Golf Instruction

When most people ask for golf driving tips. they have one major question: “How can I bomb it…”

Many golfers try to swing harder in order to increase their club head speed. Instead. the average golfer would benefit from trying to establish a good. relaxed rhythm. When you watch professional golfers. it may appear to you that they are not swinging hard. This is because they have such great rhythm and tempo.

Try to establish a smooth rhythm by counting to “1″ on your backswing. then to “2″ on your downswing. There is nothing wrong with hitting smooth 240 yard drives squarely down the fairway. Once you can do this consistently. you might then consider trying to add distance! Getting this nice rhythm is probably worth more than all of the popular golf driving tips in the world.

One of the most entertaining books on golf that I have read is Rick Reilly’s “Who’s Your Caddy”. Reilly documents his time caddying for various golfers including Donald Trump. John Daly. Tom Lehman. and Jack Nicklaus. Reilly recounts his experiences caddying for each golfer for one round in a humorous and revealing way. In many cases. the behavior of the golfer in question falls in line with their normal perception. For example. Donald Trump is every bit as flamboyant on the course as off it. In other cases. Reilly opens the eyes of his readers. introducing a side to professional golfers that not many people know exist like the “competition” between Tom Lehman and Bernhard Langer to be the friendliest player on tour. “Who’s Your Caddy” is a must read for any serious golf fan.

Since over half of the shots in a round of golf are generally made with your putter, it makes sense to work on your putting game. Golf Professionals are more than willing to provide golf instruction on putting, and will give you some very useful tips. But in order to vastly improve your putting, you need to practice.

You should practice like the pros. Many professional golfers use a chalk line when they practice their putting. You can use a carpenter’s tool to make the chalk line. Find a straight uphill putt on the practice green. Make a chalk line from the cup out about one meter. Putt six balls, then move back a meter, extending the chalk line. Do not move back until you make all six balls consecutively. Putt another six balls, repeating this process until you get to the six meter mark. By following this golf instruction for putting you will improve your putting accuracy.

Professional golf swings vary as much as the body’s of the touring professionals who wield them. Each individual will have forms or lines unique to their body-type and instruction, though some key elements seem to cross over through many if not all the successful players. Golfers at the elite level all make fantastic, consistent contact with the ball without going over the top. The swing path of a professional golfer fires directly through what is called the “impact zone” and towards the target. Regardless of the path they may take to the top of their backswing and finishing though, professional golfers will fire their clubs down the target line while keeping their face square at impact and through contact. This consistency through the hitting zone is why so many similarly shaped divots are generated.

Golf swing analyzers come in many shapes and forms. One of the newest forms of golf swing analysis is completely software-related. A new software analyzer requires you to record video of your swing and upload it to your computer. Once the video is on the computer, the swing analyzer will compare your swing to those of the professionals. This provides immediate feedback as you are able to see many of your faults right away. Up to 30 professional golfers can be added to the software through easy downloads for superior analysis. cSwing 2008 is one of these programs and it is very user friendly so even if you are more into golf than you are computers, it will still be simple to operate. It also provides drawing tools to point out body lines and areas to work with. You can even add notes to each shot for improvement.