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"Where do I play the ball?"
There are two ball positions. With a driver play the ball on a line
projected out from the inside of the front foot left foot for right handed
players) For the irons play the ball forward from a center mark in your
stance. With the body centered swing used by modern players, you don't
need to change ball position as you change iron clubs. |
| "How far apart should my feet be at
golf address?" It changes a little
bit with every club. Remember when changing your stance to move
only your read foot (right foot for right handed golfers) Do this so the
ball position remains the same with every club. Start with the
middle irons, the 6 or 7-iron. Here set your feet about as wide as
your shoulders. Using longer clubs, 5-4-3 irons and the woods,
move your feet incrementally roughly 1", so that with a driver you have added roughly
6" to your stance. Using shorter clubs than the 6 or 7 iron,
8-9 and the wedges, you might narrow the stance 4"
overall. To learn more about the address
position, you might want to click through and learn about Golf
Posture |
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Interlocking & overlapping grips
"What grip should I use?"
There are two grip methods used by most
players: the overlapping and the interlocking. Golfers with
small hands tend to play better with an interlocking grip. Those with
larger hands may find the overlapping grip the most comfortable. For more
on choosing the best grip Click here.
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| "Why can't I hit my driver?"
Golfers struggle with the driver because
they lose form when they try too hard. If you are doing OK with your
irons, try and use the same tempo when you use the driver. There is an old saying in golf;
"One swing fits all clubs." Let the extra length and bigger head
of the driver provide the extra distance you are looking for. More
on hitting the driver. |
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"Why do I slice the ball?"
A slice is a ball that curves to the right
for a right-handed golfer. The curving ball flight is created by sidespin
imparted by the deflecting blow of a club traveling on an outside-to-in
swing path. Everybody starts out slicing the ball. New players who over use
the arms in an attempt to produce more power create an and outside to in
swing. The
best way to stop slicing is to learn how to change the
swing path from outside-to-in to the preferred inside-to-out swing path.
That's how you hit the ball straight. More
on creating an inside to out
swing path
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| "What causes me to hook the
ball?" A hook curves to the left for a
right-handed golfer. Beginners slice the ball. More experienced
golfers hook it. The ball goes left and comes from an outside-to-in swing path.
This happens when the shoulders open up too soon during the down
swing. Everyone has to hook the ball before they can hope to hit it
straight. That's because, hitting it left is a sign that you have
developed the proper hand action needed to control direction and
distance. Learn
more about proper wrist action Most people who start hitting it left
no longer have to worry about hitting it right. |
| "What does it mean to come over the
top in the golf swing?" Coming over the top refers to the action
of the down swing when the club gets pulled down to the ball with the
arms. This motion produces the dreaded outside to in swing that creates
most of the errant golf shots that keeps beginners, beginners. Get
more on swinging from outside to in |
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"What is casting the club?" This
is formed when you make too much of a back swing and the club falls past
parallel to the ground. This forces you to swing like you are casting with
a fishing rod. Not a great way to keep control of the down swing.
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