Golfers seem to have an unlimited supply of golf swing advice. When reading golf magazines, they are full of tips for a proper golf swing.

I have found that while all the tips for improving your golf swing have been offered with the best intentions, in most cases these free golf tips have only confused the issue.

Amateur golfers tend to have problems with hitting long irons and their driver. This can be attributed to a few key factors in your golf swing.

Here are 4 tips for a proper golf swing that I focus on and have helped me and should help you improve your golf swing too.

1) Form – When I talk about form, I am addressing proper setup and balance. If your stance and balance is off, then you will never have a consistent repeatable golf swing. This will cause you to mishit golf shots. Make sure you have good form when addressing the golf ball to develop a more consistent golf swing.

2) Rhythm – All golfers have different golf swing speed (tempo) to their swings. Timing in golf swing is paramount to developing a smooth, powerful swing that generates maximum power at impact.

The backswing should start slowly and unhurried. Your backswing should take twice as long as your downswing.

3) Weight Shift – Proper weight shift is an absolute must.  The backswing starts with the arms and upper body.  The downswing starts with the shifting of your weight from the right side of your body to the left (the weight shift will be from left side to right for left handed golfers).

How to improve weight transfer on golf swing is to make sure that your weight shift starts with the left hip.  This is followed by the straightening of the left leg and planting of the left heel.

Your upper body will uncoil as your left hip moves slightly laterally and the turns out of the way.  This action will clear the left side and eliminate blocking your shot and miss-hitting the golf ball.

4) Follow Through – Completing your swing is very important.  If you have shifted your weight properly, your arms will drop to the inside as the club head returns to the golf ball.  Your club will return to your starting point with the club head in the same position as when you started your swing.  As you follow through your body will naturally rotate and when you complete your swing your chest should be facing your target.

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Fix Your Slice with These Perfect Golf Swing Drills

There is nothing more frustrating than watching your golf shot start left and then take a hard right turn.

The good news is that 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 in the Golf Swing 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 is pointing towards the right shoulder.

Grip pressure – You should grip the club just tightly enough to control the golf club, but loosely enough that someone could still yank the club out of your hands. Read the rest of this entry

Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned golfer, you know that Golf is all about balance.

In order to play golf consistently you must have balance in your golf game.

• You need to get the right balance on your feet.
• In the movement of your body.
• In the swing of the clubs and so on.

However, balance goes further than just the body.

In order to play consistently, you need to have balance not only in your body, but in your mindset too.

Too often, players are thinking of the missed shot or putt. You need to focus on the shot that you are playing. There is nothing that you can do about the shots already taken, so let them go and focus on your current situation.

When you take lessons, one of the first things that you are taught is about proper weight distribution on our feet and weight distribution during the swing.

Much of this may seem foreign to the beginner, but this training helps the player to find balance in their game so the actions are effortless and natural.

Balance should flow through the entire swing in one fluid action. From the time you start your backswing to the time you complete your follow through, you should always be in balance.

It is a natural feeling that will become second nature with practice.

Once you find balance both in your mind and body, you will start striking the ball more consistently. Until you find your balance it will be very difficult to find any consistency in your game.

When you have your upper body positioned correctly behind the ball, you will find that you are naturally distributing your weight more evenly across your feet.

Stand balanced on your feet with no more pressure on the front of the foot than the back.

A good way to know if you have your weight evenly distributed is to address the ball as you normally would. Have a playing partner push your shoulders slightly. If you remain in position then your weight is evenly distributed.

Give this a try the next time you are out practicing or on the golf course.

Position yourself behind the ball and gently swing through without making any effort to concentrate on the distribution of the weight on your feet.

You will find that this will come naturally with no effort at all and that is precisely how you should feel when you are striking the ball.

Improving your golf game is simple when you have a balanced approach.

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