| Why are golf drills important? This artice goes some | | | | home, try watching yourself on a mirror or |
| way to explaining that and why it is important for | | | | videograph it and ether watch it yourself or get a |
| making a proper golf swing. | | | | professional to watch it and point out the mistakes |
| One does not become a great golf player overnight. | | | | that you are making. |
| It takes time and effort to learn the nuances of any | | | | When watching yourself play, check on your follow |
| game and golf s no exception. It is not just a | | | | through. Some start off in the correct posture but |
| question of hitting the ball as far as it can go and | | | | shift positions at a later stage during the swing. The |
| then try to put it into the hole. There are some | | | | way to get the proper golf swing is to ensure that |
| nuances to the game that make it a joy to play. One | | | | the club is positioned in such a way that the clubface |
| of the first things that you have to learn is get that | | | | will hit the ball. You will achieve this only by practice. |
| proper golf swing. This can only be done by working | | | | There is a good possibility that you are not getting |
| on some golf drills. | | | | the best out of your swing because of a faulty |
| You may ask why golf drills are important. The | | | | position at when you are gong to strike the ball. You |
| answer is that, from the instant that you raise your | | | | can correct this by imagining yourself and the ball |
| club to the moment that you bring it down, only | | | | inside a small square or to make it visual. Mark off a |
| proper technique will see that the ball goes in the | | | | small area on the floor in the form of a small square |
| direction that it is supposed to go and as far as it | | | | using masking tape and stand inside it while you |
| should go with accuracy. | | | | practice to get the proper golf swing. |
| The first thing you do when playing golf is to tee it | | | | If position and posture is not your problem, check |
| off. If you are a novice to the game, you might | | | | your pivots. If your turn is too shallow, try hitting the |
| have hit the ball the first time, but you would | | | | ball from the side in front of the feet and vice versa. |
| probably have sliced it instead of hitting dead centre. | | | | A flat swing is some golfer’s bane. If |
| What happens? The ball does not go where it should | | | | perchance you happen to be one of them, try to do |
| go and as far as it should go. | | | | some swings with your back about 6 from a wall. |
| So, to improve your swing, you have to get a good | | | | If, when you do a swing, you do not come into |
| and correct grip on your club as this controls the | | | | contact with the wall, all is well and good. Your |
| face of the club. There should be a V | | | | positioning is good. The winner of a round of golf is |
| between your thumb and your forefinger as you hold | | | | determined by the golfer who finished all the holes |
| the club and they should be pointed towards your | | | | with the least number of strokes. The proper golf |
| trailing shoulder. | | | | swing drills mentioned are so simple that you will not |
| Be relaxed. Beginners will find it a bit difficult as they | | | | find the necessity to get any training aids. Make |
| usually tend to be tensed. But a tensed body will | | | | some adjustments to your position with either the |
| make a hard grip and a bad shot. | | | | help of a professional coach, a mirror or a movie |
| When practicing, ask someone who has played the | | | | camera. If you can make the necessary |
| game to watch to see if you have got it correctly. If | | | | improvements, you should be able to perform better |
| you are doing it yourself in the privacy of your | | | | in your next game. |