Maintain Good Posture in Your Full Golf Swing
Thursday, July 29th, 2010For many high handicappers. many of their problems with the full golf swing originate from having poor posture. A lot of high handicap golfers slouch. which makes their spine bend forward and the shoulders droop at address. This can cause the head to drop as well. coming into contact with the chest. This is a sure recipe for disaster in your full golf swing. To solve this. you have to teach yourself proper posture and have a good setup position. Instead of slouching. bend from the waist. keeping a relatively flat back. Keep your chest high and your shoulders back. Hold your head out and do not let your chin touch your chest. From there you will be able to rotate completely and freely. allowing you to make a good. full swing.
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.
Golf Swing Sequence
Friday, July 2nd, 2010An analysis of the golf swing sequence of Tiger Woods shows that he has several problems that are causing him to lose distance and miss balls left and right of target.
For one, Tiger is making a mistake on his backswing by taking the club too far out, resulting in a very flat plane. Next, the slow motion golf swing sequence shows that at the top of the swing his club is laid off. This makes it difficult for him to release the club naturally. Instead he has to rely on perfect timing. Next, Tiger’s downswing is too steep, causing either a slice or a pull hook. Finally, Tiger is exiting his swing on a flatter angle than his initial plane, which is causing a slight power loss during shots.
Golf Video Tips: From Stance to Swing
Thursday, June 17th, 2010While many golfers will acknowledge they need to improve their golf swing, for some reason, it is more difficult to admit that your stance may need work as well. After all, if your stance is off, your swing will never be right. While many golfers would find it embarrassing to hire someone to help them improve their stance, you can work on it in private in the comfort of your home by viewing golf video tips online.
Like any other area of golf, stance takes some time to perfect and in order to have a winning golf swing, you will need to have the right stance. Instead of ignoring your stance and working only on your golf swing, watch some of the golf video tips, especially the ones that analyze a golfer’s stance. Bottom line: By improving your stance, you will inevitably improve your swing.
Understanding the Swing Sequence
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010The golf swing can seem overwhelmingly complicated to a beginner or anyone attempting to improve a swing. So many moving parts and contorted positions challenge the golfer when evaluating inconsistencies and mechanical problems. Breaking down the golf swing into a sequence of motions allows golfers to analyze specific elements and also understand how elements in one part of the sequence will affect the rest of the swing. The first part of the golf swing sequence is address. This involves making sure the club and body are properly aligned. Takeaway involves the first motion that brings the club away from the ball. Plane and angle are important elements. From there, the golf swing sequence goes into full back swing. At the top of the back swing, alignment is again crucial. Starting the downswing on the proper plane and in the correct tempo help insure solid contact. Impact and follow through complete the golf swing sequence. Evaluating each aspect will improve golfer performance.
The Importance of Swing Sequence
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010Defining a golf swing sequence gives the golfer the opportunity to break down a fast, complex action into bite-sized chunks. Attempting to define problems in a swing without a golf swing sequence can be very frustrating and nearly impossible.
The golf swing sequence involves the following basic elements: Setup, take-away, top of the backswing, downswing, impact and follow-through. The slightest deviations from basic fundamentals in any aspect can be disastrous in the result. Working through a swing sequence identifies these potential problems which is the first step to correction.
Identifying your swing sequence is easy to do with a decent camcorder. Using a slow motion feature and “Pause” allows you to see positioning at various points. Of course, using a professional teacher also provides critical input for each aspect.
Beginner Golf Lesson
Monday, May 3rd, 2010If you’re just learning how to play golf, do yourself a favor and sign up for a beginner golf lesson. Every golf course should have a golf pro available to give a beginner golf lesson. Make sure you ask about availability because during peak times of the year, you may have to make an appointment and wait a few days. If you visit the golf course during a slow time of the week or year, the golf pro may have time available to immediately give you a beginner golf lesson. The lesson will probably work on your golf swing on the driving range and you can progress to the course in later lessons. Some courses offer a series of beginner golf lessons at a discounted price.
Tiger’s Golf Swing
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010No matter how long you’ve played golf, your swing is always something that needs to be worked on. Tiger Woods has long been considered the greatest golfer in the world, maybe of all-time, but even Tiger’s golf swing needs to be practiced repeatedly.
Tiger’s golf swing is considered to be the most perfect swing on the PGA Tour, but even Tiger needs to repeatedly practice the fundamentals. Even the best golfer in the world makes bad shots and sometimes takes an imperfect swing. Golf is an extremely difficult game and if he doesn’t practice over and over, then even Tiger Wood’s golf swing can become flawed.
Starting Your Downswing–the Moment of Truth
Friday, January 29th, 2010The most important split second in the golf swing is the transition from your backswing to the downswing. That’s the moment of truth.
When you hit from the top (rush your downswing), your power and timing are destroyed. You should strive for an ever-so-slight hesitation at the top of your backswing before you begin your downswing. That sounds easy. It isn’t.
Your best method to develop the needed timing during the transition from backswing to downswing is to practice hitting full shots on the driving range. This is a difficult concept to master and it will take a lot of practice and focus to find the rhythm and timing that’s right for you.
Just remember one thing: don’t try and hit it from the top of your backswing.
Power and grace combined in a golf swing
Friday, January 15th, 2010If you want to find a swing to emulate, then you need to look no further than the game’s number one player. Tiger Woods is the best player in the world and many agree that he has the best swing in the world, too. If you want a golf swing like Tiger, then you need to be willing to work as hard as Tiger. He did not get to the point where he was winning green jackets by accident.
A golf swing like Tiger is something that few of us will ever reach, but it doesn’t hurt to shoot high. You should be looking at his power, combined with the pure grace of his swing. Tiger is explosive, yet in complete control. These things are admirable and they are easier to attain with practice.