Saturday, February 12, 2011

Improving Golf Game

By Paul Monahan


Just about all golfers are always in the process of improving their total game performance, whether they are beginners, amateurs, and professionals. Nobody could blame them. Golfers find real satisfaction and happiness when they start to notice that their overall golf performance is gradually improving towards its optimal status. The more they know that they are improving, the more they are motivated to strive for better improvements. However, golfers should be reminded that it is not for always that their game is free from screw ups and messes. Even touring professional golfer players also do need to enhance their strategies and techniques more. Golf is a game of strategies and skills. Thereby, it is very important to continuously improve your game via training and practice.

Trainings and practices need a lot of focus and patience. As a golfer, you must know what areas to continually look at and repeatedly improve. There are some golf players who stop training and practicing when they notice some improvements. When aiming to hit the ball as close to the hole at the least number of times, golfers must know that their balance, posture, and alignment are factors that should be perfected. These areas are just three of the areas you need to take into account.

A very good stance is very crucial in the game of golf. Your entire weight should be place on the balls of your feet. You should not place your weight on your heels and toes. If you do this, the pressure on your heels and toes will not supply you a super sturdy balance. Sixty percent of the entire weight should be placed on the foot closest to the target. You need good balance during your golf swings to have a solid swing plane and good pivot. Proper balance is a crucial element when striking the golf ball. Having a good balance will allow you to have consistent and efficient strikes that will result towards success in golf.

You should have the right posture. If not, it will result to a range of upper and lower body injuries and pain. Whether you have poorly aligned hips, tight wrists, stooping shoulders, and badly positioned knees, it will prevent you from functioning optimally. Therefore, you will be delivering less effective drives and weak strokes. This will result also to decreasing your opportunity of making good contact with the golf ball.

A good alignment goes together with good posture. It is also a crucial element in enhancing your golf swings, thus leading to good total performance. When you are at the back of a golfer, you will notice that the ball is off the center because the ball is supposed to be lined to the target while the body remains slightly off.

These three are the areas that need to be continuously enhanced with every round of golf. Golf players should recognize that constant practice and training are very important in improving one's own game.




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