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Golf Practice Nets Tips and Drills - Aug 03 2005
How not to ruin a good round - Amateur golfers who play well on the first nine holes and
then let their game go to pieces on the back nine, usually do so because
they do not control their mental game.
When you have got a good scorecard in the making your mind often
races from one thought to another. This
often leads to you becoming indecisive in your shot selection and
your and swing starts to speed up.
You need to make a
conscious effort in this situation not to walk too quickly and to
take time to compose yourself before starting your pre-shot swing routine.
Try holding the club loosely in one hand and stand perfectly still
for a few seconds.
Have a clear picture in your mind of the shot you need to play.
When you are ready, take a practice swing, move into your address
position and play the ball without any delay.
When professional golfers get into high-pressure situations
they keep their same pre-shot routine. This ingrained routine lets
them perform almost on "auto-pilot". To perform well under
pressure you too must develop such a routine.
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A quick-fix golf tip that will stop your slice - When
the golf club gets outside the ball-to-target line in the downswing
you’re more than likely heading for trouble and there is very little you
can then do to save the shot. However,
to prevent this from happening try this simple mental tip.
When you address the ball imagine there is another ball positioned
three to four inches ahead of the real ball.
As you start the club down, aim to strike the actual ball but also
try the keep the club traveling along the path towards the imaginary ball.
This mental picture should quickly help you to keep your downswing on an
in-to-out path and prevent that nasty slice.
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18 2005
There's a very simple way to check your swing path
- You may already know this little tell-tale tip, but are you actually
using it? The main problem of checking your swing path is that the club head
moves so fast at impact it’s virtually impossible to know what path it
is traveling on at impact. There
is, however, a simple way to check it.
All you have to do is turn the club upside down and in the case of
a driver or fairway wood, examine the line which the impact with the tee
leaves on the sole plate - this line is much more pronounced with painted
wooden tees.
If the line starts towards the bottom right side and runs
upwards and across to the left, the club is traveling from out-to-in.
Alternatively, if the line starts more towards the toe of the club
and runs down towards the bottom left of the sole plate, then the club was
traveling on an in-to-out path.
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12 2005
What not to do when driving into the wind - When playing into the wind many weekend golfers
think that they should tee the ball low in order to keep it under the breeze. This
normally produces the exact opposite effect. When the golf ball is teed low, especially when playing a driver, the lack of loft on the clubface can make you want to ‘help’ get the ball airborne by chopping down on it. This
golf swing action generates backspin and with the wind helping increase the effect of backspin the ball simply balloons up into the air.
So, when playing into the wind tee up the ball at normal height, swing smoothly and concentrate on sweeping the ball off the tee peg. That way you will be able to get the full face of the club into the back of the ball and drive it forward with a penetrating trajectory through the wind.
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Here is an instant swing tip to get your back swing on the right path
- One of the most important parts of the golf swing is taking the club
back on the correct swing path. If the club goes back correctly then
it is obviously much easier for the downswing to also be on the right
path. If it goes back incorrectly then the swing ends up being a
series of adjustments to try and deliver the club face square.
When you are set up to hit a tee shot, imagine that directly behind you is a large clock face. If you take the club straight back and up it will point to twelve o’clock. To get the club back on the correct swing path, the shaft will be pointing between one and two o’clock at the top of your
back swing. However, if you get outside the correct swing path, which is
too steep, the shaft will end up pointing between ten and eleven o’clock. Likewise, too flat a
swing path and the shaft will be somewhere between two and three o’clock.
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A Visualization Tip To Draw or Fade the ball at
will - In many parts of golf, visualization can be the
key to a successful shot. Here is a fantastic golf tip that,
if you do actually try it, you will find will help you draw or fade
the ball at will.
So, If you find it difficult to shape you tee shots, try this simple drill. At address, imagine there is a three-inch nail sticking out the back of the ball. When you want to hit a right-to-left draw shot, imagine the nail is going into the back of the ball on a line
traveling from slightly inside the ball-to-target line.
If you want to fade your tee shot, imagine the nail is protruding from the back of the ball, on a line that runs from a fraction outside the ball-to-target line. Then to hit a straight shot, picture the nail running parallel to the ball-to-target line.
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3-wood Tee Shots
- In wet
weather or when playing under pressure it is vital to keep the ball
in play from the tee. Even
on a long hole, it’s smarter not to reach for the driver.
That’s because the additional loft on the three wood will
create less sidespin and reduce the chances of you hitting a slice
or a hook. As a result
the odds on you playing your next shot from the fairway rather than
the rough will be improved. Even
when it comes to distance, if the fairways are damp, you won’t
benefit that much from hitting your driver because the ball won’t
run much when it lands. If
you do elect to play a three wood, don’t fall into the trap of
trying to hit it as far as you can get with your driver.
Keep a good rhythm and tempo and keep the ball in play.
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Playing From Deep Rough - When playing from deep rough many
golfers believe the faster they swing the club, the more likely they
are to get the ball out of trouble.
Clubhead speed is an important factor but from really heavy
rough, speed alone won’t get the job done.
Rather than relying solely on your hands, bring the larger,
more powerful muscles in your body into play.
Make almost the same swing as you would from the fairway.
Your swing plane should be a little steeper to help get the
clubhead down through the rough behind the ball.
But you still generate the extra power you need to get the
ball back in play by using those big muscles in your legs, shoulders
and arms.
Fairway Woods - With a long shaft and not a great
deal of loft visible on the face, there can be a tendency to try to
‘help’ the ball into the air with fairway woods.
This is an action that all too often produces the opposite
result – a topped shot. A
topped shot usually happens when the golfer is attempting to hit the
ball too hard and leaving too much weight on the right side in the
downswing. This results
in the leading edge of the clubface striking the top rather than the
bottom half of the ball. To
hit fairway woods correctly you must get your weight moving smoothly
on to your left side at the start of the downswing.
Also, make sure your hands lead the clubface into the hitting
area.
