Golf Tips on Golf Technique
3 Instead of trying harder and going after the game, try to let the game come to you. read more...
10 The more you fight the wind, the harder it seems to blow. Learning how to hit longs clubs with quiet swings can help turn gales into breezes. read more...
13 When there is no ball in the way we focus our attention on the swing. When the ball is sat there in front of us, we now focus on the ball. Two different mindsets give us two different swing outcomes. read more...
14 Aggression kills coordination which results in the loss of timing and the very thing aggressive players are looking for, namely distance. read more...
15 For the handicap player, a dominant body action only ever gives you an illusion of power. read more...
17 It is our response to the challenge with the constant stream of instructions we give ourselves during play and the misinterpretation and over emphasis of the instruction out of the textbook that keeps us where we are. read more...
20 One of the problems of swing analysis by fragmenting the technique into many bits and pieces it actually losing sight of its purpose. read more...
23 You must understand shot patterns and ball spin aerodynamics before you even think about self analysis. read more...
24 Knowledge of what to do is of no use until you can do what it is you know, and do it without thinking. read more...
30 Step back from the conflict with the ball, swing the club, engage your hand and eye co-ordination, and just let the ball be in the way. read more...
31 The purpose of the Golf action is, "To Swing the club head". Many of you will now be thinking that this is stating the obvious and that you already do this. But do you? read more...
34 Technique equates to about 30% of what the game is about. Sadly many players put 100 % effort into that 30%. read more...
35 As a beginner at golf, we strive to create a swing to give us a shot, with the accomplished player however, his choice of shot creates the swing. There comes a point when in order to improve, you must tackle this transition. read more...
40 It's said that Knowledge is power but for golfers too much knowledge can sometimes be a bad thing. read more...
43 The best deal in golf; put less in and get more out! read more...
44 Contrary to what many golfers think there are only three ways you can hit a ball. read more...
45 A faulty swing can hit very acceptable quality shots as well as disastrous shots; it simply depends on how great the error shows itself. The swing line through the ball that gives Montgomerie a graceful controlled fade turns into an uncontrollable slice if exaggerated. However, when the ball is under control, who is to say it is a fault. read more...
46 A lot of the awkward movements we see in poor swings are instinctive "corrective" Movements as our instincts try to make the most of a bad job in an attempt to get the club to the ball. read more...
49 A good golf swing is a dynamic, flowing, synchronised movement working in conjunction with a faculty we all possess in abundance, "Hand & Eye co-ordination. It is the culmination of years of practise and while it is available to virtually everyone, it is only truly mastered by a small percentage of players. read more...
50 A great looking body action with poor hand action cannot play good golf but "Educated hands" with a limited, or eccentric body action can play stunning golf. read more...
51 Higher handicap club players would improve dramatically if they spent more time educating their hand action and letting the body action follow there lead. read more...
52 You don’t have to look at the ball during the swing, only be aware of its presence on the ground in front of you. read more...
54 If you swing the club as it is designed to be swung, you will hit a right to left flighted ball most of the time. read more...
55 The moment of truth in the swing is not impact but 5 or 6 feet before impact. read more...
56 I feel it is important you understand that changing one part of your swing will alter all of it. read more...
58 The closer you can match your real swing to the practice swing, the better player you will be. Make it a goal to do it. You will have to forget about results for a while but if you can stick with it, then in the long term, this single idea can transform you game. read more...
62 Great looking swings can hit bad shots and bad looking swings can hit good shots. read more...
63 I personally believe that prolonged exposure to the standard on the Tour can in a lot of cases impair the ability to explain and deliver the relevant and realistic message to the ordinary golfer. We could argue that TV expert analysis should carry a golfing health warning. read more...
64 Learning and practicing how to hit your opposite “Bad Shot” on the range, as bizarre as it may seem, helps you eliminate the destructive bad shot on the course. Facing and embracing the bad shots by learning to hit them and not hit them deliberately takes the fear out of them. After all, it’s the shots we fear that we attract on the course. read more...
67 We are our own worst enemies when it comes to our golf performance; for a start, we over complicate the technique, then we try too hard to make things happen and finally, we beat ourselves up when we under-perform. read more...
68 Experience the body playing a more complimentary role in your action rather than a dominant role. read more...
69 Thinking is not "Doing" and too much thinking effectively kills of any chance of been able to do it at all. read more...
74 The top players in the world all share several fundamental characteristics in their swings even though no two swings are the same. One of these similarities is they all retain their head position behind the ball until after impact and all club players would do well to emulate them. read more...
75 The physics of the game tells us that club-head speed is essential for distance but too heavier a club-head simply slows things down. read more...
80 By the time you have felt the contact of the ball on the clubface, the ball is between 12 and 15 yards into its flight; when you feel impact, you are in fact experiencing history. read more...
81 Slicer’s struggle because they make the mistake of trying to square the clubface with body action. read more...
82 Apply yourself to swinging the golf club as it is designed to be swung - you must suit the golf club, don’t try to make it suit you. read more...
86 For many players, to grip the club correctly would be an instant disaster and the reason why is because the new hand position would not be compatible with their current body action. read more...
92 The golf ball can teach us everything we need to know if we only learn to understand the language it speaks. read more...
93 The leading edge of the club face (bottom quarter of an inch) is the point where the top players feelings are focused. read more...
98 If your weight remains static through out the action, the result will be powerless. read more...
101 All successful players, either consciously or unconsciously draw from the huge reserves in the 70% “Psychological Well". read more...
