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Golf Tips
March Golf Trip
Get Ready for the Golf Season
Are you tired of the seemingly endless
days of a cold, snowy winter? Have you gotten
the golf bug after watching golf on television
with telecasts from Hawaii, California,
Arizona and other wonderfully warm locations?
Thankfully, the golf season is fast approaching
and it’s time to get your golf muscles
in shape so you can enjoy the golf season
as soon as it begins.
Many golfers enjoyed the unseasonably warm
weather late in 2003 and had an opportunity
to play some late season golf. For some
of you, it has only been about two months
since you last hit a golf ball. For others,
it has been much longer. With even somewhat
of a short layoff from the game, many golfers
feel like they are starting over every spring,
almost learning how to play the game of
golf again. Here are some tips on how to
get in golfing shape for a great early season:
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Start walking as much as possible –
endurance plays an important factor
in the golf swing, especially if you
walk during a round of golf. Tired legs
contribute to poor golf shots, affecting
your timing, distance, and the ability
to hit solid shots.
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Swing a golf club as frequently as
possible. If you can’t go to an
indoor range or heated outdoor range,
swing the golf club outside in your
driveway or yard once the snow melts.
Make sure that you had solid footing
so as not to slip while swinging. Also,
be careful not to hit your club on the
pavement, a mat of some sort would be
helpful. Swing with long, slow swings,
working on flexibility and tempo. There
is no substitute for using golf muscles
to get ready for the season, so swinging
is essential.
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Get to a practice range as soon as
you can. You need to see the ball flight
for error correction and to build confidence.
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Don’t forget to practice your
short game – chipping and putting.
Remember, most of your shots take place
on or near the green so this is the
area that can lower your score the most.
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Don’t procrastinate. Schedule
an early season golf lesson. Don’t
wait until your golf game falls apart.
Work on building good fundamentals.
Finally, check your golf clubs for worn
or slippery grips. Worn grips cause you
to grip too tightly, leading to a loss of
distance and miss hit golf shots.
Click
Here for a Discount on New Golf Grips
April Golf Tip
Relax Your Grip to
Improve Your Swing
Hopefully, you have replaced
your worn or slippery grips. Worn grips
cause golfers to grip too tight, leading
to poor golf shots. A tight grip is the
number one mistake golfers make, but is
so simple to correct.
Relax your grip pressure. Setup over the
golf ball with a very relaxed grip, not
so loose as to throw the golf club, but
not so tight that there is considerable
tension in your fingers, hands, arms and
shoulders. Golfers naturally grip tighter
as the golf swing is under way, so relax
your grip while you are in the address position.
This is particularly important on tee shots,
the golf shot that creates the most tension
in a golfer.
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Relieving tension in your fingers,
hands, arms, and shoulders creates a
longer, smoother, slower backswing.
This should add more distance to your
golf shots.
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With a more fluid golf swing, you will
have much better tempo – arms
and legs working together. This will
not only improve your distance, but
will eliminate miss hits such as topped
shots, and hitting the ground behind
the golf ball.
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You will also hit straighter shots
with less tension. Your golf swing will
become less of just a shoulder swing.
The more you can use your legs and wrists,
the easier it is to hit the golf balls
straight.
Try a relaxed grip. You will be amazed
at how much better you will play when you
are able to lengthen your swing, improve
your tempo, use your wrists and legs more,
and slow down your golf swing.
Click
Here for a Discount on New Golf Grips
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