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Figuring your own golf grip size is a very important step in forwarding and improving your game.

Too thin or too thick can yield many problems.and that’s why choosing the correct grip size for your golf swing and hand size is crucial. But as with nearly everything in golf, testing what feels good for you could really improve your golf consistency and help you lower scores.

If you have golf grips that are too small, your hands can get fidgety and it can mean that they won’t allow the hands to work as they ideally should in the golf swing. This has been clear that inconsistency, greater shot dispersion, and typically too early a release of the club that can cause in a hook or pull.

If your grips are too thick, your hands won’t be able to release effectively at impact and the most likely result will be a block, push or slice.

Getting better at golf and improving your overall game is something you can do by embracing a few key tips, tricks and techniques and correct golf grip size is one of them.

 

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Many golfers struggle with hip rotation, backswing positions and hip extensions.

The biggest problems with amateur golfers is an early hip rotation and over the top move which is caused by a right shoulder and elbow move not a over rotational movement.

This video discusses how to stop an early hip extension in the golf swing. The answer is quite simple and learning how to rotate the body through the golf ball correctly, matching this up with your style of golf swing and you have a great chance of creating a great rotational golf swing on plane.

 

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The greatest drill ever to eliminate coming over the top. We talk about the root problem, and give you a swing analysis with Sean O’Hair, and Alvaro Quiros.

Get my “Magic Move” video training – Free! Click Here: Discover the “Magic Move” that 39 out of 40 professionals do in transition… and how you can use it to gain effortless distance and accuracy in your game.

 

 

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There are 3 keys to a perfect backswing in golf. Everyone knows about rotation, but there are 2 other angles that you must get correct in order to maximize your golf swing.

In today’s lesson I will show you how the forward and side tilts of your upper body work together with your rotation to form a great backswing. With the help of some cool technology called the MySwing 3D, you can visualize exactly how the 3 pieces work together.

Finally I will show you the “flamingo drill” – a great way to master the backswing and start hitting longer, straighter, and more solid golf shots!

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There are some great applications that can turn your mobile phone or smartphone device into a golf GPS. Many have free trial periods (or are totally free!). Some of these applications, like GreenFinder, GolfShot, and FreeCaddie Pro have most, if not all, of the features of the standalone units, and, at a fraction of the price, they are certainly worth a try.

GreenFinder works on Blackberry, iPhone 3G, Android, and Windows Mobile phones. You can download and use it five times for free. It gives you distances to the front, center, and back of the green, as well as distances to fairway hazards and the distance of your last shot. You can even map your own courses with the GreenFinder golf GPS.

GolfShot works only on the iPhone 3G and is comparable to any of the standalone golf gps devices. With the iPhone’s touch screen capability you can pinpoint any spot by touching it: GolfShot will calculate the distances from your current position to that spot and from that spot to the center of the green. It shows distances to green, fairway hazards, and special layups. It also has aerial views of the course and keeps automatic statistics that are displayed with wonderful graphics.

FreeCaddie Pro works on Blackberry, iPhone 3G/3GS, Windows Mobile, and Java enabled phones. It can display the distances to the front, center, and back of greens, as well as distances to bunkers and hazards. Other features include a shot distance function, the ability to map your own points, scorekeeping, and statistical analysis.

Now GolfLogix, who introduced the first standalone handheld golf GPS back in 1999, has become the first of the major handheld GPS manufacturers to make its technology available for download and use on the smartphone. Currently, its software is available for the iPhone 3G and the Blackberry Curve, Bold, Tour, and Storm, and will soon be available for the HTC Touch Pro.



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3 Great tips on how to land a pitch shot on the required distance. In this video Mark Heinemann PGA AA Golf Professional shows you the proper set up to nail those 30-90 yard pitch shots.

 

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The Cornerstone to A Consistent Golf Swing Tutorial..

The biggest (technical) roadblock to improvement for the once-a-week golfer is confusing cause and effect. How do we distinguish cause from effect? Common elements are the causes – variations in technique are the effects. Why do the majority of once-a-week golfers struggle to break 90 consistently? The answer is simple: they try to change effects without addressing the underlying cause.

Are you familiar with the phrase “band-aid” teaching?

Consistently solid contact is a by-product of accurately re-creating the three key positions outlined in the previous article. These basic elements are the foundation for analyzing any swing in slow motion. Everything you else you hear or read about proper swing mechanics are by-products of the three key positions.

Let’s dig a little deeper. Is there anything we can do before the swing begins to increase the odds of achieving the three positions automatically?

What is the basic element (ie. cause) underlying every swing? A golfer’s balance at address. Based on my experience, the majority of once-a-week golfers assume they are perfectly balanced at address, but fight to maintain it once the swing begins.

Can you predict a golfer’s skill level by examining their posture at address? Any golfer, even a novice, can sense a player’s proficiency by observing their body shape at address. If we can agree that posture affects balance, then poor posture is the ultimate cause underlying every recurring swing fault.

Here is a guideline for mastering perfect posture: you want to stand as close to your natural height as possible.

How often do you see a golfer on the practice range “hunched” over the ball at address? Perhaps this is an unconscious habit developed over years of being told to “keep your head down!”

Is there a simple technique that guarantees perfect posture (and balance) every time? Of course. Every tour player uses a modified version of this technique. As you develop a feel for the technique, the three elements (ie. positions) mentioned above will quickly become second nature.

What is the secret to perfect balance?

The key is feeling the weight of the club – from the moment you take it out of the bag until the end of the follow-through. If you can’t feel the clubhead before the swing begins, then the odds of maintaining perfect balance at impact are slim indeed.

There are two guidelines for creating perfect balance at address.

Number one: stand tall and allow the clubhead to extend your arms naturally so the clubhead hovers above the ground. Number two: bend the knees enough to just kiss the ground with the clubhead.

Watch closely and you will see how tour players barely ground the club behind the ball (or if they do, the club is raised slightly before the swing begins).

Focus on feeling the weight of the clubhead and get ready to hit the ball farther with less effort.

Thanks for reading!

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Trying to keep your head perfectly still during the golf swing could be ruining your chances of hitting solid golf shots. The head position does not stay perfectly still and some movement allows a more athletic swing as well as less stress on your body.

 

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