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Golf's 5 Biggest Misconception
1. Keep your head down - This is not only bad for your game it is bad for your body. One of the big keys to striking the ball well is to rotate thru the shot. If you are concentrating on "staying down" you will never be able to clear all the way thru the shot. Not to mention that if your body is trying to rotate thru and your eyes are stuck to the ground, you are putting tremendous torque on your neck...ouch!
2. Keeping your Left Arm Straight - If you intend on keeping your arm straight, you'll create too much strain on your arms and it will be harder to release the club properly. Remember that you need to keep your left arm relaxed but extended. The extension will give you the maximum arc and relaxed muscle that will allow you to go faster, equating to farther distance.
3. Position of the Ball - Most players play the ball too far forward with the driver and too far back with short irons. The ball position is formulated by a triangle shape of your arms/hands/shoulders + the location of club face in relation to the shaft + small adjustment to allow proper angle of ascending or descending. The drive is slightly upswing, so the ball is a bit forward, and the iron is slightly downswing, so the ball is slightly at back. But for the entire set, the ball will move about 4 inches only. That is from Sand wedge and all the way to the Driver.
4. Swing the Club Down the Line - The swing is a circle, more like an ellipse. In order to swing down the line, the club needs to travel in a straight line. This cuts the centrifugal force of the swing, robbing you of distance. It also affects the ability to square the clubface. Straight lines in the swing blocks the ball to the right. Think about swing the club around you then down the line.
5. Hitting Down makes the Ball Go Up - Hitting the ball upward will make the ball go up and hitting the ball downward will make the ball go down. If there is a tree in front of you and you need to go over it, you'll be hoping for a good lie so that you can lean back and swing up to make the ball go over the tree. Remember not to hit the ball down. The fact is all clubs except the driver are made to strike the ball on a descending blow, but it is actually the loft that will make the ball go up and not the angle of striking. A good example to make the ball go up is to pinch the ball between the clubface and the ground. This will give you a clean contact that will help you on making the ball go up.
2. Keeping your Left Arm Straight - If you intend on keeping your arm straight, you'll create too much strain on your arms and it will be harder to release the club properly. Remember that you need to keep your left arm relaxed but extended. The extension will give you the maximum arc and relaxed muscle that will allow you to go faster, equating to farther distance.
3. Position of the Ball - Most players play the ball too far forward with the driver and too far back with short irons. The ball position is formulated by a triangle shape of your arms/hands/shoulders + the location of club face in relation to the shaft + small adjustment to allow proper angle of ascending or descending. The drive is slightly upswing, so the ball is a bit forward, and the iron is slightly downswing, so the ball is slightly at back. But for the entire set, the ball will move about 4 inches only. That is from Sand wedge and all the way to the Driver.
4. Swing the Club Down the Line - The swing is a circle, more like an ellipse. In order to swing down the line, the club needs to travel in a straight line. This cuts the centrifugal force of the swing, robbing you of distance. It also affects the ability to square the clubface. Straight lines in the swing blocks the ball to the right. Think about swing the club around you then down the line.
5. Hitting Down makes the Ball Go Up - Hitting the ball upward will make the ball go up and hitting the ball downward will make the ball go down. If there is a tree in front of you and you need to go over it, you'll be hoping for a good lie so that you can lean back and swing up to make the ball go over the tree. Remember not to hit the ball down. The fact is all clubs except the driver are made to strike the ball on a descending blow, but it is actually the loft that will make the ball go up and not the angle of striking. A good example to make the ball go up is to pinch the ball between the clubface and the ground. This will give you a clean contact that will help you on making the ball go up.
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