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5 Steps To Enjoy Golf More

: September 9th, 2009 : MAN : Comments Off

Some times it is just as they say, a good walk spoiled, but we all love the game of golf.Enjoy golf more with a few ways.

  • Forbidden play blue tees.

Unless you are at least a 10 handicap or lower, why bother making the golf course even harder than it has to be. If you are shooting in the 90’s or triple digits, it makes no sense making a conscious decision to making the course more difficult.Plays the white tees & takes the extra level of anxiety out of the equation. 

  • Improve your lie

When you are having a recreational round of golf, there is no way you should be playing the strict rules of golf. The average round of golf will be at least 6 hours at courses all over the world.  Golfers would be returning to the tees all day after hitting there first ball out bounds, or searching for every lost ball for 5 minutes. 

So if we are bending the rules to save time, why not bend them to improve your lie, something you can actually benefit from.Play winter rules all the time.

  • Do play different games

Instead playing the same match with your buddies, compete in other categories other than score.  Some examples would be:

Most fairways hit

Least amount of 3 putts

Most 1 putts

  • If it is your honor, take it.

You just birdie the hardest (or easiest) hole on the golf course, it is your tee, you earn it, take it. You will be surprised how often you can have two birdies in a row if you are actually trying to get  two birdies in a row, challenge yourself to get another one.

  • Lower your hope.

If you are a average golfer you play golf twice per week if you’re lucky, on top of that, you don’t practice as much as you should.. You can not honestly think that your game is not exactly what it would be. 

Don’t be so hard on yourself when you’re not playing well, just enjoy the game itself. Even the pros have bad day.

 

Is Your Golf Swing OK

: September 9th, 2009 : MAN : Comments Off

For some, golf is one of those games that may shorten your lifespan. But for others, it is a grand game where patience and a good hip go a long way. While it may seem simple enough as all you need to do is to hit a metallic ball really hard to hurl it towards a hole at the other side, countless people have trounced in frustration because of it. Luckily, it doesn’t have to always be so bad.

Keep it simple, keep practicing

The keyword in the field of golf is regularity. If you can’t hit the ball the same way each and every single time, then you will definitely have bad scores. Such problems like short distance, slicing, hooks, and many other golfing maladies are caused by lack of consistency. Therefore, you are to achieve consistency by improving your form. The only way for your body to do the same thing in the same way is to train it, and train it well. Practice.

Learning how to swing your club properly should be simple enough as long as you practice. A good way to think about it is to use your spine as an axis and keep your grip on the club properly. Such techniques are used by professional golfers all around the world. While differences can be quite subtle, there are many different types of golf swings. The similarity is that they all adhere to this principle. If you learn how to apply these principles to your swing, then you shall have no problem in driving longer distances without slicing and having 90% of strokes landing on the fairway.

Economy of movement

The best thing to do with your golf swing is to reduce unnecessary movements. Think of it as energy conservation, since all of your energy is supposed to be focused on hitting the ball and not wasted on awkward movements that cause slicing and other problems in the first place. Get back to the basics and incorporate only the movements needed to hit the ball dead center. This should lower your handicap by 7-12 strokes in no time. With more practice, you will hit par or better every single time. However, that is only if you do practice.

Get lessons

To learn more about how to improve golf swing, the most obvious thing is to receive instruction in an actual golf class. These classes would have equipment and instructors that can help you achieve perfection as long as you have the determination, discipline, and money to do it. Enrolling in such classes does require a fee, so you do need to be earning quite a bit before you can actually think of getting into it. However, you can become skilled at a slice if you get something done.

Read up

Others would try to find information over the internet. This is quite opportune, but the in rank gathered can be located quite conflicting. As there are many different ways to hit a golf ball, experts are divided in what is the best way to improve your golf swing. Your job in this is to find out what is best for you. Every golfer has a different body, so not everyone can adhere to the same swing.

By being able to adjust to your configuration, you can improve without having to break a back or hip to do it.

Good luck putting this information to good use. Thanks for reading the above article I hope the information assisted you in some way.

7 Common Problems for the Average Golfer

: August 28th, 2009 : MAN : Comments Off

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All golfers should know about the seven ball flight problem areas that most golfers face.Now once a golfer faces one of these problems, it is normally a recurring pattern. Everyone gets into little “ruts” with their golf swing sometimes.Several are worse than others, and some last for greater periods of time.When it does happen, we all wonder where the “perfect swing” that we had just a few weeks ago went.

When we begin to understand these seven swing faults, it becomes much easier to get our swing back when we get into one of these “pits” with our swing.  Here are the seven different problems most golfers face (from the right-handed perspective):

1.    Fades (the ball starts straight and then curves right)
2.    Hooking (the ball starts straight and then curves left)
3.    Pushing (the ball goes straight right)
4.    Pulls (the ball goes straight left)
5.    Fat Shots (the club digs into ground before making contact with the ball)
6.    Thin Shots or Topping (the club makes contact with the top of the ball – making the ball fly very low)
7.    Lack of Distance (ball doesn’t seem to go very far)

Now you may be the odd exception that looks at this list and says “I don’t have any of these problems.” However, all golfers – no matter what level – is going to have one of these problems with their swing at some point.And generally, they show up more than we like to come clean about.Many golfers spend the whole season chasing and fixing various problems that have “popped up” in their swing.

Discovering the problem areas is only the strat of the process.  The real secret is identifying which problem you have and how to fix it.  I found a set of three free golf instruction videos you can check out that address some of these swing issues. The instruction in these videos will show you how to learn the  golf swing quickly and easily, its unigue because they take evaluations of real student golf swings so that you can see how easy these corrections can be identified and corrected.

Smashing the Ball with Accuracy, Consistency, and Confidence

: August 26th, 2009 : MAN : Comments Off

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“Driving the Golf Ball with Confidence, Accuracy, and Consistency”

The three most important elements to the game of golf is:

  1. Driving the golf ball in play.
  2. Putting the golf ball with consistent speed control (distance).
  3. Pitching the golf ball with loft.

Let’s concentrate on what I consider the MOST important aspect to the game of golf, DRIVING THE GOLF BALL IN PLAY. This element of the game is the number one confidence builder in our sport. As you probably know and have experienced, your score adds up quickly if you hit your tee shots out of play.

Here is a bold proclomation for you -if you read this article/special report every time, just before you play a round, your friends will think they are playing with Joe Durant. Joe has led the PGA Tour in driving accuracies for the past two years. So far this year, he is averaging 79% of the fairways every time he plays 18 holes of golf.

If you are going to change the way you drive the golf ball you will need to implement the following four fundamentals:

 

  1. THE PICTURE
  2. PROPER DRIVER
  3. CORRECT TEE HEIGHT
  4. CORRECT SWING PLANE

 

1. THE PICTURE

If you can see it, you can have it. Before you take your driver, or any club for that matter, out of your golf bag, you better start seeing what you want the golf ball to look like during its journey down the fairway. Of the millions of words and lessons my mother (the first woman to teach at a golf school in the United States) passed on to me, the one phrase that has stayed with me all of these years is THE PICTURE. You must have a mental picture of how you want the ball to fly through the air and where you want it to wind up. When you have a driver in your hands, you have to pick out an exact area you want the ball to land on. IF YOU DON’T SEE THE PICTURE, YOU ARE HEADED FOR BIG TROUBLE.

Important Tip: During the course of a round of golf, you can find yourself driving the ball well, but all of the sudden you are faced with a difficult driving hole. Shortly after I turned pro, I played a practice round with Tommy Bolt the 1958 U.S. Open Champion. We came to great par four, 435 yards long, water down the right side of the fairway from the tee to the green, out of bounds markers down the entire left side of the fairway from the tee to the green. After I teed my golf ball up I said to Tommy , “What do you do here with O.B. left and water right?” Tommy looked me straight in the eye and said “Son, if you see the water and the O.B. markers, you better go find another line of work.”

That stuck with me to this day, and I wanted to pass it on to you. Don’t worry about the challenges, just think about what you want the ball to do. I have benefited immensely during my golf career, and I want you to gain the same benefit from this as well.

2. PROPER DRIVER

Now that you can see the picture, let’s see if you brought the correct brush to paint with. If you are still trying to buy 100 more feet every time you walk into a golf shop. It is time to stop-NOW! If you have a driver that is metal, has a graphite shaft, and the grip is new then you own what it takes to send the golf ball straight down the fairway.

Let’s back up a foot or two. The loft on the golf club will play a major role in how accurate you are. If you are struggling with your driver you might consider buying a driver with at least 10-12 degrees of loft. The less loft a driver has the more you are apt to slice and hook the ball. If you are driving the ball well you can buy a driver with less loft.

An important side note: If you are driving the golf ball short, low and to the right the shaft might be too stiff. If you are driving the golf ball too high and to the left the shaft might be too weak.

Another item to consider if you have small hands, have the club repair shop regrip all of your grips with either a junior grip or a small grip. If your hands are large, have the shop regrip you clubs with oversize grips.

Bottom Line – befire you focus on distance generation, worry about getting the ball in the fairway first. Chances are, you own the equipment right now, that will give you the fairway shots you’re striving for. Remember – It’s the swing, not the equipment. The equipment helps once you have a good swing, but you’ll never FIX your swing with an equipment upgrade.

3.CORRECT TEE HEIGHT

The tee height does not seem like such a big deal, but it plays a huge roll in whether or not you drive the golf ball consistently down the fairway. Something so simple can often be the biggest challenge.

The two major mistakes are teeing the golf ball too low or teeing the golf ball too high. You may have heard that golf is a game of opposites. This is a tremendous example. Let me explain why. If you are constantly swinging your driver too vertical into the ground in the downswing, you probably tee the golf ball to low. Almost all golfers with a vertical driver swing fear swinging underneath the golf ball so they tee the ball low in hopes of catching it square. For those of you with this challenge, the next time you are on the golf course, tee the golf ball up a little higher and sit back a little bit more on your heels and keep your weight there in the downswing. After your shot has landed, look down to see if your tee is still in the ground. If you are always conscience of leaving the tee in the ground, you will not pop your tee shots up anymore.

If you are topping your tee shots to the right you might have the ball teed too high because you are trying to hit the ball on the upswing. The next time you go out to play, tee the ball down a little. After the golf ball has landed, make sure your weight is on your left foot and meaning you have transferred your weight correctly.

4. CORRECT SWING PLANE

With this final tip I feel confident you will be on your way to driving the golf ball straighter and with more consistency. The golf club in your bag that swings the most vertical, (up and down) is your sand wedge. The golf club that swings the most horizontal (around you-baseball swing) is your driver. The mistake I have seen most amateur golfers make is that they swing their driver like their sand wedge and they swing their sand wedge like their driver.

A couple of things to remember when you are addressing the driver:

  1. Chin up
  2. Turn your right shoulder in the back swing level
  3. Swing the golf club around you/not up and down
  4. Leave the tee in the ground after you hit the ball

When you are ready to begin your backswing, keep your swing thoughts to a minimum. Force yourself to think about swinging more horizontal.

At the beginning of this article I promised you would drive the ball more with more confidence, accuracy, and more consistent if you read this article every time before you tee it up this summer. This stuff seems simple, but give it a whirl and let us knwo your results. You’ll get a few really good results.

If you would like to get more indepth golf instruction via golf videos then be sure to follow one of our links in this article.

Happy Golfing-

Bobby Eldridge

Head Professional-PurePoint Golf

 

 

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Understanding the Golf Swing

: August 21st, 2009 : MAN : Comments Off

Golf has become the most challenging game in the world that involves the number of people that participate in the activity. It is interesting that many participate in the sport with the expectation that frustration is part of the challenge and fun of playing.

Because of the dedication of so many people to the game that is loved so much, golf continues to command the attention of those players still searching for numerous ways to reduce the frustration and increase the pleasure of golf.

Numerous books and magazines have been published for this purpose. You can spend time reading about and practicing golf, but problems will always occur as you participate in the activity. Strangely enough, this is what makes golf so interesting.

Nothing is more gratifying for established golfers than to have a perfect golf swing and to be able to keep the swing intact through adjustments or corrections. The experience will be self-rewarding over and over. The biomechanics of golf swing, however, is as unpredictable as the weather and as capricious as the wind. It is not uncommon in golf for even the best of professional players to sense that their swing “has a mind of its own”.

Understanding the golf swing, which admittedly takes a lot of time and effort, will help you overcome most problems in golf by either preventing them or correcting the issues. When you start out you will find that problems are prevented by developing sound fundamentals including a smooth, controlled swing and correct any problems by using fundamentals in those problem areas.

Even experienced professional players have difficulty finding and correcting a recurring problem due to the complexity of the swing, though they understand that they must find a way to correct the problem.

Forcing conformity and into the swing simply turns on its rebellious nature and the more insistent that the golfer is, the more rebellious swing becomes. When your golf swing problems continue over and over, even the best players have to accept that something is wrong and ask for help.

Yes, even professional players seek professional help for golf swing tips. You might be surprised to know that seeing a flaw can sometimes be easier than feeling one in the swing. Even average golfers hoping to develop their golf swing with the basics, should be selective in finding a good instructor just as a pro golfer would. Always select professional instructors who have also built their knowledge on the use of the basics in golf.

Is There A Book Guide For Golf Putting Techniques?

: August 19th, 2009 : MAN : Comments Off

 

If you are planning to learn how to play golf, the best thing that you should do first is to open up your mind and humble yourself down to learn new things and to re-learn old things. Sometimes, when you are too eager to learn fast and play golf instantly, you forget some of the smaller details and some of the small details is the golf putting. Many people find it all too easy to putt the golf ball especially when it is almost near a hole. But honestly, the golf masters even take the time to practice before putting that golf ball. They will find some time to learn more golf putting techniques. Always remember, the ball is round and there are many things that can take place. Your ball might be only 10 inches from the hole but if you didn’t find some time to practice your golf putting, that short distance might cost you your winnings.

So, what is the best way to train yourself on how to do the best golf putting technique? Would you like to hire someone to teach you? Would you call up your friend and tell him you needed his assistance to learn some golf putting lessons? For most golfers, the best way to learn golf before going out on the actual golf course is to find a golf driving range where you can learn all the ropes in the sport of golf. Another worth advice to heed is to find a book guide or some kind of learning tools that will teach you how to putt your golf. Find a ingenious thing that will enable you to do home-practice even right in the middle of your living room. You can do this if you’re practicing in putting the golf ball but never for practicing how to swing a golf club and you know why.

Anyway, a golf putting book guide is the one of the best things to own when you are looking for the best golf putting instruction and you can find one when you go online.

Applying Simple Golf Swing Techniques for a Improve Game!

: August 12th, 2009 : MAN : Comments Off

If your golf game is suffering, chances are you're not using the right golf swing techniques. Yes, you do need to be practicing the proper clubs for your body type and abilities and for all particular hole you're facing, but commonly your swing is the key element to the achiever or failure of your game.  Typically nevertheless you need to learn only a few basic golf swing techniques for a successful swing and good score; some amateur golfers make the fault of creating a complex swing for themselves and of overanalyzing each element of their swing.

You might instantly wonder why it's a mistake to overanalyze your own golf swing techniques since it would appear as if this is the best way to improve.  In truth, if you're overly involved with your swing itself your body will naturally tense up in order to proper what you see as being problems with your swing.This tension will keep your body from running smoothly and you may hit the ball too hard or not hard enough, and will probably be thrown off balance as well.By thinking too much about your own golf swing techniques, you truly have the problem worse for yourself.

So how can you keep the basic golf swing techniques in mind without overwhelming yourself?  Focus on your shoulders, which is where you swing should originate.Rotate them smoothly, and remember the barrel illustration - your swing should move in a smooth arc around as if you're standing within a large barrel.Easy golf swing techniques involves this smooth motion so that you don't pull the club up behind you in an overly vertical path, getting it down too immediately as well.

Your forward golf swing techniques are also very important.Remember that barrel arc as you swing forward, and cock your wrists proper at the last second.As you come around with your forward swing, your body should twist slimly so that your belly winds up heading toward the direction where you want the ball to go.These simple golf swing techniques should aid you to deal your stroke and keep matters basic and efficient.

Of course if you have unusual problems you may not be able to correct them with simple golf swing techniques; often you need to address a particular problem as it presents itself.  You may be swinging too far around, drawing your body out of alignment, not twisting your body enough so that it blocks the club as it comes forward, and so on.  These are common mistakes that amateur golfers make and need more advanced golf swing techniques to correct them.A profesional golf can show out specific errors, or you can practice on your own and work hard to be mindful of every component of your swing.  As long as you don’t try to overcorrect your mistakes, you should have an effective swing and a great game

 

How Can a Golf Swing Trainer Help You?

: August 12th, 2009 : MAN : Comments Off

Do you get frustrated while playing golf? Do you have problems continually hitting the ball straight? Do you lack the speed and distance to make par? Keep reading if you answer yes to any of the questions above. This article can help you help yourself improve your golf game.

Let’s face it, at the heart of every round of golf is your golf swing. Like it or not this is the most likely leak in your golf game that is causing you to not do as well as you would like. If you don’t do anything to improve your golf swing then your game is never going to get any better. You can’t go on the course and expect to get different results if you don’t put some time and effort into your golf swing on a regular basis. This is where a golf swing trainer comes into play and can help you drastically improve your game.

You may consider paying an actual person who is a golf swing trainer for lessons to improve and correct any swing problems you have. On the other hand, you may be interested in a golf swing trainer, device that looks like a golf club to help you develop the correct form while using it regularly. Of course, your choice for which to take on for improving your golf swing will depend upon your budget.

You will pay a bit more for the services of a golf swing coach. Although, it may be the best means of improving your swing and your golf game in the least amount of time possible. Using a video recorder to record your golf swing training is a great idea. Before scheduling your lesson, check with your golf swing trainer to make sure this is okay with them. Most will agree it is helpful. Then when the lesson is over, you can keep watching the lesson to learn more.

You may consider the use of golf swing equipment to aid you if you cannot afford the money and or time to employ a live golf swing trainer. There is an assortment of devices available to you that can help and they come in a wide range of prices.

Ask around to determine the best golf swing trainer for you. You can talk with your friends to find out what type of equipment the may use to help improve their golf swing. This is an excellent means of finding something, which can help you.

Do a bit of online research and read product guides and then the reviews of items that may be helpful for improving your golf swing. When you find something that may be helpful, do a bit more research. You will find that most often there is either positive or negative feedback for the product by actual users.

How to Better Your Game With Simple Golf Swing Fundamentals!

: August 3rd, 2009 : MAN : Comments Off

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How many times get you saw the phrase, "Getting back to basics"? Prospects are you affiliate that word with how you spend your money or with leading decisions you take about your life, but in general it's good advice to come for many places. Even on the course, remembering simple golf swing basics can improve not just your swing but your game and your score overall. And of course if your score is reinforced you'll credibly savor the game that much more as well! So what are these golf swing basic principles you require to remember and how can they assist you improve? One of the most important aspects of golf swing basics has to do with from where the swing originates. Too many golfers pull their arms across their body and back again when a golf swing should actually rise from the shoulders. If the shoulders are not moving correctly then the body will create drag for the arms and create a block, which will mean a poor swing on a poor arc. The golf swing basics that affect your arms and shoulders are often overlooked by golfers as they get used to smacking the ball with a direct shot rather than one that arcs gently. If you notice that you're hitting the ball very difficult and it does feel as if you're smacking it on affect, you may involve to be mindful of applying your shoulders with your swing. Different golf swing basics to remember admit the angle or arc of your swing. It's not uncommon for amateurs to force their club up at too much of a standing angle, which means they then draw it back down vertically as well. This means that the club is not getting underneath the ball thus there is very short arc or trajectory and the club cannot create the whip effect that gives the ball distance. Visualizing how the club's striking the ball affects it is section of overcoming those golf swing basics; if you can figure why a club should land a specific way then you better figure how to apply it and how to swing. Determining golf swing fundamentals is not typically as difficult as many golfers think. Often they overwhelm themselves with various points that actually don't help their swing as much as they think, and they also get very nervous and tense as they try to remember everything. Normally a easy swing is the best; trying to have each element "perfect" is usually counterproductive for most. You can easily review your own golf swing basics every time you practice or are on the course; mentally review your stance, the arc of your swing, and your body’s position during the swing as well. Most mistakes are caused in one of those aspects of the swing. This means that if you proper and implement these simple golf swing basics you'll no doubt have a much better swing and a much better game overall!

Can Golf Swing Aids Really Help With Strokes?

: August 1st, 2009 : MAN : Comments Off

Maybe you’re just about at your breaking point with golf. You love the game, but you’re just really frustrated because no matter what you do or how much you practice you just can’t seem to improve. Maybe you’re already a fairly decent player but you’ve hit a plateau and just can’t seem to break through it. If either of these scenarios sounds familiar to you, then you should continue to read. This article will discuss how golf swing aids just may be the solution to your problem.

You are probably already aware that there are many different kinds of golf swing aids on the market since gold is such a big business. Because there is such a need for golf swing help, manufacturers are more than willing to take advantage of this. And since there are many advancements in technology, they are able to create some very interesting gold swing aids.

You can get just about any kind of golf swing aid that you would need since there are so many to pick from. There are aids that can help you with your swing alignment. If you are having some trouble with your arm and wrist alignment there are swing aids for that as well. And there are even some aids out there that help you through the entire full range motion when you swing.

There are even golf swing simulators that can help you learn how to put more power and accuracy behind your swings. And there are driving range simulators which will tell you jut how far your swing would have sent the golf ball.

The best way to determine what type of golf swing aid you need would be to ask around. Talk to an expert at a pro golf shop and allow him or her to evaluate your swing. They will be able to advise you on which golf swing aid would provide you with the right help for your personal needs. But do not feel as though you have to buy the swing aid right then and there.

First come home and do a little research online. Learn more about the product and find some consumer reviews on it. Since there are so many sites devoted to golf swing products, you should have no problem finding all of the information that you need. People are always sharing their experiences with products so you will want to take advantage of that.

Once you find the golf swing aid that is best for you and that has a lot of positive feedback from consumers, you will want to look online to purchase one. You can get some incredible deals online that you would not be able to find in a traditional pro shop. Just make sure that you are putting some research time into the purchase of a golf swing aid and you will be on the right track in no time at all.

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