| In golf your swing is just about everything. | | | | in the swing instead of just a choppy |
| If you find that your long golf shots are not | | | | motion.* Its imperative to avoid moving your |
| landing anywhere near the target, your swing | | | | body back and forth as you progress through |
| is most likely the major culprit, and so here | | | | the swing. To counteract this, many pros |
| are some golf swing tips that can help you | | | | envision themselves as being inside a barrel |
| play your best.* Make sure that you have a | | | | as they swing. A barrel would not allow you |
| rock solid foundation for your swing. To | | | | to sway back and forth, it would only allow |
| improve your body foundation throughout your | | | | you to rotate on its same axis, and that is |
| swing, try hitting a series of balls with | | | | the proper feel to develop as you go through |
| your feet only about six inches apart. This | | | | your backswing.* A good swing also has a low |
| may feel really strange at first, but before | | | | and slow takeaway from the address of the |
| long you will start to develop a consistent | | | | ball in your stance. To get the feel for this |
| tempo throughout the swing that allows solid | | | | kind of takeaway, place a ball immediately |
| ball contact. And when you start hitting the | | | | behind your clubhead as you address the ball. |
| ball again from your normal stance, you will | | | | When you start the swing try to roll that |
| most likely carry along that solid foundation | | | | ball slowly back past your right foot with |
| with you.* Good golf players hit through the | | | | the back of your clubhead as you draw the |
| ball and not just at it instead. This | | | | club back. Doing this several times will help |
| promotes a powerful extension that ensures | | | | you get the feel for the long slow takeaway |
| solid contact with the ball. In order to get | | | | that is critical to beginning a good golf |
| the feel for this kind of contact, place | | | | swing.These few tips can help dramatically |
| another golf tee about 6-8 inches in front of | | | | improve your golf score if you practice them |
| your practice ball, and then try to hit not | | | | regularly and get the right motions |
| only the ball but also the tee out in front. | | | | programmed into your body. When they are |
| When you can do both, you are powering | | | | repeated over and over again your body |
| through the ball correctly.* One of the | | | | muscles remember the motion even when you are |
| enemies of a smooth swing is swinging too | | | | no longer practicing the drill and they will |
| fast, and it is a common problem for lots of | | | | help you put together a sweet, powerful |
| golfers. You want a smooth, easy tempo to the | | | | swing.Steadman Issenburg writes on many |
| swing, so when you draw the club back, | | | | consumer related topics including golf. You |
| imagine in your mind a brief pause at the top | | | | can find golf tips for beginners and a free |
| just before your downswing, and then | | | | golf swing tip by visiting our Golf Tips |
| consciously think of slowing the swing down. | | | | website. |
| This has the effect of putting a nice rhythm | | | | |