How to Improve Your Golf Swing

Are you ready to take your golf game up a notch? Follow these guidelines on how to improve your golf swing:

Rotate Your Hands

Put on a wrist watch for this maneuver. This will allow you to visualize what you need to do. When you’re in your swing and you’re pointing toward impact with the ball, the watch face should be pointing down the target line. Rotate the watch so that it is pointed at the ground. Pointing the watch down closes your club face, improves your impact zone, reducing the slice and adding speed to your swing. Keep your forearms together through the impact zone.

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Left Knee Positioning

Many golfers are plagued by a collapsing left knee on the back swing. This causes the shoulder to drop, your hips to overturn and your body to sway, which wrecks your swing through the ball. Place a basketball between your knees and swing while holding it in place. If you can master this technique, you will be amazed at what you can do on the course.

Back Swing Hand Position

Think of yourself as a hitchhiker. In relation to your club in the back swing position, your thumb should be “up” like a hitchhiker. The club should be waist high at this point in the back swing and your thumb pointing to the sky.

The Pause

Most beginners try to power through their swing. Actually the swing is a rhythmic move with a pause at the top. Think of the swing in parts. The take away or back swing moving up. The pause as the top-just a slight hesitation and then the down swing toward impact. Think rhythm, not rip. The rip will come when the rhythm is right.

Big Muscles in Play

In golf the big muscles are in play, not the arms, the legs and torso muscles. The biggest mistake that most beginners make is attempting to hit the ball with their arms and wrists. Arms and wrists are only for control. Leg muscles and trunk muscles are what generate the power of the swing.

Move Back in Stance

When faced with a breeze, most people try to hit harder into the wind. A better way to play is to move the ball back in your stance, move your hand forward and swing easy rather than hard. Using a longer club helps in this instance.

Loft has Benefits

Club loft or club angle is what makes the ball fly high. The golfer needs to hit down and through the ball while letting the loft do its job. Good impact results in better and natural ball flights.

Good Foundation

A solid foundation and good balance makes for even tempo on the swing. A good solid swing results in natural ball flight. Practice hitting shots with your feet only six inches apart. Try to maintain balance and tempo. Then move your feet apart to should width. You will be amazed at the difference in your swing.

Always Swing Through

Remember, always swing through the ball not at it. Practice this by putting a tee about eight inches in front of your ball. Hit not only the ball, but the tee in front on the follow through. This will train you to follow through on your swing and make you a better golfer.

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