How to Fix Coming Over the Top with the Drill

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Coming over the top or hitting from the top is a common mistake for a beginner or high handicapper. When you come over the top, you will cut across the ball and pull it or slice the ball. You won't hit it very far with this type of swing at all. I see this move among low handicappers as well. If y

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How to Choose Proper Shaft Flex

Saturday, December 28, 2013

The shaft flex can influence your ball flight.   How will it Influence Your Shots   Flex is not stiff enough for you: If the shaft flex is too soft for you, the shots will go too high. You will also hook it or block it to the right with this type of shaft.   Flex is too stiff

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Control Distance by Controlling Arm Speed

Saturday, December 28, 2013

It may sound hard to control arm speed and control distance that you hit with each iron. Tiger Woods sometimes practices hitting different clubs to the same distance. First, he picks 150-yard marker as his target. For him, it's a hard 9-iron. So he hits balls with his 9-iron to the target. Next, h

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Inside-out and Outside-in Golf Swing

Saturday, December 28, 2013

You may already know that if your golf swing is outside-in, you will hit a weak slice to the right. If you have outside-in swing, it means you are cutting across the ball. This will put slice spin on the ball. On the other hand, if your clubhead approaches the ball from the inside the target line,

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What to think during the Golf Swing

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Some golfers think about keeping their head down. Others think about shifting their weight on the backswing. I get this kind of question from the readers of this site once in a while. Ideally, I would like to just hit the ball without thinking during my golf swing. When you are in the zone, this m

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How to Transfer Your Weight for More Solid Contact

Saturday, December 28, 2013

When you compare amateurs and pros how they transfer their weight, you will realize that there is a big difference. Here is the date which came from the research done by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.   Position           

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Should You Keep Watching the Ball during the Golf Swing?

Saturday, December 28, 2013

I often hear these golf swing advice "Keep your eyes on the ball."   This is the correct advice, but how should you watch the ball at address, during the backswing and downswing and impact?   Watching the Clubhead Go Back is a Terrible Habit Some golfers watch the clubhead go back a

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