| For most golfers, an average day on the course is a | | | | important elements of your golf swing. Many golfers |
| rollercoaster experience of excitement and defeat. | | | | switch from swinging with their body to swinging |
| However, there are a few things you can do to get | | | | with their arms as they bring the club back. This can |
| rid of the inconsistencies in your game and develop a | | | | be the biggest cause of inconsistency for most |
| stronger golf swing. The easiest way to improve | | | | recreational golfers. To prevent this, make sure you |
| your golf swing is to make sure that you have | | | | keep both arms straight throughout the majority of |
| mastered certain fundamentals.This article assumes | | | | the backswing. Further, keep your right elbow close |
| you are a right-handed golfer, so make the | | | | to your body, like you are holding a waiter's tray |
| necessary adjustments if appropriate. | | | | over your right shoulder. |
| First, a lot problems on the course stem from a poor | | | | Finally, on your follow through, your head should |
| grip on the club. Many beginner golfers tend to place | | | | follow the club as you bring it back up. Finish with |
| the grip of the club in their palm, as opposed to | | | | your belt buckle facing straight at or slightly left of |
| letting it rest in the fingers. This palm style will | | | | the target. Your hands should finish up high towards |
| actually weaken your grip, decrease your power, and | | | | the target and all of your weight should be on your |
| cause you to slice your new Titleist Pro V1 into that | | | | left foot. This will ensure that you have fully rotated |
| well placed water hazard. Instead, your left hand | | | | through the swing. On golf swing follow through in |
| should be positioned so that your thumb runs directly | | | | general: it's so important to remember to hit through |
| down the shaft of the club. | | | | the ball, and not onto it - it sounds so easy, but it is |
| Second, your lower body needs to remain stable and | | | | definitely the most important aspect of improving a |
| steady throughout the course of your swing. Bend | | | | golf swing. Hitting through the ball increases both |
| your knees slightly so that they remain flexible and | | | | power and accuracy while failing to follow through on |
| able to twist and rotate, but don't bend them so | | | | your swing results in weak, punched shots completely |
| much that it is uncomfortable or strenuous. Make | | | | inappropriate for 95% of golf shots. |
| sure to keep your left foot pretty much planted. It's | | | | When practicing these golf swing techniques, focus |
| proper to shift your weight slightly during the | | | | on each area of your swing individually. Make sure |
| backswing. However, if your weight shifts too much, | | | | you are doing each correctly before moving on to |
| you risk swaying off of the ball, which causes the | | | | the next area. Once mastered, these quick-fixes |
| majority of whiffs and other assorted | | | | should give you an improved golf swing and help |
| embarrassments. | | | | reduce your handicap practically overnight. |
| Third, the backswing is probably one of the most | | | | |