I’m often asked about what is the easiest way to lower your golf scores.

And with my great level of knowledge I amaze the person with…

“Take fewer strokes!”

You may think that my answer is a bit sarcastic and not giving you the true secret to shooting lower scores with the answer, but the truth is I am.

Think about it for a minute.  It is a lot easier to make par or even a birdie  putt if your approach shot is 5 feet from the whole rather than 30 feet.  I know you would agree.

Striking the golf ball properly and consistently is the difference between your ball ending up on the green where you were aiming or having to try and pitch it close because your shot went 10 yards away from where you were aiming.

If you want to be as consistent as the pros you need to learn the same secrets that they have learned.

I’ve come across a system that will greatly benefit you and help develop a consistent golf swing.

You can check it out …

www.GolfSwingImprovements.com/ConsistentGolfSwing

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Are you tired of being frustrated with that push shot?

Learning to correct and eliminate your golf push shots from your game is vital to lowering your handicap and improving your score.

The reasons for a pushed shot are: wrong alignment at address, a closed club face on the back swing, and not enough hip turn through impact.

If you want a quick fix to the push shot you need to check out The Perfect Impact DVD – Angle of Attack Tip.

Some golf pros refer the the push shot as a delayed shot and is something that most golfers do unconsciously. You see, if you delay your shot by a fraction of a second, you could end up hitting the ball at the wrong time and the wrong place.

When the clubface hits the ball sooner than you expected, you will find the ball traveling in a direction not to the line of the target.

What can you do to correct the Push?

Improper alignment

The alignment of your hips, shoulders, and feet, are aimed right of your target putting you in a position to push the shot. This in fact makes your club head aim even further to the right.

This position blocks your hands and arms when you try to swing them on a line towards your target. Your arms and hands will rather tend to swing on a line that is parallel to your hips, feet and shoulders creating a pushed shot.

The Fix

To correct a push shot you need to aim your body more to the left of your target. This opening of the body will help you achieve more of a free swing with the arms and hands towards your target. Your left hip will be able to clear quicker giving your arms and hands the freedom they need to swing through the ball.

These changes at address will create the correct positions at impact and help you hit the ball straighter.

Try getting in the habit of aiming your club face first behind the ball then take your address position.

Closed clubface at address and in the takeaway

Addressing the ball with a closed clubface may seem like you will hook the ball but this is not necessarily the case. Most golfers who do this actually open the clubface at impact.

Mentally speaking when the clubface reaches the top of the back swing it will be instinctively opened to prevent a hook and a pushed shot will occur.

The Fix
To cure this fault you need to understand the grip/takeaway/ hinging of the right wrist first. With your right hand in the correct position at address it will encourage an opening of the hands and club face in the take away.

Remember to blend the movement of the arms and club together with the wrist hinge. No independent hand action should be felt.

Not enough hip turn through impact

Your problem may not be at address or takeaway but rather at the impact area.

Should your hips slide instead of turning to the left, the club head will not be able to close through impact resulting in a push shot. (It gets delayed in squaring up)

The Fix
You need to use a mental key of “Bump and turn”Bump the left side to the left and turn the hips left. It is a “one move feeling.” The bump I am referring to here is a slight lateral shift till the left hip is directly above your left foot. There will be enough lateral motion created in the turn too. Feel the hip turn pull your left arm into the impact area. They work in unison.

Every golfer wants to hit the ball as clean and accurate as possible. It really just comes down to your hard work and your technique. If you want to learn more, check out Perfect Impact DVD – Angle of Attack Tip.

Work on fixing these areas and you will eliminate the push from your golf game and lower your golf scores.

To Your Golfing Success!

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In the illustration, you can see that I’m standing in the middle of railroad tracks. Well, I’m not really standing on the tracks; I’m using the image to help aim and align myself to my target. Picturing the tracks’ parallel lines helps me identify my primary target (and intermediate target) and keep my body lines parallel to one another. All too often I see golfers address the ball with contradictory body lines (their feet aim to the right, but their shoulders aim to the left, for example). Not only do these “crossed lines” minimize a golfer’s chance of making solid contact, but they force him or her to make awkward adjustments in the swing just to get the club on path. Notice how my feet, knees, hips, shoulders and clubhead are all parallel to the tracks. That’s how you want them (unless you’re purposefully trying to cut or draw a shot). The next time you play, bring this railroad tracks image with you. Set up parallel to your target line and swing away.

Use the image of a railroad track to align yourself for each shot. It will help you keep your body lines parallel and your stance perfect for each shot.

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Every golfer, no matter their skill level, wants to improve and develop the best golf swing for their golf game. Whether you are an experienced golfer or are just learning how to play golf, you want to learn the best golf swing.

Below are some tips to help you achieve your best golf swing:

The Grip

Let’s first focus on your golf grip. To develop your best golf swing, you need to be aware that the grip is the foundation of the golf swing. If your grip is not correct, your entire game is going to be off. So if you want to improve you golf swing lower your golf scores, you are going to have to learn how to correctly grip the golf club.

To learn how to grip the golf club correctly read an earlier post The Proper Golf Grip.

Pause at the Top

Another quick golf tip that will help you to develop your best golf swing is to pause at the top.  Some golfers swing too quickly and lose any rythym and sequence of your golf swing.  If you swing to quickly you are not alone, many golfers suffer from a golf swing that is too quick.  At the top of your golf swing you need a slight pause just to make sure every part of your backswing is in the correct position before you begin your downswing.  I am not saying that you need to pause for 5 seconds, however you may want to try pausing longer when you are practicing this tip.  You just need a quick pause to get in position to start your downswing.

Over the Top

Another common problem I see with most golfers is the action of “Coming over the top”.  If you are going to develop your best golf swing you must avoid this action.  Swinging over the top can cause a whole host of faults.  The cause of this swinging over the top is due the upper body getting way ahead of the lower body, and the initial move in the downswing is the shoulders.  The correct start of the downswing should be weight shift in the lower body, with a slight dropping of the club and then your body starting to rotate.

If you want to develop the best golf swing you can, follow the above helpful golf tips and tricks.

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The golf grip is much more important than most amateur golfers think. Without a sound grip you will never be able to advance your game.  Maybe you are at that point, where no matter what you try you can not seem to improve your golf swing.  The good news is it can be the easiest fix you will ever experience in golf.

If you can do any one thing to improve your golf game it would be ensuring your grip is correct. Even with excellent golf swing form your game will suffer from an improper grip.

If there is only one thing you learn from me, it would be to perfect your golf grip!

The most traditional and widely used grip in golf is called the interlocking golf grip. If you are right handed you should start by gripping the club in your left hand naturally with the shaft resting in your fingers and your thumb running down the right hand side of the grip (see image below). If you can envision your left hand being perpendicular to the ground, as if you were shaking hands left handed, you would turn it over slightly farther so your left thumb is running down the right side of the grip and the shaft sits closer to your palm in your pinkie finger than your index finger.

It should feel natural and comfortable on the club. To properly grip the club with your right hand you should interlock your pinkie finger on your right hand with your index finger on your left. The club should sit comfortably across your fingers (do not place the club in you palm) with your thumb running down the middle right hand side of the shaft.

The most important part of the grip is to stay loose!  I can’t stress this enough. I know this sounds backwards to most amateur golfers, but come on has your game really improved by trying to grip the club tighter?  By loosening your grip you will experience more solid contact, more distance, and more accurate shots. You will be amazed what loosening a grip can do  improve your golf shots and lower your scores.

I suggest you grip the club only enough so it will not twist in your hands, and if you have the proper grip setup you’ll find that you can let yourself grip it fairly loosely. A loose grip will  reduce the tension in your wrists and arms, which results in a freer, more natural and less inhibited swing.

There is also a variation on the popular grip where the pinkie finger does not interlock with the index finger but overlaps it instead.  Thus it is called the overlap grip.

The last grip is referred to as the baseball grip.  None of your fingers interlock or overlap.  Some people claim this grip feels more natural. For this grip, think like you are holding a baseball bat but maintain the shaft in your fingers and the thumbs in the correct position, with the left hand thumb running down the right side of the grip and the right thumb running down the middle left hand side of the grip.

Personally, I prefer the interlocking grip because I think it naturally puts your wrists in a better position during the swing and allows a looser grip pressure.  I suggest you try each one for yourself and see which gives you the best results.

Did I mention that the most important part of the grip is to stay loose!  If I did not, the most important part of the grip is to stay loose!

Find the proper grip for you and enjoy the experience of improved golf shots and lower golf scores.

Leave a comment below and share with us which grip you like to use.

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Earlier this summer, my teaching pro showed me and told me something that no one else has really ever explained to me before. It has really changed my golf swing forever! And I think it will change yours too!

I have taken many golf lessons over the years, and it was not until I started working with my current instructor that I have been able to fix my very steep downswing, and lack of hip clearance through impact.

Within just one lesson with him, he gave me a tip that changed my swing forever. Then he had me watch some YouTube videos, some of the ones I have shared with my golf tip e-mail subscribers.

For years I have tried to study different swings by different pros like Tiger, Adam Scott, Ernie Els and many others I had developed the mindset that the downswing was a real prevalent “down” move from the top. My instructor quickly got me to swing AROUND my body and I had NEVER before hit the ball like I had hit it that day. I could not believe the difference it made.

The picture above is my teaching pro Bobby Eldridge of Pure Point Golf.

Bobby has developed a private Golf Apprentice Program that is the best golf swing improvement program I have ever seen.

I am so excited I found him because his knowledge of the golf swing is unmatched!

To learn more about the program and how it can improve your golf swing, check out…Golf Apprentice Program

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I was reading an article the other day over at your-golf-tips.com.

The article talks about how we will all have our good days and bad days.  Hopefully, as you improve your golf swing you will have more good days.

The author of the article points out that there are so many things to think of when it comes to the starting the game of golf.

He also mentions “that a golf swing book is great because being lightweight you can take it to the driving range and practice that golf swing tip the author is explaining to you first hand. Video is a great medium in which to learn new technique, you really get to see and feel at the same time.”

If you are looking for a great golf swing e-book I highly recommend the new e-book by Bobby Eldridge, Full Swing Fundamentals.  At the time of writing this post, when you purchase the e-book for $47 you also get a copy of the Full Swing DVD which is a $72 value for free.  Yes, free!

To check out other great golf DVD’s go to… www.GolfSwingImprovements.com/GolfVideos.

Leave a comment below and let me know what you think about the Full Swing Fundamentals e-book.

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By Marc Solomon

The question is often asked – ‘I have so much trouble coming back after a bad hole. What trick can you give me so that I can forget about that last hole and get back to playing good golf?’

First, stand-up straight making sure that you feel as if you’re elongating your spine. You want to feel as if the top of your head is reaching for the sky. Second, close your eyes to block out the world around you and take some deep cleansing breaths – breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. Third, start to jump up and down as high as you can as you flap your arms furiously like a bird coming off the ground. Fourth, now start spinning in circles (continue jumping and flapping) as you chant over and over – ‘be gone blow-up hole demons, be gone – I rid myself of you’.

If you do this in the exact order and with meaning – once you open your eyes you’ll totally forget about your blow-up as you see the other Golfers around you gasping with open mouths (or possibly running away as fast as they can).

There’s no trick or tip or special thought that’ll automatically bring you back after a bad hole.

In order to come back after a bad hole – you most have a PLAN. Though, the problem for most Golfers is that you can’t just formulate your PLAN after the bad hole. That PLAN must be in action before that bad hole occurred.

You just can’t say – ‘Oh, that 7 on the last hole was terrible. I need to start making my PLAN or I’ll have another blow-up hole right now.’ Having a PLAN doesn’t work that way. You can’t be going along without a PLAN and then turn it on when you want it. It needs to be on before you even reach the golf course and it doesn’t end until you have a chance to sit down, look at your scorecard and relive each shot as you review the round.

Imagine if you got in your car to go to work and every time you got to a red light … you turned off the car. Then when the light turned green … you started up the car to go. Start, drive, stop, turn-off, start, drive, stop, turn-off, start, drive, stop, turn-off, start ……

Well, if you do that with your PLAN – it’ll be just as ineffective as if you did it with your car. They say that you’d use more gas each time you stopped and started your car at a red light than if you were to idle during the red light. The same can be said about every time you start up your PLAN after a bad hole.

To get yourself to regroup, settle your nerves down and make a PLAN after every Blow-up hole uses more gas than necessary for the Golfer that doesn’t have a PLAN in constant use. The Golfer that doesn’t have a PLAN that begins before they get to the golf course uses their PLAN only when needed. And thus, they get into the – Start, drive, stop, turn-off, start, drive, stop, turn-off mentality that actually helps you to accumulate Blow-up Holes.

Where does Tiger’s PLAN start? His PLAN starts months before the tournament. He goes to the golf course weeks before the tournament begins to play a practice round. During that practice round he’s determining what type of shots the golf course requires. He then goes back home to practice those shots. And all through the day, he’s imagining the golf course, how each hole plays, what each green is like – he’s playing the golf course in his mind withoug actually being there.

Before he leaves his hotel to go to the course on the tournament day – he’s going through the whole check-in process at the golf course, the walking to the practice range, his stretching, his Warm-up PLAN, his Putting Warm-up, etc, etc, etc. – before he even leaves the hotel.

Contrast that to the Monkey who’s always at the Golf Shop desk checking in a few minutes before their starting time – ‘Do I have enough time to hit some balls on the range?”

You should be doing the same as Tiger. Maybe not in the detail that Tiger is, but you should be starting your PLAN before your left foot touches the parking lot at the golf course (or right foot in the UK).

Though, if that’s too much for you – you can always rely on the trick I listed above of jumping up and down in circles flapping your arms like a bird while chanting -’be gone blow-up hole demons, be gone – I rid myself of you’. I’ve seen it work and I might’ve even tried it once or twice myself.

The Monkey is looking for Tricks for improvement

The Player is focused on their PLAN.

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