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Learning The Golf Backswing is a critical skill for all golfers. After Address, the golf backswing is the first place most golfers begin to get into trouble. Although I started playing golf many years ago, it wasn’t until a few years ago that I realized that if I wanted to improve there were a few fundamental things I had to learn. As I was Learning The Golf Backswing, I asked myself these questions:

Why do I always slice the ball?

Why can’t I get more distance from my drives?

Why do my fairway shots cause me grief?

Why does it take me three swings to get out of a bunker?

Why do 50% of my chip shots go over the green?

Why do my putts always fall short?

When I really began to get serious about learning to play golf I had no idea that Learning The Golf Backswing was one of the most (if not THE most) important skills to learn. I realized that if this portion of my golf swing wasn’t perfect, I would never be able to solve any of my problems.

The biggest mistake I made was to watch other amateur golfers to see what they did. I realized very quickly that although some of them hit the ball fairly well, there was very little consistency in what they all did. It was hard for me to pick one thing that they all did the same so I could say “That’s it!” Some were very deliberate (jerky) in every part of their swing while others were more fluid and natural. Some teed the ball high while others claimed they needed the ball almost hitting the grass. When they aligned themselves for each shot, some aimed straight while others played a natural (or not so natural) slice or hook.

So what did I end up doing? I stopped trying to learn from other amateurs and got some professional help. The very first thing the pro worked on was my backswing and how it compared to the backswing of some professionals. It wasn’t very hard for me to see the difference once it was pointed out. I realized that my backswing was too steep when compared to the pro’s which was flatter.

The Takeaway

OK, let’s define what steep and flat mean to me when discussing the takeaway portion of the backswing. What I was doing was moving my wrists before my shoulders and mid-section. This caused the club to create an imperfect plane (too steep) forcing my hands to turn away from the ball. To correct this I needed to place an object (in my case a chair) at a distance far enough to my right that caused me to leave my wrists still while my shoulders, arms and mid-section moved the club towards the chair. Although this felt very awkward at first, it certainly flattened out my initial move. The trick is to find a distance to place the chair that makes you stretch without wanting to fall.

Now that I knew how to do this portion of the backswing correctly, I had to practice it for 100 times a day for one week. The goal was to commit this movement into muscle memory before learning the next step which was to keep my weight on the inside of my back (right) foot while doing it. Once again, I was asked to perform an unnatural and uncomfortable act for the sake of hitting a golf ball in the intended direction.

So, once again I introduced a practice method that helped me accomplish this. My natural tendency and comfortable thing to do was to allow my right knee to turn out and shift my weight to my right side. I was told that this was all wrong and I needed to keep my right knee still and the weight on the inside of my back (right foot). To accomplish this I needed to force pressure on my right knee to keep it straight and this was very hard to do.

Here’s what I did to learn how to keep the weight on the inside of by back (right) foot. I placed a book (1″ thick) under the right side of my right foot. I immediately felt the difference, and you will too. Take the time to practice this and make it part of muscle memory.

This covers the take away portion of the backswing. If you put some effort into Learning The Backswing, your golf game can’t help but improve.

Here are more golf tips.

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This Golf Terms Glossary will help you understand the most commonly used golf terms which is an important tool for every serious amateur golfer. Learning these terms and proper etiquette makes the game more enjoyable for everyone.

Address: The manner in which a golf player positions his or her body right before hitting the ball.

Alignment: The way you aim the clubface & line up your body at address.

Amateur: Generally refers to players that compete but do not play for prize money. Non-professionals.

Approach Shot: Any shot that sends your ball onto the green area.

Away: When you are the farthest distance from the hole.

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When you swing Coming Over The Top with your golf swing you will have the tenancy to pull, slice or shank the ball and will never attain the perfect golf swing. Coming Over The Top is the most common mistake for amateur golfers and most of them do not know how to correct this common golf swing flaw. Basically, the problem is swinging over the top instead of staying on the same golf plane during the down swing.

Coming Over The Top - Why does it happen?

It’s all about controlling the golf swing.

The golf swing is a chain reaction event. What you do at set up determines what you do on the takeaway. What you do on the takeaway determined what happens half way back on the swing. What happens halfway back in the swing determines what happens at the top of the swing and continuing on to impact. So you can see that if you do not begin the golf swing correctly, it will have a compounding negative effect causing you to come over the top.

So How Can You Fix Coming Over the Top?

The first place to look to correct coming over the top is the set up. Most people that I see that have this problem set up with their feet closed and shoulders open which is a very contradicting set up position. This inevitably causes an improper takeaway where the golfer breaks the wrist prematurely and pulls the club back (inside) instead of away. This creates a very flat swing plane with the club shaft pointing way out past the ball. The premature rotating of the shoulders during the takeaway is the main cause of Coming Over The Top.

At halfway point of the swing, you want your left arm to be straight and parallel with the ground and the club shaft pointing to about where the ball is lying or slightly inside. The improper position will inevitably prevent the golfer from hitting the ball at all, so they over compensate by bringing the club over the top to hit the golf ball. Basically your subconscious mind is forcing a compensation by swinging over the top in order to make contact with the ball.

Watch a before and after video that shows the causes of Coming Over The Top and the proper swing technique to avoid this common problem.

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Learning the Power Golf Swing wasn’t easy for me. Although I started playing golf many years ago, it wasn’t until a few years ago that I realized if I wanted to improve there were a few fundamental things I had to learn. Once I Learned The Back Swing, I was on my way to having the Power Golf Swing I always wanted. It all began when I asked myself these questions:

Why do I always slice the ball?

Why can’t I get more distance from my drives?

Why do my fairway shots cause me grief?

Why does it take me three swings to get out of a bunker?

Why do 50% of my chip shots go over the green?

Why do my putts always fall short?

How can I have a Power Golf Swing that I saw other have?

What I will attempt to do with a series of golf articles is to explain how I conquered each of these problems one at a time.

When I really began to get serious about learning to play golf I had no idea that the back swing was one of the most (if not THE most) important things to learn. I realized that if this portion of my golf swing wasn’t perfect, I would never be able to solve any of my problems.

The biggest mistake I made was to watch other amateur golfers to see what they did. I realized very quickly that although some of them hit the ball fairly well, there was very little consistency in what they all did. It was hard for me to pick one thing that they all did the same so I could say “That’s it!” Some were very deliberate (jerky) in every part of their swing while others were more fluid and natural. Some teed the ball high while others claimed they needed the ball almost hitting the grass. When they aligned themselves for each shot, some aimed straight while others played a natural (or not so natural) slice or hook.

So what did I end up doing? I stopped trying to learn from other amateurs and got some professional help. The very first thing the pro worked on was my back swing and how it compared to the back swing of some professionals. It wasn’t very hard for me to see the difference once it was pointed out. I realized that my back swing was too steep when compared to the pro’s which was flatter.

The Takeaway

OK, let’s define what steep and flat mean to me when discussing the takeaway portion of the back swing. What I was doing was moving my wrists before my shoulders and mid-section. This caused the club to create an imperfect plane (too steep) forcing my hands to turn away from the ball. To correct this I needed to place an object (in my case a chair) at a distance far enough to my right that caused me to leave my wrists still while my shoulders, arms and mid-section moved the club towards the chair. Although this felt very awkward at first, it certainly flattened out my initial move. The trick is to find a distance to place the chair that makes you stretch without wanting to fall.

Now that I knew how to do this portion of the back swing correctly, I had to practice it for 100 times a day for one week. The goal was to commit this movement into muscle memory before learning the next step which was to keep my weight on the inside of my back (right) foot while doing it. Once again, I was asked to perform an unnatural and uncomfortable act for the sake of hitting a golf ball in the intended direction.

So, once again I introduced a practice method that helped me accomplish this. My natural tendency and comfortable thing to do was to allow my right knee to turn out and shift my weight to my right side. I was told that this was all wrong and I needed to keep my right knee still and the weight on the inside of my back (right foot). To accomplish this I needed to force pressure on my right knee to keep it straight and this was very hard to do.

Here’s what I did to learn how to keep the weight on the inside of by back (right) foot. I placed a book (1″ thick) under the right side of my right foot. I immediately felt the difference, and you will too. Take the time to practice this and make it part of muscle memory.

This covers the take away portion of the back swing and will take you a long way in developing your Power Golf Swing.

Additional Golf Driving Tips can be found here.

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The biomechanics of the golf swing can teach us a lot about our golf game. Understanding how these biomechanics work will allow you to swing the golf club more fluidly and effortlessly. Biomechanics is the study of the human body. Your golf swing is a combination of working parts. One action leads another in one continuous motion. There is no one size fits all program for all golfers. Knowing the biomechanics of one’s own body and its strengths and weaknesses will determine your golf swing tendencies leading to swing faults. A big part of mastering the biomechanics of the golf swing includes examining an exercise program or routine which will help you reduce injury as well as correct swing problems.

There are 6 major biomechanics stages of the golf swing:

1. Address position biomechanics
2. Club take away biomechanics
3. Transition stage biomechanics
4. Down swing biomechanics
5. Impact biomechanics
6. Follow Through biomechanics

All of these stages are equally important to the golf swing and require a different set of biomechanics to perform effectively. The main muscles used to swing the club are not always what you would think. For instance biomechanics tell us that it is the core muscles (lower back, abdomen, oblique muscles) mainly responsible for generating torque in your swing. These muscles are strengthened by the swing motion so must be improved or strengthened by using specific exercises and stretching routines.

The golf swing is tied in with our body movements. The muscle of the body along with balance and weight shift generates speed for a swing and the force to deliver the ball. If there are weaknesses in the biomechanics of the body they will results in weak biomechanics in your golf swing. In other words if there are weaknesses in the biomechanics of the body they will result in a weakness of the biomechanics of the golf swing.

Additional golf driving tips can be found here.

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The Perfect Golf Swing of Tiger Woods.

Every golfer wants to have The Perfect Golf Swing and is looking for Golf Driving Tips that will help them accomplish just that.

Creating The Perfect Golf Swing requires that you know what one actually looks like. Here is The Perfect Golf Swing of Tiger Woods.

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Some think that driving the golf ball is a simple process, it really isn’t. Some seasoned golfers see Golf Driving Tips as a simple process to improve the golf swing. “Grip it and rip it” is a common phrase you can hear on many tee boxes. However, there are some things you can do to get more distance on your drives.

First and foremost, you need to be relaxed when you begin addressing the ball. You must be loose before pulling back the club. Do not tighten up over the golf ball. It is important to waggle the club back and forth a few times in order to create some flow to start the golf swing. This action will promote proper rhythm and tempo. [Read more →]

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Golf Driving Tips For Helping The Amateur Golfer Improve Their Overall Game

For every par four and par five hole, every golfer wants to be able to drive the ball off the tee a distance that puts them in a position that will get them on the green in two strokes. Since all golf par’s are based on two puts, a par four hole expects two strokes to get on the green and a par five hole expects three. Taking more strokes then expected to reach the green, makes it virtually impossible to par the hole. Unless, of course, you happen to be an ace putter. Effective Golf Driving Tips will almost always help you improve your game.

What you will find on this site are articles, video lessons and tips that will help any golfer improve their overall golf game and create a Power Golf Swing. In addition to Golf Driving Tips, you will also find an assortment of golf aids and products that you will be able to use at the driving range or on the course to help you practice what you learn. Just remember that any training aids are not meant to replace a good golf swing, They are only used to create muscle memory to make your practice sessions worthwhile.

Whether your looking for the Golf Perfect Swing Video of Tiger Woods or want to learn more about the Single Plane Golf Swing, you will find it at Golf Driving Tips.

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