Golf Reviews and Golf Swing Tips

Archive for December, 2009

I’m having trouble lifting the ball of the ground, not getting enough launch, especially while driving. Any tips, advice and drills would really helpful.
Thanks

Your question actually provides the answer. You do not lift the ball. When you strike a ball with a club that has anywhere from 10 to 60 degrees of loft, physics dictates that the loft provides the height, not the swing. With the exception of the driver, every club should be hit with a descending blow, not a lifting maneuver.

If you really want to become competent at this game, find a golf instructor that specializes in teaches beginners. The amount of time and money you spend learning the game correctly will pay for itself many times over.

If money is tight, many public course and driving ranges offer group lessons for beginners. This is not as good an option as private lessons from a beginner specialist, but it will be a wise investment.

Finally, join an on line golf forum that is beginner friendly. Rankmark and Golf Rewound come to mind immediately.

Has anyone used a swing groover? If so has it helped you any, or would it be just throwing money away. I would like to use something at home for practice making more solid contact, and it looks like something that might work.

If you are doing something wrong in your golf swing, then the groover may help change it, or it may help groove that bad swing permanently.

I prefer something like the Medicus that uses natural body swing mechanics to generate a proper swing. Helps with strength too.

Solid contact can only be seen at the golf driving range or on a golf simulator (there are some inexpensive ones). I don’t think the groover is the way to go.

Online shopping is getting more and more popular for finding the best deals. Golf shoes are no exception and golfers are looking for discount golf shoes online as a way to save money. It seams with the $400 price tag of golf drivers and even the latest technologically advanced golf balls selling for $45 the dozen, golfers are not willing to spend much on their golf shoes.

These golfers are looking for cheap prices but not poor quality; the best golf shoes from last season are the golf shoes closeouts of today. The design of golf shoes are ever changing which means that the golf shoes manufacturers can offer discount golf shoes with huge savings – sometimes up to 60% or more.

Knowing Your Size of Golf Shoe

Buying golf shoes online makes a lot of sense if you know your exact size. Most manufacturers offer wide golf shoes and some even have extra wide golf shoes and narrow golf shoes. When looking for discount golf shoes I have seen a good choice for under $100, even from smaller sizes, size 4 1/2, up to larger sizes, size 16, as well as all the different widths from narrow to extra wide.

Top Brand Name Golf Shoes Under $200

Cheap golf shoes doesn’t necessary mean unknown brands, so you can rest easy if you only like the top name brands. You will find the following golf shoe brands are all priced under $200: Nike SP-7 TW Tour, Etonic G-SOK XCR Spikeless golf shoes, Adidas Tour 360 II, Footjoy Dryjoys PODS, ECCO Classic Crossfire Saddle, Puma Concorde GTX golf shoes. You will also find other top brands for under $100, including Bite, Callaway, and Hi-Tec golf shoes.

Many Styles of Discount Golf Shoes

Also, buying cheap golf shoes doesn’t mean that you are limited to boring styles. Whether you are looking for spikeless golf shoes, softspike golf shoes, golf sandals, casual or classic golf shoes, or womens golf shoes, you will be sure to find them at discount, clearance, or closeout prices.

FootJoy Blems

For fans of Footjoy golf shoes looking for cheap golf shoes, you can find golf shoe blems at 3BallsGolf. Blem golf shoes are usually shoes that have a very small superficial flaw. When it comes to Footjoy blems, they also include retail shop returns and some factory production overruns. These shoes are all brand new and come in their box; blems don’t affect the performance of the shoe, or indeed, the warranty.

Buying Footjoy blems is the way to go if you want the latest Footjoy golf shoes at the best possible price. All the latest Footjoys can be found, like Reelfit, Classics Tour, Dryjoys, Contour, GF II, and womens Footjoy blems – with savings of up to 50%. If you want the latest Footjoy Classics Tour shoe but don’t like the $320 price, then check out the blems at only $159.

Shopping for your golf shoes online can be a good alternative to save money and you will also have more selection. Take your time to look around online, as you will then surely find the golf shoes of your dreams with a huge discount. You may even find discontinued shoes that are being sold at cost or even below cost. Buy discount golf shoes and with what you save you will be able to afford some Titleist Pro V1x or Callaway Tour ix golf balls.

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and distance every else and i’ve heard its because i cant keep my lower body still so my hips and legs move around a lot which causes me to lose my coil (power). does anyone have any drills or anything i can do to maintain stillness in my lower body throughout the golf swing? or any tips?

you probably just lost your club speed and you’re not using you’re body weight

Has anybody used the new Perfect Connextion golf training aid? If so, does it really work, or is it just another gimmick?

After teaching thousands of students and explaining the theory and importance of connection, I am thrilled to have such a great product as yours to help me teach. The Perfect Connextion training aid allows my students to actually "feel" the large muscles activating and supplying the power to the golf swing. A common mistake I see with all levels of golfers is the desire to use the small muscles of their hands and fingers to generate power. The Perfect Connextion allows the repetition of a well sequenced golf swing to take place without the ever constant thinking process to inhibit a smooth swing. I have always felt and taught that "your swing is your swing no matter how long it may be", and with the Perfect Connextion you can "feel" the proper swing while putting, chipping, pitching, or hitting full irons and woods." I really feel this product will make the difficult task of acquiring a repetitive swing a possibility for golfers of all levels."

Ed Campbell
PGA Member
President
World Golf School Adventures

After your golf clubs, the next most important item of golf equipment is the golf ball. Choosing a golf ball that works for you is no easy task if you don’t know what type of golf ball you need. Here is a summary of the types of golf ball and what each one is designed to do.

Distance Golf Balls

Distance balls are designed for increased distance and with more accuracy. Traditionally, distance balls are of a two piece construction, mid spin, and firm feel (or high compression like 100 or 110 compression.) The drawbacks to distance balls are that they will be harder to stop or spin on the green. Mid to high handicappers should favor a distance ball with a compression of 100 for average swing speeds or 110 for players with fast swing speeds.

Spin Golf Balls

Spin golf balls are designed for maximum spin rates and are generally of the three piece variety. These balls are easier to shape your shots with, like drawing or fading around obstacles and hazards. They produce more backspin when hit with short irons which gives you more spin around the greens. The increased backspin also affects the tee shots and long irons – keeping the ball airborne longer, but they don’t roll as much when they land on the fairway.

Control Golf Balls

Traditionally, control golf balls have a soft feel which is useful for the short game as you get good spin combined with feel, but they lacked distance. Nowadays, there are control balls that are also distance balls as they are designed to stop quickly on the green and they have increased accuracy. These balls are now made with four piece construction and designed to deliver maximum distance, accuracy, and with enough spin and feel to control the ball with your short game.

Golf Balls for Slow Swing Speeds

Sometimes these balls are known as senior or ladies golf balls. They increase driving distance for players that can’t generate much swing speed and therefore they would normally lack distance. Normally these balls are compression 80.

Golf Balls For Putting

Each golf ball will react differently on the green and will travel different distances when hit with the same force. Normally, the harder the ball, the further it will roll. This is why you should always putt with the same type of golf ball because you will learn to judge the speed that you need to hit the ball every time. No golf ball is flawlessly balanced so they won’t roll entirely true; that is why your golf balls for putting should be of the highest quality as they will roll more true than a cheap golf ball.

Summary

With this information, choosing a golf ball for your level of play should be clearer. If you are a mid to high handicapper you are better of with a two piece golf ball, mid spin, firm feel golf ball like the Nike Juice 312 – Golf Ball which costs less than $20 the dozen. Another option is the Top-Flite D2 series of golf balls; you can get the D2’s in feel, distance, and accuracy versions and all cost around $15 the dozen.

For good mid priced golf balls, around $30 the dozen, the Titleist NXT Tour Golf Balls or the Taylor Made TP Red 3 piece golf balls are a good bet for the mid handicapper. It offers the perfect combination of distance, accuracy, and soft feel.

Now, for those that can afford $45 the dozen golf balls, then go for the four piece golf balls. These golf balls are optimized for golfers with higher swing speeds and will reward them with longer, consistent distances of the tee. Softness and feel are not what these golf balls are about, but the latest versions of the Titleist 2009 Pro V1x Golf Balls, Nike One Platinum, and the Callaway Golf Tour ix Golf Balls are getting better around the greens.

Finally, you should use the same golf balls for practice as you do when you play a casual round of golf or a competition. That is why choosing a golf ball that is not only right for your game, but that you can afford to replace when they become overused, is so important.

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I need help and tips with my golf swing with the season starting back up. I started a few years back and am trying to improve. When I hit it, it usually curves to the left, and im left handed. I’m pretty sure its cause I turn my wrists. Any tips?

If you’re swinging left handed and the ball goes left then it’s a slice and caused by the club face being open. It’s a common problem and relatively easy to fix. Just conciously roll your left wrist over your right through the apex of the down swing. You’ll have to work on just how much to do that but you should notice a difference in ball flight right away.