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Using Golf Swing Training Aids to Better Your Game

If you play golf on a regular basis, then for your own sanity, you owe it to yourself to spend a little time and money on becoming a better and more reliable player. Playing golf when you are “all over the place” with your drives and your irons can be exhausting for you and tiresome for your foursome, and you don’t have to be like that. By using golf swing training aids, you can make a big difference in your game very quickly, and often at little or no cost to you (other than time!). 

If you go into any golf store, or large sporting goods store, you will any number of golf swing training aids, all of which promise to completely turn your game around in a matter of hours. Their claims, as you probably already know, are usually false. The makers of aids such as this are using your own insecurities to sell you the products. 

There are some aids on the market today that will help you groove a better swing, but it certainly won’t happen overnight. You will have to work for weeks, months, or even years, to make a difference in your swing. This is because you need to commit whatever changes you are making to your muscle memory and your muscles need time to acclimatize themselves to the changes that you are making. 

There are some golf swing training aids that aren’t physical products that you buy in the store – but rather informational products that can explain the changes you need to make. Whether you are watching videos on the internet, or reading e-books, you may find enough information there to make a positive change in your game. And, you can do this without visiting the local golf pro and paying a fortune for a fruitless lesson.

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Mar
28

How Does Golf Swing Tempo Affect My Game?

Posted by Rob Jeffries

There are just so many parts of the game of golf that it is impossible to list them all. In fact, just in the swing alone, there are many different aspects that must be dealt with every time you play. Of course, you know that your balance and core strength are at the center of your swing – they are what keep that club swinging straight and with power. They are primarily responsible for your golf swing tempo

Tempo is a very important aspect of the golf swing, especially when you are swinging the longer clubs like your woods or driver. The timing in the golf swing has to be particularly precise or you will hit the ball badly – or not at all! This is one very good reason why you should work on your golf swing tempo to improve your overall game. 

It is hard to describe tempo, but you certainly know it when you feel it. It is that combination of everything working at just the right time. Your hips turning, your shoulders turning, your head down, and your hands coming through to the target – all of it happening at just the right time. When it doesn’t happen in the right order, or the tempo is off, disaster can strike. 

There are several hints and tips that can help you get your golf swing tempo into a nice rhythm. Some teachers will tell you to swing lower on the backswing, while others will tell you to power through the ball. The key is to find tips that work for you. When you are actually swinging that club, though, you don’t want to be thinking about anything other than making contact. Too much thought on one aspect of your swing can make the rest of your body forget about all the other things that it should be doing. 

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Mar
25

Why Is My Golf Swing Speed Important?

Posted by Rob Jeffries

Because golf is in many ways a man’s sport, there is a certain macho aspect to it. Men appreciate other men who hit the ball long and hard and straight and don’t really pay much attention to the players who use finesse and guile to get the ball in the hole. They think better of a player who drives 300 yards than they do someone who shoots 70. That’s just the way it is. 

If you want to be one of the guys who drives it 300 yards, then you have to increase your golf swing speed – there is just no way about it. But, that doesn’t mean that you have to go in hyper-mode throughout your entire swing. If you watch any of the pro golfers, their backswing is not fast, it is slow and deliberate, but they accelerate through the swing at such a speed that you can hear the club whip through the air. When you watch their swing in slow motion, you can actually see their club arcing, as the force bends the shaft. 

Your golf swing speed in part determines the flight of your ball. However, that doesn’t mean that the guy with the fastest swing will hit it the furthest! There is much more to it than that. You have to be able to make perfect contact with the ball, hitting it on the sweet spot and making contact with just the right part of the club. Any variation and you will not be successful. 

Golf swing speed can be measured in most of the larger sporting goods stores. They will be able to measure your swing speed at the fastest point, which should be just when you make contact. From that information, you should be able to determine the type of shafts and balls you should play. 

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Mar
22

Where to Get a Golf Swing Lesson

Posted by Rob Jeffries

Whether you are a new or an experienced golfer, it never hurts to sharpen up your game. The game of golf is so completely frustrating that the more you can do to get the kinks out and make your game a little more reliable, the better off everyone will be. Your golf friends appreciate it, too, when you are playing better, so by getting a golf swing lesson or two, everyone wins.

Now, you may think that you can’t afford a lesson. Golf is already expensive enough – the clubs, the balls, the shoes, the tacky clothes – it all adds up. And, when you add in the price of a round of golf (and the drinks after), the price of a golf swing lesson is probably something that you can do without. But, you shouldn’t – you need it!

When someone’s game goes bad, their friends usually tell them to “go get a lesson”, as if this is the panacea to all their ills. An hour with the local golf pro will not cure your problems, and may, in fact, cause more problems. After all, the pro’s job is to keep you coming back for more, so it is unlikely that they will even want to heal you on the first lesson.

A convenient and inexpensive way to get a golf swing lesson is not by going down to the golf course and paying a fortune to see a golf “pro”. It is by going online. You can find many high quality and inexpensive lessons online that will allow you to address your particular issue. If you have a slice, you can fix that. If you just don’t hit it as long as your friends, you can find tips to help that. Since they are online, you can go back and review the lessons repeatedly, until you get your game back.

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Mar
19

Where to Find Golf Swing Instructions

Posted by Rob Jeffries

Golf is a complicated game. To the spectator, it looks like you hit a ball with a stick and try to get the ball into a hole, but it is so much more than that. You need to understand weather conditions and wind, you need to be able to read how grass is planted and which way the grain goes, you need to know how to hit out of sand, out of mud, off a concrete path, and sometimes left-handed. You also need to know how to keep your cool when you are completely frustrated, and you have to understand that every game you play will not be the same. 

Newcomers to the game often start with some kind of golf swing instructions to get them on their way, and although this is a great idea, they rarely understand that this is just the tip of the iceberg. There is so much more to learn that is never implicitly taught. 

If you have been playing for awhile, you have probably already had your share of golf swing instructions, whether you got it from a pro at the course, by watching the Golf Channel, or just by listening to your buddies during your rounds. These are all great ways to learn more about the game of golf, and of course, nothing beats actually seeing your own swing. More people are able to make a change in their game just by watching a video of themselves swinging a club – it can be frightening! 

In reality, the best place to find golf swing instructions right now is online. There are any number of E-books and websites that specialize in various parts of the swing, and different types of players. From the beginner to the most experienced player, there are online lessons that can really help your game. 

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