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Top 3 Golf Grip Tips – To Improve Performance and Help Fix Common Faults

Top 3 Golf Grip Tips – To Improve Performance and Help Fix Common Faults

One of the most important elements of your set-up is how you hold the golf club – the grip.

Get the grip right and you are well on your way to playing some great golf shots. We are all looking to improve our game every time we go out onto the course, whether it`s trying to get more distance off the tee, eliminating a slice, or ridding ourselves of the dreaded snap-hook.

Here are my top three golf grip tips to make fine adjustments to help with the most common problems.

Grip the club lightly for more club head speed

Club head speed has a direct significance on the distance we gain. To achieve the greatest club head speed, you need to grip the club as lightly as possible , without it flying from your hands! This is why we wear a glove – to enable us to grip lightly on the club, yet still retain control of it. On a scale of 1-10, if 10 were the tightest you could grip the club, we are looking at maybe 2-3 for a light grip

Use a weaker grip to help prevent hook shots

If your ball is curving to the left, this is known as a hook shot. You need to move your hands around the clubs` grip to the left (anti-clockwise), this is known as a weak grip. Make these adjustments in small increments until you get the desired effect. If you have your grip as weak as possible, and you are still hooking, try this;- grip the club more tightly, on our 1-10 scale try 4-5. Gripping the club tightly makes your arms swing slightly slower and the club head will take longer to release – in normal circumstances this would encourage a slice, but it should fix your hook.

Use a stronger grip to help prevent a slice

If your ball is curving to the right, this is known as a slice. You need to move your hands around the clubs` grip to the right (clockwise), this is known as a strong grip. Again, make these adjustments in small increments until you get the desired effect. If you have your grip as strong as possible, and you are still slicing, then you need to grip the club as lightly as possible, 1-2 on our scale.

This will let your arms swing quicker, the club head will release faster and, in effect, encourage a hook – which should straighten-up your slice.

I hope that you found these golf grip tips useful and informative, and that they go some way to helping your golf game.

Enjoy your golf.

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What are the most common golf swing faults?

What are the most common golf swing faults?

Every golfer at some time or another let’s a swing fault creep into his or her game.  Half the battle of fixing a golf swing fault is identifying what the golf swing fault is in the first place.

Below is a list of the twelve most common golf swing faults that all golfers experience on or off the course at one time or another.

1.Pull Hook: The pull hook is a golf fault that starts left and curves farther left.

2.Hook: The hook shot is a golf fault that starts right of target and curves left of target.

3.Pull: The pull is a golf fault that starts left of target and continues straight left.

4.Push: The push shot is a golf fault that starts right of target and continues straight right.

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5.Slice: The slice shot is a golf fault that starts left, but finishes right of target.

6.Push Slice: The push slice is a golf fault that starts right of target and continues farther right.

7.Thin/topped Shot: A thin or “topped” golf fault occurs when the leading edge of club strikes equator of ball usually sending the golf ball a few inches off the ground and only a few feet.

8.Fat/Duffed Shot: A “fat” or “duffed” golf fault occurs when the golfer hits behind the ball and hits the turf before the ball is struck sometimes popping the ball in the air with little distance.

9.Shank Shot: A “shank” occurs when the ball strikes hosel of club and ball flies viciously to right.

10.Left Arm Collapse (also known as “Chicken Wing”): occurs when the left arm collapses before club face impact with the golf ball resulting in significant power loss and errant golf shots.

11.Pop-Up Golf Shot: A “pop-up” golf shot occurs when the golf ball is popped straight up into the air with little distance usually resulting from too steep of a swing.

12.Poor Distance: Poor distance occurs when the golfer makes decent contact with the golf ball but does not achieve adequate distance with either irons or woods shots.  This usually occurs because the upper and lower body are not synchronized to achieve maximum swing speed and power.

Learn about golf swing and faults to lower your golf score. Golf Genie’s golf tips will help you every time when you need it. Golf hook, golf uphill and golf bunker shots advanced tips.

What kind of golf clubs can be regarded as great

What kind of golf clubs can be regarded as great

If you are using golf clubs that you have been using for quite for time now that are wrongly fitted to you, there is a tendency for you to try and compensate because you think your golf swing is going wrong. This means that you are putting the faults into your golf swing or into your golf game to compensate for badly fitted golf clubs.

Always remember that the correct golf clubs can enhance the game of a player. Available in a wide variety of styles and designs, golf clubs are designed to fit all golfers and all budgets. You should pick the proper set of correct golf clubs and the essential equipment to compliment your golf game.

The size of the golf club heads is important. The heads are either made of either steel or titanium. Steel heads are heavier than titanium and can impede a golf swing. Titanium heads can be bigger and allows for more ball contact but maintain a lower weight than steel.

 

Also, make a point to check the flexibility of the golf club shaft. A graphite shaft, while lighter, offers less control. A steel shaft is strong and allows the golfer more control over his swing.

 

The following tips could further help you in choosing the correct golf clubs:

 

1)       Try to hit a few drivers in a local golf shop. If possible, use a machine to test your swing speed which is an important factor in choosing the correct golf clubs.

 

2) Follow these swing speeds (measured in mph):
105+ for extra stiff shaft,
90 to 105 for stiff shaft,
80 to 95 for regular shaft,
70 to 85 for senior flex (flexible or A shaft) and
Under 70 for ladies flex.

Do not purchase golf clubs that are too stiff for your swing speed. There is no shame in using a regular flex, senior flex or even ladies flex if it helps you hit the ball as far as possible.

 

3) Purchase golf clubs with large club heads and perimeter weighting for more forgiveness. Buy golf clubs with smaller club heads for more control. The extra weight on the bottom of the club would help get the ball airborne.

 

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Golf Swing Trainer: Discover Perfect Swing Tempo with the Medicus Driver for Duffers

Golf Swing Trainer: Discover Perfect Swing Tempo with the Medicus Driver for Duffers

Article by Wayne Hudler







You can swing like the pros! Want a beautiful swing admired by everyone at the course? Discover how you can groove your own swing and achieve perfect swing tempo with the Medicus Driver today.What does your swing look like? Have you ever seen it in motion? What would others say about it if they watched you swing? The best swings have perfect swing tempo and look nearly effortless to an observer. If your swing lacks these qualities, may I suggest that you might be helped by using a golf swing trainer. The best of the bunch is the Medicus driver.We all want our swing to be perfect, smooth and effortless. A classic golf swing that all who see it will admire. But often that is not the case. More often we have multiple swing flaws preventing us from swinging like a pro or even looking like one. Poor swing tempo is among the most common causes of ugly swings with poor results.The Medicus driver with its dual-hinged technology has long been a popular choice for troubled golf swings. Its unique design helps golfers of all levels identify and correct an assortment of swing errors, poor swing tempo included.The Medicus Driver will help you recognize and correct your faults in the following areas:* Tight Grip – Squeeze the club too tightly and you build muscle tension. Tension restricts body movement preventing you from swinging freely. The Medicus will break if you are gripping the club like your life depended on it.* Takeaway – Jerk the Medicus back too quickly and it breaks. Think low and slow during the takeaway.* Swing Speed – Faster swing speed is a desire of every golfer. But what is meant by that is the speed of the clubhead at the moment of impact. Not the speed from start to finish.* Too Hard – Golfer often think they should hit the ball harder. To do this they pull down extra hard from the top. The grip tightens, the forearms and shoulders stiffen in attempt to deliver a hard hit to the ball but instead what happens is the tension ruins the tempo established during the backswing. That arms and hands race down ahead of the body. Result: ugly shot. If you do that with the Medicus driver and the club’s hinges will break. Think swing not hit.* Downswing – Many of us amateurs (duffers) release the club to soon during the downswing. This fault robs us of the power in our swing. Make that mistake with the Medicus swing trainer and the club hinges open to let you know.Perfect swing tempo results in solid contact creating the ability for the golfer to control the shot. Use a smooth swing with good tempo and you’ll be happy with the results the vast majority of the time.The Medicus driver helps you to train yourself to create a swing with perfect swing tempo and timing. You may find that you have several of the flaws we spoke about. This could make you a bit frustrated with the Medicus in the beginning. But I strongly encourage you to stay with it and allow it to teach you a better golf swing with perfect swing tempo.



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Discover for yourself why the Medicus Dual-Hinged Driver ranks among the most popular of the golf swing trainers. Click here.Wayne Hudler partners with Dooley Duffer over at Dooley Duffer Golf. Know you can play better and want to learn how? Then come on over to my place at Dooley Duffer Golf.