Fundamentals
PGA teaching professional Eric Hogge shows you how to generate a good full shoulder turn in your swing and what that turn should feel and look like when done properly.
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When playing a particularly challenging course, particularly a links style course, players will be faced with a variety of uneven lies.
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You have been practicing on the range diligently to insure you have proper alignment, but you can't lay the clubs or sticks down you have been practicing with on the ground when you are playing. How do you merge the practice regiment to the course? Pick a spot approximately 2-3
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Hockey players are great golfers because the impact position is similar. To get the correct athletic feel for impact try this "slap shot" drill. Separate your hands on the club then make a half backswing on the downswing pretend you are hitting a hockey slap shot.
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The quality of any golf swing can be measured by the ability to swing the club. This means without control or manipulation. Picturing a child in a playground swing should give you the right idea of this back and forth uninterrupted motion.
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The quality of any golf swing can be measured by the ability to swing the club. This means without control or manipulation. Picturing a child in a playground swing should give you the right idea of this back and forth uninterrupted motion.
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Side Hill Lie:
1. Aim towards the high part of the hill as your ball will always favor the opposite direction.
2. Always take practice swings and pay attention to where the club sweeps the grass that will determine the appropriate ball position for the lie.
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When the wind picks up you want to choose a club that is more than what you would normally choose. Go through your normal pre-shot routine and then swing easy. The windier it gets the easier you should swing. You will quickly find that your golf ball is boring through the win
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Is your golf bag organized? Having your golf bag organized will help you greatly as you improve your skills. Knowing where each club is within the bag, you will not lose focus on the shot you have planned, while you search for the proper club.
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The easiest way to learn the golf swing is to relate it to another learned movement. The golf swing is a rotary movement; it contains a throwing element similar to baseball. For the non athletes, it would be like skipping a pebble.
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Side Hill Lie:
1. Aim towards the high part of the hill as your ball will always favor the opposite direction.
2. Always take practice swings and pay attention to where the club sweeps the grass that will determine the appropriate ball position for the lie.
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The most common saying in golf is "keep your head down." The question is, are you actually picking your head up? When you hit a thin shot that dribbles along the ground, it would seem that a player must have picked their head up.
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Elevation changes add character to golf holes. On an uphill lie the ball will fly higher and shorter as the uphill slope will launch the ball much higher..
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Should you use a strong, neutral or weak grip? The following guidelines will help you determine which grip will work best for you.
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Before playing a round or practicing at the range take your grip on the clubhead end of the shaft and swing the grip end from your normal stance. Swing the grip-end as if hitting a shot and listen for the swish as it descends down from the top of your swing.
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Having a good grip is the first step in being able to get proper wrist, but it doesn't happen automatically. In fact you still have to physically set your wrists, the grip only makes it possible. So next time your practicing try this simple technique - as you start the club awa
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Most tour players and better amateurs tilt their spines 3-5 degrees toward their back leg.
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A good grip allows us to effectively control the clubface throughout the swing, but also allows us essential wrist hinge which promotes our ability to maximize distance. The key is to get the club shaft running diagonally through the fingers of the top hand (left hand for right handed pl
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Timing and Rhythm. Quick drill is to say out loud 123--123. 123 on the back swing and 123 on the follow thru. This is a basic timing tempo but the way it works is to say it out loud so you can hear the pace of your arms in unison with your body turn...
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From my experience as a golf teacher I have observed that most people try and over use their bodies in the golf swing. Tour professionals and very skilled amateur golfers know how to use their body properly to increase swing speed in their golf swings.
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Most golfers know how far they hit each club on a flat topography. But a challenge course architects use to protect par is elevation change.
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