| Golfers hear this mantra in every sport, keep | | | | line. Sweep your hands along with the club head |
| your eye on the ball! It is a perfect chant for the | | | | while the ball and head are in contact. |
| golf player at every turn. If you cannot see the | | | | Mastering the skill of seeing the ball clearly until |
| ball clearly, your chances of hitting it are slim to | | | | you hit it is true of every kind of shot. Whether |
| none! | | | | the ball is in long grass, on an up or down slope, |
| When you look at the ball, you want to keep | | | | no matter what is around you, the main thing is |
| your eyes on one spot. Do not look at your club | | | | to see the ball clearly to hit it accurately. |
| to see if it is squared to the ball. Do not let your | | | | Very few golfers stand still when looking at the |
| eye follow the club as you draw it away. Just | | | | ball and concentrate their attention on seeing the |
| focus on the ball, nothing else. | | | | ball clearly. A lot of the times people will give a |
| Also, when you look at the ball, try to get a bird's | | | | glance in the direction they want the ball to go, |
| eye view of it. Your eyes are about a foot above | | | | then they look back at the ball. Many golfers |
| the pivotal center so raising your shoulders is not | | | | would be shocked to find out that they do not |
| going to help you see the ball better. Do not gaze | | | | stand still and keep their eye on the ball. The |
| at the ball along the line of the shaft of your club. | | | | second your gaze shifts from the ball during any |
| Look down on the ball rather than get your angles | | | | part of the swing, problems occur. |
| along the shaft. This will give you much better | | | | Really, a lack of concentration is responsible for |
| results and you would not have a tendency to | | | | most golfing mistakes. You can hit the ball well |
| look up too soon. | | | | when you can clearly see the ball at every point |
| Now, there is a natural tendency in everyone to | | | | in your swing from start to finish. |
| look away when you start to draw the club back. | | | | If you want to wipe out one of the worst golf |
| Ignore that tendency and just keep looking down | | | | faults, determine that from the top of your swing |
| on top of the ball. | | | | until you hit the ball you will keep your eye clearly |
| When you are looking down you will notice that (if | | | | on the ball. You will find your golf game improving |
| you are leaning over properly) the only way you | | | | so significantly, your friends may start asking you |
| can keep the club head in the line of flight is to | | | | for lessons! |
| keep your hands moving along parallel with that | | | | |