Archive for May, 2010

A Lesson in Good Golf Course Etiquette

Posted in Uncategorized on May 28th, 2010 by admin – Be the first to comment

Whether you are an experienced golfer or just beginning, it is important to practice good golf cours ettiquette. A good golf course lesson to remember is patience. Many golfers are slow players and if you get stuck behind a group taking way too much time to hit the ball, just relax. Perhaps they are new to the game or maybe they’re just not very good players. Instead of screaming and cursing the slow play, why not take the time to look around at the scenery. Maybe you can take a break and have yourself some water. You can always take a towel and clean off your clubs. The point of this golf lesson is to stay calm and enjoy your day on the golf course.

Slice Tips

Posted in Uncategorized on May 24th, 2010 by admin – Be the first to comment

Here are three tips to help correct your slice.

Golf Instruction: Slice Tip #1

Improper stances cause slices. Focus on your posture. Make certain that your stance is wide enough, and that you’ve aligned your shoulders with the target. Keep the elbows natural and relaxed.

Golf Instruction: Slice Tip #2

If the stance is right, it’s time to focus on the grip. Ensure that you’re gripping the club properly. However, the most common problem is gripping the club too tightly. You must accentuate relaxing your hands.

Golf Instruction: Slice Tip #3

If the stance and the grip are correct, then the problem exists in your backswing. If the problem is here, then there’s a good chance your hands are coming to far inside at the hip. Focus on going over the hands on the backswing.

The Perfect Swing Craze

Posted in Uncategorized on May 21st, 2010 by admin – Be the first to comment

A golf instruction lesson for the perfect swing, sometimes called the one swing, is new golf phenomenon online. The basic premise is that through this golf instruction lesson the novice player learns a single swing that will serve him or her in all circumstances, or at least until they are ready to begin the climb to intermediary player. I think this is attractive to new players for several reasons. The primary one of those reasons being that there are many fine points to our mechanics that we need to remember, accentuate and practice constantly. This golf instruction lesson has the allure of a more streamlined approach, but one has to wonder if it does not establish some bad habits overall. Regardless, it’s certainly become popular.

Anti-slice golf instruction

Posted in Uncategorized on May 20th, 2010 by admin – Be the first to comment

Stop Slicing, Start Scoring

Most slices are the result of an open club face and a bad swing path. Make sure you have a neutral or slightly firm grip. A good excercise to improve your golf swing so you make square contact is to place two clubs, parallel to each other and about 12 inches apart. Place your golf ball between the two clubs and swing away. This anti-slice excercise will train you to learn the proper swing path for your club. From impact to follow through, keep your club between the parallel clubs. Practice until your club stays between the golf club guides. Through repetitive swinging, you will find your golfball sailing straighter and your golf score getting lower.

Golf Swing Lessons by Email?

Posted in Uncategorized on May 18th, 2010 by admin – 1 Comment

I’m still in that transition from novice to intermediate golfer. On some days, I look amazing. On other days, I probably don’t belong on the course. The golf swing lessons I have taken in the past have been a tremendous help. I’d like to keep taking them. However, with a new, more demanding job and the second child on the way, time constraints don’t really allow for it. I recently discovered that many golf pros offer golf swing lessons online. It’s a neat way of going about it. With the help of my wife, I record my best golf swing, and then I email it to the golf pro. He gives me the golf swing lessons in the form of a written evaluation. It’s not as good as being there in person, but it will do for the time being.

Sacred Nine

Posted in Uncategorized on May 17th, 2010 by admin – Be the first to comment

I love this game more than I can express in words. I not only love practicing and playing the game, I love reading books about golf. I don’t just read training books. I love all books about golf. This includes the larger history of the game, personal histories, and the history of various golf courses. I’m like a golf book junkie. I will read any books about golf, and I just can’t get enough. I’ve read most of what the local bookstore and local library have to offer. Recently I have turned my attention to rare books about golf. I hunt for them online, such as eBay, and at used bookstores. My most recent acquisition is a charming read, The Sacred Nine, which has been out of print for nearly 20 years.

Golf Ebooks

Posted in Uncategorized on May 13th, 2010 by admin – Be the first to comment

Using the internet is one of the best ways to find new tips and advice for improving your golf skills. Reading one of the many golf ebooks that are available on the internet today could prove to be very beneficial to your game in the long run. Improving your technique doesn’t always have to involve being out on the course, and reading books, magazines, and golf ebooks makes it possible for you to learn more about the game of golf at your own leisure. Many golf lovers can’t quite dedicate as much time to perfecting their game as they would like to, but the internet can allow them to learn valuable advice in just a fraction of the time that it would otherwise take out on the course with an instructor.

Golf Helps to Relax the Mind

Posted in Uncategorized on May 11th, 2010 by admin – 2 Comments

Most golfers would agree that golf helps one to relax and clear their head. Being out on a beautiful golf course on a nice day is often very refreshing and pleasant, whether your game is good or not. Many players believe that there is certain “Zen” aspect to golf, and some courses are even designed with “Feng Shui” in mind. This is particularly true of the way golf is viewed and played in Japan, where the sport is extremely popular. Golf helps many people to escape their day to day troubles and distractions, and to replace them with a peaceful state of mind with a deep focus on the game being played.

Keep it Simple

Posted in Uncategorized on May 10th, 2010 by admin – Be the first to comment

Beginner golf tips are intended to instill a solid action for the player who has not developed a well-rounded golf game. Golf is a sport that, as one begins to learn the ins and outs, gets complex and intricate. Beginners golf tips should teach the beginning player only how to swing the club for consistent contact. Skipping instruction over consistent contact is detrimental for players who choose to bite off more than they can chew. Often, players will focus on swinging like the players they watch on television or learning from a book that they were given, without starting from the basic swing fundamentals. Drawing the club back and swinging on plane while hitting the sweet spot are critical instruction.

Going Retro with a Golf Tips Magazine

Posted in Uncategorized on May 6th, 2010 by admin – Be the first to comment

When I started out as a novice golfer, the Internet was already in full effect. There were golf websites online. Unless I was sitting in the waiting area of a doctor’s office, reading a golf tips magazine never crossed my mind. However, as the Internet continued to grow, more and more golf websites and blogs started appearing. At first this was a great thing, but then it got to the point where the signal to noise ratio was extremely low. Eventually I found myself going retro. I subscribe to a high profile golf tips magazine. I still frequent the blogs and the websites. However, when it comes to the golf tips magazine, I have a lot more confidence that all of the information is valid.