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Golf Stretching For A Better Swing
If I lined up 100 golfers (especially golfers over 50), and asked them if they can make a full backswing, what do you think would be the response? I’m going to go out on a limb and say that 90% will say they can’t. So what’s that mean? That you must start a golf stretching program if you want a better swing. The golf swing requires several major joints to...
Read MoreRight Wrist In Golf Swing
Quickly Learn How To Use Your Right Wrist To Hit Powerful Golf Shots If you are a right-handed golfer, your right wrist plays a critical role in your golf swing. I have struggled for the better part of my golf career with the dreaded golf flip. This is a premature releasing of your right wrist before impact, causing a whole host of swing faults (ie. thin, topped, fat, chunk, bladed,...
Read MoreGolf Backswing Right Arm – Learn How With This Trainer
I know for me, I have an issue I’ve recently uncovered in my swing, and that is the right arm bending way too early in my backswing. I had tried a couple of my own methods to stop this from happening, but just couldn’t fix it. Ugh! I’m a very analytical person and golfer, and sometimes that gets the best of me, but I knew I had to fix this...
Read MoreLeft Arm Connected To Chest For Golf Swing Consistency
One swing thought that could really help a lot of golfers is to keep your left arm connected to chest throughout your golf swing. This is what we refer to as a “connected golf swing” that results in better consistency and accuracy. A common swing fault (I’ve been guilty) is to move your arms independent of your upper body early in the swing and post impact. This creates a very...
Read MoreThe Proper Golf Wrist Hinge
A critical component for optimal golf ball striking is learning the proper golf wrist hinge. If you don’t set the club with a correct wrist cock, you will not be on plane in your golf swing. An off-plane swing results in mishits, and inaccurate golf shots. In fact, many faults are created by improper hinging of the wrists. Take a look at this picture of my left wrist cocking up....
Read MoreUse A Weighted Golf Club In Your Training Program
A quick way to add yards to your driving is using a weighted golf club. You must have a golf training program that strengthens your golf muscles if you want more power in your golf swing. There are several benefits to swinging a heavy club: Stretches your golf muscles for bigger backswing. Strengthens your golf muscles for increased clubhead speed and distance. Helps prevent over-use injuries occurred from weak muscles...
Read MoreTotal Golf Fitness For Longer Drives
If you’re a golfer suffering from a lack of power and distance, you must implement a total golf fitness program. I say this strongly, because the older golfer (over 50) has diminished strength and flexibility. And both play a critical role in longer drives. It’s unfortunate, but most golfers ignore fitness altogether, and that’s a big mistake! Let me ask you a question. Have you ever been on the course...
Read MoreGolf Alignment Training Stick Drills
If you want to hit consistent golf shots, you must work on golf alignment training drills using a stick. You can even use just a golf shaft, or even a rod from Home Depot, but it is critical to know you are lined up with your feet, knees, hips and shoulders parallel to your target, and using a stick on the ground at about your toeline will ensure you have...
Read MoreTempo Training For Golf Swing With Orange Whip Trainer
One of the biggest issues with us amateur golfers is tempo. Do you focus training efforts on your tempo for your golf swing? If not, the Orange Whip Golf Swing Tempo Trainer is a training aid you should really look at. I’m not writing this to sell you on it, but I can tell you I have one “in my bag” and I swing it daily. It not only improves...
Read MoreStop Hip Slide During Golf Swing
Learning how to stop the hip slide during golf swing is critical to consistency and solid ball striking. I speak from experience as I am a slider bigtime. I am working extremely hard on fixing my hip slide on my backswing, and have come across a swing aid that has already help immensely. It’s called the Pivot Pro Golf Training Aid. It is literally the PERFECT swing aid for this...
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