Golf Instruction

Balance is a key fundamental in hitting a good golf shot. If you are in balance throughout the swing, you will increase your odds of making solid contact greatly. If your balance is poor, consider taking golf swing lessons from a professional to improve your balance.

The problem with having poor balance is usually, people with poor balance fall forward during their swings. This is because their weight is too much towards their toes. To fix this, try keeping your hands relatively close to your body during the full swing. Allow your hands and arms to rotate along with your body as it pivots during the swing. You should have the feeling that your weight is moving into your left heel rather than to your toes out in front of you.

Often times, you will come up a little short of the green, maybe 20 or 30 yards. You’re a little too far off the green to putt and a little too close to take a full swing. The answer is to become a proficient chipper.

Chipping involves launching the ball a few feet off the ground, allowing it to land on the green and roll toward the hole. The more you master this skill, the greater your chances of lowering your score. To chip, you should probably use a 7 or 8 iron which has sufficient loft to get the ball in the air, but will not make the ball fly too high like a sand iron or 56 degree wedge. Keep the ball about in the middle of your stance, swing back about halfway and follow through smoothly.

I can’t overemphasize the importance of taking a nice full golf swing. It’s one of the most important things you can learn as a golfer, and learning to always focus on that is one of the best ways to improve your distance and stay consistent. There are plenty of golfers out there who struggle with getting good distance on their drives, and if they just spent a little time with an instructor learning to take a full golf swing, their problems would evaporate. It’s one of those simple things that can be easy to overlook, and hard to learn. Some people take a full swing naturally, but most have to learn.