Many people believe that to hit a golf ball properly, all you need to do is step up, and swing. This might be a successful approach for some people, but most people need a little bit more instruction. The golf instruction swing sequence is actually a very complicated series of events. Here is a brief, and simple description of what goes into a properly hit golf ball.

The first thing you need to concern yourself with is the approach. This is the step that will deal with your stance. Many people overlook this aspect of the swing, but the approach is a very important part of this process. In fact, the way you line up with the ball can actually change your distance, and the height of your stroke. You will need to look out for the position of your feet, the angle of the club, the angle of your body, and your grip. Many people believe that the grip is the most important aspect of the swing.

Next you’ll look at the back swing. This is another part of the golf instruction swing sequence that is often over looked. But if you have a bad back swing, it will be very hard for you to make good contact with the ball.

The down swing is the part of the stroke that most people concern themselves with. This is because its actually the part of the stroke that makes contact with the ball. If you only concern yourself with the down swing, however, you might make contact but you will not like where the ball lands.

The last part of the swing is the follow through. Many golfers rush their follow through so that they can watch their ball. This leads to a lot of problems in a golf swing. Proper golf instruction swing sequence emphasis a proper approach, backswing, downswing, and follow through.

By: Rob Jeffries

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My friend, Dooley Duffer, struggled with proper golf swing posture. He didn’t even know he had the problem for the longest time. He worked on his takeaway and downswing. He changed his ball position. He bought a couple of new drivers and changed his grip. Still he had the dreaded golf slice with the occasional pull hook! Poor Dooley just kept trying different solutions without success.

Dooley is a devoted golfer. He loves the game. He enjoys the way golf challenges him to improve, the competition amongst his playing partners and the entire experience of being on the course. Like many of us he is hooked on the game by the occasional spurts of good play which keep him coming back and seeking help to lower his handicap.

Golf can be a challenging game to conquer. While it appears to the casual observer to be a seemingly simple thing, a good golf swing soon becomes an elusive experience for the average golfer. More times than not the ball fails to find the intended line or flight. Why is that?

For those seeking golf swing improvement the source of their problems may be any combination of things such as swing mechanics, ball position or grip pressure. Many times we seek to improve those areas when we really need to start as they say “at the beginning”.

Proper golf swing posture is one of the most overlooked fundamentals of the golf swing. Your posture has a significant influence on the direction and path your golf club will travel during the golf swing.

Posture is the key element to the golf set-up. An improper posture will cause everything else you try to do with your swing to go awry. Even a perfect swing executed from an improper golf swing posture will yield undesirable results.

So how did ole Dooley Duffer overcome his swing faults? I can’t say that he has completely. But he did find some help that made a real noticeable difference in his game. At first I didn’t put a whole lot of stock in the improvement I was seeing. I thought the golf gods were being temporarily generous, something I know all too well. However his golf swing improvement continued far too long to be a passing fancy.

So I had to ask. He shared with me that he had discovered an eBook that helped him work on his swing fundamentals. He told me what the book taught was not some quick fix or a single swing key. He said the eBook has helped him with every part of his swing, especially proper posture. The author takes the holistic approach to teaching the golf swing. Dooley was telling me that he may never be a scratch golfer but that he felt like his game would continue to improve over time as he applied what the book had to offer.

Well between what my eyes had seen and the confidence in Dooley’s voice I was convinced to check this eBook out for myself and I was not disappointed.

How to Break 80 by Jack Moorehouse is a great resource for guys like Dooley and I. He is here to help you improve your golf swing, lower your handicap and play better golf. Thousands of golfers, many like you and I, have found his teachings to be right on target.

If you are ready to begin seriously working on your game, beginning with your swing posture, then please allow me to recommend “How to Break 80…” for your consideration. Save yourself the hundreds of dollars golf professionals charge for lessons while gaining valuable golf swing knowledge. You can spend your savings on extra rounds with lower scores!

Maybe you will see ole Dooley out there with you.

Learn to use correct posture and other swing fundamentals by clicking here – How to Break 80.

By: Wayne Hudler

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A good golf swing requires a lot of work especially if you are a natural slicer. Probably more golfers have a problem with controlling their slice than any other golf swing problem. If you read any of the many golf magazines or visit golf websites you will quickly notice that a lot of articles and advice concerns correcting slice problems. Unfortunately there are many different expert opinions and methods that in some cases are opposite in application. This leads many golfers to confusion and many times frustration. Some golfers never develop a good golf swing and thereby give up the game all together.

Good golf swing instruction tips used to reduce or cure your slice include proper grip, release positions, club offset , right elbow placement, keeping the left wrist flat, proper take away, swing tempo and many more tips and theories. All are put forth by various instructors and golf professionals in an effort to cure your slice and give you a good golf swing. The question is which method or combination of tips that will work for you. In addition there are many e-books found on the internet that you can read to find the right tip that will decrease you slice and increase your draw.

Golf instruction by a teaching professional is probably the most effective way of correcting your slice problems. The golf instructor will observe you as you make your swing using both irons and woods. Many times you will be video taped during this process. After careful analysis your instructor will begin to correct the flaws in your swing one by one. He will prescribe exercises that will correct these problems areas. In addition he may suggest that you use various golf swing aids to help you develop a good golf swing. Your teaching professional will also examine your equipment to determine if you need to make some changes. These changes may include shaft material and flex as well as any club head offset that your clubs may have. Most pros have available several types of clubs that have various features that will help you develop a good golf swing. More than likely it will take time for you to eliminate your slice and develop a good draw on your drive and long irons. Using a teaching pro will cost you a significant amount of money but if are able to permanently correct your slice it may be worthwhile. Think about all the money you will save on lost balls and the associated embarrassment being the tall grass looking for your ball while your partners impatiently wait for you on the fairway.

Most likely you will always have to practice the fundamentals you learned from your pro to continue your golf slice correction [http://www.good-golf-swing.com/sliceproblem.html]. You play golf because it is supposed to be a fun endeavor. Playing poorly will increase the chances that you will eventually give up the game of golf altogether. Removing your slice from your game will certainly go a long way to making the game more enjoyable and will eventually give you the good golf swing that you need to play well.

By: Jim Kesel

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That nasty slice.. the one thing about your golf swing that you can always count on. That nasty slice!

Want to get rid of it?

Are you willing to take some time to get it done once and for all at the risk of a few blisters on your pinky?

Ok, here is the most commonly seen move in a golf swing that produces the slice that you have grown so comfortable with.

It is almost always caused by an “over the top swing path” this causes the club to travel from outside the target line to inside the target line after impact, it puts a serious right to left spin on the ball. And the harder you swing the more spin you will get. And the further to the right the shot will travel.

Most often the over the top move is created because of a poor weight shift. Because, without the weight shift, the only way to get to the ball is to throw the club at it from the top with your hands and shoulders while leaving the weight on the right side.

Try it. In slow motion. You will see where the club goes and why. Over the top. Outside to inside. Keep your weight on the right side and slowly bring the club to the ball. Or keep your weight on the left side and then as you bring the club to the ball allow your weight to go to the right side, a classic reverse weight shift. But still you will generally make the over the top move and swing outside in.

Whether you have no weight shift or a reverse weight shift no matter. Same problem, different look.

Exactly opposite of what it supposed to be for the most effective golf swing.

So now let’s take your time here and see if you can follow this reasoning for the over the top move.

It is very important that you understand why you do it. And then how you do it.

So picture this: You are standing over the ball getting ready to tee off on the first hole. A par four slight dogleg left. You take your weak grip and move into your takeaway.

You pick the club up and turn to the right. Once you have picked the club up several things have happened, none of them are good. First you probably will stop turning your shoulders because, after all the club is already at the top of your swing.

Once you stop turning your shoulders, your left arm begins to break at the elbow. Often this is not so bad but a bent left arm contributes to the poor turn as it, in itself, is an indicator to you that you have already turned enough. ( although not true)

So you stop turning. ( death move)

The thing that this early pickup and the stopped turn does, is that it eliminates the opportunity for you to create the “slot” on the downswing. The slot is created by a good turn of the shoulders and the turning of the right hip.

This combination does create an area of freedom under your right elbow.

Test it to see.

Turn your shoulders so that your back is to the target. Lift your right arm so that your forearm is perpendicular with your bicep and your right wrist is in the “trayed” position. Your bicep should be parrallel to the ground or floor.

Now notice that you have a space where you could drop your right arm straight down into.

This is the famous “slot”

If you now just drop your right elbow you will see that there is plenty of room for it.

You must create this slot.

Now is there room for you to drop your right elbow straight down without hitting your hip?

If there is, you did it. If not turn some more.

This slot is never there if you just pick up the club and don’t turn enough. Trust this, you must have the slot.

The notion that you have to have an upright swing is not correct. There is another method.

I will call it flat, short and powerful.

You see, the mechanics of the golf swing always remain the same. The reason for this is that there is no way to avoid this fact: our body parts all all connected. So that if we move one part another part will also move. It is not possible to move one single part of your body without moving another part.

If we know this, we can use it to our advantage in making a useful and productive golf swing.

It’s kinda like the leg bone connected to the knee bone, and so on. So it makes perfect sense to make an effort to understand what is connected to what and how the parts will move and why.

Here is an example. If I move my left hip during the downswing so that it slides toward the target and stay on my right side, my left shoulder will move up, my right shoulder will move down, the bottom of my spine will go with the hip and the top of my spine will move away from the target, backwards.

This is all because I didn’t bump and turn my hip, and stayed on my right side. The result as far as a golf swing goes is a thin hit or the infamous worm burner. It’s because the spine angle changed due to the hip slide, the spine went back away from the target and this changed the downswing to an up swing at impact.

The point here is just to know why body parts contribute to the success of the swing and how. Or not!

Alrighty then. How to fix the slice and not have to think about all this.

The upright swing, or the more modern classic swing is what is more commonly taught on the practice tees across America.

Let’s try something totally different.

Instead of your hands being high and above your shoulders, let’s keep them below your shoulders on your backswing. Low and around yourself. Flat. Flat as a pancake.

Take the club to the inside and turn your left shoulder fully under your chin. Do not allow your hands to get above your shoulder. They will go behind you. Your right elbow will be behind you too.

Your left shoulder will go under you chin and you will feel tension and pulling of your shoulder and upper back. This is good!

This backswing will be decidedly shorter than you may be acustomed to. This also is good.

You will have created an excellent slot with little effort. Make sure you have some weight on your right leg.

Now if you are in the correct position, turn your shoulders back to the left while allowing the arms and hands to just go along for the ride. Turn with speed and power. Arms and hands going toward the ball.

If you have ever played baseball, this will feel very familiar to you. If you have never played baseball, now is a good time to imagine what hitting a baseball should feel like.

This flat, short and powerful swing is use by many PGA players and is so simple it is scary.

Try it. Caution. Don’t get too far inside on the takeaway. And remember to make an aggressive move on the downswing.

IF you do this correctly, it is almost impossible to hit a slice. But you can do it wrong and nothing changes for you.

Just give it a try. Nothing ventured.

By: Paul Macleod

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I have often been asked what I think the most important part of the setup is when you’re getting ready to drive a golf ball. I don’t know if there is one answer to that question.

The way I answer it is based on what I’ve observed over the past 30 years of teaching.

After you’ve addressed the golf ball, and this is not an easy thing to see, you might have to have someone watch. Or, I’ll tell you how to check for yourself.

After you’ve addressed the golf ball and you’re all ready to hit, I would say that 90% of the people that struggle with the driver have their shoulders aimed way off to the left.

Now, why? It’s pretty simple. Oh, I don’t know, 80% of the golfing public has a driver golf slice. So, if you slice the golf ball, you’re going to try to aim off to the side, so when it recovers and comes back around it’s in play.

Now, unfortunately, for those of you that have a driver golf slice, simply by squaring your shoulders up, that isn’t going to take away the slice. But it’s going to encourage the golf club to swing more from inside than from outside, and it will help it a lot.

You may need a grip change. But there’s no question about it, the most important part of the setup for the driver has to be the shoulders.

Make sure they’re aimed parallel to your feet, knees and hips going left of the target.

Now, if you’re driving the golf ball poorly and not very consistent, let me give you these two golf swing instruction pearls. They go hand in hand.

And I promise you this will help you find out if your problem with your driver is in the backswing.

For you to become a really good driver of the golf ball and consistent, the shoulders have to turn. The only way they can turn in the backswing is if you have your chin up and not down.

Most mistakes that I’ve seen with amateur golfers in their difficulties of driving the golf ball is their posture.

Their head is too far down. The only thing your shoulders can do is go up in the air. You won’t have the ability to swing the golf club around you. You won’t have the chance of your shoulders turning.

So, the best golf swing instruction I can give you is, the next time out, after you’ve addressed the golf ball, gone through your routine and you’re almost ready to swing the golf club back, simply lift your chin up in the air an inch or two. And don’t forget that your shoulder should turn in the backswing.

If you have your chin up, the shoulder can turn around it. From there, you can really let it fly in the downswing.

Again, chin up, not down, promotes the shoulders turning in the backswing.

Try that the next time out and I promise you it’ll help you.

Thanks.

Copyright 2006 David Nevogt

By: David Nevogt

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