Golf Swing 101

Throughout my years of playing golf, I've received allbeginner you should work hard at hitting the ball in a
kinds of advice. Most of said advice has beenstraight line.
completely unsolicited. You will find that most golfers2) The best advice I ever received about playing golf
are more than happy to share what works for them,is to swing through the ball rather than simply hitting
or what they think works for them. My bestthe ball. If you swing through the ball you are in
recommendation however, is to employ the servicesessences continuing the motion of your swing. The
of a PGA pro for lessons during the beginning of yourgame of golf is a game of balance and stopping at
golfing career.the ball means you haven't completed the swing. You
I suggest doing this in the beginning for two reasons.want to swing forward as much as your draw back.
First of all, it will save you a great amount of3) When setting up for your swing, concentrate on
frustration. Second, by doing so in the beginning, youwhere you want the ball to be, not where the ball
will not need to unlearn bad habits. I'm not saying youcurrently resides. This is something that many players
shouldn't play a few rounds to decide whether or notoverlook but this simple act consistently nets better
you even find the game interesting. Pros aren't theshots. Even when you're hitting from a less than
cheapest route to learning golf, they are simply put,desirable lie or location.
the best. But you may at least want to see how4) Golf generously uses the laws of physics,
much one would charge before deciding against it allespecially the ones that work against you in the
together. You might be surprised by how affordablecourse of a round; learn to use those to your best
it is.advantage. Some of it is visual and some of it can be
If you can't afford a pro or are testing the watersbased on feel. Learn what feels right and you will be
before committing to this sport as a pastime in yoursurprised at how quickly you learn to locate your
life, the following tips may help you find your wayball's general direction by how your swing felt.
off to a good start, at least as far as your swing isThese are very general and basic steps to a better
concerned:golf swing. For the best experience, I do recommend
1) Keep your clubface square throughout the entireconsulting a PGA pro for lessons. These are your
swing. By doing this you are lessening your chancesbest line of accurate and personal information. Every
of hooking or slicing the ball and increasing the oddsgolf swing is different and they can best help you
of the ball going in a straight line. Later in your golfingidentify what your strengths and weaknesses are
career you will learn about pushes and fades, whichand how best to build your game around them.
are basically controlled, mild hooks and slices but as a