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Turning Your Slice Into A Draw Now

Turning Your Slice Into A Draw Now

Article by Jack Moorehouse









If you’ve ever tried to correct a slice, you know how hard it is to do it. You’ve probably taken golf lessons. Read golf tips. And consulted trusted friends with low golf handicaps. You’ve tried everything you can think of but nothing’s worked. You still hit a slice. Frustration sets in after awhile and you back off. But you haven’t given up. You’d still want to correct your slice.

The problem here isn’t the sources you’ve consulted. It’s the messages they carry. All too often these sources tell you why you slice, but not how to correct it. While knowing why you slice is nice, it doesn’t help correct it. Nor does it help you cut strokes from your golf handicap. What you need is golf tips on how to correct a slice. Below are six key golf tips on turning your slice into a draw.

Starts At Address

Turning your slice into a draw starts at address. Golfers fighting a slice tend to lean away from the ball. It’s a natural reaction. But it makes your slice worse. At address, your weight should be balanced in every direction. It also should be evenly distributed over both feet and proportionally on the balls and heels of your feet. This position prepares you to make a good golf swing.

Tilt Away From The Target

Also, tilt your shoulders away from the target at address as well. This lowers your back shoulder, which is key. Golfers struggling with a slice tend to invert their shoulders at address. This causes them to swipe down on the ball with a forward shoulder that’s lower than the rear one. Instead, tilt your shoulders away from the target. It helps you hit the ball straighter, higher and farther.

Check your Alignment

Aiming your shoulders left of the target (right, if you’re a lefty) encourages a swing that cuts across the ball from outside to inside. Aiming your shoulders right of the target forces your upper body to over-rotate or even come too much inside during the swing. A good way to align yourself is to aim the clubface at the target, draw an imaginary line from the target to the clubface, and position your shoulders parallel to the line.

Flatten The Wrists

It’s critical that your left wrist (right for southpaws) remain flat at the top of the backswing, which avoids rotating the clubface too far open. With a flat left wrist, the clubface remains square or closed at the top of the swing. In this position, the back of your gloved hand is flat with your forearm and both hands above the back shoulder at the top. This position prevents the ball from veering off right (or left) at impact. Move Inside Out

To draw the ball, your swing must move inside out. Thus, you must swing below your shoulders. If your hands get above your shoulders or out in front of them, you’ll come over the top and hit either a double-crossed hook or a big slice. Which you hit depends on whether the clubface is closed or open. Also, you can move your head forward on the downswing. But not so far forward that your head gets out in front of the ball. Keep your head behind the ball.

Rotate Your Arms

If you’re a slicer, you probably don’t rotate your hands properly on the downswing. The way to square a clubface at impact is to continually close it through the downswing. If you stop closing the clubface and start sliding, the face will open and you’ll slice more. As you make the backswing, concentrate on rolling your clubface open. Then, as begin your downswing, roll your hands over and straight out in front of you as they cross your sternum.

Extend Your Arms

Extending your arms after impact closes the clubface and prevents a slice-inducing swing at impact. Extending the arms also encourages the rest of the body to continue turning-a necessary ingredient to hitting a draw. After impact, the ungloved hand should be on top of the gloved hand. Remind yourself to extend your arms during your swing.

Turning a slice into a draw isn’t easy. It won’t come in a day. It takes practice and hard work to do it. But if you follow the golf tips explained above, you can turn your slice into a draw. That in turn will increase your distance and accuracy off the tee and help you trim that golf handicap down to size.



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Jack Moorehouse is the author of the best-selling book How To Break 80 And Shoot Like The Pros. He is NOT a golf pro, rather a working man that has helped thousands of golfers from all seven continents lower their handicap immediately. Free weekly newsletter available with the latest golf tips, lessons and instructions.










Simple Basic Steps Of Using Driver (Ii)

Simple Basic Steps Of Using Driver (Ii)

Step 2: Address. When it comes to addressing the golf ball make sure you stand slightly further back from your golf ball, then when using your golf irons. The swing plane you create with a driver will be a significantly larger arc so if you stand too close your swing will feel too stiff and cause you to connect with the ball incorrectly. Open your feet stance out to be the same width as your shoulders and the heel of your front foot should be in line with the ball. This is slightly further forward than when using an iron.

 

Step 3: Posture. After completing your address you need to get yourself ready for that swing, your head should remain still with your eyes looking straight down at your TaylorMade Burner golf ball. Never look up from the ball to early, it can be tempting to watch your ball travelling through the air. If you do look up too early you will ruin your shot and likely just top the ball causing you to lose any distance.

 

Your hips need to be driving your swing Callaway FT i-Brid Irons, to ensure you are doing this move your hips towards the target when you make contact with the ball, this will also help you complete the correct follow through.

 

Tip 4: Correct Driver. Your golf driver can be your best friend in your golf bag so ensure you feel comfortable when using it, its best to try out a number of different golf drivers before you purchase one. Never purchase a driver because of the brand name or because it’s the most expensive, always try a few drivers out and purchase the one that feels the most comfortable. Swinging to hard will cause you to lose control of your shot, so slow down and stay controlled you will have better results.

 

I’m still saying that, this article is an easy article and just write for beginners. so… hope you enjoy it.

 

Basic Steps of Using Driver (I)

 

Golf Tips of the Day-Proper address for putting

Golf Tips of the Day-Proper address for putting

Article by mygolfwholesale@gmail.com







I know everyone has different styles for different putters. I’m currently gaming a Scotty Cameron SS Newport 2 MS. It has the 45* toe hang compared to my balanced Yes!Tracy.

I know that on putting, you have to hit the ball slightly on the up swing to prevent skipping the ball. so normally what I do is:

1. Set up the ball, Titleist Pro V1x Ball at http://www.mygolfwholesale.com/blog/goods-842-Titleist+Pro+V1x+Ball.html , about 1 inch from the club face 2. deloft the club a little bit by putting my hands slightly infront of the club head.

Just checking what you guys think or if my method is correct or not on address.

1.These are contradicting statements. One is true, and the other is not. The skipping you refer too is caused by the the loft of the club, and hitting on the upswing. If you hit on the upswing, you are adding loft to the club.

I am not saying your method is wrong because there is no right or wrong way to putting, just your analogy of what you think is happening.

IMHO there are three key factors to all good putters, such as Odyssey White Ice Mini T Putter, Odyssey White Ice #1 Putter and Ping iWi Craz-E Putter at http://www.mygolfwholesale.com/blog/goods-920-Ping+iWi+Craz-E+Putter+.html .

*Their stance is such that their eyes are directly over the ball so they can see straight down the line and eliminate the optical illusion. *Hands are pressed forward to deloft the club face. *Swing is with shoulders causing a pendulum motion with firm wrist to eliminate hitting with the hands.

2. It is sooo right. Take your putter inside and align it flush against the wall and make strokes. This will feel totally bizarre and if it was a sledge hammer your wife would be really hot. You can’t help but feel a difference from your action on the putting green. This is the alignment you should use on the course. Practice this drill until it feels normal. Pay very close attention to the routing of your trailing hand and arm while you are putting along the wall. Be sure your ball position is center or forward. A tile floor is the best place to do this to establish ball position; but, in a pinch anything will do.



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Tilt your head to stop slicing

Tilt your head to stop slicing

If you slice, your shoulders will be open or pointing left of target at the moment of impact. This means you have an out to in swing path.

 

But it’s not only your shoulders that point left. As your upper body has swung round, your head has been pulled to the left as well. At impact a line through your eyes would be pointing in the same direction as your shoulders – left of target.

 

To stop slicing and start coming into the Taylormade Tour Bunner Fairway Wood on the correct path, you have to find a way to keep the upper body from swinging open.

 

At address, tilt your head to the right so that a line drawn through your eyes would point to the right of target. On the back swing make sure it stays at that angle and you don’t cheat by letting it return to where it prefers to be.

 

If you concentrate on keeping the same head angle at the beginning of the downswing, it will help stop your shoulders dominating and swinging open. The more you want to hook the ball the more your head needs to be tilted to the right at address.

 

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How to Hit the Golf Ball When it is Positioned Above Your Feet

How to Hit the Golf Ball When it is Positioned Above Your Feet

You get to your ball and you see that it lies above your feet at address. You smile to yourself and think of the fantastic shot you are about to play. Why, because this is considered to be one of the easiest shots in golf. If you follow the steps below, you will not hit the ground behind the ball anymore, and this shot will become your favourite shot in golf. So here we go.

Step 1: With this kind of shot the ball will always tend to draw so make sure that you compensate for this by aiming a little to the right.

Step 2: If you are one of those golfers that always seems to hit the ball a bit fat when it is above your feet, there is a very simple fix. Make sure that you are standing taller and straighter than your normal stance.

Step 4: This is one of the most important things to remember for this shot. Do not bend your knees. You should stand as straight as you possibly can.

Step 5: The other most important thing to remember is that the club will always want to swing flatter and around your body, which is exactly the type of swing you want for this shot. Do not try to make a normal swing as you will not get a good result.

That is all there is to it. If you can remember to follow these steps then this should become one of your favourite shots in golf. I hope this helped.

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How to Hit the Golf Ball on an Uphill Lie

How to Hit the Golf Ball on an Uphill Lie

Uphill lies make the game of golf a bit more challenging. This happens when the ball is positioned level with your feet at address but the slope is uphill. Here we have a couple of simple tips to help you successfully execute a shot on an uphill lie.

The uphill lie is considered to be the easiest shot to play, but if you do struggle with this type of shot the reason for your problem may be that your angle of attack on the ball is too steep. This causes you to hit down into the ground and you hit the ball fat.

Before you hit your shot there are a couple of things you should keep in mind. Firstly, the angle of the slope will cause you to hit the ball a lot higher and shorter than you usually do. You should therefore select a club that has slightly less loft to cancel out the effect that the slope will have on your ball.

Secondly, you will notice that the ball will tend to draw slightly from an uphill lie and therefore you should aim a little right to compensate for this.

Thirdly, you should check your shoulder alignment. The ideal position for your shoulders to be in, is in a position parallel to the ground, ie. the same angle as the slope. Therefore your left shoulder should be positioned slightly higher than your right shoulder. This will prevent you from hitting the ball fat.

A very important thing to remember is that the position of the ball in your stance should be in the middle for the shorter irons and further forward for the longer ones.

Lastly, make sure that after impact you have a high follow through. This basically means let the path of your swing follow the angle of the slope on approach, through the contact area and after impact.

I hope this helps.

Jakobus Nel is the owner and editor of a successful golf instructional website. Do you want to play your best golf ever?

 

TaylorMade Burner SuperFast TP Driver Is My Best Driver

TaylorMade Burner SuperFast TP Driver Is My Best Driver

The TaylorMade Burner SuperFast TP driver is the “Tour Preferred” version of the successful Burner SuperFast driver and the TP head gives better players greater ball speed and distance thanks to an more aerodynamic head and a lighter shaft and clubhead.So i will recommend to everyone about this driver. The aerodynamic head shape has been designed to slip faster through the air to promote speed and power and at 460cc the striking black crown is slightly larger than the regular Burner SuperFast and sits slightly open at address.   Benefitting from TaylorMade’s patented inverted cone technology the driver has a lower centre of gravity to promotes a higher launch angle with less spin and the MOI gives the tremendous level of forgiveness that allows players to really go after the ball. The Burner SuperFast features the new Matrix HD6 65-gram that delivers a piercing, tour-like ball flight with a stable feel. The Matrix HD6 (65 grams) shaft is available in S and X flexes, while the Matrix XCON 5 (54 grams) is the standard R-flex shaft. At 46.0″ in length, the Burner SuperFast TP automatically promotes a wide swing arc to promote increased clubhead speed.   Besides , The TaylorMade Burner SuperFast TP driver ‘ New aerodynamic head shape slips faster through the air to promote added speed and power
Slightly open clubface preferred by skilled players
Dual Crown technology promotes higher flight for added carry
A noticeably smaller crown sits on top of a large power-base, allowing CG to be placed far back and deep
CG placement promotes increased carry and tour-caliber distance
Tremendously forgiving 460cc size with black crown, face and sole
New Matrix HD6 65-gram shaft promotes piercing, tour-like ball flight   I like the driver very much,so maybe you can have a try !

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How to Improve your Golf Swing Address

How to Improve your Golf Swing Address

Article by Tricia Deed







How to improve your golf swing address is very important. You will be amazed how your golf swings will improve by correcting your posture or spinal alignment, your stance or address, and the strengthening of your muscles and supporting tissues around the joints of the bones.

I will get straight to the point. Place your legs into position as you would do in readiness to strike the golf ball. Bend your knees. Lean onto the right foot while removing the weight from yor left foot. If you find yourself unsteady shift your foot slightly until you find your balance point. Once you have found it stay there until you feel stable. Leave your right foot where it is; then lean to the left foot, remove the weight off the right foot and repeat. You will now recognize and discover your balance stance.

Pick up your golf club positioning your legs according to your newly discovered balanced stance. As you position the golf club in your hands pretending to swing, it will feel differently. The reason is you have not been in your correct address and not able to hit the ball correctly and drive it the desired distance.

You probably already know that if you have been out of alignment you will need to retrain, but the rewards will outweigh the effort. It is better to strike the golf ball correctly, than to keep adjusting or compensating your golf swing to make it happen poorly.

When your spine is out of alignment and you are holding the golf club forward the body tends to lean backwards to maintain balance in order to compensate for the golf club being held too far forward. If the golf club is being held too closely then your body tends to lean forward with some spinal arching. In both instances golf swing difficulties will arise while trying to hit the golf ball.

While practicing my balance maneuver without the golf club, it was surprising how out of balance I became, but once I had my feet in their correct position, then my balance improved. I pretended to swing my golf club and discovered that I needed to incorporate some twist exercises to afford more flexibility and stretch in my upper back and waistline.

I picked up my golf club to do my practice swing and it defintely felt different. So I am back to the drawing board to correct my golf swings. Correct posture or spinal alignment does make a tremendous difference in the mechanics of the golf swing.

You may have noticed that when you held yor golf club to check out your new stance there was an added pull across the shoulders; and when you followed through you may have also noticed that your twist was a bit tight from the waistline and up.

By maintaining correct spinal alignment and exercising upper back, arms, and wrists for stronger muscle control, you will discover a big improvement in the distance and the speed of the golf ball.

As you improve the muscle strength of the upper back, arms and wrists, also include exercises to stretch the joints. Consider the joints as being similar to rubber bands. These rubber bands need to lengthen and be able to keep up with the increased muscle strength.

Picture yourself a few weeks from now having developed improved adjustments of the golf swing mechanics. Tempo, speed, distance, swing plane, and golf swing sequences will be changing causing you to reanalyze your golf swings. But these improvements will make you a better than average golfer.

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How to Putt Better In Golf Games

How to Putt Better In Golf Games

Article by Golfdiscountsale2







A lot of attention is given to driving; however, a game can be won or lost in a putt. Just as a good putt may make up for a less than perfect drive a bad putt can destroy any benefit that comes from a great one. The ability to make a good putt is essential. It makes a great deal of sense to put in the time to learn how to putt better in golf, for the future dividends that can be recouped.Select the right tool for the job. With so many good putters to choose from it can seem confusing and difficult to choose correctly. A good place to start would be to read putter reviews online and see what other people are having success or failure with. Many golf shops have an area where you can test out a putter before you buy it as well. Putting is a key part of the game, and your putter needs to become one of your best friends.Keep in mind that the movement of the putter is the direct result of the rotation of shoulders and neck. Hand and arms should be relaxed during the stroke. Excess movement may create a problem with accuracy. For a golfer to discover how to putt better in golf they first have to learn control. Putting is a skill of precision. The head, neck and lower body should remain motionless in the stroke.When you come to address the ball, make sure the putter’s head is behind the ball but above the green. Make sure the club head is not resting on the green, but hovering slightly above it. The last thing you want to do is strike the ground, as this will have disastrous results. Keep your legs spread a little wide and your feet straight and firm on the ground. Get your balance in check and get comfortable, and more importantly, confident.Such actions are largely the domain of the subconscious mind. It is a combination of will and skill. A normal progression when learning new skills applies equally to golf. The individual starts by being consciously terrible at golf, and then they become consciously good at it. The magic happens when finally they start to become unconsciously good at it, when all the movements come together. At this point they find themselves able to perform them without consciously thinking about what they are doing. To reach this stage requires lots of practice.There are many ways to do this. (TaylorMade Rescue Hybrid 2009) Try using several balls and hitting them a different distance. Use this drill to educate yourself about putting power versus distance. Remember accuracy is most important. A balance must be achieved. Practice, practice, and aim to learn a new drill every week.Creating a routine helps players perfect their putt. Choose a line and commit to it. This helps align the brain with the eyes, and consequently create a straighter putt. A common mistake is moving prematurely after the putt. Keep still until the putter halts and track the ball visually.If you’re busy however, it may seem like there’s not enough time in the day to fit all of these suggestions in. A great way to multiply the effect of whatever practice you do get is to use golf putting aids. These help you focus on the exact things needed to strengthen key areas of your game. It could be that your swing is more to the outside or inside, in which case there are laser guides or putting gates that help to make sure the swing is flawless and a flat face presented to the ball. (Mizuno MX-950 Irons) Those who just need practice may find putting mats and golf ball retrievers are an ideal combination to fit more of the practice that matters into a one or two hour session.Familiarize yourself with the way you must hold the grip for putting. Proper grip, as always, is a key component of your golf game in putting just as it is in the long game. Ensure you get back to basics by mastering stance, grip, and the motion of the swing. In putting the motion of the swing is best described like a pendulum. You must ensure there is no motion in the wrist, and instead focus on that smooth pendulum swing. Developing your muscle memory of that straight motion will help with consistency. Make sure that your hands move together with your arms, all in a single well-coordinated unit. The less varied your game is the better.Reduce your head movements to the minimum, and keep it motionless throughout the stroke so that you are concentrating on one thing, getting the ball in the hole. Don’t look up during the follow through but instead listen for the sound of the ball dropping. Many errors can creep in when players take their eyes off the swing too early.As with all things golf, practice always helps. Get in as much as you can. Train on the green until you can get the ball consistently to the hole. When it comes to any puts you make that are within eighteen feet, always aim to get them within eighteen inches of the hole. To master the art of reading the green, consider one side of the hole then the other. Things often look very different when you view them from behind your target.Practice makes perfect and the more practice the better. Try to implement these golf putting tips in your game, keep practicing, and keep playing. Success is just around the corner.



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Improve Your Golf Score by 5 Strokes with these Chipping Tips

All golfers know the short game is important. Here are some great golf chipping tips to help you improve your short game.

Let’s begin with the disclaimer that there are many types of chips you can make when you get close to the green. In other words, there is no single approved method for getting the ball closer to the hole. The effectiveness of your chipping will depend on the lie you have, the length of the grass, how far you are from the hole, and the condition of the green.

Let’s start our golf chipping tips with a standard chip. This shot is played when you are close to green but not on it. Generally, you play it with either your nine-iron or any wedge you are comfortable using. The rule of thumb is that a good chip will fly about 1/3 of the way to the cup and then roll the rest of the way. This shot should be played in the center of your stance with your hands well ahead of the ball and the club face square.

Repetition is key to better golf chipping shots

As we proceed with our golf chipping tips, we’ll take a look at the soft shot. This type of shot allows the ball to fly farther and land softly close tohow to chip better (and hopefully rolling into) the cup. The most common club used for a soft chip shot is the lob wedge, but the sand wedge can also be used.

For the soft shot, you should address the ball with your club face open a bit. Play the ball forward and keep your hands behind it during the swing. It is imperative that you learn to accelerate the club head for this shot. When performed correctly, the ball will fly high for a short distance and then land softly and roll just a little.

If there is a lot of green between you and the hole, you might try the low chip shot. This shot is normally done with a mid-iron, such as the six- or seven-iron. You must play the ball toward the back of your stance to get the descending type of impact you need. Again, keep your hands ahead of the club head and the club face square to the target.

This shot creates the most roll once the ball lands on the green, and is good to use when you can aim right at the hole but are worried about going too far past it. This can occur if a sand trap or water hazard is close to the rear side of the hole.

Practice make perfect and improve your score with golf chipping skills

Above all, the best golf chipping tip you can get is to practice by regularly using all of your chip clubs, from mid-irons to wedges. Each requires its own setup and swing, and the only way to master all of these options is to get to the range and put them to work.

Start with the standard shot and move on to the soft shot, the two shots you will use the most on any given day. Once you have this mastered, move on to the low shot. This may take more time to learn than the others, but it is well worth the investment.

By putting these golf chipping tips to work for you, you can begin to master your short game and achieve a lower score, time after time. Be patient, and keep practicing.