Golf Chipping Tips
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010Chipping is a critical part of the game, especially for amateurs who miss a lot of greens. If you find yourself in a situation where you don’t have much green to work with and the ball is sitting down in the rough around the green, consider the following tips.
First, use your sand or lob wedge, which will let the ball land softly. Next, open your stance and club face slightly. By opening the face, you are adding loft to your shot. Opening your stance will cause you to cut across the ball, adding loft also. Next, address the ball on the toe of the club. This will create a glancing blow, which will make the ball land softly. Take a short stroke and watch the ball pop up and stop.
One Tip to Keep a Full Golf Swing Straight
Thursday, October 21st, 2010A round of golf is full of many critical decisions about shot selection. Most shots will take a full golf swing to perform. Here is a quick look at how to accomplish a full golf swing and some of the shot types that require a full swing.
Most amateur golfers have a hard time keeping the ball straight. Sure, it starts out that way but will start to fade and ends up in a very bad place. Here is a tip to try that should eliminate that problem.
Check ball position. If the ball is too forward in your stance, then your shoulders will remain open and point to the left of the target. The way to avoid this is to always aim your shot using your shoulders. While doing so, keep the ball square with your shoulders and club face.
Anti-Slice Golf Instruction
Monday, August 30th, 2010A slice for a right handed golfer is a shot that starts to the left of the target line and veers off quickly to the right. Most amateurs suffer from the slice, causing them to shoot bad scores. One of the fundamental tenets of anti-slice golf instruction is that the slice is caused by an open club face. However, with modern cameras and physics, it has been shown that this thought is flawed.
Indeed, the main cause of the slice is a closed club face, which causes the ball to start to the left initially. What imparts the slice spin is the path of the club head relative to the club face angle. In the case of a slice, the path is too out to in, which imparts the spin.
Tiger’s Golf Swing
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010The golf swing Tiger Woods has used since his return to golf this year has come under much scrutiny. Woods’ play has been considerably lower than his usual level and many people point to his golf swing as the main culprit.
The main problem of the golf swing Tiger has been using is that at the top of the swing, the club is laid off and pointing left. This makes it difficult for him to square the club face properly. When he swings from this position, he must hold off the release of the club to hit it straight. If he mistimes the release and leaves the face too open, the ball goes wide right. If he fails to hold off the club from releasing, he hits a big pull-hook.
Stop Hooking My Golf Shots
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010One of the questions that golfers ask themselves is, “How can I stop hooking my golf shots?” A lot of amateur receive bad advice about what causes a hook or a slice. One of the best ways that a golfer can stop asking himself, “How do I stop hooking my golf shots,” is to know what causes certain ball flights.
Contrary to popular belief, it’s not the club path from in to out that causes a hook. Rather, it is a closed club face. If the face of the club is pointed to the left, the ball is going to start left no matter the swing path. To stop hooking the ball, you have to make sure that your club face is square or open relative to the club path.
Help with Your Golf Swing
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010One of the things that concerns beginning golfers the most is their golf swing. When they’re struggling to send that ball where they want it and face failure after failure, they’re frustrated. The perfect golf swing begins to seem impossible to achieve.
There are a few basic rules that will help with your golf swing. First of all, it can’t be emphasized enough that good-quality equipment is essential, from your clubs to the gloves you wear. These items were created to support your golf game. They tend to be a little more costly than your lower-grade items, but this is for a reason.
Second, the placement of your feet is very important. Having a strong but flexible stance is key to giving you help with your golf swing. Your knees should never be rigid. At the same time your feet should be firm.
Lastly, the placement of your hands on your club is important.
These are very basic tips, but with practice can help you significantly with your golf swing.