Golf Training

November 7, 2008 | By spost In Golf Tips |

Introduction to Golf Training…

Golf is a great game…but it can also be incredibly frustrating. The
best way to quickly take strokes off your score is to make some
simple changes to your game. My goal is to give you advice you can
read today and use tomorrow: how to cure slices, hooks, and shanks,
how to deal with problem shots, how to make sure two putts is
always enough, and additional general tips. The following are simple
ideas and techniques any golfer, regardless of skill level, can
understand and use to lower their golf score the next time they play.
So…let’s get started!

A)Correcting Swing Problems – Learn From Your Ball Flight
Whether you’ve been playing golf for years or have just begun, you
have the ability to be your own teacher. By watching how your shots
fly, you can determine — and begin fixing — your faults. Ball
flight is determined by two variables: the path of the club on the
downswing and the position of the clubface at impact. Study your
shots to determine the variables that created them and you can make
corrections.

B.Swing Path
In a perfect swing, the club approaches the ball from inside the target
line, is square to the target at impact, and comes back inside in the
follow-through. A common fault is the inside-out swing,
approaching the ball from inside, then pushing the club to the
outside (toward right field). Most shots off this swing start to the
right; where they finish is determined by the clubface.
If the face is square to the inside-out path, the ball sails dead right,
called a “push.” If the face is closed (aiming left), the result is a
roundhouse hook, starting right then curving left. With an open face
(pointing right), the ball bends right to right. In order to counter an inside-out swing bring the club straight back as long as possible in the takeaway phase.
An outside-in path brings the club into the ball from the far side and
moves it toward left field. Shots from this swing begin left. If the
clubface is square, the ball flies dead left, called a “pull.” An open
face makes the ball curve sharply left to right. A closed face makes
the ball curve even further left. Correct an outside-in swing by bringing the club inside the line in
the takeaway.
A proper inside-square-inside swing starts the ball straight. Any
subsequent movement is the result of clubface alignment: Off an
open face, the ball bends right; a closed face curves it left.