Archives for Golf Tips for Beginners - Page 7
What my club golf championship taught me
Golf is hard. Competitive golf is harder still. Competitive golf is an endurance test - a test of both, physical and mental endurance. Train for it as such. Make sure…
The Turn–The most important golf swing thought
If your backswing follows an incorrect path, your club will not end up in the correct SLOT on the top of your swing. Which means, it will not follow the…
Overcoming fear in golf–especially on the first tee
Fear , in golf, arises from the uncertainty of making solid contact (on the golf course). It takes many forms (some people fear the tee shot, others fear chipping onto…
Golf Setup–the importance of equal weight distribution
The importance of weight distribution is often overlooked (Some coaches do talk about 60-40 weight distribution (60 on the right , 40 on the left) for an ideal driver setup).…
Golf’s Missing Setup Tip–Set Up so that your upper body can rotate along hip joint
If you setup incorrectly, none of the golf fundamentals will make any sense. For example, the one piece takeaway – or ‘maintaining the Y’ as you start your backswing –…
Setup Routine Mistake – Reacting to the golf ball
One of the foremost mistakes made by golfers is the psychological effect that they allow the golf ball to have on them. When you approach the ball during your setup…
Lateral Wrist Break (Hinge) with a rounded shoulder turn
Golf has more than enough counter-intuitive things to worry about – but here I want to discuss one of the most basic items on that list. Ben Hogan once remarked…
The FIVE minute range warm up
What can you accomplish in 5 minutes? TWO of the most important aspects of the golf swing are: the TEMPO of the SWING and the role of the hands at…
Success with the 3 wood
One of the biggest problems stems from thinking of the 3 wood as a ‘stepped-down’ driver. When we think of it as such, we try to set up just as…
The Gate to Golf – Swinging from inside out (and feeling the ‘punch’)
Feel the “punch”! Feel the punch! My golf coach in India (who can barely read or write – but knows how to swing a stick) kept repeating. What he was…