Top Tips
Never Put The Clubs Away
When it's winter time, do you put your clubs away and forget about your game until next season? Many hobbyists do. However winter is a great time to keep up with your practice.
There is no substitute for actually hitting a golf ball but this doesn't mean that practicing your swing with a club in your hand is pointless. You need to practice your grip, your backswing, your follow through, and everything else. You can certainly do this at home when ... Read More »
Go With Reality
Have you ever seen your golf swing on video and thought that there must be some type of mistake? What you see in front of you is not what you think is happening when you actually swing. You think you have a good grip or that you're holding your arms straight, but in reality you see how overly loose or overly tight your grip is and what is really happening with your arms when you swing.
It's interesting how often people ... Read More »
Fight the Muscle Memory
Have you ever reached for a glass and squeezed it so tight that it broke in your hand? Or didn't squeeze it hard enough and it slipped through your fingers? It might happen occasionally but chances are these things are rare. Why is that? It's called muscle memory; the muscles respond to the memories that tell them how to act. Think about little children and how awkward so many activities are for them. They may try to sit down and ... Read More »
You Must Want to Improve
This might sound like a strange statement, but oddly enough people that say that they want to improve their swing often fight everything they need to do in order to accomplish just that. There's a saying that doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results is the definition of insanity. And yet this is often what golfers do! They want to hit the ball differently, they want different results - but often aren't willing to go through ... Read More »
Other Tips for Stretching
The above routine is good for just about anyone of any age and fitness level, but if you're looking for more you can do to improve yourself physically and benefit your golf game, what to do?
Here are some suggestions you might want to consider:
Just Stretch
Usually runners and other athletes follow some type of stretching routine in order to loosen up the muscles in their legs and back before they head out. This is a good idea even for those ... Read More »