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.

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Casting the club from the top of the swing (arms straightening prematurely) is one of the most common power leaks for the amateur golfer.

This move results from a downswing that’s initiated by the muscles in the arms and upper body, and makes it almost impossible to store energy during the downswing.

In contrast, the downswing in the picture was initiated with the core of the body and the feet. Notice how deep the right elbow is and the relatively extreme angle that’s created between the clubshaft and the right forearm. This “lag” stores tons of power.

To learn this move, try letting your arms stay loose and initiating your downswing by shifting your weight to your left heel and rotating your stomach and hip in a counterclockwise direction.

Also, the grip you use can have an effect on your ability to create lag, depending on the flexibility of your wrists and forearms. For most amateur golfers, the interlocking grip can interfere with flexibility, so try the overlap or the 10-finger grip you see here.

For more awesome tips you can check out The PurePoint Golf Full Swing DVD.

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!

This quick golf tip comes courtesy from David Christenson of Lyman Orchards Golf Club in Middlefield, Conn.
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.

Today, I want to share with you a quick golf tip that I recently sent to a reader that asked me a question about how far should he be standing from the golf ball.

This is a great question and something that I struggled with for a while.  Years ago, I followed a tip from a buddy of mine and I ended up standing too far away from the ball.  And I have to admit that it really screwed up my swing and my contact with the ball.

Sometimes it just doesn’t matter if you have great posture, a perfect spine angle and everything feels right at setup. As long as you’re standing too far away from the ball, you’re going to struggle hitting consistent golf shots.  From watching and talking with many golfers on the practice range, most golfers tend to stand too far away from the ball.  Most  stand too far awy because they have a fear of shanking the ball off the hosel or hitting a fat shot. But the intersting thing is,  standing too far away can actually cause those kinds of shots due to having to overcompensate and lunge toward the ball during the swing.

So, how do you know how far is too far?

Here is a simple tip.  Begin by addressing the ball as you normally would,then place one of your headcovers under your right underarm.  Hold it snug, and try and keep it there during the start of your backswing.  If the headcover falls from your underarm before you reach the end of your backswing, then you know you’re standing too far from the golf ball. If the headcover stays put, you’re setup just right. 

The arms should be free of tension, hanging naturally from the shoulder sockets. Any overextension will cause not only inconsistent golf shots, but may also put strain on your lower back. 

You will also notice that the length of your golf club also determines the length between you and the golf ball.

Also, anytime you are on the golf course and you feel you may be standing too far from the ball, back away and take some practice swings with this simple drill with a headcover until you feel more comfortable. Then set up to the ball and swing away!