| You've been playing golf forever and you | | | | awkward, or your address a little off. |
| still stink when you're out on the | | | | You can watch different shots and see |
| green. You've got all the necessary | | | | how consistent your set-up is. You can |
| gear, all the training stuff, and you've | | | | see the angles from the outside, and you |
| watched videos and tutorials online. | | | | can even compare your swings with those |
| So, what's the problem? | | | | of your favorite golfers. |
| Even if you play golf as a hobby, you'll | | | | Just remember to erase them when you're |
| always need to be concerned with | | | | done. There's no reason to keep an |
| correcting golf swing problems. There's | | | | archive, and let's face it, it's a |
| nothing more rewarding than noticing | | | | little weird to have a hundred videos of |
| that you're scores are getting lower. | | | | yourself practicing golf! |
| You'll gain more confidence and feel | | | | If you're not into the audio-visual side |
| better about your game. | | | | of things, practice in front of a |
| Here are some simple tips for correcting | | | | mirror. This will help too, and you can |
| golf swing problems. | | | | practice your "Nice shot!" face. |
| Keep Your Eyes Open | | | | No More Slicing |
| When you go golfing with friends, watch | | | | The most common problem with most |
| them. During the first few holes, check | | | | golfers' swings is the dreaded slice. |
| out everybody and see who's the best | | | | The slice is basically when the ball |
| player. Don't worry about all your own | | | | goes veering off to the right of where |
| slices and mistakes; find out who's the | | | | you meant to put it (of the left, in the |
| best in the group and study their moves. | | | | case of lefties). |
| You'd be surprised what you can learn | | | | If you slice a lot, you are probably |
| just by watching others play. If you | | | | swinging in too much of a downward |
| don't get out to play as much as you'd | | | | motion. In other words, your swing plan |
| like to, watch pro golf on TV. Instead | | | | is too steep. |
| of thinking about how impossibly good | | | | Try flattening it out. If you flatten |
| the players are, watch what the do and | | | | it out too much, the ball will start |
| pay attention to their technique. | | | | veering to the left (or the right, in |
| Practice Practice Practice | | | | the case of lefties). Try to find the |
| I can't write tips for improving your | | | | right balance between too-steep and |
| game without mentioning practice. | | | | too-flat, so that the ball goes just |
| Practice a lot. Okay, I mentioned it, | | | | where you want to put it. |
| so let's move on! | | | | Sometimes slicing is caused by improper |
| Watch Yourself | | | | grip or stance. Make sure you have the |
| When you're doing all this practicing I | | | | proper address before you take your golf |
| mentioned above, videotape yourself and | | | | swing, and you'll eliminate this |
| watch your swing. This can really help | | | | problem. |
| you notice things you wouldn't have | | | | There's a lot that goes into making a |
| noticed before. When you are | | | | perfect golf swing, and all of us can |
| practicing, you're so busy DOING it, | | | | stand a little correcting once in a |
| that you might not notice a mistake | | | | while. Always correcting golf swing |
| you're making. | | | | problems will help improve your game and |
| Watching the video back, you might | | | | get you over the slump to the next |
| notice that your posture is a little | | | | level. |