| Are you still seeking the perfect golf swing? It can | | | | Without a good grip, you will never have a pro golf |
| be like searching for the Holy Grail. There is an easier | | | | swing. The tendency is to hold the club too tightly. |
| way to improve your swing and take strokes off | | | | You should grip the handle like you were holding a |
| your score. The key is training and integrating golf | | | | bird in your hand... Firmly, but with a light touch and |
| swing drills into your practice routine. One of the | | | | feel. If you slice, rotate your right hand about 45 |
| most common swing errors for amateurs is slicing the | | | | degrees counter clockwise on the club grip. This will |
| ball. Let's look at 3 golf swing exercises you can use | | | | help prevent the club roll that can produce a slice. |
| to help you get rid of your slice. | | | | 3. You must consistently learn to swing on an arc |
| 1. Just like in real estate, the essence of a great | | | | that is parallel to the imaginary line from right foot to |
| swing is location, location, location. In the game of | | | | left to target. If you have a video camera, even a |
| golf, location is your stance in addressing the ball. Use | | | | cell phone with video, have someone film your swing |
| your shoulders as guides and position your feet at | | | | from beginning to end. This will allow you to see how |
| shoulder-width apart. This is the stance for power | | | | far off the arc you are swinging and give you the |
| and distance. Keep your spine straight and use it as | | | | visual cues for making adjustments. Then incorporate |
| an axis for rotation in your swing. Draw an imaginary | | | | those adjustments into your golf swing practice drills. |
| line from right foot to left foot to the target-this is | | | | Using these techniques in your golf swing will produce |
| where you are aiming the shot. Keep your head | | | | dramatic results. No slice means longer drives and |
| down and eyes focused on the ball through the | | | | more accurate shots. If you can improve your swing |
| entire golf swing. | | | | by only 20%, that will translate into 4-6 less strokes |
| 2. It is important that you develop the proper grip. | | | | per 18 holes. So go my son and slice no more! |