Things You'll Need:
- Driving range
- Driver
- Golf balls
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Step 1
Go to the gym. Woods spends up to 4 hours at a time in the gym, up to five times a week. Aim for 30 minutes of cardio, 30 minutes of body stretching, 30 minutes of cardio and finish with strength training. Keep your golf swing and posture in mind during the training session to strengthen the muscles used in golf.
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Step 2
Go to the driving range with your driver. Warm up and stretch your body until you feel like you are ready to play. Place a tee in the ground or use the rubber tee on the mat. Don't place a ball on the tee just yet.
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Step 3
Address the tee with club in hand. Make sure you are lined up perfectly with the tee and a target on the range. Straighten your arms, creating a triangle formed by your chest and arms. You may need to adjust your alignment to the tee.
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Step 4
Start your backswing by turning your shoulders and keeping your arms in a triangle. When the club is about waist high, your arms should be straight, with the club parallel to the ground and pointing to your target.
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Step 5
Continue the backswing slowly, turning your shoulders, keeping your left arm straight (for right-handers) and bending your right elbow into your body naturally during the backswing, until your hands are higher than your right shoulder. Allow your wrists to cock until the club is parallel to the ground at the top of the backswing. Your hips should not turn much during the backswing.
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Step 6
Start the downswing with your shoulders turning back toward the ball. Your left arm should be straight, with your right elbow tucked into your body.
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Step 7
Unhinge your wrists just before you strike the ball, with your shoulders continuing to turn. Also, you should turn your hips and drive with your right knee as you hit the ball.
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Step 8
Follow through so the club pulls your body around to the left (for right-handers). Your hands should finish above your left shoulders, with the club well behind your neck from the force of swinging it. Tiger Woods doesn't focus on stopping the club, because it will stop on its own. Your belly button should point at the target at the end of the swing.
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Step 9
Go through the swing slowly at first, gradually increasing speed as you hit the tee in the ground or the rubber tee on the mat.
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Step 10
Place balls on the tee and continue practicing the swing.
