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Home | Recreation & Sports | Golf The place to start, no matter if you are a scratch golfer or high handicapper is with a dedicated practice routine. Use your routine to focus on your trouble areas and to zero in on the other critical aspects of your golf swing. You can arrange for golf instruction from a golf professional, but before you take that route there are a number of things you can try on your own to improve your basic swing. A bit of golf theory may help you understand the swing better. And that is important because you should understand the correct swing basics before spending money on instruction. A helpful way to think of improving your swing is to think of it as giving your swing the g-a-s, as in grip, alignment and stance. The first step toward golf swing improvement is taking a close look at the way you grip your club. How are you holding the club? For right handers, hooking the little finger of your right hand over the index finger of your left is a great way to start. Grasp the shaft of the club lightly without tension. You don't have to grip the club hard to put a good hit on the ball. Many players who have difficulty striking the ball with power find their alignment is wrong. You should set yourself up with your shoulders parallel to the intended line of flight. Many starting golfers use a "closed" stance with their body and shoulders aligned too far to the right (for right handers.) You can overcome this by simply shifting your body slightly to a more "open" position when you set up. This will help you avoid swinging "across" the ball - the primary source of the slice. Golf swing improvement will occur naturally if you are properly aligned and have a proper athletic stance. Flex your knees a little, your spine angled forward but fairly straight, and your rear end in something of a sitting position. Don't be tense. You should be relaxed when you swing a golf club. Most golfers take a practice swing before actually hitting the ball. Sweep the club head back and up keeping your arms extended and cocking your wrists as the club is taken up. Try to keep your head quite still and you should try to avoid "sliding" your hips and shoulders back as you take the club around and up. Taking the club back should be rotational keeping your spine as much as possible in the same spot and at the same angle while rotating your shoulders around your spine. If you let your shoulders naturally turn as you take the club up and back the club will end up parallel to the hoped-for line of flight. Then, keeping that athletic stance, throw the club out and back and down through the ball as you uncoil your hips and upper body around your spine. The golf swing may seem difficult at first but with a bit of dedication toward improving your swing you will almost certainly see an improvement in your scores in a matter of weeks. Get to a practice facility or driving range, warm up, then practice swinging using the proper grip, stance and alignment and you will definitely see golf swing improvement. Once you have the basics of a good swing you can refine your game even more. Article Source: http://www.articlewheel.com
Anton Brule travels the world as a golf writer and writes for Internet Golf Review. Anton recommends you get this free 7 day golf swing improvement course.
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