The Golf Slice

As promised last Friday, here are some specific examples of swing drills you can try to help improve your golf swing. There are plenty of other types of drills, other than the ones listed below, that you can try as well so keep looking for more examples.

The Easy Drill: This drill is a classic form of golf drill used for improving the swing. Here you will have to go towards your driving range concentrating only on a single goal, i.e. striking the 150-flag. If you want to get better within a short span, then this drill is surely the best option for you.

The Hip-Turn Drill: This can be defined as a complete oddball. The hip-turn drill works specifically on improving the alignment of the hip. There are also cases where it is used for creating golf-shot tricks. This drill will need you to stand with your body square, swinging your driver with one arm. You may feel a bit odd, but it works wonders in developing the hip rotation.

Give-No-Quarter Drill: This drill can also be described as an oddball. It is used for developing all kinds of swings, including the driver swing. The fundamental theme of this drill is developing a perfect balance in your golf swings. A quarter is placed in the golf shoes while swinging. Does it appear peculiar to you? It may sound odd, but the results are truly awesome. This is an ideal drill for the golfers with poor balance.

You will have to place the quarter on your toe and prevent it from dropping while practicing a swing. Are you finding it hard? It is the easiest job on earth if you have the right balance. Regular sliding off proves definite faults in your balance.

Continue to practice these drills and reach the highest level of perfection in your swings. However, remember that these are only drills and you will also have to be good on the actual game for achieving the heights. It can be said a nice blend of game skills and golf swing drills will help you meet all your desired goals.

Golfers are always inclined towards improving their golf swings. This is a common fact for all; be it the professional golfers or amateurs. However, the best way of achieving the desired result is not known to most of them. Are you one among them? All you need to do is practice a set of simple drills. These drills will enhance your golf skills and help you to improve the swings. If you are eying for a perfect golf swing, then no other way can be as good as these practice drills.

Why You Should Use Golf Swing Drills
The set of golf drills is comprised of a number of isolated and simple exercises, which are specially designed for adding up particular attributes or expertise in your game. If you are a novice in this field, these drills may appear a bit weird to you, as they are quite different when compared to the original style of golf. Don’t go by the look; remember that these drills are extremely effective and sometimes as important as the actual practice.

Check back later next week when I’ll post some specific golf swing drills for you to try out.

The first tee can be nervous for anyone, especially if you’re playing in a competition! It’s the start of your round and can determine your momentum for the rest of the round. Making sure you get away comfortably and down the middle sets you up and gets your nerves settled for the rest of the hole and inevitably and hopefully a great round.

Take it step by step:

• Take deep breaths and control your breathing so you don’t allow the nerves to take over, they lead to a bad shot!
• Focus on your target and visualise your shot.
• Don’t allow anyone else to distract you from your pre-shot routine.
• Act relaxed and casual around everyone else so that the atmosphere does not build up.
• Don’t procrastinate about the rest of the round, you haven’t tee’d off yet.
• Remember what you’ve learnt, practiced and go for it!

Do these steps every single time and I can guarantee your first tee nerves will be much smaller than what they currently are. I was once an extremely nervous person but over the years have concentrated on practicing with distractions and managing my nerves to keep the same swing over and over.

A lot of new golfers forget one of the basic principles of golf: you have to swing down in order to make the ball go up. This applies to every golf club you have in your golf bag except for the putter and your driver.

Beginners sometimes think they have to lift up during their swing to get lift on the ball and that’s just not true. When you hit the golf ball on a downward swing the ball gets lift based on the clubhead alone.

You don’t need to “lift” up to get the ball in the air during your swing. When you do try and force that lift you end up missing the ball completely or hitting an awfully weak shot.

As always, if you’re unsure turn on the television and watch the professionals swing to get a better idea of what you should and shouldn’t be doing.

An old school golfer, who wants to rant and rave about hitting irons, will tell you that as the loft of the club increases you should have a different stance. So, in other words, as the position of the ball shifted to the right as the loft changed you would take a more open stance.

Today’s golfers, especially the professionals, use a much simpler system. In this simplified approached, the right foot moves closer to the left as the loft increases and the golf ball is positioned closer to the golfer (because the shaft on the club is going to be shorter).

So the moral here is that regardless of what club you’re playing make sure your stance is square to the line and your golf ball is always played off the heel.