| However easy it may seem, it is actually pretty | | | | the ball. The second key area involves both your |
| difficult to hit a straight shot in golf. Now everyone is | | | | stance and your balance. Make sure to have the golf |
| born like the golf guru, Tiger Woods, so this is | | | | ball right by your left foot. The key here is to bring |
| actually pretty understandable. Still, hitting a golf | | | | the backswing right back and down through the golf |
| straight shot right down on the green remains the | | | | ball. Driving the ball this way would give you a straight |
| dream shot to make of a lot of golfers, both the | | | | shot down to the green. A common problem here is |
| novice and the expert. When you want to make a | | | | that golfers perform a rather rushed backswing |
| successful golf straight shot, you actually have to use | | | | instead of giving it a smooth and clean follow-through. |
| the driver. This is, by far, the most difficult golf club | | | | Just keep your muscles as relaxed as possible to |
| to use, let alone control. Because the club itself is | | | | avoid having this rushed backswing. Grip pressure is |
| longer than other golf clubs, chances are, you will | | | | also a key area here. Many golfers do have problems |
| encounter a lot of hooks, as well as slices, off your | | | | with grip pressure, and correcting this can lead to |
| tee. Still, there are a lot of things you can try to | | | | better straight shots. It is important for right handed |
| improve your drive for this straight shot. This might | | | | golfers to have their left hands apply the needed |
| not make you the next Tiger Woods anytime soon, | | | | pressure in driving the shot. The left hand should then |
| but the following tips will surely help you exert more | | | | be the stronger one here, while the right one should |
| control on your shot. The first thing to do here is to | | | | be as relaxed as possible. Understandably, the |
| focus your attention on accuracy. A common | | | | opposite should be implemented for left handed |
| mistake golfers make is that they exert all their | | | | golfers. Focus, balance, stance, and a more controlled |
| efforts into their swing when this should not be the | | | | drive or swing are the key areas you need to |
| case at all. You need to control the driver first before | | | | concentrate on to get that clear straight shot going |
| you do start focusing on your swing. As the | | | | for you. With these tips, getting there would |
| clichй goes, you got to learn to walk before | | | | definitely be easier. Just make sure that you do |
| you run. Controlling the club becomes a definite must | | | | spend the much needed time for practice, since this |
| here. The key here is to let the club do most, if not | | | | shot is not really that easy to master. But once you |
| all, of the work. You should just use your muscles to | | | | do see significant improvement, you will definitely be |
| support the driver. This way, you will have enough | | | | the envy of your friends! |
| leverage for a clean and smoother connection with | | | | |