Golf 101 Tips

Learn To Sweep Your Ball Off The Tee

The Proper Stance goes a long way for improving the quality of your drives. You will need to use a different stance when using your driver as opposed to your irons.

To be able to sweep the ball off the tee, well you will need to be hitting up on the ball. To do this you will first need to widen your stance.

A good guideline is to stand with your feet a shoulder width apart. By doing this you will be further behind the ball at address and that will help to hit up on the ball.

The ball will need to be placed further forward in your stance to allow you to hit it correctly and as another guideline it should be lined somewhere in the region of your target side foot heal or instep.

You will obviously need to experiment with the position until you get this right as there will always be some fine tuning required.

Once you get your stance and ball placement correct take a look at your shoulders and see that they are pointing in the direction you want the ball to go.

They should be aligned directly with the path of your intended flight. If your shoulders are pointing to the left of the hole that will be the most likely direction that your ball will land unless of course you slice the ball and it comes back around to the right.

That is another problem and this is assuming that you are in the correct position to eliminate slicing the ball.

In practice use something as a guideline to align your shoulders before you drive. In the driving range this will be easy to do but on the course you could lay your driver on the ground in the direction you want the ball to go and then align your shoulders with that.

Once you have mastered this routine, it will become part of your set-up for long straight drives.

Keys To Mastering Your Driving

The type of golf club shaft that is best suited to your style of play will depend on your swing speed.

*The faster you swing the stiffer the shaft should be.

*Shaft flex is determined by the ability of the shaft to bend during your swing.

*A stiff shaft will not bend as easily as a regular shaft in steel or graphite.

*Some people prefer graphite shafts because of their lighter weight.

Shaft flexes will vary from one manufacturer to another so this is an important element that needs to be taken into consideration as a regular shaft from one manufacturer won’t necessarily give you the same flex as a regular shaft of another manufacturer.

To get the correct shaft for your game you should really get your swing speed tested, as this will determine what clubs to get.

The reason you need to understand how much flex you need is because the flex determines whether your club head will impact squarely on the ball at the point of impact.

If there is too much flex in the shaft the club head will impact in a closed or more lofted position. The opposite is the case where the shaft is too stiff with the club head hitting in an open and less lofted position.

It can get difficult when your swing speed is on the borderline between club shaft selections and you might even need to get different shafts for the various clubs you use to optimize your game.

Club shafts have various ratings and they are as follows

*L Shaft is for a swing speed less than 70 mph.

*A Shaft is between 70 and 80 mph

*R Shaft is between 80 and 90 mph

*S Shaft is between 90 and 105 mph

*X Shaft is over 105 mph

This is a guideline but it will help in your selection.

Of course we all like to think that we are in the over 105 group but you will get better results from buying the correct shaft for your game.

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I have known golfers who actually play their best golf when they are injured simply because they are not focusing as much on their game as the injury, but by all accounts injury will hinder your game rather than help.

So how do you reduce the chance of golfing injuries that might stop you playing the game?

Well the first step is obviously to try to keep your level of fitness up. A fit person will always fare better under the rigors of exercise. For golf, the best fitness can be flexibility.

It is always wise to warm up and lightly stretch your muscles before play starts, and just as important to cool down properly after play has finished.

Once again stretching after a round of golf can assist in ensuring you don’t get injuries, particularly to your back and hamstrings.

Walking can make your hamstrings tighter and in doing so can make them susceptible to tearing and injury.

Golf also requires a lot of back movement and in the event that you haven’t warmed up sufficiently before that first swing of the day, you could do some serious damage.

When you do your stretching exercise ensure you don’t do any sudden movements. Everything should be smooth and flowing, just like your golf swing. Never bounce when you are doing your stretching movements as this can results in injury.

A few gentle side twists with a golf club across your shoulders will help to warm up your lower back and add mobility to your movements thereby reducing the chance of injury.

Even the simple task of walking your trundler, rather than hiring a golf cart, will assist in warming up your muscles.

Before your first swing of the day it is also wise to have some practice swings to activate all the muscles you will be using for the game ahead.

If you have the time and inclination during the week, I have seen many people have dramatic changes to their performance by doing yoga exercises regularly.

Not only will it assist in flexibility, it will have a positive effect on your mind control and obviously your performance as a whole.

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Getting Out of trouble on the golf course…

It is always best to stay out of trouble in the first place and that is why learning to control the ball and place it where it should be is the fastest way to a better score rather than relying on big drives off the tee.

Unfortunately that is not always the case and as golf is constantly challenging us to perform better and better we strive to go for more distance or attempt shots that we aren’t 100% comfortable with.

Obviously the inevitable will happen and we will need to decide how to get out of the rough and salvage the hole.

All too often golfers make the wrong decision by not erring on the safe side and accepting that one more shot or a different iron might be a better solution.

You might think you can clear that tree with a 7 iron but if there are any doubts whatsoever it will be wise to select a ’safer’ 8 or 9 iron just to be sure.

Consider using a pitching wedge if you aren’t completely sure you will make the shot with the 9.

A safe shot can set you up for a good recovery by placing the ball in an easier position whereas taking risks might mean you don’t make any gains at all.

It’s like a seasoned gambler where you know the odds and playing safe often leaves more money on the table at the end of the day.

Golf is all about making the right decisions more often than not and a decision not to play safe can be detrimental to your score, particularly when the distance you might have gained with another club would probably have been minimal anyway.

Always play within your skills when you find yourself in difficult situations. Salvage bad shots and then take a few extra chances when there is less likelihood of error.

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The Most Popular Gadgets for Improving Your Putting Game

There are literally hundreds of gadgets that all claim to improve one, if not all, aspects of your golf game. The gadgets can profess to fix everything from your golf swing itself to your stance. Golf is a huge industry, especially in the United States and it seems that everyone wants to get in on the action. But, how do you know if a product that is being advertised will actually live up to its claims? That is what this article will address.

It is said that putting accounts for about 45% of your game in a round of golf. That is a huge statistic that cannot be overlooked. If you are someone who normally takes two, three or even more shots on average when you are on the green then you will definitely want to try to reduce that number. Imagine lowering your score by 18 points merely by improving your putting on each green by only 1 putt.

Many of the gadgets that help the putting game tend to concentrate on improving your stance over the ball and teaching you how to accomplish that perfect “pendulum” swing. Others have inventions that try to “train” your eye to “see” the path of the ball even before you hit it.

Before you can begin to shop for the perfect tool that will improve your putting game; you must first have some idea as to what problems you are encountering on the greens and where you are having the most difficulties. (Isn’t that always the way?

Before you can be helped, you have to become all “introspective” and perform some sort of self-analysis.) If you have no idea where your putting problems lie, I suggest heading to your closest sports supply or golf equipment store. Sure, you could head to one of your local golf courses, see the golf pro for $100 an hour, but first try the sporting goods store.

Even if they don’t have a golf “expert” on staff, there will be other golfers there who are not your friends and therefore will be extremely objective in analyzing your technique. Almost every golfing supply store will have a putting green in the department where you can practice.

Get a salesperson or other golfers to help you to see where you are going wrong. Other people who shop there will completely understand what you are going through and will be more than happy to help you. A golf shop is very similar to the old general store where people are willing to strike up a friendly conversation with anyone who walks in.

Once you have an idea where you need to improve, then you can begin to shop for a teaching aid that can help you. It may be as simple as getting a new putter. The sporting goods store may even have a product that you can try. There may even be others there who have tried the product and can give you some idea of its effectiveness.

Your other option is to search the Internet. Be very careful and try to purchase items from recognizable or well-known sites. As I stated before, the money generated from golf in the US is in the hundreds of billions. Because of this popularity there are many scams – including from infomercials. Even golf channels will air programs for gadgets that may not be as effective as they claim.

Once you have purchased a product remember to practice as much as possible in order to train your muscles and brain to eventually perform those actions without any assistance. Practice, more than anything will help you to turn your short game into something that will be admired.

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