Posts tagged "Hook"

Golf Monthly – TaylorMade Burner XD irons review

The new TaylorMade Burner XD irons are all about forgiveness, lively performance off the face and effortless ball-launching. Find out why and get the results of initial playing tests in this week’s In this week’s Gear Vault video review. Take a look at TaylorMade’s newest irons.

Enter the Gear Vault again next Wednesday to find out more about MD Golf’s new Superstrong EQL utility club.

Duration : 0:2:51

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Green Bay Packers Golf Gift Set

Outfit your favorite golfer with this Golf Gift Set. Set includes three playable logoed golf balls and a logoed 100% cotton golf towel with a grommet and hook.

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Distance Control on the Putting Green

Hershey Golf Collection – Tip #9 :

In his latest tip, Andrew demonstrates how stroke length affects the distance the ball rolls on the putting green. Practice his exercise to develop consistent distance between your backswing and follow through.

Duration : 0:3:17

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Learning Good Golf Swing Mechanics

We all want to have more power in our golf swing. Want to see that ball go sailing off the tee straight down the fairway a couple of hundred yards. Now of course we’ve all also seen someone consistently do that at a course on Sunday afternoon, so effortlessly, just like the club was slicing through butter. What do these people with the perfect golf swing and a perfect drive every time have that we don’t have. Is it speed, strength, or a better driver? Chances are none of the above, what they have mastered is their golf swing mechanics.

Of course a better driver made of the latest and greatest material will help add a few yards to your drive, also having strength in the right muscles will help out. How ever all of these things aren’t worth a dime if you’re not using them correctly. And to use them correctly you need to have the right swing mechanics down. Until you understand exactly what happens when you swing a golf club, how the weight is transferred and how mechanics come into play rather then brute force and strength you’ll continue to either duff the ball or be plagued by that evil hook or slice.

So is this to say that you should just purchase an inexpensive club, and any out of shape bum can learn to drive a winning ball? No not at all, your equipment and physical fitness level are very important, how ever you need to learn to use it right. A bad swing will only produce one thing, bad results. Whether it’s a good club or a bad club, or your strong or weak.

If you’re over the top with your golf swing, or to far on the inside it will come out in the direction of the ball. Being able to correct this error through your swing mechanics is when you’ve really learned to master the controllable par of this crazy game.

Working consistently to tweak your swing through mechanics is how you’ll slowly but surely shave those strokes off of your handicap. The key is know the right way to do it in the first place so you have a base to work from. It is a lot more difficult for us to unlearn bad habits in our swing sequence then it is to take the time to learn the correct movements and technique the first time around. Remember bad habits are difficult to break, and this is no different in golf then it is in any other area of life.

Take advantage of Golf Instruction

One big let down with amateur golfers is that they get discouraged when they don’t see improvement after practicing and practicing at the driving range. All they’re learning to do is slice that ball further and further rather then discovering how to correct it and drive it straighter and straighter. This can all be corrected by introducing the correct instruction to your practicing regime. Whether it’s a quality instructional video or book, or you register for lessons from the local pro you need a solid foundation to understand why a golf ball will tend to slice or hook. Or where the correction can be made in your swing to stop topping the ball. Without proper instruction you can’t fully understand correct golf swing mechanics, and will continue to be frustrated.

D Fraser
http://www.articlesbase.com/golf-articles/learning-good-golf-swing-mechanics-99420.html

Green Bay Packers CB Weathertec Newcastle V-Neck Pullover Golf Jacket

Great for golf yet versatile enough for any outdoor activity, this warm, comfortable Green Bay Packers CB Weathertec Newcastle V-Neck Pullover Golf Jacket from Cutter & Buck is a classy choice for cool weather wear. Features embroidered team logo on left chest, plus C&B tour logo on left sleeve. Elastic cuffs with hook & loop closures for easily adjustable fit Wind and water resistant Breathable tricot lining Durable, machine washable 100% polyester Officially licensed by the NFL

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How far should a beginner be able to drive a golf ball?

I am 15, 5 foot 3. and I have never swung a golf club once in my life until 1 week ago. The first time I swung I could drive the ball 175 straight until maybe a 1 foot hook to the right at the end. I can consistently hit it 150 – 200, and never had lessons or swung a club before. Is this good?

yep when i first swung a golf club i could only hit the ball 20 meters but now i can hit 200 -150 meters constantly

keep practicing and you will be as good as tiger woods

Golf Cooler 7247R-Green Color: Green

Features: -Available in Black and Green. -Made of 600D Polyester and trimmed in contemporary tech dot. -Insulated golf cooler lends itself to a unique sporting, casual outdoor look. -Spring hook to attach to a golf bag and holds 12 cans. -Overall Dimensions: 12.5″” H x 8″” W x 8″” D.

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Please review my golf swing if ya got a minute or two?

This video is average quality but it has down the line and side view.
I tend to hit the ball of the toe and hook it left any advice?

Set up looks good with one exception. You are very straight legged with no knee flex at all. If you notice in both views you struggle to maintain balance at the finish. The side view shows why. You have a large move to the right in your backswing, which I’m sure feels to you like making a big turn or getting behind the ball. But you are so far back there that there is no way for you to get all the way back to the ball at impact. Even in these practice swings we see the club bottoming out well before where the ball would be. That means the club is already closing by the time you get to impact. The slide to the right in the backswing causes much of this. The big question is what causes the slide?

Go back to your address position. Create a little bit of knee flex and maintain that flex in your right knee through the backswing. You should actually feel tension created in the inside of your right thigh as you coil. If you lose your knee flex you will again slide to the right and get too far behind the ball. If you can maintain your knee flex you will be more on top of the ball at the top, your backswing will become more compact, and you will see a huge difference in your drive through the ball and balance at the finish. Yours is actually a pretty easy fix!