3 THINGS YOU MUST DO TO RIP YOUR IRON SHOTS
Chris shows you the three things that you must do in order to hit those really solid iron shots from the fairway. Most golfers could benefit from an improved strike with the iron clubs and working on these elements can help you achieve a more repeatable strike and resulting shot.
Basic Golf Instruction for Beginners by Dan Shauger.
Dan Shauger golf instruction for beginners. Lessons on some basic mistakes by beginners. Books, DVDs and lessons at NZ Golf Instruction.
3 golf tips to help hit straighter drives
This is a Ryder Cup Special Impact Show filmed at The Golf National in Paris home to the 2018 Ryder Cup.
It gives 3 tips to help hit straighter drives.
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You Can Correct Your Golf Slice!
Golf can be a frustrating game. Today we’re going to analyze one of the most frustrating parts of the game: The golf slice. We’ll also show you how you can correct your golf slice.
What’s happening:
Golfers are slamming their clubs on the ground, uttering four-letter words and having a miserable time on the tee-box! Why? Because they are slicing the ball! If this is happening to you, you are not alone. Golf slices are a big problem for most golfers.
What is a slice?
A slice occurs when you hit a shot, and it spins off to the right. (to the left for lefties). This often occurs when the club face is open, and the path of the golf club comes from the wrong angle. This usually happens when your club is on an outside-to-inside path as the club nears the ball. If your clubface is open while on that outside-to-inside path, the slice can be extreme!
How to correct your golf slice
It’s one thing to know what is happening. How are you going to fix it?
We have a few quick tests that will help you correct your golf slice.
1. The Rope Test – when your hands are at the top of your backswing, imagine that you are holding a rope that is attached to a tree straight in front of you. Now your object is to pull the rope straight down. As you begin the downswing, you want that same straight down motion. This will force your right elbow to stay close to your body, and prevent you from going “outside-in” with your swing motion.
2. The Box test – Get along, skinny box, and lay it on the ground. You will be hitting the end of the box with your driver. Your goal is to make the box go straight in front of you. If you hit the end of the box and it goes to the right or the left, than your swing is off. This is a good way to test new improvements to your swing if you can not make it to the driving range.
3. The Tennis test – If you’ve ever tried to put topspin on a tennis ball, you know that you have to turn over the racket as you hit the ball. This same rolling of the wrists needs to happen when you hit a golf ball. As you are impacting the ball, make sure that your right hand ends up on top of your left hand. Just as you want that to happen in tennis to get topspin, your goal in striking a golf shot is to roll the hands. When you roll the hands over properly, you can be sure that you are closing the face of the club, when will severely decrease the likelihood of a slice.
Hopefully these tests gleaned from years of experience by golf professionals, can help you to correct your golf slice.
Pitch Shot Golf Tips
George Gankas golf theory assists golfers from around the world through the GG Swing Method.
While many players recognize GG’s contributions to developing well composed golf swings that deliver expanded depth and accuracy, George Ganaks golf lessons also provide insight into calculated short game strategies that lead to reduced handicaps in golfers of all skill sets.
Developing a strong pitch shot requires that golfers optimize several elements of their short game golf strategies in order to make the most of their shot.
This begins with choosing the correct golf club for the shot.
A pitching wedge can be best utilized to achieve the perfect pitch shot in situations where the golfer has an expanded amount of green available for play.
When pitching shots under golf course circumstances that require an increased amount of roll after impact, gap wedges are the most efficient golf club to obtain the ideal pitch shot.
Larger course obstacles can dictate that a lob or sand wedge be used in order to deliver the desired results otherwise unattainable with a pitching wedge or gap wedge.
When deciding which golf club to use during our pitch shots, golfers must ask themselves how deep the golf ball needs to travel in order to reach then green and how to best ensure that the golf ball lands as close to the hole as possible.
Setting up the ideal pitch shots requires consistency above all else, as golfers that address the golf ball slightly more forward than normal have found. Our desired flight path can be easily achieved by simply maintaining a high level of consistent motion in our pitching setup.
Keeping all of our motion in an open swing position allows the clubface to be pointing just right of our desired target, with our shoulders, hips, and feet aligned left of the target as a result.
As our body opens up in our swing, our clubhead also opens itself upon impact with the golf ball, providing the correct level of loft needed to secure ample flight path to pitch the golf ball onto the green.
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Reverse Overlap Putting Grip
Learning how to putt begin with the putting grip. If you are experiencing problems with your putting game then a grip change maybe what you need. Although there are a variety of putting grip styles used today by both professionals and amateurs alike the most popular is the reverse overlap grip. I believe this grip is the most fundamentally solid of the choices available and would highly recommend it to new golfers.
To form the Reverse Overlap Grip:
(1) Begin by placing both hands on the club so they are facing each other and then move your right hand down the shaft roughly three inches.
(2) The putter should lay below the back pad of your left hand.
(3) The back side of your hands should be parallel to each other.
(4) Extend your right thumb down the shaft to a little below the right index finger.
(5) Your left thumb will also point down the club and slip into the palm of the right hand.
(6) Now position your left middle finger so it overlaps the little finger of your right hand.
(7) Finally take your left index finger and lay it across the tops of your right hand ring, middle and index fingers.
The benefit of this grip style is that it forms a solid unity to your hands, The hands are positioned very close together which enables them to work as a complete unit. Although this grip style will not eliminate your wrists from flexing, it does help prevent either one of your hands from becoming to dominating.
In terms of putting grip pressure the lighter you are able to grip the club the better. With applying lighter grip pressure you will have less tension and have a better feel of the club face. Basically you should apply just enough pressure to maintain control. On the practice green experiment with different pressure levels to find which one suits you the best. On a final note, whatever grip pressure you do use you should maintain that pressure evenly out your swing.
Professional golfers do use different grips in putting and periodically will make a change in their grip. However when they do make a change they have a clear understanding of the new grip style and that it will take them time to fully adapt to the change. Likewise, if you decide to make a change realize it takes plenty of time until you can feel comfortable and realize the benefits.
Golf course management is essential to your success as a golfer. Do you know what separates the great players from the good players? It is course management! While you may not be able to hit the ball like a pro or putt like a pro, you can learn to think your way around the golf course like a pro. Here I am going to give you 3 tips on how you can manage your game better.
1. First and foremost you need to realize the number one mistake that many golfers make is that we all tend to not take enough club. By this I mean that most golfers, especially men try to hit the ball hard and think they can hit their clubs further than they really can. I know for the longest time I tried to hit my 9 iron 150 yards on every shot, and then I realized that I have much more control from that distance with an 8 iron. The point is that in most circumstances it is better to hit too much club than not enough.
2. Another thing that many golfers do is try to get too close to the greens on a par 5. This may sound weird but what you need to do is lay up to a yardage that is comfortable to you. If this means laying up to 60 yards or 80 yards then that is what you should try to do. Most professional golfers tend to lay up at around the 100 yard marker because this gives them a full sand wedge to the green. This is a great way to improve your golf course management.
3. Last but not least you must remember that every golfer has weaknesses, but you must play to your strengths. Every successful golfer at every level does this. If you have trouble with your driver, then hit 3 wood off of the tee, if you have trouble with hitting your wedge then try to hit bump and run 8 iron shots around the greens.
Golf course management is crucial to your success, so to maximize your potential make sure you do not neglect this vital part of your game.
