Aligning our body in order to hit a straight golf ball can be challenging. There are so many factors involved with finding the proper alignment it can be daunting for many beginners. As with all players, I walked the path of poor alignment early in my career, but now I think I have a handle on how to properly align my body in order to hit the shot I want. After many year of alignment challenges, I found a use for alignment sticks. I wish I had found them at the beginning of my golfing adventure, but it is what it is and today I use them regularly. Do you?
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Chipping With The Toe Of Your Club
There are many different techniques to chip a golf ball. This important topic has resurfaced many times on The Grateful Golfer and yet here it is again. Today I want to focus on chipping with the toe of your club. It is something that is often overlooked, but provides a greater opportunity to make better contact when making these delicate shorter shots. Pete Cowen provides a perfect explanation of how and why this chipping technique is very important to improving our golf game.
Continue readingThree Simple Tips To Lower Golf Scores
Regardless of your skill, every player should know and understand the simple elements of their golf swing. This statement really does not mean much to many players because they do not know what they do not know. I realize I am contradicting myself because how do we know something about our golf swing if we have never been exposed to the knowledge. While searching for a topic to address today, I found a video that talks about three basic aspects of approach shots that I think need repeating. I say repeating because I have discussed the times in one form or another. The knowledge is worth repeating and Michele Low does a great job pointing them out.
Continue readingDo You Rotate Or Pull With Your Lead Arm?
The golf swing has many moving components. Regardless of what level of play you produce, there is always something that can be improved. During today’s discussion, I want to focus on our lead arm (in my case it is my left arm because I hit right handed clubs) and how it works during our golf swing. The mechanics of our lead are is very simple; it needs to rotate not pull during our golf swing. Pretty straight forward, right?
Continue readingKnowing What You Know In Golf
Any player who has played a fair amount of golf understands that there are limitations to their golf game. This comes as no surprise, yet many (including myself years ago) do little to change this situation. I am not talking about conducting exhaustive research to fill our knowledge gaps, although that is always a good idea, but developing an understanding of what we can and cannot do with our golf clubs. This stage in our developmental process is often overlooked. Regardless, I have one sure fire tip that will help fix your woes and improve your overall game.
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