Golf Tips

8 More Tricks for Becoming a Better Player

1. Make the decision – We all talk about getting better, but honestly, most of us just don’t mean it. We think we want too; we believe we want to, but we never start to pay the price. So the first step in getting better is making the commitment. Take a minute and write a contract with yourself.

“I make a commitment to spend ___ hours a week working to improve my golf game.”

Sign this and put it on your bathroom mirror. One other very important aspect of this letter, you must add a second paragraph pertaining to your goal. Do you want to make it to the tour; do you want to break 90 or 80? Want do you want from your improvement? Please be honest. Take into consideration the amount of time you are willing to give to the process and how that will relate to your goal. Example – lets say you currently have a tough time breaking 90 but your goal is to play scratch golf. When considering this goal, take into account that to play scratch golf could take a couple of years of practicing 10 – 15 hours a week and that does not count the two or three rounds you will need to play. If you are a mom or dad with two kids, a job and a life, ask yourself, “Am I willing to change my entire lifestyle to reach my goal?”

2. Find a teacher - I know we all think we know everything about the swing, but we know nothing....

10 Tips to Become a Better Player

When you are first starting to learn how to play golf, or even if you are a seasoned golfer, you will probably always be on the look out for golf tips. This is especially true if you have a problem area that you would like to improve upon, or if there is just something you can't quite seem to get right. Following are a few short tips that might help you the next time you are out on the golf course.

1. Balance is quite important when it comes to playing a good round of golf, especially when you are executing your golf swing. By keeping your knees bent, your weight will rest in the middle of your feet, thus keeping you balanced during your golf swing.

2. Another of the useful golf tips to remember is that you should not swing your golf club at 100 percent power. If you swing at 70 percent, you will keep your balance, which gives you enough distance for a good golf swing.

3. If you own one of the new drivers with 420 or 460 printed on the bottom, you will need to tee your ball higher to make sure you get it on the up swing.

4. When you have a short putt to make, it works best to keep the putter in line with the hole. To get really proficient at this, try practicing 1 foot putts.

5. In order to make a good pitch and run shot, think of hammering a tack into the ball. It will give you a solid hit.

6. One of the useful golf tips for winter play involves putting. If you are playing when the greens are dewy, you need to putt firm in order...

8 Tricks to Become a Better Player

TRICK 1: Align The Clubface
One of the most common mistakes amateurs make is improper alignment. Some think they should align their feet at the target, others try to get their shoulders parallel to it. Hey, some golfers try to align everything at the target! They’re all wrong.

The correct way to align your shots is to always begin by first assessing your target from behind the ball. This will give you a perspective of the entire hole and help you aim right where you want the ball to go. Secondly, before you make your actual stance, set the clubface behind the golf ball and align it directly at the target. Do this before, not after, you get into your stance. PGA Tour players have a knack for aligning the clubhead in this fashion. Pay attention to how they do it the next time you tune in.

After you have the right clubface alignment, then comes time to situate the rest of your body. Most players benefit from aligning their lower body left of the target line and their upper body parallel to the target line....