| One thing that beginner golfers struggle with is not | | | | free and loose swing, your body is then prepared to |
| being able to stay down on the ball. What can be | | | | execute the right sequence of muscles for the swing. |
| done to improve a struggling golfer's ability to stay | | | | So, number 1 rule: always focus on your target, NOT |
| down on the ball? | | | | the ball. If your sole conscious focus is on your |
| This problem is usually due to the wrong muscles | | | | target, then your subconscious will take care of the |
| tightening up. Tense muscles are a major culprit of | | | | rest. |
| awful golf shots. You should get into the routine of | | | | Also, the free and loose swing motion means that |
| making it your main goal to swing your club head | | | | you will get a full release of the club head and |
| freely at the ball through the target. This is the main | | | | therefore a lot of power. Simply by doing this, you |
| thing that people get wrong - they swing at the ball | | | | will find yourself hitting the ball a lot further. And if |
| rather than swinging at the target. As a result, you | | | | you can achieve the full release, you will find yourself |
| can end up with a lot of tension in your body. It is | | | | in the finishing pose that you see the professionals |
| this habit of swinging at the ball which maximizes the | | | | doing, with your hands over your left shoulder and |
| tension at the impact point. | | | | your shoulders and hips completely turned. |
| If your goal is instead to swing at the target with a | | | | |