| The concept of the game of golf is quite simple. Hit a | | | | swing ineffective. By rotating around your spine you |
| ball as near as possible to a hole at a far side and | | | | can take the movement out of your hips. |
| then put it into a hole. But when you actually try to | | | | The Backswing |
| do it, you find that is it not as simple as it seems. | | | | Crucial to a proper golf swing is power. The |
| Just about twenty percent of golf players achieve | | | | backswing should be enough as though you have |
| this goal with the minimum of strokes and this is due | | | | coiled yourself around your spine. Too far a back |
| to the inconsistency of their swings. Getting over | | | | swing is also not effective. |
| your problems shouldn't be very difficult; all you need | | | | The above are the three basic principles of golf that |
| is consistency. | | | | you have to remember at all times, i.e., keep a stable |
| When your game play technique becomes consistent, | | | | spine to pivot around, reduce the rotation of your hip |
| you begin to hit the ball squarely and consistently. | | | | and shorten your backswing but not too short. |
| You get the ball to travel longer distances and reduce | | | | These basic principles will help you in your goal to a |
| 7 to 10 more strokes. Keeping to a simple swing | | | | proper golf swing. |
| helps you get consistency. A simple swing is one | | | | What you have to keep in mind is that the proper |
| where there is little or no unnecessary movement | | | | golf swing that most effectively strikes the ball has |
| and one that is always easy to do. Keeping things | | | | very little movement to it. This is the principle |
| simple is the best way to get anything done | | | | professional golfers understand and that is why they |
| successfully. | | | | are successful. Instead of a complicated swing, theirs |
| Your Spine | | | | is simple, consistent and effective. The more simpler |
| One of the best-kept secrets to a proper golf swing | | | | your swing the more consistent it will be. |
| is to have a stable spine. It acts as an axis for the | | | | Whatever the playing condition, easy or harsh and |
| rotation of your body. Golfers having a high handicap | | | | nerve-racking, golfers with a simple swing excel. In |
| also have unnecessary movements, rocking or | | | | the parlance of some golfers, your body "becomes" |
| swaying as they swing, leading to a lot of waste of | | | | the proper golf swing by long and hard training. It is |
| energy and loose focus on the ball. To minimize | | | | effortless, consistent and effective. And as you |
| swaying, think about coiling around your spine and | | | | achieve this proper golf swing your confidence also |
| limiting hip movements. This will enable you to put | | | | increases and consequently your game. |
| power into your swings. | | | | Your confidence in yourself will let you play without |
| Limiting Hip Rotation | | | | being distracted even in tournaments, where other |
| By keeping your spine stable you can limit the | | | | players wilt under the pressure. Once you get the |
| rotation of your hip. Boxing requires good hip rotation | | | | proper golf swing and the confidence that you can |
| but golf is just the opposite. Hip rotation is bad for | | | | consistently swing, all you have to do is mentally tune |
| golf. It causes a swaying movement that makes the | | | | up your game. |