Finding the proper club position during our golf swing is always a challenge. There are some basics that all golfers should follow, however it is a challenge to establish the feeling required to set your swing. I can akin the club position to dancing. We learn the proper steps, yet it takes time to develop the fluid grace required to execute the dance steps without any thought. The steps just naturally happen. Interestingly, I recently stumbled across a routine task that offers some insight to the proper club position; I was surprised at first, but now……not so much.
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Balance and Control During Your Golf Swing
Balance and control are vital to a solid golf swing. I wish there was a simple solution, however each player needs to find the harmony between the multitude of factors in order to produce their perfect swing. This journey is a difficult one because of the plethora of factors. Fortunately, there is a simple way to approach this nut and it can be fixed by simple math.
Continue readingStill Pulling My Irons Left
Golf is a goofy game. There are times when I hit my ball exactly as expected and then all heck breaks out. For the past three weeks, I am pulling my irons left. In many cases, I have thought I had things all figure out, but for some reason I have not been able to crack this nut. I feel that this challenge will continue to persist if I do not find a fix. I am down to two things: alignment and casting over the top of my swing. Or at least that are my thoughts at this time.
Continue readingTaking Aim On A Par Three
Many golfers struggle with where to aim on a par three. I am not talking about the 200 yard monster that challenges many aspects of our game, but 135 yard hole that is in the wheel house of most golfers. For my game, this distance is a smooth 9 iron. Given the shorter distance, one would think that hitting the ball close would be a no brainer. However, more often than not, golfers tend to miss the green or leave themselves a very long putt. I often wondered about this and I think I have the answer.
Continue readingStaying The Course For Success
Are you a panic golfer? When you miss a shot or two, do you start looking for ways to improve your swing? In years past, I was that exact golfer. I felt that when things started to veer off the rails, I needed to immediately change, adjust or tweak something in swing in order to get back on course. Naturally this was the wrong approach to improving my round and usually finished with a higher score than I expected. It was like rolling a snowball downhill, my challenges kept getting bigger and harder to manage.
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The Grateful Golfer 