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Golf swing tempo is a critical part of your swing.

And the reason for this is that if you are too quick or rushed from the top of the backswing then you are increasing the chances greatly of swinging your club from out to in through impact.

And this will definitely mean a big old banana ball.

The tempo that you swing a golf club at will depend greatly on your make up and temperament. Many people have slow metabolisms and tempo in their daily lives..and this assists them significantly when it comes to swinging a golf club.

But the vast majority of golfers swing too quickly.

And this, allied with a less than perfect swing, will lead to all sorts of problems. With good tempo you might get away with an average swing..because the extra control and time that you have will allow you make some compensatory moves.

But a bad tempo, generally one that is too quick, combined with an imperfect swing will lead to disaster.

Most amateur golfers need to work on their golf swing tempo..and most golfers need to slow it down.

This can be difficult, especially when you are under pressure or coming towards the end of a round or hitting a really important shot in the course of a round.

But all is not lost and you can train good tempo if you don’t have it naturally. One of the ways is to practice without a golf ball and count to yourself or out loud as you do so.

Taking away the ball removes the urge to ‘kill’ in your downswing and will help you develop good golf swing tempo.

One of the best tricks is to count ’1′ as you start your backswing,’2′ when you get to the top of your backswing and ’3′ as you swoosh through the ball.

By: Terry Gorry

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If you’ve read my golf tips, you know how vital I consider the short game. If you want to cut your scores and slash you golf handicap, you must learn how to turn three strokes into two. The secret to that is hitting a precise spot on or near the green when chipping and pitching letting the ball run to the hole. The more accurate you are at hitting the right spot, the more accurate your shots will be. The more accurate your shots, the lower your golf handicap.

In addition to accuracy, you also must develop a “feel” for chipping, which comes with practice. Keep in mind that your feel may change over the years, so you may need to change your approach over the years as well. When Tom Watson was young he played every chip shot near the green with a pitching wedge. Tom was one of the better chippers on the PGA tour. He had a great feel for chipping and pitching. As he aged and lost the great feel, he used different clubs to compensate for it. You may have to do the same.

Club Selection is Critical

Club selection is critical when chipping and pitching, as I’ve stated in my golf tips. On shots just off the green, you have an option. Some players with low golf handicaps prefer putting the ball from here. The stroke is simpler and the ball behaves more predictably. Others prefer chipping it. The preferred clubs for chipping are the sand wedge and the 5-iron. If you use the wedge, pick a spot about three-quarters to the pin and aim for it. If you use the 5-iron pick a spot a few feet from you and aim for it.

On shots about 10 feet off the green but still on the fringe, you’re better off chipping the ball than putting it. The ball must go through to much grass. The clubs of choice are the 7-iron and the 60-degree wedge, if you have one. If you use the wedge, land the ball about three-quarters to the pin and let role to the hole. If you use the 7-iron, land it just on the green and let it role to the hole. Most golfers prefer the 7-iron because there’s a higher margin for error. Practice and experience tell you how close or far away from the pin you need to hit the ball.

When in Trouble

On shots farther from the green and in the rough, it’s even more critical you hit the right spot with your chip, especially if you don’t have much green to work with. Your choices here are an 8-iron or a sand wedge. Here, the more lofted club may be your best bet. You have to carry the ball just over the fringe and run it to the hole. If you hit the ball a little heavy you could easily miss your spot, ending up in the grass or falling far short of the hole. With the sand wedge, you have a better chance of carrying the rough. Shoot for a spot three-quarters of the way to the hole and let the ball run to it, as if it were a putt.

Of course, sometimes you have no choice. For example, if you have to lob the ball out of the rough, over the bunker, downhill to a tight position, the sand wedge is the club of choice. Block out the bunker mentally and focus on the spot you want to hit, which in this case is the fringe, then hit away. No other option enables you to stop the ball near the hole. Keep the knuckles of your left hand (right hand for left-handers) pointing to the sky, which keeps the clubface open and gets the ball up quickly and down softly.

Choosing the Right Club

A good drill for learning to chip and pitch to a spot is to practice hitting the same spot with different clubs. For instance, try a sand wedge, a 9-iron, and a 5-iron from the same distance. The idea is to carry the ball in the air with different clubs but to the same spot. Study the various distances the ball rolls after it comes down. This drill provides a sense of how far the ball carries and runs with different clubs, giving you a better idea of which club to use when.

Regardless of which club you use, the key is hitting the right spot. Visualize landing on that spot before swinging. Then, it’s just a question of judging how far the ball will travel as a “putt.” Practice hitting a spot and before long you’ll be turning three shots into two and chopping off strokes on that golf handicap.

Copyright (c) 2007 Jack Moorehouse

By: Jack Moorehouse

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We get asked all of the time for quick golf tips. The question usually comes from someone who has to play in a corporate golf tournament or they are someone who does not play often and they are going on vacation and will have a chance to play a round at a prestigious golf course and are looking for quick golf tips. Here is a list of five free quick golf tips to enjoy your corporate event or vacation.

1. If you have any time before your event to practice, you do need to take advantage of this. Current golf instruction will say that you should spend twice as much time on your short game as you do your full swing. I know, I know, I know. How are you going to get the ball to the green? Without much time before the event, you will improve faster by spending time on getting the ball in the hole as opposed getting the ball just close to the green. If you do not get to play often, chances are that you hit many of your irons close to the same distance. Unless you have time for some golf instruction, this will not be fixed in a short period of time. Get the feel for and mechanics of chipping, pitching and putting.

2. When it comes time to play your round, make sure you loosen up before the round. By loosening up your muscles, you are allowing yourself to relax and prepare your body for the athletic movements you will be making during your round. Your time should also include some time on the practice putting green. You will want to become familiar with the speed of the greens.

3. Grip pressure and arm tension is something that all golfers should monitor during every single swing. Your shoulders and your forearms should not feel like they have any tension in them at all. To give you an example, if you take your grip and hold the club out in front of you with the shaft parallel to the ground. If your shoulders and forearms are relaxed enough then the golf club should drop to the ground. This is the feeling of how relaxed your shoulders and forearms should be during your golf swing.

4. Balance is an underestimated part of the golf swing by most amateurs. In your setup, you will need to check your balance from side to side (left to right) as well as from front to back. You can do this by simply swaying side to side until you feel balanced and do the same from front to back. This will allow you to find your perfect balance. Now the key is once this is found you may need to move closer to the ball or farther away from the ball to stay in balance.

5. Once you start playing your round of golf, leave your ego at home and make and aggressive swing at a conservative target. What does this mean? Do not always go flag hunting on every hole. With not playing very often you are not going to hit every shot where you are looking. Increase your chances of playing better by aiming at the largest part of the green or the part of the green you are most comfortable with trying to hit a golf shot.

Assuming you do not have much time until your event, use these five quick golf tips to have a successful day. To conclude the five quick golf tips, let me give you the best of all of the quick golf tips of them all. Make sure that you HAVE FUN! It is just a game.

By: Brad Myers

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Every golfer has done it. You step up to the tee, all full of confidence and concentration then boom! Your shot goes straight into the bushes and you are stuck with that stupid and embarrassed look on your face of what went wrong.

There is no feeling worse, especially if you are a very competitive like most golfers are. Once you have come to grips with the fact that all your friends and or co workers are laughing at your slice you start to replay your swing in your head and you can’t for the life of you figure out where it went from sweet drive down the fairway to in a bird’s nest.

First off, no one ever has a consistently good swing. The pros have it more than others, but they play everyday and get paid millions of dollars to do it so don’t ever compare yourself to a pro no matter how good you are. Secondly, when you have a golf swing slice it is usually because of small alteration in during your swing. Maybe you are not following through or keeping hands interlocked on the golf club. It might be that are taking your eye off the ball just before you make contact or once you do connect with the ball you twist your wrists resulting in your slice into the trees or bushes.

One of the best ways to figure out what you are doing wrong is to have a friend make a video of your swing either on a camera or even on something as simple as your cell phone if it is compatible. Once you have taped about three swings or so, take look either when you get home or right on the golf course and see if there is noticeably wrong.

By: Ryan Stains

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You need a wide, consistent swing if you truly want to lower your scores. A Flammer Golf Training Aid will assist you in keeping your one arm straight and the other arm bent at just the right angle. The Flammer Golf Training Aid is an adjustable harness that ensures correct ball contact. It helps you find problems you are having with your swing. The Flammer Golf Training Aid straps on your body waist to chest.

The Flammer Golf Training Aid was developed by Mike Austin, a coach and professional golf player. The Flammer Golf Training Aid was designed to give you the feel of a correct golf swing. Incorrect swings feel uncomfortable and clumsy. The Flammer Golf Training Aid will give you the results of a better swing arc and swing plane while, through repeated use, help you develop a trained reflex pattern necessary for power hits and good scoring.

Used right or left handed, the Flammer Golf Training Aid attaches to the sternum using a simple clip-on harness. From the breastplate reaches an adjustable rod which attaches to your golf club at the top of your grip. This ensures a proper swing every time. With a controlled swing pattern, the Flammer Golf Training Aid prevents over-cocking of the wrists and teaches the player to release power at the point of impact-right at the ball.

10 benefits the Flammer Golf Training Aid:

o Develop a correct golf swing
o Assure the correct position of, hands, wrists, forearms,
shoulders, torso, and the plane through which they move.
o Eliminate over-cocking, over pronation
o Develop precision hitting and co-ordination.
o Eliminate the “Cut-Across”
o Eliminate the smothered hooks
o Eliminate the shoulder wobble
o Eliminate the left arm collapse
o Train the reflexes to control the club-head and release the power through impact area
o Keep the club face in perfect position throughout the swing, which means square to the points on the swing circle through which it moves.

I think The Flammer Golf Training Aid is essential for any golfer to have. With all of its benefits, it has become one of the most popular golf training aids in the world. The Flammer Golf Training Aid is as popular today as it was when it was first introduced. Millions of people around the world have used this training to device precisely to improve their golf swings, thus ultimately, improving their overall scores.

By: Staffan Moritz

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Are you looking for a Golf Training Aid to help you improve your game? Golf companies with deep pockets can create very convincing marketing campaigns to lead you to believe their teaching aid will help you play better, cure your slice, drive the ball farther. improve your putting or improve your mental game. If you’ve ever been to a Golf Show, you’ll see there are hundreds of these golf products on the market. Many of them are gimmicky and don’t really work.

I’ve personally met with over 80 golf professionals to discuss what Golf Training Aids work and what doesn’t. What I found was a consistent theme – if the Swing Trainer or Putting Aid restricts or constricts your natural body movement, it’s likely not going to be effective.

An example of a golf teaching tool that is both expensive and very restrictive and not effective is the full circle swing trainer. It forces you to swing on a certain plane. The challenge is that note everyone swings on the same plane for their back swing and downswing. Take a look a Jim Furyk’s swing for example – I think he’d even have a difficult time with this one.

Some golf teaching aids are not meant to be a golf swing training aids. This is certainly true of the Speed Stick, which is endorsed by Vijay Singh. It’s designed to tell you what your swing speed is but does nothing to help you improve. It may be helpful for some teaching applications as a golf pro.

There are also some golf teaching aids that are just plain difficult to use. The Momentous Swing Trainer is a perfect example of this type of golf aid – I’ve found that most people who use it get quite frustrated trying to use it on their own. It is designed to teach you the proper swing plane and path, however most players (especially new golfers) will have a difficult time figuring this out without the help of a PGA teaching Pro.

How to get rid of slice golf: The best training aids I can recommend to fix a slice are the Inside Approach, the Assist Pro or the Foot Wedge. You can find more reviews on these golf training aids on the link below.

Golf Putting Training Aids: The best Putting Aid I’ve ever seen is the Targaline Putting System. I’ve seen a new golfer make 17 / 18 putts from 6 feet using this golf teaching aid. How it works is by using a mirror and a string to allow you to determine if your eyes are directly over the ball. Tests have shown that 95% of golfers mistakenly think their eyses are over the ball when they are not. It only stands to reason that if you are not directly over the ball, you can’t accurately judge the line and you will always be compensating. Practicing with this has reduced my average putts per round by 3 shots and I’m now a 7 handicap.

Whoever said “Practice makes Perfect” was WRONG! With most golf instruction aids or putting aids, I’d recommend you work with a PGA teaching professional to show you how to properly use them. Only perfect practice makes perfect.

By: Colin Goehring

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