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Article #153: Perfect Golf Swing Drills for a Better Golf Swing

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If you're a long time slicer, then these Another common mistake golfers make is
are perfect golf swing drills to help you that they don't keep their left shoulder
build a solid swing and teach you how to down through their swing. If your left
correct your slice. A straight ball goes shoulder comes up before impact the
much longer than a hooked or sliced shot, tendency is for the arms to turn outward
and research done by Golf Digest proved towards impact which opens the face of
this fact to be true. Many professionals the club and produces a sliced golf shot.
such as Jack Nicklaus and the legendary Golfer who tend to raise their head up
Ben Hogan have had great success by before impact often find themselves
learning to hit a consistent controlled slicing because they also raise their
fade. Unlike those legendary players, left shoulder and turn their chest too
most players just want to hit straighter quickly. A great golf swing drill for
golf shots. If you have problems pushing keeping your head and shoulder down
or slicing the golf ball then you're not through your golf swing is to turn your
alone. Slicing is the number one problem head back to your right (this example
that plagues most golf swings. refers to a right handed golfer) and look
If you want to stop slicing one golf back at the ball with your eyes instead
swing drill perfect for helping to of looking straight down. This will give
correct a slice is to practice on the you an extra split second over the ball
range with a club, usually around a five during your swing and help you keep your
iron to seven iron that has a molded golf head down.
grip to make sure your hands stay in the Breaking it down simply, if you want to
correct position all the way thru your stop slicing then you're going to have to
golf swing. Hand position is extremely stop spinning the golf ball clockwise.
important throughout the entire swing and Whatever is causing you to slice is
a molded golf grip will help to build the probably now a habit within your swing if
proper muscle memory in your hands, you've played for any length of time. In
wrist, and forearms for a correct swing. order to stop slicing you'll have to
The great Harvey Penick once said, "If identify what part of your golf swing is
you're slicing, then look to the hands." causing you to leave the club face open
That's good advice because the typical at impact. You may want to spend an hour
slicer can correct their problem by with a golf professional who will video
making sure their hands are properly tape your golf swing and will help you
positioned on the golf club throughout pinpoint your problem area. There's also
the entire golf swing. If the hands a ton of inexpensive literature on the
aren't positioned correctly the club face Internet that will show you the swing
can remain open at impact producing the drills that work and that will help you
dreaded slice. develop a better golf swing.
One of the most common and affective golf On your next outing to the driving range
drills for straightening a slice is to take your video recorder and a friend and
turn your hands a little counter tape yourself hitting a variety of your
clockwise on the golf shaft. Just move clubs just like you would on the golf
your hands around just a bit more than a course. Video taping your swing is one of
normal grip would be in the counter the most effective ways of finding your
clockwise direction. You're slicing swings weak or problem areas. Get a good
because your hands haven't turned over at book of golf swing drills and sit back on
impact so the club face is still a bit your couch and tear your swing apart. Not
open. Although this tip doesn't work with only will you learn more about proper
all golfers you may find that this swing swing techniques but you'll be on your
drill will help you close the face of the way to a smoother more consistent swing
club at impact and hit a much straighter and lower scores.
golf shot.






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