This tip is entitled, “How to Maximize your Distance by Hitting Triples instead of Home Runs ” and it’s a great overall theory to build your entire swing around. Keep this in the back of your head at all times while you are on the course, and remind yourself of it before every shot. The result will be increased distance and straighter shots because you’ll be releasing your hands through the ball better.

Background Info :

Many recreational golfers struggle with slices, blocks, and inconsistency because they don’t know how to release their hands through the ball correctly. By “releasing your hands through the ball”, I am describing the act of maximizing your club head speed at the moment of impact, and eliminating the “outside-in” movement that creates a slice.

How You Will Benefit:

1. You’ll learn an easy way of “getting your hands through the ball”
2. You’ll be increasing the speed of the club head through the impact zone
3. You will ensure that the club head is square at impact (which will drastically reduce any slice that you have)

What To Do:

Step 1: Create the “X”

This means that on the follow through, you need to focus on making your forearms cross. This will ensure that your hands have released through the ball correctly. Here’s an illustration of what I am talking about.

Notice the “X” that is created after impact and where the shaft of the club is pointed. Practice getting in this position. Practice creating that “X” after impact.

It will be easy to understand the alterative by paying attention to where the club is pointed, which I will explain in the next step.

Step 2: Finish at Third Base

Focus on pointing the club down the third base line on your follow through. In relation to where my feet are pointed in the picture at left, the club is pointed down the third base line. This is what we want.

Many golfers finish their swing with the club straight up in the air, or even pointed down the first base line in relation to their feet. Try that once, and you will feel the extreme “outside-in” movement that produces a slice. This is nothing more than a habit that can be easily broken. The Simple Golf Swing goes over this step in much more detail.

Summary:

So when you are on the tee next time, focus on just 2 things. Make the “X” and “finish at third”. That’s it. Swinging easy should already be grooved into your swing from the last tip I sent. Focus on these 2 tips, and you should be on your way to consistently staying out of trouble with your driver, which is the first step to scoring better.

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This problem may be easier to fix than you think. You may not realize it, but your back shoulder may be dipping towards the ground. This move forces the club to hit the ground too early. Most of the time it happens when you are really trying to get into the ball. Imagine…You’re 200 yards out and you’ve chosen to hit the 4 iron. When you’ve got it in your head that you have to hit the ball hard to get it there, it’s the natural tendency to start your downswing with the hips in an effort to "really get into the ball". That may work in baseball, but not in golf.

I’d like to take you through what happens if you make that move in golf. First, get into your setup position, now take your backswing and hold it at the top. Now move only your hips horizontally towards the target, and notice the way it forces your back shoulder to "dip". If you’ve made that "dip" with your back shoulder, it’s over. You are going to hit behind the ball 90% of the time, and if you do make good contact, you’ll probably end up with a killer slice. Lateral movement is no good for the golf swing.

To avoid this problem, and to simplify your golf swing, keep the lower body out of the equation. If you really want to get into the ball, start your downswing with your arms. It’s tough to do if you have a habit formed, but once you get used to it, you won’t be hitting the ball fat anymore. Most golfers over-emphasize the weight shift. If you keep your hips still, the weight shift will still occur, but it will happen naturally.

Get to the top, keeping your leading arm as straight as possible. Now start down at the ball with your leading arm fully extended. Your head hasn’t moved laterally, and your hips haven’t moved laterally. Now imagine the entire golf swing, through impact, occurring underneath the upper body.

Concentrate on keeping your front shoulder "down" on the ball. This will enable you to keep your swing on the correct plane, and it will help your hands to keep up with your body. Don’t let that shoulder come up and away from the target before impact as that will cause your body to get ahead of your hands leading to fat shots and slices.

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Bobby Eldridge is the head pro at PurePoint Golf and has taught over 30,000 students durng his career. With his in depth expert knowledge he has released a number hugely popular Golf Instructional DVDs. His teachings cover everything from improving your drive, your short game, your putting and a lot more. If any part of your game needs some fixing you have to check him out HERE.

The Full Swing DVD

Chapter List

• Introduction
• Grip
• Setup
• Alignment
• Backswing
• Top of Backswing
• Downswing
• Impact
• Follow-Through
• Uneven Lies
• Faults & Cures
• Wrap-Up

About the DVD

The foundation of every golf game is the full swing. It’s very hard to have a good round if your full swing mechanics are incorrect. Learn correct mechanics in this simple to learn, easy to remember golf swing instructional method outlined by Bobby Eldridge, head golf pro for PurePoint Golf.

Learn the system that has helped thousands of golfers from all over the world drop their handicaps by 7 strokes or more. In short, it’s about using the spine as an axis to promote consistency and to keep you on the correct swing plane. You’ll learn the correct hand action so that you can add distance to every shot. You’ll learn the correct timing to get straight ball flight, and consistent direction.

This message will be quick, but it’s a very important one. “The Simple Golf Swing” will correct any slicing or blocking of the ball that you experience. Believe it or not, part of the correction starts with the follow-through. Take a look.

A Word on Your Finish

The goal of the golf swing is to make solid impact with the ball. I think that everyone would agree there. However, don’t neglect a proper follow-through because the ball is already gone. You can actually correct many of the problems with your swing by analyzing your finish.

Here’s a quick check to get you started. Step up to a ball, take your regular swing, but hold your finish. Now look back at your forearms. What you should see is an X. Your arms should be completely crossed. The middle of your forearms should be where the X crosses. Not your wrists, or your elbows, but the middle of your forearms.

Now, if you don’t see that X, it means you are blocking the ball, and not releasing correctly. You’re also giving up a ton of power and distance.

“The Simple Golf Swing” system will teach you how and when to release your hands through the ball at impact. Your slice or block will be gone. GUARANTEED.

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Fact: Over 90% of golfers will never be able to compete with you if you can do 3 things relatively simple things (disregard putting for now).

1. Stay out of trouble with your driver (notice, I didn’t say smash the ball 300 yards down the center of the fairway).
2. Hit 70% of the greens you face from 150 yards in (in other words, learn to control your 8 iron and down).
3. Chip the ball within 20 ft of the pin, almost every time (regardless of what you may think, this is not that tough).

That’s it. So that’s what I’m going to focus on over the next few weeks.

What are these tips?

I’ve decided to release 10 tips regarding the above items. They’ll be released once a week, for about the next 10 weeks. They have been designed in response to a growing number of questions about how to truly lower a handicap. And it’s my honest belief that the above 3 items are the best places to start, if you want to truly score better.

These tips are meant to be a guide to help you lower your scores on the course through means that most people don’t practice. The goal here is for you to round out your game, and for you to take advantage of the fact that I mention above.

How will these tips lower my Score?

Pretty simple really. The tips were designed to be released only once a week, so you could focus on that particular tip for 7 days, incorporate it into your game, and move on to the next.

That’s the way you get better at anything, right? Implement 1 step or change at a time. Reading an entire book on golf won’t do anything for your game if you don’t implement any of it. That’s why I designed “The Simple Golf Swing” the way I did, because it’s easy to implement. So the key will really be implementing just one step to your game per week.

Tip #1 – Staying out of Trouble with your Driver

So what is it that’s really causing problems with your driver? Is it a slice, a hook, or just flat-out inconsistency? Well the good news is that, regardless of what problem you are fighting, there are a few things to incorporate into your game that really will help you. If you’re the golfer that’s saying right now, “I’ve battled a slice for 25 years”, then this is not going to be the undisputed end of your problem. But you CAN reduce the slice or hook, which will help you score better. So here the first tip is.

1. Swing Easy. Nothing can be better for your game than learning how to swing the club easier and more fluid. If you go to the range and concentrate ONLY on swinging easy, it will revolutionize your ability to position yourself for a good approach shot when you get onto the course. You will make more consistent impact with the ball, and it will reduce the amount of side-spin you naturally place on the ball because the club head won’t be traveling as fast or with as much force. Again, I know you’ve heard it before, but I ask you to concentrate on this for 1 week. And if you can’t physically practice it, visualize it at the office (visualization works great).
2. Switch to a low spin ball. Lower spin off of the tee means that the ball is going to go more straight regardless of how whether your ball moves right or left. I recommend the Titleist DT SoLo, the Precept Laddie, or the Maxfli Noodle. You can find these balls anywhere from $13 to $20 per dozen, and they will play a large role in reducing the side spin that you naturally place on the ball.

I realize that this all sounds over-simplified, but it’s not. If you are having problems controlling your driver, switch to a low-spin ball, and start swinging easy. When you are on the range, ALL you should be thinking about is swinging the club easy. Incorporate this into your game this week, then next week we’ll discuss how to get some more distance with your driver.

Next Week: How to Maximize your Distance by Hitting Triples instead of Home Runs

David Nevogt writes golf instruction material that helps golfers of all levels reach their full potential and lower their scores. David is the author of “The Simple Golf Swing” which guarantees to have you shooting 7 strokes lower in only 1 week from today.

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Grip: make sure you have a correct, neutral grip.

If you are a slicer, following this plan of attack will help you begin to see a straight ball flight. Become familiar and continuously work on these items. I can’t stress enough how important it is to work through this in the correct order. Do not attempt to fix a slice by working on the release or the path first. A poor release and a poor path are almost always results of a poor clubface position in the backswing and the start of the downswing. We must have certain things in order before we can work on others. Remember, first work on the grip, followed by the ball position, alignment, and clubface position throughout the entire swing, release and then path.

The position of the clubface throughout the entire swing is golfs single most important fundamental. It is the secret to playing strong, consistent golf. It is an honor and a privelege to present this classic work to the golfing public; may your lives and scores prosper from it’s insight.

You Will Find A Step-by-step Guide With Detailed Photos, Illustrations, Diagrams And Over 50 Dvd Quality Video Clips That Will Teach You How To Create The Perfect Clubface Position Throughout The Golf Swing.

Learn how to establish the correct impact position. Watch the video series on The Twelve Keys To Great Impact. This chapter includes the remarkable video segment broken down into 3 video sections of professional instruction by showing easy to learn 4 movements in each lesson.

Get more information about The ClubFace here

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Ball position: make sure the ball position does not creep too far forward. It should be well within our left heel. Many times a ball position that is too far forward is a result of a weak grip.

If you are a slicer, following this plan of attack will help you begin to see a straight ball flight. Become familiar and continuously work on these items. I can’t stress enough how important it is to work through this in the correct order. Do not attempt to fix a slice by working on the release or the path first. A poor release and a poor path are almost always results of a poor clubface position in the backswing and the start of the downswing. We must have certain things in order before we can work on others. Remember, first work on the grip, followed by the ball position, alignment, and clubface position throughout the entire swing, release and then path.

The position of the clubface throughout the entire swing is golfs single most important fundamental. It is the secret to playing strong, consistent golf. It is an honor and a privelege to present this classic work to the golfing public; may your lives and scores prosper from it’s insight.

You Will Find A Step-by-step Guide With Detailed Photos, Illustrations, Diagrams And Over 50 Dvd Quality Video Clips That Will Teach You How To Create The Perfect Clubface Position Throughout The Golf Swing.

Learn how to establish the correct impact position. Watch the video series on The Twelve Keys To Great Impact. This chapter includes the remarkable video segment broken down into 3 video sections of professional instruction by showing easy to learn 4 movements in each lesson.

Get more information about The ClubFace here

LearnPerfecGolf.com

Alignment: make sure our body is parallel to the target line. Correct grip and ball position should help improve this.

If you are a slicer, following this plan of attack will help you begin to see a straight ball flight. Become familiar and continuously work on these items. I can’t stress enough how important it is to work through this in the correct order. Do not attempt to fix a slice by working on the release or the path first. A poor release and a poor path are almost always results of a poor clubface position in the backswing and the start of the downswing. We must have certain things in order before we can work on others. Remember, first work on the grip, followed by the ball position, alignment, and clubface position throughout the entire swing, release and then path.

The position of the clubface throughout the entire swing is golfs single most important fundamental. It is the secret to playing strong, consistent golf. It is an honor and a privelege to present this classic work to the golfing public; may your lives and scores prosper from it’s insight.

You Will Find A Step-by-step Guide With Detailed Photos, Illustrations, Diagrams And Over 50 Dvd Quality Video Clips That Will Teach You How To Create The Perfect Clubface Position Throughout The Golf Swing.

Learn how to establish the correct impact position. Watch the video series on The Twelve Keys To Great Impact. This chapter includes the remarkable video segment broken down into 3 video sections of professional instruction by showing easy to learn 4 movements in each lesson.

Get more information about The ClubFace here