Golf Swing Speed, usually referred to as timing, is one of the most misunderstood golf swing mechanics discussed. So let’s talk about what timing a golf swing really means.

Timing a golf swing is when you swing the golf club back to the golf ball as your hips turn to clear out of the way. The reason your hips have to clear out of the way is to allow the club head to return to the golf ball squarely at impact and then follow through and wrap around you. This is the function of timing a golf swing.

How do you determine if your golf swing speed is your issue? Read the rest of this entry

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Watching your golf shot start left and then take a hard right turn is so frustrating. Fixing the slice in your golf swing is not as hard as it may seem.

Try these perfect golf swing drills designed to fix the slice in your golf swing:

Everything Starts with Your Grip – Take time to review your grip. You should be using what is referred to as a neutral grip. This is when the “Vs” formed by the thumb and forefinger on each hand are pointing towards the right shoulder. Read the rest of this entry

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Are you having trouble with the golf swing basics? Even though it may seem easy, it is more difficult than you may think.

Here are 3 tips that you need to know to improve your golf swing basics and improve your golf game.

Golf swing basics should be simple, straightforward and repeatable. The more you think about your swing the more difficult it becomes to have a consistent swing. Practicing some golf swing basics will allow you to develop muscle memory that you can take to the golf course. Read the rest of this entry

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Putting is one of the toughest aspects of the game. Most of our strokes are counted on the green. Sinking your short putts can make all the difference in your round of golf.

Let’s focus on two areas of the putting stroke; Length of your stroke and acceleration through impact. Mastering these two parts of your putting stroke will lead to more consistency and sinking more short putts.

Many golfers will take too long of a back swing in their putts.  This will generally lead to decelerating at the point of impact causing your putts to come up short. Read the rest of this entry

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