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Free Golf Instruction How to Putt

November 7th, 2008

Aim At The Hole

Too many beginning golfers spend lord knows how many minutes trying to line up their putts only to miss putt after putt after putt. The problem is over analysis and here’s what you can do to correct it. 95% of the time you should aim the golf ball right at the hole and spend your time trying to judge the downhill and uphill slope of the greens and the speed you’ll have to putt the ball with to get it in the hole. Most of the time when weekend golfers are trying to play a sideway slope they end up over compensating for it and miss horribly.

Don’t let that happen to you!

Aim straight for the hole and focus your time and energy on guessing the right speed you’ll need on your swing.

Imagine The Hole Is A One Foot By One Foot Square

Your goal here is to cut down on all your three putt holes by using one putt to get the ball within “tap in” distance. Obviously if you have a chance at the hole in one stroke then drain it but be honest with yourself. Use your one shot to get the ball within the “square” and then tap it in for a respectable two putt hole. Beats a three putt hole any day…

Visualize Yourself Sinking The Putt

Before I take my putt I see myself sinking the putt in my head. I try to trick my mind into thinking that I’ve already sank that putt before. In my head I try to focus on the speed of my swing and the pace the ball will need to fall into the hole. In my mind I’ve already gone over how far back my swing has to go and much of a follow through there will be.

Take A deep Breath Before You Putt

I actually do this before every swing but it really works to relax my swing and to calm me down. In my mind I try to focus on everything in  my swing that I’m trying to be cognizant of (you know what I’m talking about) and I take a smooth, confidant swing.

Count up your putting strikes next round and then practice these tips. See if you can reduce your putts by 9 in the next 3 months

Golf Tip – How To Improve Your Backswing

November 2nd, 2008

One of the easiest things you can do to improve your golf game is fine tune your backswing. You’ll find many golf tips online about how you can improve your backswing but the best thing you can do is stick to the basics. This holds true for beginners and amateurs alike.

Mustering as much power and accuracy as possible while maintaining form and balance is the goal of every golfer that steps foots on a golf course. To be able to do this you have to be able to put all of your force into your swing without coming over the top of your swing.

Coming over the top describes a swing flaw which causes the clubhead to veer off to the outside of your target line during the downswing. The result is an atrocious slice.

You can avoid such a shot by learning how to avoid coming over the top and keeping your clubhead from moving outside of your target line. You can accomplish this by mentally focusing on coming at the ball from the inside

More accomplished golfers can do this each and every time they try, but coming at the ball from the inside may be easier said than done for the beginning golfer. Only through practice can you learn how to effectively swing from the inside but the result will be a perfect drive that parts the fairway down the middle!

There are certain drills that you can do to help you train your swing and one such drill is outlined below:

1. Take 3 tees and placed them into the turf approximately 3 to 4 inches apart from one another, and in a perfect line at a 45° angle with your target line. If you are a right-handed golfer then the line should be pointing to your left foot. Make sure that you have enough room in between each tee so that you can swing the club through.

2. Now it is time to find your swing path. Take out your 5-iron and initiate a few swings by attempting to hit the top portion of the middle tee. In order to do so, your clubhead must pass between the outside tees in a pathway best described as “in-to-out” in order to avoid contact with them.

By practicing this technique and hitting the middle tee in this fashion on a consistent basis, you are making contact correctly from the inside. If you happen to hit the outside tees then you are still coming over the top and need more practice on your swing.

Improve Your Golf Game Through Golf Training

October 24th, 2008

Over the years, golf has become a favorite pastime and hobby for millions of people in every part of the world. Golfers come from many different backgrounds as well, and many of them were first introduced to golf and gained a deep interest in it through following the achievements of golf greats, like Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus. While not everyone can reach the levels of achievement like the legends, anyone can improve their game if they practice their game using golf training devices.

While the vast majority of golfers will probably never feel that playing a perfect round of golf comes easy to them or becomes effortless, with patience and practice almost anyone can get to the point where they feel confident and might even make that elusive hole-in-one. At the very least, with the proper training they might discover that they are able to make par more consistently and even have more holes that they can birdie or eagle.

A great many people decide to take up the hobby of golf because of friends who encourage them, because of opportunities to mingle with those friends while enjoying a round of golf, or simply because they want an excuse to get out of the house and enjoy the great out of doors. No matter why they got started, most everyone also wants to feel that they are always improving their game. Buying quality golf training accessories is a good way to make sure that happens.

Whether you decided to pick up the game of golf after watching a professional tournament and found yourself inspired by the play, or because some buddies encouraged you to join them on the fairways, the chances are high that you could stand to improve your game to some degree or another. The best way to do that is to seek out professional training from a golf pro giving golfing lessons or pick up some of the many golf instruction and training tools that you can find these days to help improve your game and make you a better player.

Buying golf training aids is usually the simplest way to improve your game and it is also a less expensive than signing up for golfing lessons with a pro. There are many different types of golfing accessories that can help you improve your golf swing, golf slice, golf swing plane and golf swing speed, and get better at hitting the ball squarely so it stays on the fairway and out of the rough.

A simple piece of golfing equipment is braces for your back and wrists that can help support a good posture and a proper swing. You will find that even a slight improvement in your stance, posture, swing or follow through can result in a better score. Over time, as you continue improving these small areas of your play, you will find that these little improvements can end up having a big impact on your game, especially if you are consistent in your practice and patient with yourself.

Once you have had a chance to use the entry level types of golfing training equipment and have seen an improvement in your game, you can then decide if you want to take things to the next level. That next level would include things like taking golfing lessons either in a group setting, one-on-one from a golf pro, or buying golf training videos that provide an instructional course. If the budget is tight, the DVD course is probably the best way to go, although many people find the video courses more convenient if they have tight schedules.

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