Golfers who slice will tend to have a certain swing path which causes this dreaded left to right distance slashing ball flight. A slice can be a horrible thing to have to deal with on the golf course. It is probably the most common problem golfers come to me with a complaint of. They want to stop their slice and hit straighter, longer golf shots.

A slice golf shot will tend to have an out to in swing path. This means as the golf club I approaching the ball just before impact it is too far outside or away from the golfer. This leads the club head to swing too far inside just after impact or too much to the left. Ideally, your golf club head should swing towards your target at the point right after impact. From there it will continue on until your club has swung over your left shoulder and you've completed your follow through.

There are a couple of reasons this swing path can occur causing you to slice your golf ball. In the takeaway, if your golf club head swin... [more]

Swing Smoothly




When I get a golf club in my hand, I get that feeling of wanting to knock the cover off the ball.  It feels good to put all of my strength into hitting the ball.  Just hitting the ball as hard as I can does not mean that I play good golf though.  If you just need to relieve a little stress, then swinging with all your strength may accomplish your goals.  However, if you want to play golf well, then you are going to have to hold back on the power a little.  One of the most frequent mistakes is to swing the golf club too hard.  A hard swing shows that you have power, but accuracy is the name of the game in golf.  You need to relax when you are swinging.  This will help you swing easily and will help to reduce your power.  If you put your feet closer together, then you can further reduce the strength of your swing.  Tensing up will also cause you to use too much effort.  Your center of gravity is also very important.... [more]

If you are looking to improve your golf swing, there are a few helpful tips that can make this process easier for you. When working on changes with a golf instructor or whatever method of improvement you choose, there are some problems that may come up. First of all, often times a golf instructor may give the student too much information where they start feeling overwhelmed. Trying to think about too many things in the golf swing will usually lead to poor results. The analytical or left part of the brain is where technical thoughts are processed and stored. The golf swing is a motion which needs the right brain to be involved also. Ideally, it's nice to have a balance between technical thoughts and thoughts that are related more to feel.

In order to successfully integrate a golf swing move correctly, it must be combined with a feeling of smooth, rhythmic tempo. Trying to worry about where your left or right elbow is at a certain point of the golf swing can cause the body t... [more]