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Improving Golf Swing

Improving Golf Swing

Article by tommy golfswing

StanceStance is extremely important in golf. As you may have heard before, PGA (Professional Golfer’s Association) actually stands for Posture, Grip and Alignment. A stance in golf is very important because it involves two of these three keys for a successful swing and a lower score. If you’ve ever played golf before, you probably are aware of how important your stance is, but what you may not know is that you can actually alter your stance for specific shots.Why would you ever do this? Of course if you’re one of those golfers who always has a perfect swing, your ball is either in the fairway or on the green at all times, so your stance would never need to be altered if you’re behind a tree or in a sand trap because that never happens to you.Yeah right.Even the pros end up in the rough, in the water, or behind the trees. It’s just the nature of the game. In fact, one could argue that being able to play perfectly round after round would make golf boring to play. Unless you’re an advanced robot with a programmed, perfected swing that’s perfect every time an in any condition, then that is not you.There are several situations you may consider altering your stance, but to start we’ll look at how your stance should normally be. – Your feet should be a little wider than shoulder-width apart.- Your knees should be slightly bent- The ball should be aligned in the center of your stance, far enough away that you can reach it with the club comfortably.This is the standard golfing stance. Continue reading “Improving Golf Swing”

What are the different types of golf shots?

What are the different types of golf shots?

Though it sometimes seems that there are dozens of different golf shots that a golfer must learn to be a “good golfer” (e.g., consistently shoot in the 70’s or 80’s), there really are only a critical few golf shots that matter outside of the putting game. If golfers can master these critical golf shots which can be applied and adapted for just about any golf situation, then they will certainly see a drop in their scores and more consistency in their game. Below is a listing and description of each of these golf shots and how they are applied around the golf course.

1.Straight Golf Shots: As the name implies, a straight golf shot starts straight and holds the line toward the target. It is used when the target is straight in front of you and shaping the golf shot right or left is unnecessary. A straight golf shot is achieved when all the golf fundamentals are executed and synchronized effectively including setup position, grip, swing path and weight transfer.

2.Draw Golf Shots: A draw golf shot is used to curve a shot right to left around an obstacle to the target. The basic fundamentals of straight golf shots are followed, except alignment is right of the target and the grip is rotated in a “stronger” position to encourage right to left ball flight.

3.Fade Golf Shots: A fade golf shot is used to curve a shot left to right around an obstacle to the target. Similar to a draw, the basic fundamentals of straight golf shots are followed, except alignment is left of the target and the grip is rotated in a “weaker” position to encourage left to right ball flight.

4.Fairway Bunker Golf Shots: A fairway bunker golf shot is hit from fairway bunkers adjacent to the fairway. A good fairway bunker shot can position you well for your next shot and help save your score. On these shots, it is important to position the body so that ball lies in the middle of your stance and stand “taller” throughout the shot to strike the ball cleanly.

5.Greenside Bunker Golf Shots: A greenside bunker golf shot is hit from bunker adjacent or very close to the putting surface. Since loft, rather than distance, is more important on these golf shots, it is important to position the ball forward in the stance while weight is distributed (and kept) favoring the left side throughout the golf shot.

6.Pitch Golf Shots: Pitch golf shot spends more time in the air than on ground and are typically used when 60 yards or more from the putting green. The setup and weight distribution used for pitch shots are different than for straight, draw and fade golf shots and a lofted club such as a sand wedge or lob wedge is used.

7.Chip Golf Shots: Chip golf shots are typically used when the golf ball is 3 to 6 feet off the green and putting the ball is not a good option. Chip shots are miniature versions of the full swing where just enough power is applied to land the ball quickly on the surface and roll toward the cup.

Of course, there are several other types of golf shots, but most are just variations of the ones above. If golfers can focus on mastering these golf shots, then their games are sure to quickly improve.

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Three Top Tips To Help You Lower Your Golf Handicap

Three Top Tips To Help You Lower Your Golf Handicap

Article by John Woosey

A golf handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfer’s playing ability. It allows players of different skill levels to play each other on a fair scale.

Quite often when meeting a fellow golf enthusiast you’ll be met with the question “What’s your handicap?” Hopefully you won’t embarrass yourself by stating a high handicap but even if your handicap is a bit on the large size there’s no need to worry.

Many golfers go years without seeing massive improvements in their handicap. Essentially you need to think of your handicap score as something that reflects your skills and abilities in general, not the last one or ten rounds you’ve played.

Practicing your wedge shots

Wedge shots whether they are for final approaches to the green or the dreaded bunker recoveries are vital to any golfer’s game. Many golfers are aiming simply to get the ball on the green but if you were to take into consideration the lie of the green you would be able to see which places are likely to give you the easiest putts to finish the hole.

Sand shots are a nightmare for many novice golfers, however using the wedge’s face to your advantage is key to a successful recovery. By standing square to the ball and leaning slightly on your front foot, getting the leading edge of your wedge under the ball should lift the ball high and clear of the steep back wall of the bunker.

Analyse your own swing

Knowing what you are doing wrong is half the battle with golf, taking practice swings or practicing at a driving range can really help you get a better understanding of what your natural shot is like. Some people are lucky and their natural shot is straight as an arrow, for those who hook or fade their shots off to one side by slowly going through your swing or stopping just where you would strike the ball you may find your hands have rotated.

If your hands have rotated that is what will probably be causing your mis-fired shots. Have a look at the position of your clubs face, if it’s opened or closed too much then try rotating your wrists. If it remains a troublesome aspect of your swing then perhaps the grip needs altering so you can swing perfectly and comfortably too.

Reduce your putts

There are many pros that struggle with this part of their short game and it can equal heartbreak in nail-biting finishes to games. Putting is another area where you basically need to practice to get a feel for the right weight to put into your shots.

Practicing from different distances and especially on different gradients should give you a good idea of the power needed to put the ball away in one shot, two at most. It’s advised that your back swing should always be shorter than your follow through as this is what essentially gives the ball it’s thrust towards the hole, the rocking motion of your shoulders should lead your arms, hands and putter through the entire motion and make sure you keep an even grip on the putter throughout the swing.

These three tips are common to many golfers’ short-comings but are all curable to help lower your handicap.

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Read Greens Like The Pros

Read Greens Like The Pros

Putting is a combination of the mind, reading and execution. I have maintained my 12 handicap over the last twenty years simply by increasing my prowess on the green, while age has negatively impacted most of the other parts of my game. This article deals with the second aspect of the putting triad, reading greens.

A golf green is like a book, not a sentence. If you are on a strange course and didn’t take a couple minutes on the practice green, it is like you are opening up a mystery novel at chapter 14 instead of the first page. That’s fine if you want to learn the “plot” during the next few chapters/greens, but your score and countenance will reflect your early confusion.

Let us assume that you took a little time on the practice green before assaulting the course. Do not try to fix flaws in your putting technique during your few minutes practicing. Instead, determine two things:

1) The speed of the green (stimp)
2) How much the ball breaks at that green speed.

So instead of concentrating on draining putts, get a solid feel for the speed. Try various distances along with uphill, downhill and side hill. Remember how much your ball breaks on your regular course. The amount of break for the same grade on a different course is linear with the difference in speed.

Example: If you have to putt 20% softer on this different course, your ball will break 20% more for a given length of putt. Why? Gravity has that much more time to pull your ball downhill because you had to hit it slower. A ten-inch break on your home course will now break twelve inches.

Ok, we are on the course and you have hit the green with your approach shot. As you walk toward the green, take in the whole scene. Greens are built to shed water, not to hold it and have water pool every time the green is watered or when it rains. There is a scheme to remove water from all greens. Look over the whole green to see where to water will run off. This can be more than one place. Hint: On hilly or mountainous courses, 95% of the time water will flow away from the hill.

If there is a pond, stream, etc. near the green, the water run-off scheme will almost always be designed to allow water to eventually drain to it. Ever hear the phrase, “Breaks toward the water”?

Greens are also generally built to make us feel good, so most will have a slant toward the tee box in order to better hold approach shots. Beware of the slope of the green near greenside bunkers. There will normally be some slope away from the bunker for a distance.

Now you are on the green and “reading”. I always walk all the way up the line, read from behind the hole, then walk down the other side of the line and read from behind the ball towards the hole. Your feet and balance during this trek will tell you more than any other thing. If I have any questions remaining, I have no problem trampling right up my line to get a better feel. Let us be honest. When is that last time a footprint deflected your ball?

Hopefully one or more of the other players in your group will have to putt before you. Caution: All putting strokes are different. Some players cut the ball, some hook, some bounce or backspin, some decelerate. But watching all these putts will help you. It doesn’t matter if they are on your line or not. The most value you get will be watching what happens to their balls around the hole. Example: If someone putts well off your line and the ball slows quickly, his putt was uphill and yours will have to break toward him at the hole.

Other terrific clues to help you determine the slant of the green along your line are background structures and terrain. Look for houses, lakes, ocean, and horizon. All of these are true to the world.

Early in the day, you may still have dew on the greens for several holes, even after they were mowed. The marks left in the dew by previous putts will help to some extent. You will not be able to tell if these putts were blown by the hole in many cases, so just get the trend from the marks.

We need to address grain of the grass. My opinion of grain: Most announcers love to talk about it on TV because it is a nuance that most amateurs don’t think about, care about or know much about. The announcers talk about it like newscasters hype hot stories. The problem is, the more attention you pay to grain, the less attention you pay to factors that actually mean something. When you begin to get helped by dealing with the grain, join the Hooters Tour.

Should you play the wind? Unless it is howling, wind is a very minor factor influencing your ball on the green. Put your hand down next to the green to prove to yourself how much the wind on your face gets knocked down all the way down to the ground. I think you will find the effect will always be less than one inch along a twenty-foot putt.

All of these factors are going to work on your subconscious and you will generally develop a “gut feel”. As I talked about in a preceding article, you must not discount this feeling. You can read the green. Begin your focus immediately following your approach shot to the green. Use all the clues and believe in your skill. You CAN read greens!

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How To Improve Your Golf Swings And Lower Your Handicap

How To Improve Your Golf Swings And Lower Your Handicap

See yourself break 80 by improving your golf swings.

Just between you and me. In order to be able to break 80 or do better than your current score, you will want to know how to improve your golf swings and in the process you will lower your handicap.

Do you hit the ball farther? This is not always the solution. More problems may develop to increase your score. The ability to hit the ball with consistent accuracy is the answer to lowering your handicap. Easily said, but is achievable with practice.

Reduce or eliminate slicing, hooking, and topping the ball.

A tendency to slice the ball and doing it constantly needs immediate correction before it becomes ingrained as unwanted habits. If a professional golfer is available where you golf, request to have that person observe you and offer remedies to correct your golf swing and body positioning flaws.

Hitting the golf ball and have it travel straighter is the goal unless you want the golf ball to curve sharply to the right or to the left. There are occasions when you want to hit the golf ball directing it to either side of straight, but it takes a lot of control to do this shot intentionally.

Remember what it was like in the beginning? We all topped the golf ball because we released our flexed knees lifting the body upward causing the bottom of the golf club to thinly hit the top of the golf ball and the ball slowly rolled. We learned how to correct this flaw and proceeded successfully to the next lesson.

Correcting your golf swings is also a matter of refining and perfecting your grip, the address, the takeaway, the top of the backswing, the downswing, and the impact to finish. Practice these basics until they are familiar and comfortable to you.

Set up a constructive drill program for yourself. Attend the practice range prepared to practice with purpose. Here is a suggestion list to include in your practice sessions.

Check your posture or body alignment.
Timing needs to be rehearsed.
Develop rhythm
Smoother swing from beginning to golf ball contact.
Improve consistency and distance.
Hit the ball directly towards the intended target.

Stop reading and think about the above list. Choose one item and one or two irons and design a feasible practical drill. After you have practiced and can grade yourself an “A”, select another item on the list and add another iron or two and design another achievable drill. Develop a good practice plan and stick to it.

Do not set up impossible goals to practice in one session. Practice with accuracy. Constructive practice is essential as the golf swing habits you develop are realities on the golf course.

Investment of your active participation of time in practice will be necessary to develop the perfect golf swings you desire. Invest in yourself by engaging a professional golfer for lessons. Play golf as often as possible to gain experience.

The result of a perfect golf swing is when you hit the club head in the exact correct spot on impact with the exact amount of speed and send the ball flying straight to the designated target. Perform this golf swing many times and you are on your way to being an outstanding golfer.

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The Proper Golf Swing and How to Achieve It

The Proper Golf Swing and How to Achieve It

It looks so easy and effortless when you watch the professional players hit the ball on television. But as any scratch golfer can tell you, finding – and keeping – the proper golf swing can take years of practice, lessons and dedication.

Perhaps the most important tip when it comes to the swing is to keep your head down and your eyes on the ball – even though it’s instinctive to look up. Keeping your head down can help to reduce the chances of slicing or hooking your shot, or even worse, topping your ball and just sending it a few yards.

The swing has several components, all of which are essential. The backswing should be smooth and steady – not rushed – and take the club to a horizontal position, in which your ball is in front of your shoulder. Make sure you keep your lower body in its original position.

The downswing should be commenced with your hips and you should accelerate, thus allowing you to hit the shot further. During the downswing, you should rotate your hips towards the target and make sure your lower body is rotating slightly before your upper body. Don’t forget to follow through properly – never just ‘stop’ as soon as you have hit your shot.

If all this seems like too much to remember, one of the best pieces of advice is to simply swing as though you are taking a practice swing – don’t even consciously try to hit the golf ball – and the club and ball will connect as they should.

You may not be breaking 80 any time soon, but with a little practice you can have the proper golf swing and post a respectable score.

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Longest Drive in Golf

Longest Drive in Golf

Article by J Knight

Having the longest driver in golf gives you a big advantage over the other players. While they are still trying to get near the green on a second shot you may be chipping to the hole. The closer you are to the green with your 2nd shot after a long drive, the better chance you have of coming in at or even under par. Hitting the longest driver is not easy however. It takes a combination of the proper equipment and the right fitness. Some folks are just plain gifted when it comes to the long drive, but everyone can improve the length of their drives by obtaining the proper clubs and working on physical fitness.

The first step that most people take when seeking to improve the length of their drive is to buy a new driver. The difficult part is that there is not one club that is the best for everyone. If you want to fit the longest drive you must have a club that perfectly matches your strength and size. You want a club that you can swing fast but you do not want to sacrifice the accuracy of your shot. There is no benefit to hitting the ball far if it does not go where you want. Hitting the ball twenty yards further into the woods or worse, out of bounds, is not going to improve your score any.

So, where should you start looking for the best long stick for the big drive? If you want to go with the best, you must take a look at Krank Golf’s El Diablo Driver. This is the club that won the Remax World Long Drive Championships and captured second, third, fourth, six and seventh places in 2008. That paints the picture as a club capable of hitting the long drive with proven results. So, after you have found a long stick that you are excited about, does that mean you will immediately begin hitting the longest drives in your Sunday group? It may and it may not. I killer, well fit, club will always improve the distance of your drives, but a club can not do it alone.

You may find you are still losing out to a friend who is stronger or one who hits a bucket at the range every day at lunch. These are the two other factors in hitting the longest drive, strength and practice. This does not necessarily mean you have to be in perfect shape. Take John Daly for example. With his ample gut he is far from Mr. Adonis, but he is a bear of a man with strength where it counts and near perfect form. Daly also practices his drive for a lot of hours to get the consistent results that he gets.

After you finish practicing with a swing trainer your original club will seem so much lighter and you will be able to swing it faster while maintaining the a certain level of accuracy. And accuracy is just as important for your game because hitting it 350 yards does not do you any good if the ball is in the bushes.Increasing your overall strength will also help you to kill the ball down the fairway. When hitting the gym, You will want to lift lighter weights at high reps to create lean muscle mass without a lot of bulk. Be sure to include stretching into your routine to keep from becoming tight and potentially losing flexibility.

Enhancing your physical strength will also help you to hit the ball really far. If you look a Golf Pros, you notice that none of them are overly muscular (buff). This does not mean that they are not fit because they are, but they try to avoid putting on a lot “big muscle”. This is because getting “buff” limits your flexibility and that can have a bad impact your swing speed. You want to lift light weights at higher reps to stack-on lean muscle mass.

Once you have found the right equipment and improved on your strength, the only thing left is practice. Follow these golf and fitness tips and you will soon be crushing your longest driver ever.

About the Author

Jason Knight is an avid golfer, writer and blogger. He likes to hit the golf ball really far and is passionate about winning Longest Driver in every golf tournament he enters.

The Inside Out Golf Swing – How to Hit a Draw in Golf Like Tiger Woods

The Inside Out Golf Swing – How to Hit a Draw in Golf Like Tiger Woods

Golf has become more and more popular these days. The US Opens started and every golf enthusiast is looking at the Tiger Woods golf swing. For sure, he knows the inside out golf swing, but how can you hit the ball right. If you want to better your game or want to know how to fix a slice quickly then this article is the place to go.

If you practice it would not be so difficult to learn a proper way to swing a golf club. For the beginner it is always difficult to master the inside out golf swing. Even a pro player has to train every day to keep his level. But how can you correct a slice and get the inside out golf swing golf swing like Tiger Woods? Just follow a few steps and tips in this article to better your game and lower your score.

A simple but yet effective way to lower your score is to chose the right club. Yes, if you are a beginner you will struggle because there are so many different clubs available. Should you go for a used golf club or a brand new one. Discount or high priced. What grip is best for you?

All these questions have to be answered before your purchase. One advice is to try out different clubs. You must feel well with it and have a look at the quality. Especially when it is a used one. Even a customized set of clubs is possible. But this means to pay a lot of money. Anyway, try and see what fits to your needs.

After your decision and purchase you will want to know the inside out golf swing. My simple tip is practice. There is nothing more to say than that. Go to a driving range and hit the ball with your irons. As much as possible to automate your swing. Visualize your moves before you hit the ball. Mental fitness is the key to put your game to the next level. The most golfer did realize this and the only practising their physical fitness. But these two things are going hand in hand.

Of course, you need to know how a correct inside out golf swing looks like and what drills you have to consider. There are a lot of good golf swing guides and videos available to improve your game.

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TaylorMade Rossa Corza Ghost Putter review

TaylorMade Rossa Corza Ghost Putter review

Article by Shelmay

The TaylorMade Rossa Corza Ghost Putter is the newest club in the TaylorMade short stick arsenal and it’s sure to scare some strokes off your score. These days some new shapes and styles of the TaylorMade Rossa Corza Ghost Putters come out, from minimalist blades to high-MOI potato mashers, but nearly all of them have either a metallic or darkened finish. But TaylorMade is set to release one of the most eye-catching putters in recent memory … and that’s the whole point of the Rossa Corza Ghost.

Let’s see its color. It is made of three sight lines on the crown and a hole in the back.The goal of the Corza Ghost was to make it the easiest putter ever to aim. The white color stands out in sharp contrast against the greens’ grass, so the topline and leading edge are easy to focus on. And because all the areas of the Ghost are white, there are no “hot spots” or portions of the putter that draw the golfer’s attention away from the leading edge.

I brought the Rossa Corza Ghost Putter out for the first time last Sunday with the hope of beating down Mr. John Duval writer of intothegrain.com. Although this didn’t happen, we can rule out bad putting as the cause..

Living up to the hype, this putter greatly improved my aiming and in my opinion it did it all at a subconscious level.. What I mean is that I never intentionally lined up the putter according to the aiming lines or the putter-hole. It just ended up locked on to the cup without much effort on my part.

This putter has a very soft touch and the ball bounces off the putter face and results in greater roll and distance for less effort. I didn’t spend any time on the practice green with the TaylorMade putter so I kept flying them past the hole, which while frustrating, can’t be blamed on the putter.

I’ll be posting up a more comprehensive review in a few days, once I’ve had time to fully explore this spooky short stick.

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Read About Professional Golf

Read About Professional Golf

As with any other sport golf also does have a professional level. The difference between playing professional golf and amateur golf, however, can be a very fine line. There are a lot of amateur golfers that can score at the professional level, however, they are unable to do it consistently and often miss out on the tournaments that can qualify them to get on the tour.

Nonetheless, it is a dream of many golfers to play professional golf one day and make a living doing something that they truly, truly love. Your office is the course, and your co-workers are people who love the game just as much as you do. You share common interests at the professional level of golf and it can be a very satisfying career. But isn’t that obvious?

Qualifying to play professional golf is another story altogether. The field is very competitive and it can be extremely difficult to break through. Some people try their whole lives to qualify and always come up short. It takes a lot of practice, a lot of dedication, and an ability to take a lot of disappointment to play professional golf, so know what you’re in for!

To get started playing professional golf, you will first have to qualify for “Q School” or Qualifying School. Q Schools are annual qualifying tournament for leading golf tours like the PGA and the LPGA. In Q School, a fixed number of players win membership to the tour for the following season. In professional golf, this is referred to as your “tour card”. You will then be able to play in most of the tour’s events without having to qualify.

Getting through the Q school is very competitive and most professional golfers never achieve it. There can be up to four stages to negotiate each of them like a regular golf tournament with only a small number of players going on to the next state. The final qualifying school may be played over up to six rounds compared with the standard four rounds in a professional golf tournament. However, players who are successful at Q school can reach the elite level of competition very quickly.

You can also qualify to play professional golf in other ways. Finishing near the top of the money list on the tour’s developmental tour, winning a tournament on the tour after qualifying or as a sponsor’s invitee, or winning enough money on multiple events on the tour to meet whatever criteria the tour may lay down for promotion to full membership. This last one was how Tiger Woods gained his first tour card.

Playing professional golf is not an easy career to pursue, but it is a great way to make a living! Persistence, patience, and a great game of golf can all get you on your way to playing professional golf, but be realistic and know that it will take time.

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