For our subsequent few blogs, I’m sharing a collection of 30 ideas that can show you how to simplify your information of golf and hopefully enhance your recreation. I discovered the following pointers in an article printed by Luke Kerr-Dineen for a GOLF franchise referred to as “Play Good”. I’ve solely distilled nuggets of data from his article to offer you a fast reference to sharpen your video games.
1/ Keep away from Doubles Bogeys: I like this line “The distinction between the bottom handicap golfers and the remainder of us isn’t the amount of fine pictures. It’s what occurs after the dangerous ones.” All of us have dangerous pictures in each spherical, however it’s worthwhile to keep away from a succession of poor pictures. Clear your mind and get again within the recreation with an amazing restoration shot to keep away from a double or triple bogey.
In a current examine by Sherman (The 4 Foundations of Golf) golfers with a handicap of two, common 1 double bogey/spherical and a pair of birdies/spherical. Golfers with a handicap of 20 common 5.5 double bogeys and solely .2 birdies/spherical. So, deal with nice restoration pictures and never on making an attempt to birdie each gap.
2/ Stretch to Enhance Your Pace: We’re all conscious that it’s worthwhile to activate your muscle tissue earlier than any sport. To generate extra energy in your golf swing it’s worthwhile to load up your muscle tissue or coil them up like a spring earlier than you launch that energy. One in every of GOLF High 100 Lecturers, Chris Como, says: “Stretching your arms broad away from you on the backswing units up a ‘rubber-band impact’ in your muscle tissue, which permits them to contract forcefully and ship the membership whipping by influence with further pace.” For those who fail to really feel this stretch, you’re leaving yards on the desk. After you heat up your physique with physique stretching just be sure you maintain your shoulders, arms and wrists in the identical broad stretch that you simply need to obtain in your backswing.
3/ Swing a driver you possibly can deal with: Most leisure golfers swing their driver underneath 90 mph. We’re all searching for extra distance and management off the tee. So Luke recommends altering to a lighter membership with a lighter shaft and membership head to remain in higher steadiness to be able to swing sooner. He suggests making an attempt the XXIO: “Using light-weight and robust supplies creates a definite benefit and might help you get probably the most off the tee.”
NOTE: I’ve tried an XXIO driver and liked the texture and management but additionally know you can generate much more momentum or whipping motion whenever you use a heavier membership head (like a sling-shot). That’s precisely why golf stores promote lead tape which will be added to the top of golf golf equipment. I’m simply making this remark to counsel that you could be need to steadily take a look at the addition of lead tape in your current golf equipment earlier than your make any costly adjustments.
4/ Purpose shut, not far: Our eyes are designed to look straight forward and degree. Taking a look at a goal within the distance whereas standing in your tackle posture tilts your eyes and might usually make you’re feeling such as you’re aiming too far left. It’s referred to as the “Parallax Impact”. A examine that discovered golfers hit the ball straighter and farther after they use a spot about two toes in entrance of the ball and immediately consistent with their meant vacation spot. Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus have used this methodology and it is best to too. So, intention shut, not far.
Tip quantity 2 (above) exhibits an train to stretch and cargo your straight main arm and physique for extra energy. You can even use GOLFSTR+ as a coaching help to remind you to maintain your main arm straight in your backswing when you play. Purchase one as we speak at www.GOLFSTR.com
Look ahead to the following set of TIPS in your GOLFSTR Swing Ideas Weblog subsequent Thursday morning.
