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By Lee MacRae
How To Swing A Golf Club - Mission impossible?
With swinging a golf club so vital to playing a great game of golf, just about everyone eventually looks for information or lessons on
how to swing a golf club. For many it becomes a quest like the Holy Grail, finding the perfect golf swing.
For some beginners, learning how to swing a golf club is not a difficult task. Many people who have played baseball and become accomplished at it, can find it very easy to to transfer a baseball swing down to a golf swing. For others, learning how to swing a standard golf club becomes a seemingly monumental task. There seems to be so much to remember that they become overwhelmed.
It's important to remember that the basic golf swing can be broken down into individual sections. You have the backswing, you have the downswing, there is the impact moment and there is the follow through of the shot. Some people can put together all of these various components very easily. Others have to study each and every section and work hard to put it all together into one fluid motion. Then there is a factor of the pre-shot routine. Some people have a tendency to dally over the ball, take a few swings, back away, get set up again and then go through the whole routine a different way on each and every shot. And then they wonder why they have no consistency. accomplished golfers and PGA professionals in specific, have very set pre-shot routines that they do exactly the same way on every shot. And their pre-shot routine's are usually very quick and not at all a long drawn out affair that you see Sunday golfers engage in.
One of the best things we have today to help someone learn how to swing a golf club properly is the video. We can now watch each and every golfer from our Tiger Woods of today to Jack Nicholas and Bobby Jones of yesterday to see exactly how a golf swing should be performed. We are fortunate to be in such an era where the Internet can deliver video on demand for just about every pro golfer on the PGA Tour. We can see exactly how a golf club should be swung for optimum performance.
Of course, videos are often not enough and golf lesson can be a tremendous benefit. Taking lessons from a golf professional and then watching how everything is implemented by the touring professionals can take your game a long way. Of course, not everyone can afford golf lessons, or at least not more than one or two. in that case, you can add something like an e-book that you can use to study and apply with your lessons and your videos. A book that has been highly recommended is one by golf Hall of Fame legend Gene Littler. He was nicknamed "Gene the Machine" due to his smooth rhythmical swing. Littler believed that, "Golf is not a game of great shots. It's a game of the most misses. The people who win make the smallest mistakes." A great philosophy and obviously the kind of teacher to help improve a golf swing and golf game.
If you do want to improve your game and learn how to swing a golf club properly, you would do well to use the available golf videos and other available help like golf lessons or golfing eBooks. Improving your abilties in the golf swing will do a lot to not only improve your game, but you will enjoy it a whole lot more. So, you can continue to drive your shots every which way and suffer or spend your money wisely and really learn how to swing a golf club properly. The decision is up to you.
About the author
Don't hesitate to buy your copy of Gene Littler's
How To Master The Golf Swing.! In this book Gene reveals the golf swing secrets that led to his PGA tour success.
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Concentration
Sometimes it's hard to stop your mind playing tricks during a round of golf. You think, "If I make this shot I've only got an easy putt to make a birdie". That's when things go wrong. You need to stay in the present. I do this by focusing on something like a red shirt in the crowd or a really beautiful tree. That might sound funny but it makes you think what is happening right now. Not what went before or what is going to happen.
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"The main idea in golf as in life, I suppose is to learn to accept what cannot be altered and to keep on doing one's own reasoned and resolute best whether the prospect be bleak or rosy." Bobby Jones
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Improving Your Balance And Your Golf Game
By: Simon Harris
Balance - it sounds so simple! As a golfer, you know that maintaining a proper balance is key to your game. And it's more than just having the correct stance.
Optimal balance depends on three aspects - your visual perception, the signals from the inner ear, and signals from your muscles and joints. Sometimes these aspects get out of sync, causing a balance disorder.
A lack of balance usually occurs when your head position changes - which is a good reason to keep your head still during your golf swing!
Migraines can attribute to a balance disorder. So if you have frequent migraines, seek medical attention. These headaches can affect your golf game in ways you may never have thought of.
Don�t spend a fortune on new golf equipment hoping for better play before you check your medicine cabinet to see if any drugs you�re taking affect your balance. The condition �ear poisoning� seriously affects your balance. Ear poisoning is usually caused by side effects of some medications - notably the antibiotic gentamicin. Up to 50 % of people who take this drug experience some sort of ear poisoning.
Diuretics can pose a problem as well. So if you're on any medicine and you start feeling dizzy, get medical help! Sometimes the dizziness can literally become a lifelong problem, so don�t delay in seeking help.
If your balance is a little off in your game, you may want to do some simple exercises to improve it. Just kicking a ball around your backyard can help. You can also set up a little obstacle course and weave in and out of it to improve your balance. Your kids will have fun with the course, too! In fact, they may even set up one for you!
You can also buy a balance board to help you with your center of gravity. We found a handmade, well-crafted balance board on eBay. These boards are challenging and fun to use!
In addition, working with flexibility exercises helps increase your balance by releasing muscle tension. Try some simple yoga stretches to help with loosening up tight muscles.
Another useful item is a yoga ball or exercise ball. Even just sitting on one of these balls requires balance - so try using one for part of the day. Work up gradually until you can sit on the ball for 30 minutes at a time. These ball exercises can help you develop proper posture, increase the mobility of your lower back, and develop overall control of your body core.
Since balance is fundamental to every aspect of your golf game, spend some time each day working on developing it. Who knows? You could find your swing and your score improving dramatically!
Ths article provided courtesy of www.golfers-swing-guide.com
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Positioning of the Hands
As with any stroke, the path of the ball will be dictated by the positioning of the hands and feet, so these should be adjusted in order to send the ball right with the correct amount of spin to curve it round. The clubface should remain square on to the ball but the feet and shoulders should be aligned to the right. This will result in the clubface swinging on an inside to outside path and placing the correct spin of the ball so that it curves rather than travels in a straight line.
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Golf Teaching Aids - A Quick Review
By: Terry Edwards
When it comes to golf teaching aids there is no shortage to pick from. There are golf training aids available for every aspect of your golf game. From having a proper stance to dropping the last putt, there is something to help anyone. The best advice here is to not get confused. Purchase a golf training aid that help cure a particular problem area of your golf game. Here are a few of the proven golf teaching aids that will help everyone's golf game.
The Power Stance Trainer
This golf training aid is great if you have problems shifting your weight during your golf swing, or can't seem to get yourself properly aligned, etc. Having the proper alignment as well as shifting your weight correctly is vitally important to your golf swing. It helps you hit the ball to where you're aiming and also produces power. This is one of the only golf training aids on the market that addresses the importance of your lower body in your golf swing.
The Impact Ball
This golf teaching tool will help you square the clubface during impact with the golf ball, as well as help you gain more distance on every shot. The Impact Ball fits between your arms as you swing the golf club. If you swing properly the Impact Ball will stay between your arms and not fall down. It trains your swing in creating the perfect alignment between your body, your hands, and your wrists during impact. This is a very good golf training aid to own.
Medicus Dual Hinge Driver/Iron
The Medicus driver has been around for some time now, and with good reason. It works! When properly used, the Medicus dual hinge driver will help give you the perfect perfect golf swing. This golf training aid is one of simplicity. If you swing the club correctly, the hinge will not break. If you don't, the hinge will break, and you will know your golf swing is not on plane and in rhythm. This golf teaching tool will also eliminate a slicing problem in your game.
The Speed Stik
Endorsed by professional golfer Vijay Singh, the Speed Stik will help increase the power and speed of your golf swing. This golf training aid is a 25 oz golf shaft with a built in swing speed gauge to let you know your swing speed immediately. You can track your progress as you continue practicing with the Speed Stik. It will also help you strengthen the muscles that are used during your golf swing. The Speed Stik is simple to use and by practicing with it on a regular basis, it will give you increased distance on every shot.
The Inside Approach
This golf training aid is endorsed and used by Jack Nicklaus. This piece of equipment sits over the top of your golf ball and teaches you where the club head needs to be swung in order to correctly hit the golf ball. It will help you to make solid contact and also increase your driving distance. This golf training aid will also help to cure any problems with slicing or hooking the golf ball.
Wrist Firm
This is one of the best golf teaching aids available for learning to keep your wrists firm during your golf swing. The Wrist Firm helps keep your lead wrist flat and firm during impact. It will also help keep your trailing wrist from breaking down, which can cause you to pop up the ball and rob you of any distance. Another benefit of this wonderful golf training aid is that it will help you keep your wrists firm while putting.
The Swing Jacket
This golf teaching tool is actually a swing jacket that you wear that will keep your arms locked with your body. The result of this action is that arms will swing with your body instead of separating and causing offline, and off center golf swings. The Swing Jacket will help you feel what a proper swing should be like. Using this golf training aid will give you increased power and accuracy.
These are just a few of the many different golf teaching aids available on the market today. Each one can easily help you improve your golf game by giving a more correct swing, along with more distance. Isn't that something that us weekend golfers are always looking for?
Terry Edwards offers FREE tips and information on golf training aids and hot new products at www.golf.infofroma-z.com
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Because golfers must stand to the side of the golf ball at address, it's easy to understand why many players improperly rotate both the body and golf club away from the ball during the takeaway. Often, this improper rotation assumes the form of an inside takeaway, where the hands and forearms roll clockwise and rotate the clubface open. As soon as the club is taken too far to the inside, it becomes trapped behind the body�literally.
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learn the basics of stance and posture, the thought of hitting into a greenside sand trap unsettles many golfers. Improving your technique reduces the fear of bunker play and builds self-confidence in your shot-making capabilities.
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