| All golfers want to make their golf swings effortless | | | | 3. Keep your eyes on what you are going to strike. |
| and professional. They try to get that "perfect" | | | | Purely due to its simplicity, it has become the most |
| swing and improve their game in geometrical | | | | ignored of rules. Nevertheless, this is the most basic |
| progression. They forget that there is no "one" swing | | | | and important of all the rules; because if you can't |
| that is perfect but that there is a perfect swing for | | | | see what you intend to hit you can't hit it, nothing |
| each and every golfer. Each golfer is a different | | | | but logic and common sense. |
| individual with a different approach to the game and | | | | 4. Patience and concentration. Two essential qualities |
| each golfers swing will be unique. It is only through | | | | for a good golfer. Concentrate with your feet |
| practice and the adherence to certain golf swing | | | | squarely planted on terra firma. This is not about |
| basics that a golfer can perfect his or her game. | | | | what you are going to do or what you did; it is about |
| The fact is that many golfers are not able to | | | | "now". Concentrate now to achieve something |
| execute a proper golf swing and hit the ball with their | | | | significant in the future. This is the only way to get |
| irons or their drivers. This causes them problems like | | | | the proper golf swing. |
| slices etc. And when they fail to hit the ball, they | | | | 5. Another basic golf swing instruction is to think |
| either blame it on the weather, the slope, the effect | | | | "pinch" for irons and "sweep" for woods because |
| of the overtime working or that they are just | | | | that is the way golf clubs are designed; irons to pinch |
| warming up. They tend to ignore the simple fact that | | | | the ball off the ground and woods to sweep the ball |
| basic moves are always the best. | | | | off a tee. |
| The following six basic principles should get the | | | | 6. One way to keep your concentration off the |
| mechanics of a proper golf swing. | | | | swing and transferring it to hitting the ball is to hum a |
| 1. The most important way to hit your target is to | | | | small rhythm. Though they sound similar, there is a |
| get your alignment straight. This is the basic concept | | | | subtle difference. The golf swing is a technical aspect |
| behind a proper golf swing. With proper alignment | | | | of the game whereas hitting the ball is what the |
| you can hit the ball dead in the centre. | | | | game is all about. So the swing is a complicated |
| 2. The first thing to do is to get a comfortable | | | | process when compared to a simple hit. |
| stance. A posture that will allow you to pivot your | | | | Keep things simple. This will help you concentrate on |
| body as effortlessly as possible. Imagine your spine | | | | the finer details of the game. It will also prevent you |
| as a vertical axis, push your backside a little way out | | | | from panicking when you make a mistake. Fear and |
| and locate your centre of gravity. Once you get this | | | | lack of self-respect are the two sworn enemies of a |
| stance, problems should take a backseat. | | | | golfer. |