| The most important thing that a golfer should acquire | | | | you. You should know a good posture from a bad |
| is a proper golf swing that is near perfect. It should | | | | one and avoid the bad one. The key factor of a |
| be the endless effort of both veterans of the game | | | | proper golf swing is the proper alignment of your |
| and the novice to get a better swing at the next | | | | head and your neck. This is the factor that is going |
| eighteen holes. The number of books on golf and the | | | | to dictate the development of the force that will |
| instructional videos available could confuse a beginner | | | | drive the ball and its flight. If you hunch over the ball, |
| and no matter how many times or how many books | | | | you will either hit it to the side or it will far short of |
| you read or the DVDs you watch, they will be of no | | | | the green than it should. It does not matter how |
| avail if the basics of the game, that remain the same | | | | hard you hit it. |
| for every golfer, is not properly understood and | | | | Next comes balance. Not that it is in anyway inferior |
| assimilated thoroughly. | | | | to posture. A good balance is required to deliver the |
| The Set-Up | | | | required thrust to your swing. If you are unbalanced, |
| One of the things that makes a golf swing go off | | | | you cannot hit the ball with the force that it should |
| tangent is not the swing in itself but the set-up of | | | | be struck with. If you have not perfected your |
| the golfer. When we say set-up, we could refer to | | | | stance, you will feel uneasy during play and the |
| the golfer’s club, his accessories and clothes etc. | | | | uneasiness will be obvious in your shot. Keep your |
| It is the opinion of some golfers that a good set-up | | | | footing on solid ground and keep it firm but not |
| can offset a bad swing, which, of course, is patently | | | | tensed up and heavy. Proper balance and posture can |
| incorrect. It does not matter if you have designer | | | | be cultivated by constant practice. It should become |
| clubs, accessories and swank clothes or just | | | | so ingrained into yourself that you should be taking |
| off-the-rack clubs. It is the proper golf swing that is | | | | up the correct position the moment you step up to |
| ultimately going to win you the game. | | | | tee off. |
| Spending too much time on set-up than on a game is | | | | Chicken Wings |
| a common mistake beginners tend to commit. Some | | | | When we say chicken wings we do not mean the |
| golfers think that if they know all the technical names | | | | kind that we eat and relish. This variety can best be |
| and terms of the game, they can just go about | | | | left at home or reserved for a victory dinner. It is |
| hitting the ball however they want. It may work for | | | | the act of letting your arm and your wrist go limp |
| a film star in a film but it will not work for the | | | | when putting a ball that is known as a chicken wing. |
| average golfer and his bad swing. | | | | It is a bad habit and should be overcome by strict |
| But it is essential for you to keep in mind that when | | | | discipline and practice. If this limp action is allowed |
| we talk about set-up we should mean the game and | | | | then your arm will fly up and all the power developed |
| not the clubs, the accessories and the clothes of the | | | | will get dissipated. |
| golfer. It should pertain to the set-up of the | | | | Golfers who do not pay the necessary attention to |
| golfer’s position, stance, balance etc. prior to the | | | | their swing tend to commit this so called chicken |
| proper golf swing. | | | | wings. Chopping or slicing will be the result of losing |
| Bad Posture Can Destroy The Proper Golf Swing | | | | power and executing a chicken wing. |
| If you are the kind of golfer that is not paying | | | | Learn the good aspects of the game and practice |
| attention to the posture you adopt during a swing, | | | | them to perfection. Learn the bad things about golf |
| then you should seriously think of chucking the game | | | | and strive to avoid them. |
| and taking up another. Golf is just not the game for | | | | |