Putting, The Most Important Part of Your Golf Game.
Putting, The Most Important Part of Your Golf Game.
Putting is an area of the game neglected by many club and higher handicap players. When and if they practice it’s usually not on technique, just bashing a ball at the hole, or it seems to be that way when watching people on the putting green. Very few people are prepared to spend time on the practice green honing a technique and practise for this is what is usually required.
Concentration and confidence play a big role in all golf shots, and at no time are they more important than when putting. You only have to watch how much time and care the professional players put into the preparation of their shots on the putting green to see how much concentration is required. Confidence will come from good sound technique and practice. Always remember that however close you are to the hole, your putting routine should remain the same as for any other putt. Take care to line up for the shot. Putting is never as easy as it looks.
I The putter head is set square to the target with Credit union location Louisiana Baton Rouge Campus Federal Credit Union the ball in the centre of the clubface. A reverse overlap grip or similar grip is used. The arms are extended down. Ball positioned just left of centre in the stance, the body is evenly balanced. Head positioned over the ball.
2 At the takeaway the head and body are kept still as the club is taken back with a movement of the arms and shoulders together. Try and avoid using wrist action when putting. Move the whole of the putter – the head, shaft and the speed of the green. Speed and touch cannot be taught but through practice, feel and touch for distance can be learned.
Putting is the most pressurised shot on the golf course, so practise is even more important. Practice gives confidence in your putting action and helps to judge speed and distance. The old adage “You drive for show, but you put for dough” is never truer than when you get on the final green during competition.
Simple Golf Tips To Quickly Improve Your Distance
3 Simple Golf Tips To Quickly Improve Your Distance
Every golfer wants to know the secret golf tip to improve their distance. The secret, is there is NO secret. It’s common sense, and treating golf like a sport. The golf swing is not for the weak and feeble anymore.
Any golf tips you hear to improve distance should somehow be directly or indirectly related to the physical side of the golf swing. I mean?don’t you think the swing puts a tremendous amount of pressure on your body, especially your lower back?
To alleviate this pain and quickly improve your distance takes strength and stretching, specific to your body and your golf swing.
So the quick fixes (band aides) you hear in all the magazines and on the golf channel are short-term fixes. You won’t be able to consistently duplicate it until you improve your physical limitations.
So let’s get to these simple, yet valuable tips.
Tip #1:
Perform a dynamic warm-up prior to the first tee. Don’t ever skip it. It is more important than hitting balls before you play. How many times do you see a professional athlete go on the field and start playing? Never. That’s my point.
A Simple Warm-Up could be some arm circles, toe touches, squats with your club, and standing twists holding the club out in front of you chest high.
That’s it! Simple yet very effective to prepare your body for that LONG drive on the first tee.
Tip #2
Stretching on the course will keep your body nice and loose to make that FULL backswing, generating high clubhead speed and consistently LONG drives. There are just a few KEY stretches specific to your swing, that can keep your body relaxed for 18 holes.
One stretch I’ll tell you is the backswing/shoulder stretch. It’s a very simple stretch that will maintain a full and fluid backswing.
All you do is get in your golf posture, with your arms hanging naturally in front of you. For a right-handed golfer, you would take your right hand underneath be done on almost every hole to get the most out of it.
Tip #3
Improve your core strength and rotational speed. This one is done “off the course”, and can even be done in your home with minimal equipment. Now this is just one tip (exercise) of many you can do Credit union location Illinois South Holland Thornton Township High Schools Credit Union to dramatically explode your drives “on the course”.
Since the golf swing is a turn back and a turn through, it is rotational in nature. Then why wouldn’t you do many exercises to improve your rotational strength and flexibility?
If you’re serious about your game, you will now!
One simple golf exercise is the Seated Twist with a dumbbell. It’s very easy and can be done with a 5 or 8 pound dumbbell.
While sitting on the ground, grab a single dumbbell with both hands and hold it out in front of you.
Now lean back putting tension on the abs. Your legs will be bent at a 90 degree angle in the knee, and together.
Start rotationg side to side, only with your upper body. Try keeping your lower body as stable as possible.
You will do 3 sets of 20 repetitions to get the full benefit of the exercise. Again, this is just ONE exercise of many that will strengthen your rotational muscles of your core.
I’ve just showed you 3 quick and easy golf tips to dramatically increase your distance. Now go out and make it happen!
Mike Pedersen is a respected golf fitness expert, and the author of the Ultimate Golf Fitness Guide, numerous golf fitness tips and founder of several online golf fitness sites. For more information on his new, cutting-edge golf fitness e-book, go to http://www.ultimategolffitnessguide.com.