How to Fix Your Golf Swing

Do people take cover when you come to the tee? Did your last set of golf balls head for the Bermuda Triangle? It's time to visit the driving range and work on your swing. You should bring a friend who's an experienced golfer that can watch you and observe what part of the golf swing you need to improve.

Difficulty: Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Bucket Of Golf Balls
• Five-iron

1. 

   Grip the club with your left hand so that your thumb lies along the shaft (see A). The line between your thumb and index finger should point toward your right eye. Wrap your right hand over your left so that your left thumb fits into the cup of the right palm. (Steps 1 through 5 apply to right-handed golfers. If you're a left-handed golfer, reverse the instructions referring to right and left, thus creating a mirror image of what's described.)

2. Fine-tune your stance by pointing your knees in slightly. Point your right foot straight ahead. Point your left foot slightly to the left.

3. Bring your elbows and arms as close together as possible. When you're in your stance, your right elbow should point directly at your right hip, and your left elbow directly at your left hip.

4. 

   Imagine a flat plane extending from your shoulders to the ball (see B). Throughout your backswing, your hands should move parallel to this plane. Begin your backswing with your hands, followed immediately by your arms and shoulders.

5. Begin your downswing by rotating your hips back toward the ball. Any swing that does not begin with the hips will lack power. Your left wrist bone should be pointing at the ball when the club makes contact.

Tips & Warnings

• For a five-iron, your feet should be shoulder width apart. Longer clubs require a wider stance. Shorter clubs require a narrower stance.
• Look for professionally produced golf tips and golf videos on websites like GolfLink.com to find ways to correct common mistakes like slicing and hitting the ball too thin.

Resources

• Golf Swing

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[James55]

on 4/17/2009 I wanted to improve my game but man there is so much info out there. Stumbled across this review site that I thought could help people out.www.e-reviewers2.com/golfswing

[TimR]

on 11/25/2008 I found this information to be helpful...
You can also try www.allamericanjuniorgolf.blogspot.com for tips on your golf swing. It is an excellent website and has great content.

[cindysmart]

on 8/26/2007 Thanks for all of the great info. I'll be sure to point my husband to this site. When I was young and learning, my instructor used to tell me to hit a bucket of balls a day for 60 days before ever setting foot on the course.

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on 8/3/2006 By concentrating on striking the ball at 7:00 (12:00 being the forward most point on the ball toward the target, 6:00 being the furthest) helps bring the clubhead down from the apex of the back swing. It also helps ensure that the clubhead is square at impact. Snapping the wrists through impact helps reduce the tendency of the ball to open right (right handers) and slice away from the target.

on 3/15/2006 Make sure your thumb on your left hand is on top of the grip. A too strong grip, more than 2 knuckles showing as you look down at your left hand, is a killer shank grip. Also during practice, put a head cover just outside of the ball. It will keep your swing on the correct path.