| There are many different tricks and techniques that | | | | your swing is transferred to the ball upon impact. If |
| can help you improve your game. The most | | | | you raise the club during the backswing, even if it is |
| important of those techniques are the golf swing | | | | only slightly, it will greatly affect the shot. |
| basics. Learning the basics will have a bigger impact | | | | Your grip is a very important part of your golf swing. |
| on your game than almost anything else that you | | | | When you grip the club too lightly then chances are |
| may try. | | | | you will slice the ball. On the other end of the |
| Before you step up to the tee, your golf swing | | | | spectrum, too tight of a grip can be just as bad. |
| begins. Many amateurs lose focus and end up making | | | | Rather than slicing the ball, you will probably hook it |
| a bad shot. Letting your surroundings impede on your | | | | instead. It is important to find the grip that is both |
| focus is one of the biggest mistakes a golfer makes. | | | | comfortable and effective before you go into the |
| If you can maintain your focus you have a much | | | | backswing. |
| better chance at getting a great shot. | | | | The downswing is also highly important. It is |
| Another easy mistake happens during the backswing. | | | | recommended that your downswing is approximately |
| Raising the club will cause you to not get the | | | | 30-35% faster than your backswing. Mastering this is |
| distance that you are aiming for. The energy from | | | | one of the hardest parts of the golf swing basics. |