Let Me Straighten You Out About Your Golf Game

By: Ken Blaylock

Ever watch golf on TV -- or perhaps a tourney in person? You see crowds of people watching the game, but very few actually playing. And even if you look at those playing the game, most would admit they would like to improve their game.

Why is this so? Because improving your golf game requires time and a genuine commitment to making some changes in how you play your game. What I am trying to do here is outline a few things that you can do to help take your game to the next level.

First recommendation: Before you get caught up in the next golfing craze (i.e., "this is the best putter ever designed") concentrate on mastering the fundamentals. What are the fundamentals of the sport of golf? Simply these things: stance and posture, your backswing, your downswing, and your putting game. Get the fundamentals down pat before you focus on anything else.

Again I repeat, stay away from your golf pro shop - if you have your heart set on buying merchandise, that is. But you CAN get something good at your golf pro shop - buy some lessons from your club's golf pro. Those lessons will do you more good than anything else. How can you hope to master the fundamentals of the game when you are off the course, watching a video or reading a book?

But if you DO get the itch to buy something, there is one thing that will do you a world of good: a training aid. These are devices that will strap around your hands, feet, legs -- and they will restrict and direct your body movements as you swing and put. Put one of them on and just start practicing. After a while you will forget that you have it on. And long after you have taken it off, your body will remember what you have taught it, and will respond the correct way. A good training aid can become your secret weapon.

What's after that? Well, if you manage to go that far, then you need to head back to the pro shop again. It's time for more lessons from your instructor. He or she will need to check you out to make sure that you have not gotten sloppy -- and they can give you additional instruction in some of the finer points, like playing from the rough, distance putting, sand traps, putting into the wind, etc. Don't think that just one or two lessons from a pro will take you to the next level.

Golf equipment -- big bucks for little return. That's true in most cases -- especially for the beginner and intermediate golfer. So when you are just getting started you can simply rent a set of clubs for your first couple of times out. For your first purchase I would recommend you buy a set of USED clubs. You'll save yourself a ton of money -- and you can put the money you save into lessons with your pro.

And my final recommendation? Unless you are trying to go for the Masters or the U.S. Open, try -- please try -- to keep the game on a FUN level. When you are having fun you will be more apt to keep on playing, even on those days when your score is not what is should be. And consistently returning to play is the key to becoming a great golfer. Here's to your success!

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About the author: Ken Blaylock opines about Sports and Golf Tips Read about Biomechanics of the golf swing by stopping by his website at www.golfers-style.com
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