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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Tips To Help The Beginning Golfer Get Started

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Golf continues to be one of the most popular sports in the world and it seems that almost everyone you know plays the game. But what do you do if you're a beginner and your golf lessons aren't yet paying off? The thing that beginner golfers need to remember is that golf is a game of patience and practice that is based on technique.

The more you practice, the sooner you'll master the technique required in golf. One of the most important ones is your swing. If you don't learn to swing properly, you probably won't fare very well with the other skills you need for a great golf game.

You'll need to learn how to properly grip your golf club so that you can execute the perfect swing. Your golf instructor will be able to position your hands in the right gripping position so that you can set the golf ball up correctly. If you watch the way other golfers execute their swing you'll see that everyone is slightly different in the way they move during a swing but that the grip stays essentially the same each time.

The factors that matter in a golf game are not only the grip and the swing, but also the stance. Each club require a different stance to cater to the distance, lost and spin. However, for a beginner, it is best to first concentrate on the stance required for a driver. The rest can be eventually developed and mastered.

When you're practicing you need to make sure that your stance is as wide as your shoulders at all times when using a driver. The only time your stance will be a little shorter is when the drive that you're attempting is a narrow shot of 60 yards or less. One of the important things that you need to concentrate on when you're going to swing is that you have the target and aim correctly aligned. With time and practice you'll be able to get a good feel for your golf swing and stance and how to use them together.

Having perfected the swing with the driver, as you move down the list of clubs, the position of the ball is also moved back slightly. When you are using a driver, the requirement is to hit the ball into an upward motion rather than a lower motion.

Don't forget your posture! It's important that you have a good golf posture developed so that you have a good foundation for your stance. If your posture is off and you're not distributing your weight correctly you'll find that you always have a weak swing. You want to give yourself as much advantage as you can when you're a beginner so that you don't become discouraged and put away your clubs for good.

The positioning of feet and the resultant weight distribution is important to get a real feel for what you need for your game. When you execute a good golf swing you'll find that your body will move back from your rear foot in the back motion while at the same time your front foot will hold the weight on the forward motion. This weight shift in a fluid fashion ensures a strong smooth swing.

It will be confusing at first but each club will need a different weight distribution and a different swing. Soon it will come to you naturally as you pick up each club.

Mastering the game of golf takes time and practice. Give yourself lots of time to perfect one part of your game at a time rather than tackling all the techniques at once. Don't forget to ask for advice from other players that are having the kinds of games that you want to have.
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