| When you're learning how to golf it's very important | | | | make sure you do is keep your head down. A great |
| you start from the ground up. So before you try and | | | | way to do this which will also help to make solid |
| learn the fun part of the long game, start with the | | | | contact with the ball is to simply focus on watching |
| grip, then stance, putting, chipping, pitching, | | | | your club face strike the ball. |
| (respectively) and then you're ready to learn the full | | | | Golf is a sport in which the age old acronym KISS, or |
| swing. For those of you who are ready to learn the | | | | Keep It Simple Silly, really needs to be applied. Most |
| full swing or simply want to improve your long game | | | | of your problems can be avoided by being very |
| this is going to be a great read for you. | | | | cautious about who you take advice from. I strongly |
| As you notice above, there's a progression to | | | | suggest you just take a lesson from a certified golf |
| learning the full swing. The last step before you | | | | pro rather than a peer. |
| attempt the full swing is the pitch. If you're having | | | | A lot of the time when you're trying to improve on |
| problems with you're putting, chipping, or pitch, again | | | | or learn something in many different sports, if you |
| work from the ground up. If you're short game is | | | | think about them or explain them a certain way it |
| fine and you only run into a problem on your long | | | | not only keeps it simple, but it's usually easier to do |
| irons and woods, keep reading. | | | | and remember to do. In this example, when you're |
| In order for me to help you without actually seeing | | | | working on your long game, simply think about |
| the mistakes you're making in your swing we're going | | | | opening a door on your back swing and then closing |
| to have to start from the basics. Since the full swing | | | | it on your downswing and follow-through. |
| is basically the same thing as you're pitch you're going | | | | A good thing to know as you're learning your long |
| to take the same stance you're balanced and | | | | game is to become very accurate and consistent |
| comfortable with. | | | | with it before you try to add power or distance to |
| The first habit you want to get into is a relatively | | | | your shot. This will also help to alleviate a lot of the |
| slow back-swing because a fast back-swing can | | | | problems you might run into. |
| cause a lot of problems. Another thing you want to | | | | |