The sport of golf requires a certain amount of patience and lots of skill. The goal of this sport is to use a myriad of different clubs to get a little white ball inside a hole. Just the description of golf is enough to make some people turn and run away. If you read and follow the tips in this article, you will be on your way to playing a better game every time you go golfing.
Spend several hours at a golf facility or driving range and you will see several different types of swings, postures, stances, grips and so on. One common theme however among high handicappers is how they practice their golf game. What do I mean?
Here’s Bob The Shanker’s routine:
1. gets golf balls
2. hits some wedges, irons but 60% of his practice is with his driver
3. keeps same bad swing flaws
4. never works on anything specific
Check that with the practice routine of Tiger Woods:
6:30 a.m. – Cardio
If it’s May and you’re watching the PGA Tour, you know what’s lurking on the 17th hole at the TPC Sawgrass course for The Players Championship. Of course it’s the notorious island green and I’m sure you’ve seen shots like the ones below:
The 17th at TPC Sawgrass swallows up about 175,000 golf balls per year because honestly it’s hit the green or die. Hitting shots like this into holes that are surrounded by disaster are nothing new but scare the daylights out of most golfers. Why?
Making a good swing is probably the hardest thing to learn in golf. Swings are usually modified to improve a shot. But actually, a swing just involves mechanics and body motions put together the right way. Golfers probably know that this is harder than it sounds. So what are the basics for a good golf swing?
Slice is described to be a shot that started off slightly to the left then swerving to the right in the air. Those new to this game often have this fault and it tends to be frustrating. The slice sends the ball deep into the rough and it’s very uncontrollable. The slice is even more common than another golfer’s mistake called the hook, to which the ball does the opposite through the air.
How to cure the slice