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Best Way to Practice Short-Putt Golf Swing

First, practise the short-putt swing without hitting any balls. Simply concentrate on making a smooth, short back-and-forward movement. Do this three or four times, or until you feel you have the right rhythm.

Next, take three balls and, without a target, strike them on the sweet spot, trying with each… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Improve Your Finish Position in a Golf Swing

The finish position that you adopt after the ball has been struck cannot in itself affect the flight of the ball, but what you do after the ball has been struck is always the result of what occurred earlier. A free, flowing swing devoid of tension will allow the club… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Improve Your Contact in Golf Swing

One of the problems for beginners is that they mis-hit the ball and don’t understand what is happening. If your contact is poor, you have to try to assess why before finding the cure.

There are two dimensions to making a good contact. One is the depth. The other dimension… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Improve the Followthrough of a Golf Swing

There are two stationary positions in the golf swing, the start and the finish which, in golfing terms, are known as the address and the followthrough. A good finish is very important to the swing as a whole.

You should think of the followthrough as being like the brakes on… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Find the Correct Address Position in the Golf Swing

There are several important elements involved in the way you stand to hit the ball, known to golfers as the ‘address position’. You owe it to yourself to get into good habits from the start.

Use a 7 iron. Sit the club squarely on the ground without a ball and… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Do Full Golf Swing with Wooden Clubs

The shot from the fairway with a wooden club is a transport shot that should send the ball into a given target area from where you will have a straightforward pitch or chip on to the green. The average golfer should not attempt to pinpoint the green with this club… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Do Full Golf Swing with Short Irons

The short irons (the Nos 7, 8 and 9 irons) are used when accuracy is at a premium. The ball should be struck just before the bottom of the swing arc, with a steeply descending club head. The line that the club head follows in the forward swing is down… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Do Full Golf Swing with Long Irons

It is with the long irons that anxiety and fear raise their ugly heads. The Nos 1, 2 and 3 irons don’t seem strong enough to send the ball any distance at all, while the loft in no way looks sufficient to get the ball airborne. These clubs simply don’t… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Deal with Contact Problems in Golf Swing

Making a good contact is a skill of its own. Women beginners often develop a good-looking swing quickly and easily but have to be taught how to make a perfect contact. The first skill is learning to make good depth, brushing the ground exactly where you mean to.

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Best Way to Attack the Ball in Golf Swing

In this article we talk about the most important part of the swing – making contact with the ball. A good backswing prepares you for this, creating potential power.

Think of your address position and your strike position as one and the same thing. Essentially you want to return through… Continue Reading…