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Don’t Forgo the Free Golf Lesson

By admin, September 3, 2010 1:48 pm

It always amazes me how many novice to intermediate golfers are willing to commit to an instruction program without any prior knowledge. It’s even more surprising when you consider that most courses and even online services allow you a free golf lesson in order to make sure it’s compatible with what you’re looking for.

In fact, I’d suggest being wary of any golf instruction that did not offer a free golf lesson, or at least a money-back guarantee and the option of opting out after the first lesson. Since many people are skeptical of them, most online services have begun offering a free golf lesson. Usually it involves taping your swing or some aspect of your short game, and then submitting it to them for evaluation. Their response is a great way to get an idea of how valuable online analysis can be.

A Perfect Golf Swing is a Matter of Opinion

By admin, August 30, 2010 1:10 pm

What makes a perfect golf swing? Is it a technical motion where your elbow bends at just the right angle, your shoulders turn so far and the club head is taken back a specified distance? Is it any fluid motion that produces consistent, solid contact with the golf ball?

We all know a perfect golf swing when we see it. Ernie Els is considered by many to have a perfect golf swing. Players short in stature and weighing 50 or more pounds less than their counterparts are able to drive the ball just as far. Must be they have a perfect golf swing. Getting enough clubhead speed, being able to hit the ball in the right direction and being able to do it over and over again, makes a perfect golf swing.

Golf Lessons

By admin, August 24, 2010 5:42 pm

There may be a few professionals who can honestly say they never took a golf lesson, but the vast majority of the best golfers in the world have taken a t least a few lessons over the course of their careers. The lesson here is that everyone can benefit by taking the occasional golf lesson. PGA Professional Golf Instructors are trained to detect problems with your swing or other aspects of your game. For about the price of a round of golf, you can get a half hour, one-on-one golf lesson to help you address any issues you may be having with your golf game. You may be doing something as simple as incorrectly teeing up your ball, or standing too far away at address. A golf lesson will quickly correct the problem and you’ll make better contact when you swing.

A Quick Golf Swing Lesson To Improve Those Drives

By admin, August 17, 2010 3:47 pm

A quick golf swing lesson to improve those drives involves that most difficult of clubs for the amateur to hit: the driver. This is the lightest club in the bag and should have the greatest swing speed for maximum length off the tee. However, many players that that swing harder will produce a faster swing and the ball will consequently travel farther. They fail to realize that everything has to be in harmony and once the timing is thrown off, the ball tends to visit places besides the fairway.

By teeing the ball higher and playing it forward in your stance, a normal golf swing will propel the spheroid much farther than trying to kill it. This is how the professional do it and the reason why amateurs fail often.

A Few Golf Tips To Lower Your Score

By admin, August 12, 2010 6:11 pm

You can lower your golf score with just a few tips. Take these tips to the course and watch your score lower each round.

Tip #1: Slow Your Swing Down
A slow, controlled will produce results consistently better than a hard, out of control swing. Through time, your swing will gain more speed and you will hit the ball further, but for now stay in control of everything.

Tip #2: Play Two Balls
Take a day by yourself and play two balls. With the first one, focus on being aggressive with every shot. With the second ball, focus on play conservatively. Keep score and see which produces the best results for your game.

Tip #3: Play With A Better Player
When you play with a better player, you will notice things that they do and you can use them in your own game. They will also push you to become a better player.

Do golf lessons need to be in person…

By admin, August 9, 2010 3:34 pm

With the internet providing a new way for people to communicate. some are wondering whether in-person golf lessons are even relevant any more. After all. shouldn’t a video golf lesson suffice in most instances… The answer is that you need to work closely with your teaching pro if you have one. Nothing can top the instruction that you get in person. with your pro there to guide your swing.

But don’t sell a video golf lesson short. Many players learn great things through these free resources. They get tips for working in the sand. tips on putting. and little pieces of advice for thinking their way around the course. A smart golfer will use all of the things at his disposal to get better scores. That includes going for a video golf lesson in some instances.

Golf Iron Help

By admin, July 30, 2010 12:58 pm

Knowing how to hit your irons is an important part of the game. Good iron shots can put you into better positions on the green. which can lower your scores dramatically. If you need help with your golf irons. try this simple drill. The most important thing about hitting irons is to hit down and through the ball. contacting the ball first before the ground. This will send the ball on a high trajectory with the proper distance and spin. One way to help your iron game is to place a tee about six inches in front of the ball. Take your normal stance and swing. trying to knock tee out of the ground. If you manage to hit the tee out of the ground. you know that you made crisp contact with the ball.

Keeping a Clear Head, Sending your Ball to the Perfect Destination

By admin, July 13, 2010 3:35 pm

Keep your mental area in practice, just like you do with your putt!
Here is a great tip for clearing your mind before taking that big swing:
Picture a whiteboard, as your thoughts write themselves on the board, erase them, and clear your mind!
As you tee-off, imagine a blue, rushing energy is swirling toward you, like blue lightning in a plasma globe.
When you take that final breath in before the swing, as you raise your arms to strike, picture that swirling cloud of blue energy. Allow it to enter into and completely fill your body, clearing thoughts and powering your arms and club. Now imagine the energy rushing like lightening bolts, down into your arms, through the club, and driving the ball to its perfect destination.

Golf Swing Tips

By admin, July 6, 2010 2:02 pm

Some of the most useful golf swing tips involve knowing what to do if your ball lands in a divot. Shots out of divots are difficult to play since the ball is sitting below the surface of the ground. By following these golf swing tips, you play from a divot without fear.

If you want the ball to come out of the divot and chase up to the green, play the ball back in your stance and take one more club.

If you want to fly the ball to the green and land it softly, try playing the ball forward in your stance with one less club than normal. Swing out to in with an open face to play a small fade. The ball should fly high and land soft.

Golf Swing Mechanics

By admin, July 2, 2010 12:51 pm

An aspect of golf swing mechanics that many amateurs overlook is the position of the left wrist at impact. The left wrist should ideally mirror the position of the club face at impact. Often, high handicap golfers have impact positions where their left wrists are bent backwards. This causes them to scoop the ball or to have an open club face, which produces high, sliced shots. At impact, the lead wrist should ideally be flat or slightly bowed. The wrist of the trailing hand should be bent. The resulting effect is that the hands are placed in front of the club head, leading to the golf ball being hit with a descending blow, which is a crucial element in golf swing mechanics for hitting high, crisp, and powerful iron shots.

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