Mastery of golf's fundamentals is the first step toward better golf and consistent iron play. The fundamentals form the framework and the foundation upon which the entire swing is constructed.
Actually, building a swing is much like an architect building a house. If he builds it hurriedly - without a good set of plans - it becomes structurally weak and the slightest of pressures could send it tumbling to the ground. Such is the case in golf.
Since you are the principal architect of your swing, how can you develop it so that it will consistently repeat itself, swing after swing, no matter what club you may have in your hand? Here is how.
Developing the Swing
From the outset, every golfer should realize that certain procedures must be followed if he is to develop a swing.
There is a certain fundamental process, or sequence, involved in learning how to play golf, and it cannot be circumvented.
The Procedure. To the beginner, and even some advanced golfers, this fundamental process of learning how to play golf may seem a little involved, but it actually is not, particularly if you develop your game in an orderly, sensible manner. The orderly sequence would be this way:
1. You learn to swing first by practicing the fundamentals.
2. Secondly, you learn to control the ball by practicing intentional fades, hooks, high shots, and low shots.
3. Finally, incorporating the first two phases into your over-all game you learn how to score by playing as regularly as you can.
Obviously, you cannot learn control and scoring techniques before you master golf's fundamentals. Many have tried - and are still trying - but they cannot hope to improve unless they overhaul their swing completely because the swing habits they have formed are permanently ingrained within their muscle structure. You will progress faster and will become a more consistent player if you form the correct habits of the swing than if you learn to play in a haphazard manner.
The Swing Exercise. One of the best methods I have found of developing a smooth, consistent swing is an exercise most golfers use when they warm up before playing a round of golf. It is a simple little maneuver designed to train a golfer to entrust his swing to his arms and body instead of his hands.
Begin by assuming the position of address, and make certain that you are comfortable and relaxed. Then, with the upper part of your arms and elbows in close to your chest, turn your body back so that the arms are about belt high. The left shoulder and left arm are highly instrumental in this turning movement, with both the shoulder and the arm forming a pushing-back type of action.
Next, swing the arms forward until they are about belt high in front of you, making certain that the lower part of the body - the left hip and left leg-initiate the forward swing, as the arms are swung out toward an imaginary target. The right hand also turns over the left hand as the arms are swung forward.
Perform this swing back and forth for a few moments, letting your left knee and right elbow flex on the backswing and then your right knee and left elbow on the follow-through. You will soon get the feeling that you are swinging with your legs and hips and that your body is swinging the club. This creates the feeling of the one-piece swing that all of the good players have and talk about.
The average golfer, however, courts disaster if he becomes too conscious of his hand action through the ball. That is why this swing exercise is so important, because it will teach him every fundamental movement in the swing without too much of a mental effort on his part.
If you will practice this swing - the right way - for five or ten minutes a day for six months, you will be surprised at your progress in developing a fundamentally sound swing.
This will be the start of improving your entire game of golf.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
How To Improve Your Game With Simple Golf Exercises - By Mike Pederson
Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf fitness trainers and golf conditioning experts in the country, author of the Ultimate Golf Fitness Manual, and founder of several online golf fitness and exercise websites.
Check out his website :
PerformBetterGolf.com - Improve Your Driving,Distance,Accuracy and Consistency, for more information about his specifically designed to improve golf specific strength, flexibility, coordination, and overall golf swing mechanics! Below is one of the articles from this great golf trainer
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Winter is upon us and you have more time, since you’re not golfing…so why not get a jump on next season by doing some simple, in-home golf exercises that will quickly prepare your body to hit LONGER drives and shoot LOWER scores?
How many times have you started a new golf season with very high scores, short drives, and aches and pains? Am I talking to you? Let’s be honest. It happens more times than you’d like. But why not do it different this time? Instead of going into deep depression that the season is over – keep golf in the top of your mind by starting a golf exercise program.
Don’t let your clubs get dusty and forget about your game. Prepare your body in anticipation of next spring. It’s no fun to come off the course feeling spent (in more ways than one) when you could have energy to spare. You have between 4-6 months to greatly improve your strength, flexibility and stamina. It would be the wisest thing to do to improve your golf for next season.
When you begin the season with a “broken" body, you’re taking two steps back. Take a leap forward and prepare your body by getting your golf exercise program in motion. Think of it this way. What a great opportunity to get the edge on your playing partners and win all the money. Wouldn’t that get their goat?
Finally, you’ll get the chance to redeem yourself from a previous season that found you paying out more than receiving and being the brunt of all jokes in the clubhouse after every round. We’ve all been there - but no longer right? This is the winter to make the commitment and do it! No excuses. No more reasons to put it off. You may realize it’s not easy – but nothing worth getting is easy.
Golf exercise is a very popular topic these days among all the pros, teachers and even amateurs. It’s no secret that if you get your body fitter, stronger and more flexible you will swing better and hit longer drives that produce lower scores.
That’s what we all want right? What a feeling to be the longest (and straightest) hitter in your group. Always hitting your approach shot last because you were the furthest down the fairway. Those are the kinds of thoughts you should have this winter while you’re working out.
The simplist way to implement golf exercises is to look at the golf swing. First off, it’s standing on your feet. Not sitting down, like on a machine in your local gym. So try to do most of your exercises on your feet.
Secondly, you should be in your golf posture. Which is a bend forward at the hips, with your knees slightly flexed. Doing exercises in this position will create a very strong, stable golf swing.
A good example of a golf exercise would be the Golf Posture Lateral Raise:
Bend forward at hips just beyond normal golf posture.
Hold dumbbells in front of your thighs, palms facing each other.
Slowly raise dumbbell to the side and up.
Slowly bring back down to pre-stretch position.
Do you see how this would quickly build up the strength in the back of your shoulders for a strong take-away and downswing? The only equipment required was a pair of dumbbells (hand weights), which probably cost about $10. No fancy gym. And in the convenience of your home.
This is just one example of a simple golf exercise you can do quickly and conveniently in your home to dramatically transform your game!
Check out his website :
PerformBetterGolf.com - Improve Your Driving,Distance,Accuracy and Consistency, for more information about his specifically designed to improve golf specific strength, flexibility, coordination, and overall golf swing mechanics! Below is one of the articles from this great golf trainer
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Winter is upon us and you have more time, since you’re not golfing…so why not get a jump on next season by doing some simple, in-home golf exercises that will quickly prepare your body to hit LONGER drives and shoot LOWER scores?
How many times have you started a new golf season with very high scores, short drives, and aches and pains? Am I talking to you? Let’s be honest. It happens more times than you’d like. But why not do it different this time? Instead of going into deep depression that the season is over – keep golf in the top of your mind by starting a golf exercise program.
Don’t let your clubs get dusty and forget about your game. Prepare your body in anticipation of next spring. It’s no fun to come off the course feeling spent (in more ways than one) when you could have energy to spare. You have between 4-6 months to greatly improve your strength, flexibility and stamina. It would be the wisest thing to do to improve your golf for next season.
When you begin the season with a “broken" body, you’re taking two steps back. Take a leap forward and prepare your body by getting your golf exercise program in motion. Think of it this way. What a great opportunity to get the edge on your playing partners and win all the money. Wouldn’t that get their goat?
Finally, you’ll get the chance to redeem yourself from a previous season that found you paying out more than receiving and being the brunt of all jokes in the clubhouse after every round. We’ve all been there - but no longer right? This is the winter to make the commitment and do it! No excuses. No more reasons to put it off. You may realize it’s not easy – but nothing worth getting is easy.
Golf exercise is a very popular topic these days among all the pros, teachers and even amateurs. It’s no secret that if you get your body fitter, stronger and more flexible you will swing better and hit longer drives that produce lower scores.
That’s what we all want right? What a feeling to be the longest (and straightest) hitter in your group. Always hitting your approach shot last because you were the furthest down the fairway. Those are the kinds of thoughts you should have this winter while you’re working out.
The simplist way to implement golf exercises is to look at the golf swing. First off, it’s standing on your feet. Not sitting down, like on a machine in your local gym. So try to do most of your exercises on your feet.
Secondly, you should be in your golf posture. Which is a bend forward at the hips, with your knees slightly flexed. Doing exercises in this position will create a very strong, stable golf swing.
A good example of a golf exercise would be the Golf Posture Lateral Raise:
Bend forward at hips just beyond normal golf posture.
Hold dumbbells in front of your thighs, palms facing each other.
Slowly raise dumbbell to the side and up.
Slowly bring back down to pre-stretch position.
Do you see how this would quickly build up the strength in the back of your shoulders for a strong take-away and downswing? The only equipment required was a pair of dumbbells (hand weights), which probably cost about $10. No fancy gym. And in the convenience of your home.
This is just one example of a simple golf exercise you can do quickly and conveniently in your home to dramatically transform your game!
Friday, May 1, 2009
The Physical Requirements You Must Have For A Powerful And Consistent Golf Swing - By Mike Pederson
Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf fitness trainers and golf conditioning experts in the country, author of the Ultimate Golf Fitness Manual, and founder of several online golf fitness and exercise websites.
Check out his website :
PerformBetterGolf.com - Improve Your Driving,Distance,Accuracy and Consistency, for more information about his specifically designed to improve golf specific strength, flexibility, coordination, and overall golf swing mechanics! Below is one of the articles from this great golf trainer
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Check out his website :
PerformBetterGolf.com - Improve Your Driving,Distance,Accuracy and Consistency, for more information about his specifically designed to improve golf specific strength, flexibility, coordination, and overall golf swing mechanics! Below is one of the articles from this great golf trainer
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What I want to talk about now is the physical requirements needed for a repeatable golf swing that holds up for 18 holes of golf. I really want you to get this and come away with this as a new approach to your golf improvement. If golfers (hopefully you) every realized this and made the change in their golf improvement programs they would see amazing results very quickly! Naturally, there is more to a golf swing than just picking up a club and hacking away at the ball. There is a proper way to perform the swing, so you don’t end up causing injury to your body, such as the ever popular low-back pain over 80% of golfers experience at one time in their golfing careers. However, it takes more than a mechanically correct golf swing to avoid injury, and achieve the explosive drives you know you can do; it takes the power of your muscles. You will gain more power…quickly, by dong simple golf swing training drills that target your specific golf muscles. These include:
Abs (stomach muscles or CORE)
Lower back
Lat muscle (latissimus dorsi– upper back under each arm)
Quadriceps (thigh muscles)
Right / Left Deltoid (shoulder muscle)
Hamstrings (tendons in the back of your leg)
If you have not taken the time to strengthen these areas of your body before playing golf, swing faults will be the outcome. Therefore, it is essential that you maintain your golf-specific muscular strength with simple and easy golf swing training drills you can do right in the comfort of your home. You might be wondering why strengthening these muscles are so important to the outcome of your golf swing; the reason is because each of these areas helps you to maintain your posture throughout your swing, producing a repeatable swing with less mis-hits. From the time you begin your address to the moment you come in contact with the ball, your posture must withstand the torque of your golf swing in order to prevail.
Let’s examine this in further detail, so you can gain a better understanding of how these muscles work to produce power.
Address -When you are in the point of address, your knees and hips are bent, which requires the strength of your quadriceps and hamstrings. Your upper body is angled in a way that requires the support of your abdominal muscles. If your body is in shape, this posture will come with ease, but if you have any extra “fluffy cushioning” on your stomach, you will feel the urge to lean forward. This will not only pull you out of your posture, but it will also put a large amount of pressure on your lower back.
Backswing - When you begin your backswing and raise your club to the rear, your right or left leg (depending on the position you favor) should remain bent, which will place a higher amount of pressure on the coinciding quadriceps. However, if your quadriceps is weak, you will feel the urge to straighten your leg, leading to the breaking of your posture. Your hamstrings are used to keep your body angled during the backswing. And as your right or left deltoid (depending on your position preference) is preparing for a powerful downswing, your abdominals should be tightened and storing coiled-up energy, in order to work with the rest of your muscles in producing your max amount of balance and power.
Downswing – Following the backswing, the weight that has been placed on your right or left leg will release, and a lot of tension will be felt up the entire left, or right side, of your back lat muscles. Your lat muscles play a major role in producing power for your downswing; therefore the stronger they are, the longer your drive. As always, your abdominals and hamstrings need to support the torque of your swing, because if left to be controlled by the movement of your spine, your posture will be thrown off balance, while your body is in the process of completing the golf swing. These are just some of the reasons why it is so important to keep your muscles strong and flexible, when playing golf. Their strength (and flexibility) will enable you to produce maximum clubhead speed into the ball, with less effort, which is an easy way to decrease your handicap.
Just imagine, instead of making the traditional big ol’ banna ball right (better known as the slice), or a hard pull left… you will produce every golfer’s dream – “The long ball, that goes straight every time!” With super success like this, you’ll wear a proud smile on your face, while others stand around to gawk at your marvelous drive. It will shock you how quickly you will see results when you choose to follow this type of conditioning program. You could let your friends in on our little secret, or you could simply tell them that eating your wheaties, as mom always instructed, really paid off!
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Golf Swing Instruction That Works - By Mike Pederson
Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf fitness trainers and golf conditioning experts in the country, author of the Ultimate Golf Fitness Manual, and founder of several online golf fitness and exercise websites.
Check out his website PerformBetterGolf.com - Improve Your Driving,Distance,Accuracy and Consistency, for more information about his specifically designed to improve golf specific strength, flexibility, coordination, and overall golf swing mechanics!
Below is one of the articles from this great golf trainer =================================================================
Golf swing instruction starts with an understanding of the different segments of the golf swing. Understanding the golf swing segments will give anybody a firm foundation to learn all the tricks of the trade from others and thus be able to understand any golf swing instruction aimed at helping them improve their game.
There are actually three segments to the golf swing. The segments are the backswing, the downswing and finally the impact and follow through.
Dividing the swing into these 3 segments helps to apply every individual golf swing instruction or tip to the particular segments where they apply.
It also helps the golfer focus on one segment at a time in their golf swing instruction making it easier for them to remember what they learn and also to be able to work on improving their game systematically.
There is another bigger advantage to this approach. And that is the ability to be able to draw ones attention to the many different parts of the body and the many muscles involved in a proper golf swing.
This important in helping a golfer involved in a golf exercise program to be able to appreciate the different exercises they do in the program and what particular muscles the exercises focus on.
All this makes it a lot easier for any golfer to link their exercises to golf swing instructions they receive as they seek to improve on their game.
Actually it is not possible to divorce the basics of golf swing instruction from golf specific exercises. The two go together and chances of improving your game improve dramatically when you combine the two. On the other hand progress is bound to be much slower when you work on golf swing instruction only.
Check out his website PerformBetterGolf.com - Improve Your Driving,Distance,Accuracy and Consistency, for more information about his specifically designed to improve golf specific strength, flexibility, coordination, and overall golf swing mechanics!
Below is one of the articles from this great golf trainer =================================================================
Golf swing instruction starts with an understanding of the different segments of the golf swing. Understanding the golf swing segments will give anybody a firm foundation to learn all the tricks of the trade from others and thus be able to understand any golf swing instruction aimed at helping them improve their game.
There are actually three segments to the golf swing. The segments are the backswing, the downswing and finally the impact and follow through.
Dividing the swing into these 3 segments helps to apply every individual golf swing instruction or tip to the particular segments where they apply.
It also helps the golfer focus on one segment at a time in their golf swing instruction making it easier for them to remember what they learn and also to be able to work on improving their game systematically.
There is another bigger advantage to this approach. And that is the ability to be able to draw ones attention to the many different parts of the body and the many muscles involved in a proper golf swing.
This important in helping a golfer involved in a golf exercise program to be able to appreciate the different exercises they do in the program and what particular muscles the exercises focus on.
All this makes it a lot easier for any golfer to link their exercises to golf swing instructions they receive as they seek to improve on their game.
Actually it is not possible to divorce the basics of golf swing instruction from golf specific exercises. The two go together and chances of improving your game improve dramatically when you combine the two. On the other hand progress is bound to be much slower when you work on golf swing instruction only.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Perfect Golf Swing Drill - By Mike Pederson
About Mike Pederson :
Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf fitness trainers and golf conditioning experts in the country, author of the Ultimate Golf Fitness Manual, and founder of several online golf fitness and exercise websites.
Check out his website PerformBetterGolf.com - Improve Your Driving,Distance,Accuracy and Consistency, for more information about his specifically designed to improve golf specific strength, flexibility, coordination, and overall golf swing mechanics!
Mike Pedersen is one of the top golf fitness trainers and golf conditioning experts in the country, author of the Ultimate Golf Fitness Manual, and founder of several online golf fitness and exercise websites.
Check out his website PerformBetterGolf.com - Improve Your Driving,Distance,Accuracy and Consistency, for more information about his specifically designed to improve golf specific strength, flexibility, coordination, and overall golf swing mechanics!
Below is one of the articles from this great golf trainer
=================================================================A drill for a perfect golf swing is one that isolates your swing fault and eliminates it permanently. If you can find, and apply a drill like this...it could easily be labeled a perfect drill for your golf swing...
Golf drills are a "dime-a-dozen"...but the ones that REALLY help your swing are only a few. Just open up a golf magazine and you'll seea dozen drills in every issue. The worst thing you could do is clutter your head with all these drills and hope your swing will get better.
Isolate Your Swing Fault
The whole purpose of a drill for your golf swing is to correct a swing fault that you just can't seem to fix on your own. Swing faults are ingrained in your body (and mind) and are nearly impossible to cure, but a drill specific to your swing fault can make all the difference.
For example, if you hook the golf ball. This is a swing fault that can cause so much grief, you nearly want to quit the game. Am I right? This type of swing can cause many balls to go out of bounds on your tee shot, adding two strokes to your score everytime this happens.
But picture doing a drill specific to the cause of your hook. Maybe it's an alignment drill, or a swing path drill. Either way, you can make dramatic improvements, and with a little consistency, eliminate that nasty hook forever!
Do Your Drill Consistently
How many times has your teaching pro given you a drill and you didn't work on it? You then came for another lesson because you haven't improved. Does this sound familiar? I know...because I am guilty of it myself!
The to success in anything is consistency and persistent! Doing something over and over again til you get it right! Isn't that true in life; in business; and even in personal relationships?
Anything you do consistently, you're going to get better at, and maybe even be at the top of your competition. What a motivator to know with persistence, you could dominate your competition (or buddies in your foursome).
Perfect Golf Swing
So when you talk about the perfect golf swing...we are really talking about your BEST golf swing aren't we? A golf swing that you can repeat for 18 holes. A golf swing that even if it goes south (and it will) you can correct on the course and "stop the bleeding". That's a perfect golf swing for you!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
How To Master The Iron Golf EBook -Review
So what do you think after reading 2 great articles from the author of How To Master The Golf Iron!?
I believe that for most people before buying a product, they will sure need to search for a review. Well, without searching further, here comes the review of this comprehensive EBook
Review of Content :
Jeff Taylor is the author of the book How To Master The Golf Iron!. At Last You Can Master Your Iron Play brings a great offering that will not only let you master the moves of the pros but also enjoy the process. Well-written and succinct, this golf e-book is unlike any others out on the market today. The usual styles of books tend to be too technical, but How to Master the Golf Irons is a refreshing take on the game. Its main selling point is in its well-developed and well-conceptualized formula in eradicating the hours and hours of hard work spent perfecting your golf game and turning it into a couple of hours only. One “eureka-moment” inducing section of this book will make you realize that improving your golf game is actually in knowing when and how exactly you should use your irons. It comes as no surprise then that each type of club comes with a lengthy yet highly interesting descriptions complete with high quality pictures and charts that make you memorize noteworthy tips in an instant.
Review on the Price :
The actual retail value of How To Master The Golf Iron! can be pegged at more than seven hundred and fifty dollars and this is because of the multiplayer golf game software and essential guidebooks that come with it. But as pleasant surprise, the entire package can actually be had for only $47, which is less than twenty percent of what it is valued at!
Overall Summary
There are many golf books around which tell you a thing or two about the game, but none as comprehensive and easily understandable than How To Master The Golf Iron!. More golf enthusiasts can be attracted to this because of the multiplayer golf game software that is highly addicting (and it certainly does a lot to improve your game on a conceptual level!). It can then be said that How to Master the Golf Irons! At Last You Can Master Your Iron Play is one book which is worth its praises and testimonials by other users.
Source : http://www.givemeareview.com/Golf-eBooks/HowtoMastertheGolfIrons-review.html
I believe that for most people before buying a product, they will sure need to search for a review. Well, without searching further, here comes the review of this comprehensive EBook
Review of Content :
Jeff Taylor is the author of the book How To Master The Golf Iron!. At Last You Can Master Your Iron Play brings a great offering that will not only let you master the moves of the pros but also enjoy the process. Well-written and succinct, this golf e-book is unlike any others out on the market today. The usual styles of books tend to be too technical, but How to Master the Golf Irons is a refreshing take on the game. Its main selling point is in its well-developed and well-conceptualized formula in eradicating the hours and hours of hard work spent perfecting your golf game and turning it into a couple of hours only. One “eureka-moment” inducing section of this book will make you realize that improving your golf game is actually in knowing when and how exactly you should use your irons. It comes as no surprise then that each type of club comes with a lengthy yet highly interesting descriptions complete with high quality pictures and charts that make you memorize noteworthy tips in an instant.
Review on the Price :
The actual retail value of How To Master The Golf Iron! can be pegged at more than seven hundred and fifty dollars and this is because of the multiplayer golf game software and essential guidebooks that come with it. But as pleasant surprise, the entire package can actually be had for only $47, which is less than twenty percent of what it is valued at!
Overall Summary
There are many golf books around which tell you a thing or two about the game, but none as comprehensive and easily understandable than How To Master The Golf Iron!. More golf enthusiasts can be attracted to this because of the multiplayer golf game software that is highly addicting (and it certainly does a lot to improve your game on a conceptual level!). It can then be said that How to Master the Golf Irons! At Last You Can Master Your Iron Play is one book which is worth its praises and testimonials by other users.
Source : http://www.givemeareview.com/Golf-eBooks/HowtoMastertheGolfIrons-review.html
Saturday, April 18, 2009
The Overlapping Grip - By Jeff Taylor
Another great article by Jeff Taylor - author of How To Master The Golf Iron!
Although there are many ways to grip the club, themost effective and widely accepted one is the overlapping grip. This grip promotes excellent unity of the hands,allowing them to function as a one-piece unit throughout the swing.
The overlapping grip places initial control in theleft hand and keeps it there throughout the backswingand early in the downswing. The right hand then takes over and applies the powerthrough the clubshaft and clubhead.Positioning your left hand on the club correctly isthe first step towards building a good grip.
A good test to tell if you have the correct left-handgrip is to bring the club up to eye level and open thelast three fingers. If the club does not move, you havethe correct left-hand grip, because the pad of the palmand the crook of the forefinger around the shaft willmaintain a firm grip for you.
About the left thumb: There are two accepted positionsfor it on the shaft, depending upon your experienceand skill.
The straight-down-the-shaft thumb position is generallyused by better players and those who are prone to hooking(a right-to-left flight pattern). The other positionhas the thumb slightly on the right side of the grip.
As you progress in experience and acquire a betterfundamental knowledge of the grip and swing, it ispossible to make the slight adjustment of puttingyour thumb straight down the shaft.
When you have completed your left-hand grip, theV formed by the thumb and forefinger should point toyour right shoulder, or to your right eye if you areprone to hooking.
Looking down, you should be able to see at least two or three knuckles of your left hand. If you cansee only one knuckle, your grip is too weak; and iffour knuckles are showing, your grip is too strong.
One more thing about the left-hand grip, and it isso important that it merits special study and thought.It concerns the gripping pressure applied to the shaftby the left hand.
I have seen some golfers grip the club so tight thatthey can't even flex their wrists. Remember, thereis a difference between firmness and tightness.Never grip the club tightly and with such rigid tension that you lose the feel of the clubhead.
The pressure points for the left hand should bethe last three fingers of the hand, with a lesseramount of pressure exerted by the palm pad and the forefinger.
In other words, the fingers press up and the pad presses down, thus locking the shaft in-between.It is a little more difficult to position your righthand on the club, because it is the overlapping hand.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
How To Grip The Club - By Jeff Taylor
Hi there, it's been a long time since I post something on my blog. Its been a busy year for me last year. So I hope to post more this year and also provide more guides to the newbies who are interested to learn more about golf.
Here is an article from Jeff Taylor - Author of How To Master The Golf Iron!.
Good iron play requires a good grip. Without such a grip it is virtually impossible to control yourshots to the green and score with any degree ofconsistency.
Most golfers, particularly beginners, fail to appreciate the importance of the grip and itsinfluence on the over-all swing. After some 20 years of playing golf, both for funand as a profession, spending countless hours of thinking about the swing and how it should function,and hundreds of other hours on the practice tee,I have reached one emphatic conclusion: No one who aspires to become a good golfer can do so without a correct grip. It is as simple as that. Your hands, as the gripping force, are the only physical contact you have with the club. They must, therefore, be positioned on the club correctly if you are to achieve the directional control that is so necessary for consistent iron play.
I experienced trouble with my grip for years before I finally made a major change in 1958.Prior to that time, I had been fortunate enough to win a number of tournaments, but I always had a tendency to hook the ball.The reason was that I had carried my right hand under the shaft too much, invariably resulting in a closed face at the top of the swing. In the fall of 1958, Paul Runyan, La Jolla Country Club professional, advised me to change my grip and position of the club face at the top of my swing. He suggested that I move my right hand slightly counterclockwise, or more on top of the shaft, to have the clubface more open at the top of the swing.
These changes were related, and it took me amonth or more to become accustomed to this newright-hand position.
By moving my right hand more on top of the shaft,there was less tendency to have the right hand exert initial control during the backswing.
The right hand merely rides on the shaft, thus allowing the clubface to remain square, or slightlyopen, as the body is turned away from the ball. Also, this new grip prevented my right hand fromtaking over too soon at the start of the downswing.I would say that this change amounted to moving my right hand about an inch, so that the V formed by my right index finger and thumb pointed to my right eye instead of to my right shoulder as is conventional for the average golfer.
The movement was ever so slight, but it allowed my left hand, arm, and entire left side to exert more control over my swing, particularly, as I have just pointed out, during the early stages of the backswingand downswing.
In the golf swing, the body movements generate the power and the hands apply it through the shaft andclub head with a terrific lashing action of the rightforearm and right hand.This movement can be likened to cracking a whip underhanded.A tremendous amount of clubhead speed can be generated this way, provided you have a proper grip on the club and are on the proper swing plane coming into the ball.On the other hand, if the club is not gripped properly, you lose control at some critical juncture in the swing and the club head cannot be accelerated to its maximum speed.
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Here is an article from Jeff Taylor - Author of How To Master The Golf Iron!.
Good iron play requires a good grip. Without such a grip it is virtually impossible to control yourshots to the green and score with any degree ofconsistency.
Most golfers, particularly beginners, fail to appreciate the importance of the grip and itsinfluence on the over-all swing. After some 20 years of playing golf, both for funand as a profession, spending countless hours of thinking about the swing and how it should function,and hundreds of other hours on the practice tee,I have reached one emphatic conclusion: No one who aspires to become a good golfer can do so without a correct grip. It is as simple as that. Your hands, as the gripping force, are the only physical contact you have with the club. They must, therefore, be positioned on the club correctly if you are to achieve the directional control that is so necessary for consistent iron play.
I experienced trouble with my grip for years before I finally made a major change in 1958.Prior to that time, I had been fortunate enough to win a number of tournaments, but I always had a tendency to hook the ball.The reason was that I had carried my right hand under the shaft too much, invariably resulting in a closed face at the top of the swing. In the fall of 1958, Paul Runyan, La Jolla Country Club professional, advised me to change my grip and position of the club face at the top of my swing. He suggested that I move my right hand slightly counterclockwise, or more on top of the shaft, to have the clubface more open at the top of the swing.
These changes were related, and it took me amonth or more to become accustomed to this newright-hand position.
By moving my right hand more on top of the shaft,there was less tendency to have the right hand exert initial control during the backswing.
The right hand merely rides on the shaft, thus allowing the clubface to remain square, or slightlyopen, as the body is turned away from the ball. Also, this new grip prevented my right hand fromtaking over too soon at the start of the downswing.I would say that this change amounted to moving my right hand about an inch, so that the V formed by my right index finger and thumb pointed to my right eye instead of to my right shoulder as is conventional for the average golfer.
The movement was ever so slight, but it allowed my left hand, arm, and entire left side to exert more control over my swing, particularly, as I have just pointed out, during the early stages of the backswingand downswing.
In the golf swing, the body movements generate the power and the hands apply it through the shaft andclub head with a terrific lashing action of the rightforearm and right hand.This movement can be likened to cracking a whip underhanded.A tremendous amount of clubhead speed can be generated this way, provided you have a proper grip on the club and are on the proper swing plane coming into the ball.On the other hand, if the club is not gripped properly, you lose control at some critical juncture in the swing and the club head cannot be accelerated to its maximum speed.
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