Golf Is More Fun Played The Right Way
Do you have fun playing golf? Have you just started playing, or have you been playing for years? Have you ever had a golf lesson? Do you play as well as you want to play?
Do you hit on top of the ball, hitting little grounders that do not go very far? Do you hit shots that start left and then slice all the way across the fairway? Do you hit little pop ups that go off to your right?
If you happen to hit the ball squarely, it goes about 30 yards left of where you thought you were aiming? All of these different shots come from the same thing?
Do you ever have the thought that golf pros are keeping the answers hidden? The answer is right there for you to see. The next time you watch a golf tournament on TV, watch the swing analysis of all the pros.
When every one of them hits the ball, they all have their weight on their front foot, and their hands ahead of the ball. Now go to your local driving range, and count how many people hitting balls, look anything like the pros. The vast majority leave their weight on their back foot.
You can have the perfect set up, the perfect grip, perfect stance, perfect back swing, but if you leave your weight on your back foot, your shot is doomed.
To use an example from another sport, have you ever seen a baseball pitcher throw a pitch without moving his legs. As you can see, the weight is on his front foot befor the ball ever leaves his hand.
Here is something that you can try when you are at the driving range. Try standing flat footed, and throw a practice ball and see how accurate or how far it goes. See how much better it is your weight is moved from back to front. You will have to admit that the second exercise there was more distance and better accuracy.
Golf is like most other sports, in that they are dependant on the lower body. Any time you hear someone talking about tempo, they are just referring to the upper body and lower body working together.
If you want to play better golf, find a way to get your weight on the front foot. Pay attention to the slow motion swing analysis of each pro. Golf pros have different grips, different stances, different back swings, but they all have almost the same position when they contact the ball.
Do you hit on top of the ball, hitting little grounders that do not go very far? Do you hit shots that start left and then slice all the way across the fairway? Do you hit little pop ups that go off to your right?
If you happen to hit the ball squarely, it goes about 30 yards left of where you thought you were aiming? All of these different shots come from the same thing?
Do you ever have the thought that golf pros are keeping the answers hidden? The answer is right there for you to see. The next time you watch a golf tournament on TV, watch the swing analysis of all the pros.
When every one of them hits the ball, they all have their weight on their front foot, and their hands ahead of the ball. Now go to your local driving range, and count how many people hitting balls, look anything like the pros. The vast majority leave their weight on their back foot.
You can have the perfect set up, the perfect grip, perfect stance, perfect back swing, but if you leave your weight on your back foot, your shot is doomed.
To use an example from another sport, have you ever seen a baseball pitcher throw a pitch without moving his legs. As you can see, the weight is on his front foot befor the ball ever leaves his hand.
Here is something that you can try when you are at the driving range. Try standing flat footed, and throw a practice ball and see how accurate or how far it goes. See how much better it is your weight is moved from back to front. You will have to admit that the second exercise there was more distance and better accuracy.
Golf is like most other sports, in that they are dependant on the lower body. Any time you hear someone talking about tempo, they are just referring to the upper body and lower body working together.
If you want to play better golf, find a way to get your weight on the front foot. Pay attention to the slow motion swing analysis of each pro. Golf pros have different grips, different stances, different back swings, but they all have almost the same position when they contact the ball.