Grip, Stance & Posture – most pros call them the three pillars of a great golf swing. No matter how expert and experienced you are, if you have trouble with your golf swing, chances are you are doing something wrong with your grip, stance or posture – or maybe all three.

Every beginner golf player needs instruction about achieving a perfect golf swing. No matter how much of a genius you are, it is not likely you’ll get a good golf swing going without a lot of practice and trial.

So how can you learn to work out the kinks in your golf swing by fixing your grip, stance and posture?

Read a book:

While it may not always be easy to understand the niceties of a golf swing entirely from reading a book, it is often the easiest way to begin. Once you have learned the basics, you can get more personalized assistance with refining your technique.

If you are reading a book about improving your golf swing, make sure it has pictures that illustrate what is being advised. Golf swing exercises are one area where a picture is indeed worth a thousand words!

Visit a golf course:

Contact the pro at your nearest golf course and country club and ask if they offer instruction on improving your golf swing. Often they will, and at around $40 an hour, you can get priceless coaching to make your swing better.

Ask people:

If not, you can run an ad in your newspaper – or see if anyone is offering golf training. Or ask friends who play golf and are ‘experts’ if they will share their tips with you. If you play up to their vanity, you might be surprised!

Surf the Web:

On the Internet you will find countless websites offering free golf training. Some of them offer videos which you can review to see what you’re doing wrong – and then fix it. To refresh your memory, the three pillars of your golf swing you need to work on are grip, stance and posture.

No matter which kind of training you seek, one of the key elements is to keep your mind focused at all times on your golf swing.

By: Dr. Mani Sivasubramanian

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Golf downswing is very important in golf career, since it culminates into the perfect golf swing or the flawed swings normally associated with slices or short strokes. It doesn’t matter the level of success you have made with the other swing areas, this will either cancel or polish whatever had transpired before.

It is the peak and is usually the last bad corner you need to go through before you head straight to the finishing line. Nothing annoys like achieving the best grips, stances, posture, top swings and backswings only to blunder at the downswing. Frustrating in deed, but don’t worry, there is a way forward. Just learn and be a ware of the fatal errors that can ruin your golf downswing.

Spinning your hips while failing to move the weight laterally, turning your right shoulder high toward the ball (if you are right hand person), moving the club head or slowing down the hands as you do the downswing are some of the grave problems that can ruin downswing move.

Many events ensue once we make the errors. The errors can make you shoot earlier than expected. When you hit sooner, chances are you will drive the ball through a short distance. Another effect is that, it can make you hit from the outside in. If you hit outside in, you are likely to hit in the wrong direction. Hitting the ball in the wrong direction is simply slicing the ball.

An erroneous golf downswing is definitely a setback to golfers, and should be corrected as early as possible. The best way to correct the moves include moving the hips laterally to the left while keeping the head back and making no effort no matter the circumstance to move the golf club. The lateral hip movement relieves the leg of some weight, turns the shoulder and sends the club to the ball by causing the shoulders to rock slightly as they turn. When you keep your head back, it prevents the upper part of the body from following the hip, and also loosens or relaxes the tension that had resulted from the backswing.

The reason why we should not move the golf club with our arms, wrists, or hands, the golf club should be better moved by the shoulders for a perfect hit.

Golf downswing can only be perfected by identifying the problems that ruin it is fix them using the above mentioned three methods or magic moves.

By: T Dugan

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The grip is one of the absolute fundamentals of the golf swing. It is the only point of contact your body has with any part of the club and so having the grip is crucially important from the outset. You may have the best posture, stance and have a great swing but if there are fundamental flaws in your grip then the result is sure to be erratic. You may have heard of some of the professionals having very unorthodox grips such as being able to see 4 knuckles on their left hand but these are professionals and they know how to compensate for these things. As an amateur looking to lower their handicap you should aim to have a completely orthodox grip. If, like many golfers, your problem is how to correct a golf slice then perhaps you should go back to basics and check your grip.

As I said, the grip does not have much to do with the swing plane of the club and so your swing plane may be perfect and yet you are still slicing it. The thing to note is that the direction the clubface is facing at impact can very much be influenced by your grip. The cause of your slice may be an open club face at impact and this could be caused by a poor grip. So, how can you ensure you have a proper grip to help you find out how to correct a golf slice.

Gripping a golf club can be done effectively but differently by different golfers. People find grips that work for them and the shape and size of their hands. However, when it comes to slicing, very distinct faults can be identified in someone’s grip. Usually an open face at impact is caused by having either or both of the hands too much on the left side of the grip handle. So, in trying to find out how to correct a golf slice there are some simple checks you can do to check your grip is correct. First take a normal setup as if you are about to strike a shot and check how many knuckles you can see on your left hand. If you can see at least 2 then your grip is most likely not the reason for your slice. A similar check is to ensure the V shapes formed by both your hands on the grip both point towards your right shoulder.

Taking a solid, neutral grip is one of the first steps to hitting straight shots. If you’re a slicer and your grip fails one of the checks then you should certainly take a closer look at how you grip the club.

By: Lewis Freeman

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The slice is probably the most common problem that all golfers encounter when playing. In fact, some golfers spend years in frustration trying to remedy slice. Usually, slice happens just when you think your tee shot is just fine. Suddenly, the ball starts to curve to the right and promptly misses the target.

There are many ways to cure slice. Let us start with developing a good grip. As you hold the club, your left hand and thumb should be along the shaft and is aligned toward your right eye. Your right hand should wrap over the left, with the palm resting securely over your left thumb. Your grip should not be too tight or too loose. Gripping the ball too tightly can cause the ball to hook. On the other hand, a weak grip will open the clubface and cause slice. Take the time to practice your grip. Make small adjustments and try new grips until you find one that works and that you are comfortable with.

Another important component in stopping slice is to develop and practice a good stance. You can achieve this by standing square to the ball with your feet spread as wide as your shoulders. Keep your right foot pointing straight ahead and your left foot pointing a little to the left. Make sure your elbows and shoulders are in a natural, relaxed and comfortable position. Remember that posture is very important. Try to avoid throwing your lead shoulder up in the air prior to hitting the ball. Ask your friends to watch you as you hit a drive to see if you have the so-called ‘uppity shoulder’.

Finally, by simply correcting your golf swing, your goal to stop slice is half done. Remember that a correct backswing involves the hands, arms, and shoulders in one fluid and smooth motion. Meanwhile, the right downswing involves turning the hips, keeping your eye on the ball and making sure that your head is behind the ball as you proceed to your follow-through.

These are just a few of the tips and techniques on how to stop golf slice. You can also try various drills to develop specific areas of your play. These drills strengthen and develop your golf skills for the better. Just keep in mind that you need to devote time and effort through constant practice in order to achieve your goal of stopping slice.

By: Tim Lee

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If only learning golf could somehow be different than all the other disciplined things in life, a strict adherence to the fundamentals or basics will save you a lifetime of frustration through trial and error. In this article I will give you two golf beginner free tips:

First Golf Beginner Free Tips – Posture

Correct posture is the cornerstone of the swing. Without the right posture, you will find it almost impossible to create any consistency to your set-up. By studying and practicing your set-up, you will find that your body will naturally begin to engage the right set of muscles in the front of the legs and the lower back, and your chest will be tall. This is a very athletic position in which a golfer can move easily.

There are also two kinds of posture, static and dynamic. Static posture is your posture at address, before the swing. Dynamic posture is your posture during the swing. Most amateur golfers start with poor static posture, making it difficult to swing the club properly or to move correctly. If you start with poor posture, you are probably not in balance and are likely to move around a great deal during the swing. Too much head movement is usually the result of poor posture at address. The old comment, You lifted your head, is one we hear all the time. But it is better to think about good posture than simply keeping your head still. Beginning with good static posture gives you a greater chance of having good dynamic posture.

Second Golf Beginner Free Tips – Grip

A correct golf grip is important because it is your only connection to the club. The grip is consistently misunderstood simply because most golfers do not understand the role that the hands should play in the golf swing. The hands should remain quiet throughout the swing and especially through the impact area. In order for the hands to do this, they must be positioned properly on the club, most amateur players feel as though they do not have any control and it is likely why so many of them try to grip it more in their palms or in the middle of their hands.

Most players would be much better off using a 10-finger or so-called baseball grip. This is simply much easier to learn and to repeat properly. One of the oldest teaching aids instructors have used in order to teach the feeling of a correct golf grip is to have a student grip a yardstick. By gripping a yardstick, students automatically place the club into the fingers properly instead of into the palms.

By: Clive Chung

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The golfing experience may seem like you have a lot of difficult swings to maneuver-which there are some-but that isn’t always the case. For the beginner you would need to know the basics of golfing before you can get that far. If you tend to slice the ball a lot, you can usually fix this by correcting your stance and posture.

There are a few easy things you can do to make sure your posture is right every time. Slightly bend your knees and tilt your body so that you are slightly bent over-but not too much so that you can’t swing. By keeping this posture throughout your swing, you will keep a straight line allowing for a great contact.

Your feet should also be shoulder width apart but your front foot facing away slightly from the other. This allows your body to rotate properly during your swing. Also having your weight toward the balls of your feet allows you to rotate on them and helps during your backswing. Typically how much weight you should put on each foot depends on the kind of stroke. For shorter distances your weight would be placed on your front foot, while for longer distance more weight would be placed in the back.

Another way that professionals can up their game is by buying a swing training club. This allows them to feel a pre-molded grip and get used to putting their hands in the same positions. Always practice your grip before you follow through with your swing to get the optimal result.

By: William A Mitchell

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The Steps in Swinging

A full golf swing is composed of a complex but coordinated rotation of the body. The basic aim of a golf swing is to accelerate the golf club to a certain speed that allows you to hit the golf ball in your desired direction, pattern, and strength. If you are a right- handed golfer, then your full swing will be primarily composed of a back swing to your right and a down swing to your left.

Before thinking about swinging the golf club, you have to be sure that you have secured yourself with the appropriate golf grip and posture. A good starting point for swinging requires you to have a very comfortable and relaxed position for a steady swing. Note that the actual swing will start with you shoulders and arms, but requires full coordination with your lower body- particularly your feet, legs, and hips. Your arms and shoulders work their way up with your back swing until you reach the transition point that will initiate your downward swing to hit the ball.

Some Helpful Tips in Swinging the Club

Don’t overburden your arms. Swinging the golf club requires the coordination of your whole body, not just your arms. Do not think that everything about swinging relies on how you lift your arms. Your swinging will be better if you simplify the process. When swinging, imagine that you are just placing the club behind your back and all you need to do is to hinge your arm along with your shoulders.

Lift your wrists. When you swing the golf back straight, remember to lift your wrists so as to promote proper control over the club. As you bring the club to a back swing, note that your arms should be cocked in a right angular position at the moment that your arms and shoulders are parallel to the ground.

Swing like a clock. As you do your back swing, you can probably observe that your left arm will roll in a clockwise direction naturally. As this happens, you may notice that your golf club head will slightly open and you may feel the need to resist the extent of your swing in a clockwise direction. However, resisting will just impair your swing.

Stay on the ground. Never lift your front heel when you do your back swing. You may have the idea that lifting your foot will make the back swing better. However, that’s not the real scenario. Lifting your heel only creates tension in your lower body and requires you to twist your body more. Also, your feet serve as your anchor that supports your posture.

The Down Swing Starts Below. After doing a perfect back swing, you need to complement it with a superb down swing so as to ensure a perfect strike. However, your grip and stance will entirely be useless if you start your down swing using your arms and shoulders. When you reach your transition point, be sure that you trigger your down swing using your hips and feet. Note that while the back swing starts in your upper body, your down swing should begin with your lower body.

Turn your hips to your target. When you do your down swing, remember to twist your hips to the direction of your target as quickly as you can. When you do this, you will observe that your drives will be longer.

By: Benedict Yossarian

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Top of the range clubs will not better your game as a beginner or intermediate player so the best way to pick the right clubs for you is to find equipment which matches your level of experience, your strength and your posture when hitting the ball.

There is no need for you to have a full set of clubs as a beginner. You would be better off concentrating on a good putter, a few (-3, -5, or -7) woods and a couple of irons (-5, -7, pitching wedge) for example. These are what you need to learn to swing, so it does not make sense to spend loads of money on equipment you are not going to use right away.

However, once you are at intermediate level you could venture out and get a full set of clubs. The brand name does not matter so much because at this point you are likely to know enough about your own game to choose clubs that accommodate your personal strengths and weaknesses. You should be aiming to improve your game but it is important that you enjoy yourself as you are going along at the same time as learning about and bettering your play.

When you reach advanced player level you could look for clubs that do not forgive your mistakes quite so easily. You may, for example, want to try out irons with less traditional weights and different blade designs

You should also bear in mind that, whatever level your play is at, you need to be aware that bigger is not always better. After all, however much fun those super sized clubs may appear to be, all they really do is cover up a bad swing. Address any troubles you may be having in connection with distance or how you strike the ball and don’t simply use a larger club as a way to overcome these problems.

Wherever you intend to buy your clubs, be it in a store or online, it’s a good idea to pop into a sporting goods outlet such as Golfsmith and have a go with some different clubs to see which feels best to you. It is also worth remembering that if you are on a strict budget there are many places online where you can purchase used clubs at a fraction of the cost of new ones.

By: Rob Cummings

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Allowing your body into the habit of bad swings is a hard thing to break. Luckily, with all the tools and resources available to the modern human, there is a simple remedy.

Really the easiest way to correct your technique is to practice your posture and grip. These essential makings of a swing affect the rotation of your body and where you will-or won’t-hit the ball. One of the most vital things a person can do is bend at the knees and hips, not at the waist. This is a very common mistake made among golfers everywhere that leads to a bad swing or slice. If you place your feet shoulder width apart with a little more weight on your back foot-and have your knees slightly bent to keep your lower half limber-you will create the easiest way to keep your balance and aim in the right spot on the ball. Also lining up your joints creates the best angel for a nice drive.

Practicing your swinging will come in handy. If you swing enough times, your body will pick up the motion you are doing and repeat it more easily for the next time. Practicing with a trainer or in your own home can make a big difference in the over-all quality of your swing. Try lining up tees in a row and repeatedly hitting one ball after another moving down the line. This practice will allow you to discover how to handle your swing and keep balance. Most importantly, let loose and have fun!

By: William A Mitchell

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Like many weight-loss diets, many people think golf training aids and golf books are too good to be true. Many of the ads for golf training aids come along with hefty claims such as being able to knock ten strokes off of your game or by cutting you handicap in half. You have learned that if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. So which training aids or golf books will help you improve your game? Below is a training aid and a golf book that you can use in unison to improve your putting indoors or out.

1. The Putting Arc Deluxe

The Putting Arc Deluxe works because this putting aid is based upon natural body movement. This body movement can be quickly learned and repeated. With regular use, the results can be seen in a short period of time. The putter head travels in a perfect circle (radius R). The projection of this circle on the ground is an ellipse in the shape of The Putting Arc Deluxe. The putter is always on plane and the intersection of this plane with the ground is a straight line, the ball/target line. With the Putting Arc Deluxe, the club face is always square to the above plane. In addition, it is only square to the ball target line at the center line of the Putting Arc. You are learning an inside to square to inside putting stroke. In this perfect putting stroke, there is only one moving part. The hands, arms and shoulders rotate as one unit and no manipulation of the hands or arms are required to follow the correct path with a correct clubface.

2. The Art of Putting by Stan Utley

In The Art of Putting, Stan Utley’s golf book outlines his putting fundamentals for players of all levels, from beginners to very skilled. Stan Utley’s easy to understand method will allow you to develop a repeatable stroke. Utley introduces you to the fundamentals of the proper grip, posture, alignment, and stroke. The Art of Putting will give you guidelines for finding the correct putter for you and the type of stroke you have. In addition, how a putt should sound and how to read greens properly. No matter what your current skill level is, Stan Utley keeps his theories easy to read and to implement for all players from beginners to skilled players. Everyone can enjoy this easy read.

By: Brad Myers

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