Why are you rushing? Why are you rushing through your instruction, your swing, and your entire game?
There are many sports out there where teams fight the clock. This helps to add to the anticipation and excitement of the game, building tension as the minutes and seconds tick away. However, this just isn’t the case in [...]
Focus! This seems elementary but it’s surprising how often a player will approach the ball with their mind racing about so many things.
When you’re trying to improve your swing of course it’s easy to get distracted with the many elements of your grip and swing and follow-through, but it’s also good to choose one area [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Have you ever heard of golf drills? These may include exercises like hitting off on one leg or swinging with one arm. Are they beneficial in any way?
There is a wide range of thought when it comes to actual drills. Some believe that these will not improve your actual swing in any way since a [...]
So how can you put this all together for a correct, effective golf swing? Here are some things you should remember:
When you approach the ball, let your club be your guide for how far back you need to stand. Lay the club head down next to the ball facing it squarely. Drop it into your [...]
Does your body feel as if it’s been moved sideways during your swing and especially in the follow-through? While your dominant leg does twist in order to help you keep your balance, your body should feel as if it’s moved in a circular motion and not been thrown off balance.
Think seriously about where you wind [...]
Believe it or not, the arms should not rotate or roll during the golf swing. After the follow-through there may be a slight shoulder roll due to the momentum of the swing, but if the arms are rolling during the swing itself this means there is probably not enough extension during the stance and the [...]
The plane of your swing is directly tied in with your coil and uncoil and the plane has quite a bit to do with how well you swing. Too upright and you’ll correct on the forward swing, and too tight and you’ll drag the club across your body and hit the ball off center.
The dominant [...]
