How to Perform Golf Posture Exercises
If you’re unable to achieve a straight-spine golf stance (in other words, if your golf posture is terrible), you may find the next three simple exercises can improve your posture at address. [more…]
How to Perform a Trunk-Rotation Stretch
The supine trunk-rotation stretch is a good releasing exercise to help improve your ability to complete a stress-free backswing and follow-through in golf. If you have limitations in your spine rotation [more…]
How to Use the Seated Hip-Rotation Test
The seated hip-rotation test is designed to measure the relative degree of rotation flexibility in your hips. This test can identify whether you have significant tightness in one or both hips that may [more…]
How to Perform a Hip-Rotation Stretch
The supine hip-rotation stretch is a safe and effective exercise to help you reduce hip-rotation tightness and, therefore, improve your ability to make a full turn around your hips during a full golf swing [more…]
How to Find a Place to Play Golf
Golf is played in three places: at public facilities, at private clubs, and on resort courses. Some courses have only 9 holes, while a few resorts offer half a dozen 18-hole courses, or even more. You [more…]
How to Set Up Your Golf Swing
To become a golfer, you must master the building blocks of your swing. You need to set up all elements of the swing, from how you hold the club to where you place the golf ball. [more…]
How to Construct an Effective Golf Swing
Many people think that the most effective way to develop a consistent golf swing is to stand on the range whacking balls until you get it right. But the best way to develop a consistent golf swing is to [more…]
Types of Golf Putters
Because putting is such a crucial part of the game, your putter is the most important weapon you have. Club makers seem to have noticed: They’ve brought out a dizzying array of options. [more…]
How to Find the Correct Golf Putting Grip
Not all putting grips are the same — not even the ones for which you place your right hand below the left in conventional fashion. But what all putting grips have in common is that the palms of both hands [more…]
How to Adopt the Correct Golf Putting Posture
While you crouch over the golf ball to putt, you need to be in the correct position. You should have a slight knee flex in your putting stance. If your knees are locked, you’re straining your back too [more…]
How to Read the Break and Grain of a Golf Green
When you evaluate a golf green that you're going to play, you need to consider the break and the grain of the course. The break is the amount a putt moves from right to left, or left to right, on a green [more…]
How to Use Plumb-Bobbing in Golf
Plumb-bobbing is all about determining where vertical is so that you can see how much break a putt will have. Plumb-bobbing shows the general slope of the green from your ball to the hole. [more…]
How to Chip a Shot in Golf
In golf, chips are short shots played around the greens with any golf club from a 5-iron to a sand wedge. The basic idea is to get the ball on the green and rolling as soon as you can. If you get the ball [more…]
How to Use a Pitch Shot in Golf
Pitch shots in golf, which you play with only your wedges and 9-iron, require some wrist action. So, when you make a pitch shot, you need to figure out how long your swing should be and how fast. [more…]
How to Hit a Golf Ball That's Buried in Sand
Unfortunately, when you hit your golf ball into a bunker (a golf course hazard filled with sand, also called a sand trap), sometimes the ball plugs (embeds itself in the sand so that only part of it is [more…]
How to Avoid Skying Your Tee Shot in Golf
The skyed tee shot — when the ball goes higher than it goes forward — is a common golfing sight. You usually sky a tee shot by hitting on the top part of the driver, causing an ugly mark to appear [more…]
How to Stop Yourself from Slicing the Golf Ball
Most golfers slice, which means that the ball starts to the left of the target and finishes well to the right. Slicing probably stems from the fact that most players tend to aim to the right of their target [more…]
How to Correct a Hook in Your Golf Swing
Golfers prone to hooks (shots that start right and finish left) tend to have too much hand action and not enough body movement in their golf swings. This drill can help you correct the problem if you tend [more…]
How to Put Some Power in Your Golf Shot
Everyone in the world would like more distance on the ball when they make a golf swing. Some simple tricks can to help you add yardage your to golf shots: [more…]
How to Hit Out of Divots on a Golf Course
Your golf ball occasionally finishes in a hole made by someone who previously hit a shot from the same spot and forgot to replace the grass. These holes are known as [more…]
How to Hit a Golf Ball in Strong Winds
When conditions are rough on the golf course because of high wind, scores go up. You have to be ready for that occurrence. If you're facing strong winds on the course, don’t panic if you start off badly [more…]
How to Play Golf in the Rain
Playing golf in the rain creates a number of challenges. A golf course changes significantly in the rain. You need to adjust your game accordingly. When you plan to play in the rain, be [more…]
How to Warm Up Your Body for Golf
Warm-ups are important before you play a game of golf. Not only do a few simple exercises loosen your muscles and help your swing, but they also help you psychologically, as well. Feeling loose rather [more…]
