| How's your golf swing power? Do you know how to | | | | Secondly, you'll need to perfect your swing. |
| build your power enough to affect your game? Many | | | | Remember to maintain your swing plane -- the angle |
| novice golfers make the mistake of thinking that | | | | your club makes to the ground -- throughout your |
| exerting maximum strength into their strokes is the | | | | backswing. Get familiar with the proper forms by |
| best way to get distance on their shots. Don't be | | | | holding these positions until you get used to all of |
| one of them -- know the basics of building good golf | | | | them -- lining up for the shot, midway through your |
| swing power. | | | | backswing, completing your backswing, midway |
| It's important to know the three things that go into | | | | through your downstroke, hitting the ball, and your |
| golf swing power -- (1) your strength, (2) your swing, | | | | follow-through position. |
| and (3) your equipment. These three elements have | | | | Simply hitting the ball at its "sweet spot" every single |
| to work together in unison to produce a powerful | | | | time will put more power in your golf swing. |
| golf swing. Missing one is enough to add a few | | | | Third, get the right equipment. When it comes to |
| strokes to your round. | | | | golfing equipment, you get what you pay for -- the |
| First, your strength. It's important to build your golf | | | | more expensive the more technology is on your |
| muscles for many reasons, not the last of which is to | | | | clubs, the farther the ball will go. So don't be a |
| keep from hurting yourself. A good golfer's upper | | | | cheapskate, and don't settle for cheap knock-offs. |
| body must be flexible enough to accomplish a full | | | | There are other golf swing power tips out there, but |
| swing, complete from the parallel backswing all the | | | | these three should be enough to form a good |
| way to the clean finish. | | | | foundation to improve your swing power. Keep them |
| Your lower body must also be strong enough to | | | | in mind whenever you practice on the range and play |
| keep your balance all throughout the swing -- weak | | | | on the course. |
| legs can add an undesirable wobble, increasing the | | | | Most of all, remember to have fun -- learn the fact |
| chances of hooking or slicing your shot. Squats are a | | | | that becoming a great golfer isn't a destination to be |
| good exercise to strengthen the legs, adding a good | | | | reached, but a journey to be enjoyed. |
| foundation and power to the swing. | | | | |