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Golf Tips – Hit the Ball Forwards

3:19 am September 14, 2009

As a dedicated golfer, I find nothing annoys me more than thinking I’ve played a shot well, only to see it drifting way off target. Even more irritating than that is that I often think I’ve played the shot exactly the way I have before when it worked well.

So some lessons from a professional will always come in handy, which is what I’ve been having for the last 2-3 years. I’ve condensed some of the info from these lessons into a set of article tips, starting with this one about keeping the ball moving forwards.

I learned very early on from my professional golf coach that perfect technique is unlikely to be attainable by all but the most dedicated / most naturally gifted of golfers. Many amateurs obsess over keeping their left arm (for right handed players) straight in the backswing, having their fingers in exactly the right grip position etc.

More important than any of this, though, is hitting the ball so it heads in the right direction. That is, keep the ball moving towards the green. To demonstrate the importance of this 1 factor above all others, my coach showed me exactly what he meant.

Taking an outrageously off-centre backswing, and letting go of the club with one hand, he proceeded to bring the club down in such a manner as to send the ball flying straight from the tee. There wasn’t a huge amount of power in the shot, but it was certainly in the right direction.

I realised from this that the key element of the whole shot was the club face hitting the ball. So long as you have this under control, you can send the ball towards the hole. Which is where I started to focus my efforts in practice.

It would be silly for me to suggest that having control over the other things is irrelevant, and obviously things such as your choice of club and the power you put into the shot will affect the distance the ball travels.

Fundamentally, though, the aim of the game is to get a little white ball from a little wooden / plastic tee, all the way to a little hole which may be several hundred yards away from where you start. If you can keep that ball heading in the right direction, like me, you’ll find your game improving and can start working on the other aspects over time.

Mike Jackson runs an online golf equipment store, where you can buy golf clubs, golf balls, golf gifts, golf bags etc.

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The Secret Training Drill

7:01 am May 30, 2009

So, how hard should you hit the ball to get it into the cup?

A ball landing one or two feet shy of the hole isn’t considered in.

Therefore, the first step in putting is to hit the ball with just enough
force. Remember: just enough.

This way, if the ball misses the hole, it will still be located fairly
close to the hole & you won’t have much difficulty making the next
putt, given that the ball will still be close.

So, how do you determine how hard to hit the ball?

It’s fairly easy. Go to a practice green & try putts from different
distances until you start to get a better grasp on how hard to hit it
from various lengths.

Practice first from 8 feet, 20 feet, and then from 40 feet. Hit the ball
from different angles around the hole to see how the different
lengths of putts feel.

With sufficient practice, your mind will start to develop a connection
between the exact amount of force that you need to swing & the
right force needed to land the ball in the hole.