While it would be ideal to be an expert in golf or make a hole-in-one with ease, most golfers would agree that the sport requires know how and practice! Both take time! Following are some quick tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your game.
It’s always best to walk the golf course, instead of using a golf cart to get around. This is very beneficial to your health as you will be increasing your exercise on the course. Walking is also a good way to warm up before and during play.
Use the entire body for power when swinging the golf club. Novices tend to have the belief that strength is drawn primarily from the arms; however, using arms alone generates nothing but weak, ungainly swings. The ideal approach is to craft a swing that utilizes all your muscles in one fluid motion.
If you have to hit an uphill sand shot you should put the ball forward in your stance. Make a long fluid swing parallel to the slope. By playing the ball forward, you lower the trajectory of the ball and help ensure the ball will carry far enough onto the green to make your putt.
If you want to get rid of a hook the first thing you should do is check your grip. If your grip is too strong, your right hand is rotated too far over your left hand, you should practice moving your hand to a more neutral position. This will open your club face at contact and should prevent the hook.
Are there some trees in your way? Do you want to hit above them? You can easily do this. First, the higher the number the club, the more loft you will get with that club. Secondly, if you open your club face you will increase the angle and the loft. Careful though! Opening your club face can also cause you to slice the ball.
One of the main things you should do as a beginning golfer is practice. The only way you will be able to be fluent in the language of golf is for every move, action and reaction to become second nature. When you can play without thinking about it, you are getting somewhere.
Hopefully, the tips and tricks above will help you to quickly get back to your game. Take the time to apply the practical suggestions given! No doubt, you will be glad you did when you make that dream shot, hole-in-one! Until that time, continue learning and practicing to be that expert golfer!