| If you want to improve your golf swing then your | | | | But if you can tell the difference you can improve |
| are going to have to learn to relax, study and | | | | your shot. |
| practice . These are three fundamentals about golf | | | | There is also another reason to know your own |
| that we sometimes forget and with this article, you | | | | swing. If you like the swing of another player, on the |
| should find it easy to get back into the swing of | | | | course or on tv, you know what the difference is |
| things. | | | | and you can change. The change will probably be |
| What does it mean to relax when you are playing | | | | really small. Make the little changes and you will |
| golf? Let's begin with a very, very important fact | | | | improve your golf swing. |
| about the golf ball. It's already dead. So don't try to | | | | Okay, we talked about the need to relax and the |
| kill it. It just won't do you any good. | | | | need to study your own swing. Now it is time to |
| That is an important fact that we all over look. Why? | | | | practice your new swing. |
| Because we put too much pressure on ourselves | | | | There is a story about the great golfer Gary Player. |
| while we are playing. The truth is trying to get extra | | | | A fan came up to Mr. Player after he watched him |
| yardage out of smacking the ball as hard as we can | | | | play a round of golf. The fan said, "Gee, I wish I |
| destroys our chances of having a good solid hit. | | | | could play golf like you." Mr. Player replied, "If you hit |
| What exactly should you study in golf? Well, | | | | buckets of balls until your hands are bloody and then |
| everything but here the most important thing to | | | | hit some more, you can." |
| study is yourself. You need to videotape yourself | | | | Now you don't need to play until your hands are |
| hitting the ball. But you need to tape your hit in two | | | | bloody but without practicing you really never will |
| different ways. | | | | improve your game to where you are happy. |
| The first videotaping should be of you doing practice | | | | You now know three important steps to a better |
| swings and practice shots. Did you every notice that | | | | golf swing. You must be relaxed, enjoy it for what it |
| practice swings are actually pretty good. Without the | | | | is, a great game. You must know your swing to be |
| pressure of the score, you probably have a good | | | | able to improve your swing. Finally, you must practice. |
| swing. | | | | If you are missing any of these three points in your |
| Now tape yourself on the actual golf course. There is | | | | game then you are not going to really improve your |
| probably a big difference between the two shots. | | | | swing. |