| Repetitive practice is the best method to improve | | | | Research the credentials of any instructor and find |
| yourself at golf | | | | out if he plays a good game. Check to see if he has |
| The media is flooded with ads for golf instructors, | | | | had a formal education in sports medicine. A golf |
| advice on golf, golfing schools and self-help material. | | | | instructor with no training in sports medicine may |
| Wherever you look there seems to be somebody at | | | | recommend some training instructions without |
| hand to teach you how to improve golf swing and to | | | | realizing the potential dangers involved even though |
| get the proper golf swing. But first you have to get | | | | they may mean well. |
| a few things sorted out before you go about | | | | Managing The Tangibles |
| accepting any of these helps offered. | | | | For any training exercise to be effective there should |
| Separating The Good From The Bad | | | | be a goal. What is the goal for a golf training activity? |
| Like any other game, repetitive practice is the best | | | | It should not be something like you’ll have |
| method to improve at golf. You also have to use the | | | | better form or your game will improve or |
| correct posture. What the best form is, is the tricky | | | | any such vague aim. Goals should be measurable. In |
| part of the whole exercise. Can you find it and if you | | | | golf measurable goals could be the distance travelled |
| did find it how do you go about acquiring it? What is | | | | by the ball, increased ball speed or accuracy in the |
| most saddening is that there are a lot of golfers who | | | | flight of the shot. |
| call themselves experts and an equal number of | | | | A few of the problems faced by you might be due |
| unproven techniques. Apply the wrong advice and | | | | to the hardware that you are using. Check to see |
| your swing, whatever you had in the beginning, is | | | | that the club you are using corresponds to your |
| bound to take a bad turn. | | | | height. See that you are wearing the appropriate |
| But what are golf instructors there for, if not to | | | | shoes for a game of golf and that they fit properly. |
| correct your mistakes and show you how to get | | | | Even your clothing should be right. Practice in settings |
| that proper golf swing. Just as it is difficult to get out | | | | that hinder your movements is also a must because |
| of bad habits, it is equally important that you do not | | | | you may come across such situations. |
| develop new ones. If you happen to have got bad | | | | Keep Your Attitude Towards The Game Healthy |
| advice, you will first have to unlearn it before you | | | | Golf is a game that requires an attitude. It is also a |
| can get on to the good ones. And to make matters | | | | game with a lot of dependency on the psychology of |
| worse, some of these bad advices could cause | | | | the player. As such your attitude towards the game |
| physical harm putting an end to your golfing | | | | has to be improved also. Figure out the kind of |
| ambitions. | | | | personality that you are and what your attitude |
| Finding Genuine Advice | | | | towards the game is. Develop the mental traits that |
| There is no hard and fast rule to recognize bad | | | | you need to get a proper golf swing. As this is a |
| advice but some advice should ring an alarm bell. | | | | major stumbling block for a majority of athletes, |
| Good advice is good for you and so scout around. | | | | there is nothing to be ashamed of. If you follow the |
| Make contact with those players who have had a | | | | advice mentioned you will not only improve your |
| certain instructor or have benefited from a certain | | | | game, you will also improve yourself also in the |
| technique. | | | | bargain. |