| It would seem, on the surface, that improving a golf | | | | and the game has changed so dramatically. Today's |
| swing should be rather easy compared to, let's say, a | | | | clubs and balls perform so much better and it is so |
| tennis stroke. After all, in tennis you are running full | | | | much easier to control slices and hooks with the new |
| tilt to get into position and get your racket back and | | | | equipment. It all still comes back to the basic golf |
| your feet into position to hit a ball that is coming | | | | swing, doesn't it? |
| toward you at a good pace and then timing it all to | | | | I don't know about you, but I find I get more out of |
| stroke the ball and apply the proper force and spin to | | | | reading a book on the subject than dissecting my |
| aim the shot where you want it. Conversely, in golf, | | | | stroke into 87 little pieces, getting various tips on |
| the ball is very stationary and perched nicely upon a | | | | each and trying to remembering them all in a flash |
| tee and you can take practice swings and then hit it | | | | while trying to swing the club. |
| at your convenience. Golf seems a whole lot simpler | | | | The beautiful thing is that there are so many |
| and easier than tennis. On the surface, that is. | | | | resources available on the internet, in golf stores, and |
| After years of playing golf and getting really | | | | at clubhouses everywhere. I personally like to read |
| frustrated at trying to improve my scoring, I | | | | the many ebooks that are available on the internet. |
| subscribed to several of the monthly magazines on | | | | You can simply pay a small fee and download a book |
| the sport of golf. Each time a new edition of a | | | | to target a specific golf swing issue. Whether your |
| magazine would hit my mailbox, I would delight in | | | | interest is in driving for more distance, controlling a |
| reading all of the articles in it to pick up several tips | | | | slice or putting for dough, you can easily find good |
| on how to improve my stance, hand control, | | | | reference material on the subject on the internet. |
| approach, follow through, etc. Then I would venture | | | | Most of them provide a 'system' rather than just a |
| out to the course or driving range to practice my | | | | simple, stand alone tip. I find this is simpler to |
| newfound skills only to be real disappointed to find | | | | remember and to achieve consistency in than trying |
| that the tips didn't seem to work together! | | | | to assimilate lots of different 'tips' in my mind. |
| Have you ever experienced this? When you set up | | | | For little more than a sleeve of good balls, you can |
| and approach the ball, so many things are gong | | | | get great information from the comfort and privacy |
| through your head that it's hard to keep them | | | | of your home. One of my golfing buddies introduced |
| straight. First, you have to think of the target line, | | | | me to this last year after 2 putting 16 holes of the |
| your stance, the position of the ball relative to your | | | | round and whipping me like a tired mule. He had not |
| left foot, and the comfort of your grip, etc. As you | | | | been that good a putter in the past and I was |
| start into your backswing, a whole new set of issues | | | | shocked to see the improvement he made. He then |
| go through your mind. The problem becomes how | | | | related to me how he had downloaded an ebook on |
| many issues and tips can a person think of in a | | | | putting and, with a single half hour on the practice |
| second and a half that it takes to stroke the ball? | | | | green, he was able to improve his whole putting |
| I think back to the book that got me started in my | | | | game tremendously. I can certainly vouch for that! |
| childhood. "Power Golf" by Ben Hogan was required | | | | And he even won enough from me on that round to |
| reading in my house and Dad gave each one of his | | | | pay for his darn ebook! That night, I surfed the net |
| kids our own copy when we reached golfing age. (I | | | | and found his secret and now I have not lost to him |
| think that was about 12 in my case!) Because all of | | | | since! |
| the components of the swing were interlaced with | | | | For a good source of information on how to improve |
| each other, it all kind of 'fit' together and was rather | | | | your golf swing, be sure to check out the many |
| simple and straightforward. Good, basic instruction. | | | | resources available on the internet. You'll be glad you |
| Of course, a lot of balls have been lost since then | | | | did! |