Why do you play golf, honestly speaking? If it’s just for relaxation purposes, like going outdoors to enjoy the view or spending time with your family, your golfing friends, and your golfing friends’ families on the links, then you probably don’t need a lot of tutoring about your golf game.
But for most of those (obsessive-compulsive) golfers out there who play to win, then it’s just not enough to have an okay drive or a mediocre putt or an excellent slice. If you can’t win or at least compete to win, what’s the point in playing, huh?
So if you’re the kind of golfer who has already eliminated slicing in his repertoire, has a wonderful drive, awesome putt and can make the ball go where you want it to go, then perhaps you have no need for run-of-the-mill golf tips. That’s right, the best deserve the best and you deserve nothing less than premium golf tips.
Arms versus Legs.
This question has plagued mankind for as long as he started using the arms for something other than locomotion and it has even affected the game itself. But it’s not a question of which is better, the arms or the legs; it is more of a yin-yang balance type of question. To further illustrate, here’s an example: As a rule of thumb, whenever you’re struggling with either hooking or slicing the ball off the tee, the quick fix to this golfing nightmare is to make modifications to how your upper body performs in relation to your lower body during the swing.
For instance, to slice properly, the solution is to quicken your upper body movement to prevent doing a whiplash motion on the ball. Conversely, the trick to hooks is to use your legs as a base to make a full-body rotation that will increase the power of your swing without sacrificing control. To slice, use your arms; to hook, swing harder using your legs. It’s that simple; the whole trick.
Ball Drop.
It’s a very effective technique to keep in the experienced golfer’s putting arsenal. When struggling to control the direction of your short putts, first realize that it’s because you keep losing sight of the putting target line. For most golfers, this happens most often experimenting with brand new putters or grips.
To make sure that you have your eyes trained on the ball, hold the ball in your hand in the address position first. Then, you should hold the ball right in front of your eyes before dropping it; if the ball hits below you, then you know your eyes is on the right spot. This is an effective and easy way of telling where the ‘true’ target line is.
Picture Your Target When You Swing.
This is the understatement of the century: golf isn’t like other sports. You always have to keep your eyes on the ball instead of the target. Furthermore, the ball doesn’t move much most of the time (especially if you’re an especially good / bad player). Finally, the swing begins with a dead stop. Because of these facts, it’s quite easy to see why most people treat golf as they would treat mechanical drawing, total productive management, fiberglass manufacture or architectural planning; they can get too wrapped up in the technicalities.
To combat this, you have to learn to visualize the target in your head and play with your instinct more. Trust your instinct and your muscle memory by thinking of sinking that ball into the hole with one stroke or at least making it pass into the green by coming up with the proper and correct rhythm. Learn to be more confident with your instincts by doing the right habits; practice in the driving range / putt-putt more and exercise your flabby muscles until you can really depend on your muscle memory in the long run.