Monday, December 5, 2011

Drive Better By Practicing Your Golf Sing

By Tiffany Nash


You want to practice your driving technique except that you are not sure how to go about it. You need to learn a few basic drills and exercises to develop the right skills to take your driver golf swing to the next level. While practice isn't as fun as playing a round of golf, but it's the where you need to put your time in to play a great game and shave strokes off of your handicap.

How to describe golf drills?

A golf drill is an exercise regimen that is aimed in improving a specific aspect of your game. While a drill might feel awkward or out of place it's only a drill, it's not how you would play the game, but it is required to perfect particular parts of your technique, and your driver golf swing is a great place to start to improve.

The Easy Driver Drill

Most golfers are partial towards this drill because it is easy and they can have fun. Head out to the driving range, grab a bucket of balls and start swinging with the intention of hitting the 150 yard flag. Every golfer needs to improve their driving swing so that they can hit the ball accurately and place it exactly where it remains in play, which is more important than hitting the ball farther away than 150 yards but with less control and the ball probably sliced out of play.

The Hip Turn in a Golf Swing

Mastering this drill will cause a big improvement in your game and should be practiced diligently. Its purpose is to develop proper coordination of hip and body movement when making the swing.

Stand above the ball with your body square and swing your driver but with only one hand/arm. This will force you to develop hip rotation and bring more power and weight transfer into your swing which is where the power and distance will come from.

Give no Quarter Drill

From the looks of it, this one should be relatively simple. Golfers are taught to always maintain their balance and this is precisely the object when placing a quarter on your golf shoe. The golfer should endeavor to make his swing without the quarter falling off, otherwise he is moving his foot when he should not. The implication is that you your feet is not firmly planted which is why you cannot maintain your balance as you make the swing.

This drill will be routine for those who have no problem with their balance. If not, you just have to be patient and keep on practicing until the quarter no longer falls off and you see improvement in your game.

Drills aren't the same as the game itself but they are a must to drop your handicap and improve your score each round. Players who regularly practice and do the required drills will in no time be rewarded with seeing their scores making or even breaking pars.




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