| It's fair to say that one of the single biggest | | | | you are successful as if the ball is hit correctly |
| mistakes most golfers make is to try and swing | | | | your swing will feel effortless and smooth. |
| the club too hard sacrificing accuracy for the | | | | You need to maintain a nice, stable center of |
| perception of power. While being able to hit the | | | | gravity throughout your golf swing, and you can |
| ball hard is great and can relieve the stresses of a | | | | achieve this by planting your feet in the same |
| tough day going for all out power is best left to | | | | position and keeping your head still. You want to |
| the driving range. At the end of the day accuracy | | | | make sure that your weight is channelled through |
| is what's needed to really play a great game of | | | | your feet as you make contact with the ball and |
| golf, so once you're out on the course you might | | | | to do this you have to keep them firmly planted. |
| want to consider holding back on your golf swing | | | | By doing this you can ensure you have a stable |
| a little bit in order to keep things on track | | | | center of gravity making it easier to stay still and |
| throughout your round. | | | | keep your eyes on the ball while swinging your |
| When you are swinging your golf club you should | | | | club. If your swing is too jerky or you lift your |
| be trying to swing as relaxed and easily as | | | | head too early you will find that you'll throw off |
| possible without putting in too much effort or | | | | your center of gravity resulting in an inaccurate |
| becoming tense. Ideally you want to only use as | | | | shot from a bad swing. |
| much power as you can safely control so that | | | | You want to try and keep your ball from flying |
| you can retain maximum accuracy as this is the | | | | too high in order to overcome a slice. Here's a |
| true key to playing a good game of golf. By | | | | quick tip, aim to hit the ball as centrally in the face |
| having a smooth, consistent swing you will find | | | | of your club as you can and keep the ball lower |
| that distance will come naturally without the need | | | | to the ground, this avoids the ball getting caught |
| to swing as hard as you can, after all having a | | | | by the wind and accentuating any natural slice. |
| correct, manageable swing is going to pay more | | | | Having mastered your smooth, consistent swing |
| dividends than a wild, powerful one. Try to stay | | | | and ensuring you have the necessary accuracy |
| relaxed and let any tension drain out of you | | | | you will then be able to work on increasing your |
| before you play your shot, you'll be able to tell if | | | | power. |