The golf swing is made up of a 1000 minor movements to create poetry in motion. It can be challenging at the basic level, but certain movements help easy the pressure of creating the perfect golf swing. One of the basic movements is the takeaway. Moving the club head away from the ball in such a manner as it sets up the conditions for success throughout the rest of your swing. The trick, I surmise, is how to start the takeaway in a proper fashion; well, I think I have found a solution that all golfers can use!
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Understanding The Phases Of Our Golf Swing
The golf swing is a fluid movement producing tremendous power. Of course the results vary depending on the player, but the intent is usually the same. Although the golf swing is intended to be one motion, it can be broken down into many subsets. These internal motions can be dissected further in order to understand what movement works best for our game. To start all of this, however, we need to expand our knowledge on the phases of our golf swing. It is important and will help improve our overall game.
Continue readingBalance 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 readingIs Ball Position Really That Important?
I read so many articles, watch a mountain of videos and tried many different variations of ball position to be an expert. Haha, if you believe that well there is something about swamp land for sale. I have tried so many different combinations with so many different clubs that I think I am floating between ‘got it’ to ‘what the heck am I doing’! There is one thing that I did find out through all my trial and errors; there is no right answer for this topic. However, I think I do have a solution to the possibilities.
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What keeps you coming back to golf?
This is a very philosophical question. Immediately when asked, most experts will say the swing. Pundits point to mechanics immediately. Most of the top sources outline a no fail way to build a golf swing and lower your score. They also suggest that if you have a good golf swing, you automatically will have fun playing golf. This hypothesis is not very sound or practical.
Experiences (history) are great teachers. Think back through your life. What do you see? When you first started something, anything at all, did you immediately jump into the mechanics of that something? What was the first thing that attracted you to that activity? Remember the statement when we were growing up, ‘you will play and like it!’ ‘You will sing and like it!’ You will and on and on and on! Continue reading
The Grateful Golfer 