Simple Golf Swing Technique – Chip like a Putt

When you are around the greens, try to chip like you putt.  This simple golf swing technique can help you gain consistency and shave strokes off your game.

Many golfers who struggle with chip shots do so because they allow their wrists to break during the backswing.  This leads to what is commonly referred to as “a classic chunk shot” or worse the dreaded skulling of the ball clear across the green.  In either case, you are left with either another chip shot or a long putt.

Here is a simple golf swing technique that will help you.

• Choke down on the club.  I generally use a pitching wedge when chipping, but this does vary depending on how far I am from the hole. Read the rest of this entry

4 Free Golf Tips – Correct a Hook

I am going to go over 4 free golf tips that I have used to correct a hook that I deal with from time to time.

Many golfers deal with and are constantly trying to correct a slice.  But for other golfers, the dreaded hook is the problem.

Thankfully in golf we do not have to do everything perfectly. Even if we got close to the perfect swing every time things can still go wrong.

For example, you have to consider professional golfers, Tiger Woods or Adam Scott.

Both Scott and Woods have great classical golf swings and work tirelessly at perfecting their golf swings.

Do they hit bad shots?  Of course they do.  If you have watched golf on TV you’ve seen Tiger struggle to get the ball in the fairway. There are also times when you will see Adam finish with his weight on his back foot and end up hitting a duck hook.

Trying to have a perfect golf swing is futile.  If you do have a fault you need to understand why it happens, so you can makes adjustments to correct it.

Here are 4 free golf tips you can use to correct a hook.

• Check your grip – Everything starts with the golf grip. Many golfers that hook the ball tend to have a strong grip. If you are using a strong grip the “V” formed by your thumb and forefinger on each hand will be pointing towards your left shoulder.

To correct this you need to have the “V” formation pointing directly up the middle of your body towards your nose.  Making this adjustment will allow the clubface to square properly at impact. Read the rest of this entry

5 Golf Tips on Driving – Keeping it in the Fairway

Let’s talk about golf tips on driving the golf ball and keeping it in the fairway.  In order to score well in golf, you have to be consistent off the tee.

Finding the short grass off the tee is more important than hitting a 300 yard drive.

Considering that a golf course is set up in a way to challenge your game, your need to know how to control your drives. Not all drives are going to be the same.

Depending on weather conditions, layout of the hole and the location of the flag, you need to be able to play your drives differently.

Here are 5 golf tips on driving to help you improve your game.

• Tail Winds – Tee your golf ball a bit higher to take advantage of the extra distance you can gain with the wind at your back.

When you tee the ball up a bit higher than normal, the golf ball will tend to get more height.  With a tail wind your ball should carry further.

• Head Winds – Tee your golf ball a bit lower when you are playing into a head wind.  Your ball will tend to be pushed higher by the wind when you are driving into it. By teeing your ball lower than normal you can reduce the affect of the wind with a lower trajectory.

Depending on how windy it is, you may need to consider using a long iron instead of your driver to keep the flight of the ball low.

Crosswinds – dealing with wind that is cutting across the fairway is more difficult to predict than a headwind or tailwind. Read the rest of this entry