Steps Away
A lot of amateur golfers (and some professionals as well) attempt to emulate the best golf swings of the top golfers. This is an effective way to improve their golf swing, but the problem with this is that everybody is different, and everybody's body is different. So there is no one best golf swing. Each golfer has their own individual best golf swing, it is just a matter of that golfer finding it for themselves.
Some golfers are tall but not so muscular. Others are short and more muscular. And still many more are somewhere in between. This means that a golf swing needs to be tailored to suit each golfers unique body type and movements. While watching other swings and trying to replicate them may help, it is important to also understand how the mechanics of a swing work on your body.
Have you ever seen a golfer who can hit their driver out of this world, but as soon as they get an iron in their hands, the struggles come? Sometimes it might be the iron that they are strong with, but they can't hit their driver for peanuts. This is a result of each individual's strengths and weaknesses when it comes to golf. But the important thing to remember is that there are a lot of golf swing basics that apply regardless of who you are and the type of equipment that you use.
If you are trying to replicate someone else's swing, you are complicating the matter, instead of just letting yourself swing naturally. You will be too busy thinking about keeping your arms up, or your back turned like the other golfer, instead of relaxing and naturally swinging.
There are really 5 basic steps that all golfers need to understand in order to get their best golf swing out of themselves:
1. Make sure you are aligned with the ball. This is fundamental to hitting the ball right in the center of it. This means that you should be a comfortable distance away to naturally swing at the ball squarely where it should be hit.
2. Keep your stance comfortable and natural. You should establish a strong center of gravity by sticking your backside out slightly, and thinking of your spine as an axis that your body will rotate around.
3. Keep your eyes on the ball. This is probably the most commonly used phrase in any sport, but for a good reason. If you want to hit the ball, you obviously should keep your eyes on the ball. Yet too many golfers lift their eyes away from the ball too soon just to see where the ball goes, only to find that it hasn't gone very far. If you keep your eyes down and looking at the ball for a split second longer, you will be able to hit the ball better.
4. Think about a different approach with different clubs. When you are using your woods, you should be sweeping the ball, as that is what they are designed for. With irons you should be approaching it with a pinch, as this is when they are most effective.
5. Keep your rythm throughout the swing. Make sure your movements are smooth and within a rythm, as your best golf swing is natural and comes when you relax your body.
You should keep your swing as simple as possible, and over time you will be seeing the fruits of your best golf swing.
Monday, 22 March 2010
Monday, 1 March 2010
An Alternative Approach to Treating a Stiff Neck
A stiff neck is a condition that many will experience at some stage of their life. Stress, poor posture and injury are the most common causes. In the majority of cases the symptoms will ease with a gentle massage or a period of rest. However, for others a stiff neck becomes a daily concern leading to discomfort and inconvenience. If the condition persists it is advisable to get a thorough medical examination because a stiff neck may be the first sign of a serious illness.
If the stiffness is due to muscular tension the first course of action is generally painkillers. These should not be seen as a long-term solution as they will mask the problem and not address the cause. Massage, either self-administered, by a partner or professional, is another option. This does bring some much needed relief for the sufferer but again if the cause is not addressed this will only be temporary.
The most popular treatment is to prescribe neck exercises. The conventional view is muscle weakness or imbalance is the cause. Neck exercises will be given to the sufferer in an attempt to correct the perceived problem.
However, even this approach has its limitations and does not go far enough to address the root causes of a stiff neck. In my experience as teacher of movement and posture the most useful course of action for a long-term sufferer is re-education. If there is a muscle imbalance or weakness, poor habits are usually the culprit. These habits can develop whilst compensating for an injury by holding the neck in the least painful position; long periods of sitting at desks or the common stress response of holding tension in the neck and shoulders. Once a habit is learnt it is difficult for the patient to do anything differently because the habit will feel right.
Exercises may make the condition worse because the patient will do the exercises with their poor habits. The best intentions of the therapist are undone once the patient returns home and performs the exercises unsupervised. Repetition of these exercises performed poorly will only re-enforce the bad habit.
Re-education involves taking the patient back the basics of movement. These movements will initially feel wrong because they are very different from their everyday feelings associated with turning their head or even just holding their neck. The tension has become a habit and they unknowingly hold this tension just to sit. Until the patient can relearn how their body can be naturally poised again all attempts to strengthen or rebalance muscles will complicate their existing habitual movement patterns.
In place of using exercise, a stiff neck sufferer can learn how to move and balance with less tension and condition their muscles by performing everyday tasks without the need to exercise. I have seen this approach work time and time again whilst conventional exercises have failed the individual.
Get relief from back, neck & shoulder pain in just 7 seconds here
Alternatively visit the following link and start easing those pains:
www.neck-back-shoulder-pain-relief.com
If the stiffness is due to muscular tension the first course of action is generally painkillers. These should not be seen as a long-term solution as they will mask the problem and not address the cause. Massage, either self-administered, by a partner or professional, is another option. This does bring some much needed relief for the sufferer but again if the cause is not addressed this will only be temporary.
The most popular treatment is to prescribe neck exercises. The conventional view is muscle weakness or imbalance is the cause. Neck exercises will be given to the sufferer in an attempt to correct the perceived problem.
However, even this approach has its limitations and does not go far enough to address the root causes of a stiff neck. In my experience as teacher of movement and posture the most useful course of action for a long-term sufferer is re-education. If there is a muscle imbalance or weakness, poor habits are usually the culprit. These habits can develop whilst compensating for an injury by holding the neck in the least painful position; long periods of sitting at desks or the common stress response of holding tension in the neck and shoulders. Once a habit is learnt it is difficult for the patient to do anything differently because the habit will feel right.
Exercises may make the condition worse because the patient will do the exercises with their poor habits. The best intentions of the therapist are undone once the patient returns home and performs the exercises unsupervised. Repetition of these exercises performed poorly will only re-enforce the bad habit.
Re-education involves taking the patient back the basics of movement. These movements will initially feel wrong because they are very different from their everyday feelings associated with turning their head or even just holding their neck. The tension has become a habit and they unknowingly hold this tension just to sit. Until the patient can relearn how their body can be naturally poised again all attempts to strengthen or rebalance muscles will complicate their existing habitual movement patterns.
In place of using exercise, a stiff neck sufferer can learn how to move and balance with less tension and condition their muscles by performing everyday tasks without the need to exercise. I have seen this approach work time and time again whilst conventional exercises have failed the individual.
Get relief from back, neck & shoulder pain in just 7 seconds here
Alternatively visit the following link and start easing those pains:
www.neck-back-shoulder-pain-relief.com
Friday, 26 February 2010
Get Free Traffic To Your Website Now
Hey peeps. Back again to show you one way of getting free traffic to your website or blog. Trafficswarm is a new site where you basically sign up, insert your website or blog URL, surf other sites for credits and then the visitors flock to your site. It really is that easy.
Now the process itself is simple. I will take you through it right now. Trust me it won't take long. Simply visit Trafficswarm and sign up. Once you have done this it will advise to change your homepage to your main Trafficswarm page. Why not? Where is the harm? You get credits for just opening your browser. If you want, keep your current homepage and just create another one. So every time you open your browser then you get credited.
Once you are in your own homepage then you have to start earning credits. This is really easy. I personally have bought credits to get me started but you don't have to. I just done it because it gets people to see your site faster. But if you're just starting out then you can just use the credits you earn to get people to your site. Now, to earn these credits you just click the surf for credits button and click on the sites that are listed. You can change your settings to only see the sites that are relevant to the areas you want to see such as Sports, News, Website Promotion etc. When you click on one of these sites then you earn credits. Now the amount of credits you earn is random and varies from site to site. The one drawback, if you can call it a drawback, is that you have to stay on that site for like 20 seconds. Whoopee doo.
If you are earning credits on Trafficswarm then it will take longer to get your site noticed so if you wanted to you could buy credits. However it isn't a must. Me, personally, I like exploring the free options first but when I did buy the credits eventually I noticed a hefty change in visitors to my page.
There is so much more on Trafficswarm that I don't want to divulge and spoil all the fun for when you get there. So visit now and start getting those much needed visitors to your sites or blog.
Now the process itself is simple. I will take you through it right now. Trust me it won't take long. Simply visit Trafficswarm and sign up. Once you have done this it will advise to change your homepage to your main Trafficswarm page. Why not? Where is the harm? You get credits for just opening your browser. If you want, keep your current homepage and just create another one. So every time you open your browser then you get credited.
Once you are in your own homepage then you have to start earning credits. This is really easy. I personally have bought credits to get me started but you don't have to. I just done it because it gets people to see your site faster. But if you're just starting out then you can just use the credits you earn to get people to your site. Now, to earn these credits you just click the surf for credits button and click on the sites that are listed. You can change your settings to only see the sites that are relevant to the areas you want to see such as Sports, News, Website Promotion etc. When you click on one of these sites then you earn credits. Now the amount of credits you earn is random and varies from site to site. The one drawback, if you can call it a drawback, is that you have to stay on that site for like 20 seconds. Whoopee doo.
If you are earning credits on Trafficswarm then it will take longer to get your site noticed so if you wanted to you could buy credits. However it isn't a must. Me, personally, I like exploring the free options first but when I did buy the credits eventually I noticed a hefty change in visitors to my page.
There is so much more on Trafficswarm that I don't want to divulge and spoil all the fun for when you get there. So visit now and start getting those much needed visitors to your sites or blog.
Get Free Energy - Cut Your Power Bills Now
I bet I know what you're thinking. Free energy? Yep I know its an unbelievable concept but think for a moment, the most abundant nuclear reactors cannot even come close to producing a micro percentage of the power that is given by the sun.
All that potential energy is going to waste. The reason for the waste, money. Greed. Big corporate companies not wanting to invest even a small amount in this because they know that once solar energy is harnessable (don't know if its a word but I'm going to use it anyway) then the profits they expect will disappear.
Visit this page and find out what one ex electrical engineer has stumbled upon and use his method to once and for all reduce and eventually extinguish power bills. He has found a way to use the energy from the sun to power his house.
Here is an introduction of the world of solar photovoltaics. Watch the video and it will a basic concept to which you combine this guy's work and hey presto you're on the way to reducing the power bills. Now isn't that a good thing?
So like I say visit this guy's site and start saving for tomorrow, today.
All that potential energy is going to waste. The reason for the waste, money. Greed. Big corporate companies not wanting to invest even a small amount in this because they know that once solar energy is harnessable (don't know if its a word but I'm going to use it anyway) then the profits they expect will disappear.
Visit this page and find out what one ex electrical engineer has stumbled upon and use his method to once and for all reduce and eventually extinguish power bills. He has found a way to use the energy from the sun to power his house.
Here is an introduction of the world of solar photovoltaics. Watch the video and it will a basic concept to which you combine this guy's work and hey presto you're on the way to reducing the power bills. Now isn't that a good thing?
So like I say visit this guy's site and start saving for tomorrow, today.
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Lower Your Score Using These Simple Techniques - Part 3
Apologies for the delay in getting this out but weather has been atrocious and playing havoc with the broadband around here, but here it is. Part 3 of the invaluable tips from the legendary Jack Moorhouse which will have you shaving shots from your handicap in no time.
Without further ado here we go.
Ever wonder what’s the toughest shot in golf? Candidates abound. There’s the restricted swing, the controlled fade, and the feet inside/ball outside fairway bunker shot, as well as the ball in the rough on an upslope, the double breaking putt, and the traditional flop shot. Truth is, every one has his or her own set of tough shots. You may have covered them in golf lessons or read about them in golf tips, but you still can’t hit them. They intimidate you and add strokes to your golf handicap. Below are my candidates for the five toughest shots in golf. See if you agree.
Some players consider driver off the deck the toughest shot in golf. Many golfers never use this shot. The just read about it in golf tips. But in the right situation, it can help. The problem is your driver has the least amount of loft, so it’s hard getting the ball in the air. If you hit up on the ball, you’ll probably mis-hit. The only way to get the ball in the air is to cut the shot. Play the ball off your front heel and aim 15 yards left of your target (right for left-handers). Then swing across the ball, instead of down on it. Feel like you’re pulling your right hand toward you’re left hip on the way down.
The Plugged Bunker Lie
Other players consider the plugged bunker lie the toughest shot in golf. It’s certainly a candidate. Since you’re ball is buried in the sand, you can’t hit the typical sand blast you learned in golf lessons. There’s too much sand. Instead, come down hard into the impact zone. You should feel like you’re jamming the heel of the club into the bunker with the toe pointed at the sky. If you keep your hands low to the ground through impact, you’ll create an explosion big enough to unplug the ball and escape the bunker.
Then there’s the severe downslope from the rough. The hill’s slope moves the bottom of your swing arc back, making it easy to catch the ball fat or thin. The rough compounds any errors you make. Set your body level with the lie by tilting your torso to the left (right for left-handers) until your front shoulder sits lower than your back shoulder. Now swing. Don’t hang back to fight the pull of gravity. Doing that moves your swing arc back even farther and makes missing the ball a real possibility. This shot isn’t always addressed in golf instruction sessions, but it’s so tough maybe it should be.
One of Two Bunker Shots
For my money, the toughest shot in golf comes down to one of two shots. The bunker blast from a downhill lie is one. You have to hit the ball high to get it out of the bunker, which is difficult because the slope negates the club’s loft. The secret to hitting this shot is to take a wider stance than normal for balance and then align your shoulders with the slope. Now open your clubface and make your normal bunker swing. Don’t try to swing too hard or get under the ball too much. The ball will come out lower and with extra roll.
My other candidate for the toughest shot in golf is the feet outside, ball inside bunker shot. This is one tough shot, not only for weekend golfers but also for pro players. Almost anything can happen. Spread your feet wider than shoulder width and position the ball just inside your front foot. Also, bend your knees and rear end down more, so you can get down to the ball. Hinge your wrists quickly when you swing and keep your body quiet for balance. The steeper the slope the more the ball will go right (left for left-handers).
What matters here isn’t which shot is the toughest, but how you handle a tough shot. Don’t let it intimidate you. When it does, you tense up and forget the keys to hitting the shot correctly. Next time you face a tough shot, relax. Run through the keys you learned in golf lessons or read about in golf tips, and then swing away. And remember, you don’t always have to put the ball a foot from the cup. Be realistic with your expectations. You’ll conquer more tough shots that way and knock strokes off your golf handicap in the process.
Now there is one more part to this snippet of Jack's amazing info and I heighly recommend just even checking out his site here. What harm can it do? If you need help with your swing you can do a lot worse than visiting Jack Moorhouse's guide on How to Break 80.
Without further ado here we go.
Ever wonder what’s the toughest shot in golf? Candidates abound. There’s the restricted swing, the controlled fade, and the feet inside/ball outside fairway bunker shot, as well as the ball in the rough on an upslope, the double breaking putt, and the traditional flop shot. Truth is, every one has his or her own set of tough shots. You may have covered them in golf lessons or read about them in golf tips, but you still can’t hit them. They intimidate you and add strokes to your golf handicap. Below are my candidates for the five toughest shots in golf. See if you agree.
Some players consider driver off the deck the toughest shot in golf. Many golfers never use this shot. The just read about it in golf tips. But in the right situation, it can help. The problem is your driver has the least amount of loft, so it’s hard getting the ball in the air. If you hit up on the ball, you’ll probably mis-hit. The only way to get the ball in the air is to cut the shot. Play the ball off your front heel and aim 15 yards left of your target (right for left-handers). Then swing across the ball, instead of down on it. Feel like you’re pulling your right hand toward you’re left hip on the way down.
The Plugged Bunker Lie
Other players consider the plugged bunker lie the toughest shot in golf. It’s certainly a candidate. Since you’re ball is buried in the sand, you can’t hit the typical sand blast you learned in golf lessons. There’s too much sand. Instead, come down hard into the impact zone. You should feel like you’re jamming the heel of the club into the bunker with the toe pointed at the sky. If you keep your hands low to the ground through impact, you’ll create an explosion big enough to unplug the ball and escape the bunker.
Then there’s the severe downslope from the rough. The hill’s slope moves the bottom of your swing arc back, making it easy to catch the ball fat or thin. The rough compounds any errors you make. Set your body level with the lie by tilting your torso to the left (right for left-handers) until your front shoulder sits lower than your back shoulder. Now swing. Don’t hang back to fight the pull of gravity. Doing that moves your swing arc back even farther and makes missing the ball a real possibility. This shot isn’t always addressed in golf instruction sessions, but it’s so tough maybe it should be.
One of Two Bunker Shots
For my money, the toughest shot in golf comes down to one of two shots. The bunker blast from a downhill lie is one. You have to hit the ball high to get it out of the bunker, which is difficult because the slope negates the club’s loft. The secret to hitting this shot is to take a wider stance than normal for balance and then align your shoulders with the slope. Now open your clubface and make your normal bunker swing. Don’t try to swing too hard or get under the ball too much. The ball will come out lower and with extra roll.
My other candidate for the toughest shot in golf is the feet outside, ball inside bunker shot. This is one tough shot, not only for weekend golfers but also for pro players. Almost anything can happen. Spread your feet wider than shoulder width and position the ball just inside your front foot. Also, bend your knees and rear end down more, so you can get down to the ball. Hinge your wrists quickly when you swing and keep your body quiet for balance. The steeper the slope the more the ball will go right (left for left-handers).
What matters here isn’t which shot is the toughest, but how you handle a tough shot. Don’t let it intimidate you. When it does, you tense up and forget the keys to hitting the shot correctly. Next time you face a tough shot, relax. Run through the keys you learned in golf lessons or read about in golf tips, and then swing away. And remember, you don’t always have to put the ball a foot from the cup. Be realistic with your expectations. You’ll conquer more tough shots that way and knock strokes off your golf handicap in the process.
Now there is one more part to this snippet of Jack's amazing info and I heighly recommend just even checking out his site here. What harm can it do? If you need help with your swing you can do a lot worse than visiting Jack Moorhouse's guide on How to Break 80.
Monday, 22 February 2010
This One Weird Trick Finally Melts The Fat Off!!!
Have a little read of this people. Personally I havent had any experience of it but it sounds too good to be true. I wont be buying it coz basicallyI dont need to lol, but my sister is. Hope it works coz she will kill me if it doesnt.
Anyways, take a little read and let me know what you think.
You can even see their before and after pics on their website right here
Anyways, take a little read and let me know what you think.
If you're like most of us, you've probably had trouble keeping the weight off lately... or from piling on as you've gotten older...
Could be that your excess 'baggage' is all over, or maybe just in certain areas like your belly - or maybe just your hips or thighs...
And like anything else you've been struggling with, you might suspect that there is something out there that could help that you just don't know about yet...
After all, you know that diets just don't work-and all that treadmill exercise is way too boring and takes
too much time-and any weight you do lose ends up right back on your body once you're forced to stop the crazy dieting and exercise routines!
too much time-and any weight you do lose ends up right back on your body once you're forced to stop the crazy dieting and exercise routines!
Am I right? I thought so...then I know you're going to be happy to hear more about this UNIQUE NEWS story I just finished reading:
The facts are, a formerly overweight Michigan couple LOST OVER 101 POUNDS of fat in just a few months by stumbling on this 1 weird trick that burns fat for 3 FULL DAYS from just 15 minutes...yeah, that's what I thought too, it DOES sound amazing!
You can even see their before and after pics on their website right here
But here are the other important facts from this unusual story you'll want to know about first:
1. They did it by enjoying delicious foods several times a day, EVERY DAY, never hungry a minute...
2. They DID NOT do one minute of 'cardio' exercise, but still lowered their resting heart rate and developed the near-boundless energy of a spry teenager...
3. In addition to the weight loss, he lost nearly 10 INCHES OF BELLY FAT, and she dropped 8 DRESS SIZES, going from a 12 to a 4...
4. They did this all while doing almost the EXACT OPPOSITE of what most fitness experts have been teaching us for years...
I don't have time to repost the full story in this newsletter, but you're probably already wondering about all
the other details...don't worry-you're going to learn everything you need to know (including the inspiring before and after pics) at Rob and Kalen's website, right here
the other details...don't worry-you're going to learn everything you need to know (including the inspiring before and after pics) at Rob and Kalen's website, right here
Rob even shows you the 5 BIG MISTAKES you've probably been making trying to lose the weight, among all the tricky little details of their fascinating, life-changing discovery.
Lower Your Score Using These Simple Techniques - Part 2
Here it is folks, the latest installment of how to cut shots from your handicap. Obviously these won't work for everybody but they may help in other ways.
Try them out and see what happens.
You are reading this because you want to improvement your game. Why not take a few minutes to at least take in the advice.
When weekend golfers have a bad day, the cause is often found either in their set-up, their take away, or at the top of their swing. For example, weekend golfers often flex their knees too much when setting up to hit the ball. This can play havoc with your swing. Fixing set up flaws on-course can turn what could become a bad day into a not so bad day. The key is finding the flaw first, as I say in my golf instructions sessions. Once you’ve done that, you can then make the proper adjustments.
Below are the key checkpoints to review on bad days:
Shoulders And Hips
To increase the chance of a solid, on-line shot, you must set up with feet, knees, and shoulder parallel to the target line. It’s easy to allow the shoulders to rotate open at address when you’re having a bad day. Take one of your long irons from your bag and line up the shaft at a target, with the butt end positioned where you would normally place a ball. Align your body parallel to the club. If this position doesn’t feel right, then you may need to work on aim and alignment.
Posture
Posture errors are not only uncomfortable, they are disastrous to your swing. Check your posture to make sure you’re in a balanced and athletic position. Set up to the ball with your feet together and you legs straight. Tilt from your hips allowing your arms to hang naturally from your side, and set the club behind the ball. Next, set your feet apart (about 6 inches) and flex your knees slightly. You should feel balanced. Repeat the drill and make a few swings. Do the same but hit some balls. If you make solid contact this way, this is your drill for the day.
The Takeaway
On bad days there’s a good chance your backswing’s is a little too far inside, forcing an over-the-top, outside-in swing. That’s not good. To regain the sense of what a good take away feels like, set up with the butt of a long iron in your stomach and choke down on the shaft. While maintaining your spine tilt, turn your hips and swing the club back until it reaches about eight o’clock. From there hinge the wrists, so that the club points down the target line. Do this a few times, then hit some balls. If your ball striking improves, do a few of these stomach drills before each shot.
Top Of The Swing
If your swing feels out of control at the top, you may be reverse pivoting or losing control at the top. Neither flaw is good. The fix: Grab two irons and make some swings holding the club together. During these swings make sure your front shoulder turns behind the ball and over your back thigh. If this is hard to do, you may be sliding your hips instead of turning them. Next, assume your set up, take one of the clubs and place it across your chest, and make some mock backswing. If this feels odd, then your pivot was your problem. Continue making mock swings with your eye toward turning your left shoulder behind the ball.
No one wants to have a bad day on the course. But it happens. The key to overcoming bad days—and maintaining a low golf handicap—is determining what needs adjusting and then applying quick on-course fixes. Weekend golfers, as I’ve learned in my golf lessons, tend to form flaws in their postures and backswing a lot. These are the most logical places to start when finding and fixing flaws. If you still can’t get back on track after doing this, then play simple high percentage shots. Afterwards, seek out your teaching pro as soon as possible. He or she will help you correct your swing flaws with some quick golf tips.
Part 3 will be along on Wednesday but if you can't wait that long then check out this book for helping the shots fall from your handicap. Trust me, you wont look back. Click here for more
Try them out and see what happens.
You are reading this because you want to improvement your game. Why not take a few minutes to at least take in the advice.
When weekend golfers have a bad day, the cause is often found either in their set-up, their take away, or at the top of their swing. For example, weekend golfers often flex their knees too much when setting up to hit the ball. This can play havoc with your swing. Fixing set up flaws on-course can turn what could become a bad day into a not so bad day. The key is finding the flaw first, as I say in my golf instructions sessions. Once you’ve done that, you can then make the proper adjustments.
Below are the key checkpoints to review on bad days:
Shoulders And Hips
To increase the chance of a solid, on-line shot, you must set up with feet, knees, and shoulder parallel to the target line. It’s easy to allow the shoulders to rotate open at address when you’re having a bad day. Take one of your long irons from your bag and line up the shaft at a target, with the butt end positioned where you would normally place a ball. Align your body parallel to the club. If this position doesn’t feel right, then you may need to work on aim and alignment.
Posture
Posture errors are not only uncomfortable, they are disastrous to your swing. Check your posture to make sure you’re in a balanced and athletic position. Set up to the ball with your feet together and you legs straight. Tilt from your hips allowing your arms to hang naturally from your side, and set the club behind the ball. Next, set your feet apart (about 6 inches) and flex your knees slightly. You should feel balanced. Repeat the drill and make a few swings. Do the same but hit some balls. If you make solid contact this way, this is your drill for the day.
The Takeaway
On bad days there’s a good chance your backswing’s is a little too far inside, forcing an over-the-top, outside-in swing. That’s not good. To regain the sense of what a good take away feels like, set up with the butt of a long iron in your stomach and choke down on the shaft. While maintaining your spine tilt, turn your hips and swing the club back until it reaches about eight o’clock. From there hinge the wrists, so that the club points down the target line. Do this a few times, then hit some balls. If your ball striking improves, do a few of these stomach drills before each shot.
Top Of The Swing
If your swing feels out of control at the top, you may be reverse pivoting or losing control at the top. Neither flaw is good. The fix: Grab two irons and make some swings holding the club together. During these swings make sure your front shoulder turns behind the ball and over your back thigh. If this is hard to do, you may be sliding your hips instead of turning them. Next, assume your set up, take one of the clubs and place it across your chest, and make some mock backswing. If this feels odd, then your pivot was your problem. Continue making mock swings with your eye toward turning your left shoulder behind the ball.
No one wants to have a bad day on the course. But it happens. The key to overcoming bad days—and maintaining a low golf handicap—is determining what needs adjusting and then applying quick on-course fixes. Weekend golfers, as I’ve learned in my golf lessons, tend to form flaws in their postures and backswing a lot. These are the most logical places to start when finding and fixing flaws. If you still can’t get back on track after doing this, then play simple high percentage shots. Afterwards, seek out your teaching pro as soon as possible. He or she will help you correct your swing flaws with some quick golf tips.
Part 3 will be along on Wednesday but if you can't wait that long then check out this book for helping the shots fall from your handicap. Trust me, you wont look back. Click here for more
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