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Golf Tip #6: Open Putting Stance – Against The Grain But Effective
I know…..I know this is not your typical mainstream tip. Just hear us out on this one. Do you want something that works or do you want something that looks good? And this really does work.
Ever feel like no matter what, you are just never going to be a good putter? Well dont feel so bad, a lot of people feel that way. We have seen so many people putting with a (Square Stance), that we just do not question it. And we say to ourselves. “Well if the Pros do it then so should we.” But if I am not mistaken the “Best Golfer of All-Time” until Tiger passes him putted with an (Open Stance). And if you ask a lot recreational golfers of his era they will tell you they too putted with an (Open Stance) back then. By the way we are referring to Jack.
So lets break down the putting stroke and why we feel it is better to putt with an (Open Stance).
Must Haves In A Putting Stroke
1. Square Shoulders to Line.
2. Eyes over ball.
3. Consistent take back and follow through along the intended path.
Disadvantages to Square Putting Stance
1. Lose sight of the intended path.
2. Does not allow arms to swing down the target line in a free manner.
3. Distances are harder to judge once you have lost contact with the hole visually.
Advantages to Open Putting Stance
1. Better sight line at address and during stroke.
2. Arms swing down the intended path more freely.
3. More comfortable.
4. Easier to judge distance control.
5. The list goes on……..and……on
If you go out and give this a try make sure to still keep your shoulders square. Give it a try and let us know how it works for you.
By: Adam Beach
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“Clone Or No Clone The Ball Doesn’t Care!!”
Golfideas.com Owner
1.757.898.7344
http://www.golfideas.com
“Clone Or No Clone The Ball Doesn’t Care!!”
A Basic Golf Swing Lesson For Increasing Distance
Here’s a simple golf swing lesson to increase distance for your driver and irons. Let’s break this lesson down into 3 parts, each as important as the previous. Putting all 3 things together will have you hitting the ball further, and straighter, in no time.
Posture- Why is this so important? Posture is extremely important so that your shoulders can turn around your spine. When your posture is stooped, your shoulders can’t turn back and through nearly
"Fixing a Golf Slice" – 3 Tips to Break Your Slice Swing Habit
One of the golf swing basic you must master is to control you slice. Fully more than 70% of golfers hate to slice the golf ball because it is almost impossible to control the direction of the ball. This article will help you to fix your golf slice.
In fact, if you are a right hand golfer your golf ball will most probably curve to the right. To help you cure your “banana ball”. You must first understand your slice. Following are the 3 types of slice you might encounter.
Type 1: The straight slice
Your club is open when applying a bit of spin to the ball. Normally, you ball path will look straight initially and then curve to right. This is known as the straight slice.
Type 2: The Pull Slice
This kind of slide result from which your club facing outside in (clubhead facing slightly to the left). The result of this slice is first the ball will travel to your left and then curve to your right.
Type 3: The Push Slice
The opposite of pull slice which is club facing inside out (club head facing slightly to your right). The ball will first travel to your right and then curve to the right giving you a nice (as intended?) banana curve.
Now, you can judge your slice by looking at your ball path. You should have a better idea why your ball go in those directions. To fix your slice, follow these few tips.
Tip 1: Fix Your Swing
Chance are you have a bad habit of slicing the ball outside in creating a left spin on the ball. When enough left spin applied your ball will curve to the right naturally. To fix this, you have to hit your ball inside out.
Try to drop your right foot to about 10 inch (for right hander) to the back, this will allow you to swing outside in easier. Adopt this swing to your normal stance, you’ll be amazed.
Tip 2: Throw A Bag?
This is a simple yet effective practice. Get something with decent weight, perhaps an impact bag. Swing and drop the bag to the direction you want your ball to land on. Remember to choose something light enough not to hurt your back but heavy enough to control your swing motion.
This practice helps grooves an anti-cut motion. Keep your left arm connected to your chest as you swing back, and maintain that connection until you release the bag to the right of the target line.
Tip 3: Fix your direction
If your swing is straight, ie, not swinging outside in, chances are your clubface it facing the wrong direction. To fix your direction, get a small magnet with the size of a calculator battery and a tee. Glue the magnet to the tee and place the tee onto your clubface.
Place your DIY magneted tee to your clubface with the tee pointing out. Make a few slow-mo swings, and study your clubface to see whether the tee pointing to the direction you intended?
As clubs get longer and as players swing faster, it is quite impossible for beginners not to slice their shots without clear instructions. However, with proper practice and analysis, any golfer can slash his handicaps by 3 to 7 within a short amount of time.
By: Eason Chan
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[http://www.AcquireGolfSkills.com] provides complete golf guide and tips to help you improve your golf skills including the full swing, putting, pitching, etc. You can also get a free ebook by signing up their newsletter.
3 Best Ways to Lower Your Golf Score
Golf can be a frustrating game and is one of the only games where the aim is a lower score. Golf takes practice and practice and more practice but there are ways that you can easily improve your game. Often the player just needs to be shown or told what to do. Below are the 3 best ways to improve your golf score.
1. Work on your drive. Generally the further you can hit the ball the better your score will be. Practice your driving at one of the many driving ranges. Loosen up a bit, you don’t need to be strangling the club to hit the ball a good distance. The more relaxed you are the better you are likely to drive. If you have a bad slice then you need to adjust your stance, a slice is caused when the club face doesn’t hit the ball when it is vertical.
2. Improve your short game. Most players drop the majority of their strokes on the short game. This is putting and chipping. These two techniques could make or break your game. Again practice plays a large part of it but you can improve your putting and chipping by adjusting your swing and stance. Relax a little and try and hit the ball when the club face is vertical.
3. Perfect your swing. Whether it be your short or your long game that is letting you down, a great golf swing is essential. The key to a good swing is a nice relaxed grip and a position right over the ball. Remember the key is to control the ball and the only way you can achieve this is by hitting it with a vertical club. By this I mean that your club face should hit the ball when the club is vertical.
Perfecting your golf game can be frustrating but it is more than possible.
By: Steven Kirby
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For golf putting instruction click the link. Golf can be a frustrating game but if you have the right instruction it can become quite easy to get a much better score.
Steve
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Is The Medicus Driver An Effective Golf Swing Training Aid?
The Medicus driver is a product that is made by Medicus golf that is a golf swing training aid that according to the manufacturer will help your golf swing in several ways. If you are having trouble with your golf swing this may be a product that you can look into to help improve your golf swing.
The Medicus driver has a dual hinge on it that can help you diagnose some swing flaws that you currently have. Some of the swing flaws that the Medicus driver claims to help you with is to help fix your slice, your tempo, and it improves your swing plane just to name a few. In this article we will take a look at some of the causes of a faulty swing and how the Medicus driver can help fix them.
The slice is one of the biggest complaints that most golfers have about their golf swing. The slice can be caused by many different swing flaws but the most common one is casting the club at the top of the swing. The Medicus driver helps to eliminate casting because the clubs hinge will break if you cast in the top. The Medicus driver is designed with a duel hinge that lets you know immediately if you are casting club.
The Medicus driver has been shown to be helpful improve the your tempo because again with the duel hinge the club will break if you take it back to fast or try to swing too hard. Tempo is one of the most important parts of the golf swing for consistency so if you are having problems with your tempo a Medicus driver might be able to help you with this.
Another important part of the golf swing is putting your golf club on the correct swing plane. The swing plane will have a lot to do with your success in hitting a consistent golf shot. The Medicus driver claims to put you on the correct swing plane or again if you are not on the correct swing plane one of the hinges will break letting you know there is something wrong.
Some of the complaints about the Medicus driver by people who have used the Medicus driver is that it is really tough to hit a shot without tightening the hinges. Although, this may not bother some people other people actually want to be able to hit a golf ball while swinging the Medicus driver.
The Medicus driver has been helpful in helping a lot of people improve their golf swing but it may be something that you are not comfortable using and may not really get a benefit from because if you have several swing flaws than it will be difficult to use. If you are struggling with your golf swing you may want to check out the Medicus driver because you will be able to get instant feedback about why you are not hitting the ball consistently.
By: Mike Allen
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Golf can be a very frustrating game for some people but if you need Golf Swing Help you can always find it online. To find out more about the Medicus Driver go to http://medicusdriver.terapad.com/.




