There are many different areas of discussion in golf that it is sometimes difficult to decide where to focus our efforts. One of the areas often overlooked is the follow through after contact with the golf ball. Many amateurs (myself included in my early days) pay little attention to our actions after contact not realizing that they are as important as the setup and swing movements. How we follow through will affect the ball ball flight and might be the cause of many wayward shots. Is your follow through consistent and effective? Let’s discuss.
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How To Improve Your Golf Swing
There are so many tips to improve our golf swing it is hard to pick just one. The suggestions here at the Grateful Golfer is designed to offer help to amateurs hoping to improve their game. I am under no illusion that every tip will work for everyone, but I am hoping that the odd tip will help someone at least once. Today’s advice is a combination of pre-shot routine, relieving tension and improving your back swing in under a minute. Sounds too good to be true…..right? Well, maybe not!
Putting Pre-Shot Routine
If you do not have a pre-shot routine, I strongly recommend that you develop one sooner than later. It is a technique used by every professional golfer, although they vary greatly, to ensure they are prepared to hit their next golf shot. More importantly, developing a pre-shot routine for putting is the most important skill you will create in order to reduce the most strokes. Personally, I have used the same basic pre-shot routine for most of my golfing career and I think it works very well. It has saved me many strokes over the years compared to lost strokes. And I think you can as well.
Continue readingHitting Your Golf Ball Correctly?
After 50 years of playing golf, I have come to the conclusion that I do not know as much about golf as I think. I have read, watched videos, practice, practiced some more, competed in tournaments, shot under par, shot three holes in one, and made a few eagles through my journey. And yet, the amount of information about ball striking that I do not know seems to never end. Each time I think I have a solution to a challenge, another crops up and challenges me mentally (and sometimes physically) to change my thinking to start down another swing path. Needless to say, all of this change can be frustrating, however I have to say that it is a fundamental reason why I love the game of golf!
Continue readingClub Selection – Not Just A Routine Act In Golf
Initially, when readers think club selection they might thing about the types of golf clubs available to purchase. This is not a bad train of thought if you are looking for something new to help improve your game. Personally, I think buying new equipment is overrated, but that is a discussion for another day. Today, I want to discuss the process related to choose which club to hit when during your round. The cookie cutter approach of focusing on distance only works if you are beginning to play golf, however as your game improves it is only one consideration when selecting a club to hit. What are the others you may ask; great question!
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